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Danish Leopard 2A5
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Posted: Sunday, August 28, 2016 - 11:50 PM UTC
Hello,

While looking for some pictures for an upcoming build (Tamiya Leopard 2A5 w/ the Accurate Armor conversion), I found this picture.
Hope the link will work:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HJNxj7niee8/maxresdefault.jpg

I assume it's a danish Leo2 given the flag on the turret side and a few other details (no MG, TC sight,...)

But I am confused by the color scheme.
Is it a washable layer on top of the green/black camo?
I thought it was mud, but it cannot be that consistent all over the hull and turret.

Besides, what's protruding between the gun barrel and the catridge ejector (name/role?)? Looks like a MG barrel.

And finally, the devices at the bottom of the hull back plate are heat dissipators?

Thanks a lot!
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 12:19 AM UTC
Its the leftover of dessert color scheme some of the leopards had under the Barracuda thermal cover when it was deployed in Helmand Afghanistan.

The box on the hull back plate is an air hose connected to compressor, mainly for maintenance in the dessert (dust)

The “MG barrel” functions as a cooling tube for the co-axial GPMG


Looking forward to see your model coming alive.
Hederstierna
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 01:25 AM UTC
Ahh, that's my favorite Leopard II picture.
If I ever get around to build one, I too am going to do this kitty 🐱
Good luck with your build, I'm definitely going to follow it.
Jacob
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 01:38 AM UTC
Hi!
More pictures can be seen here:
http://www.patriotfiles.com/archive/danskpanser/Galleri/JorgenKolle.htm
http://www.casr.ca/ft-leopard-2a5-denmark.htm
http://korearms.egloos.com/m/1118002

Greetings,
Andreas
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 04:45 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Its the leftover of dessert color scheme some of the leopards had under the Barracuda thermal cover when it was deployed in Helmand Afghanistan.

The box on the hull back plate is an air hose connected to compressor, mainly for maintenance in the dessert (dust)

The “MG barrel” functions as a cooling tube for the co-axial GPMG


Looking forward to see your model coming alive.

Thank you for your input.

The desert scheme would be a 2 tone scheme?
A tan/buff and a brown/mud/dark earth/mid stone combo?
Hederstierna
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 05:14 PM UTC
It's buff, reddish brown and dark green. Check out the second link from Andreas
Jacob
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Posted: Monday, August 29, 2016 - 05:26 PM UTC

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It's buff, reddish brown and dark green. Check out the second link from Andreas
Jacob

Got it. Thanks!
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 12:11 AM UTC
Hi!
Here is another nice building blog of this vehicle in scale 1/16 with several pictures of the real vehicles...

http://www.battletanksnederland.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2297&start=0

and some more
http://planetarmor.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3540

Plus you can go to Leopardclub.ca and look under Leopardfibel for a download of Stefan Zaeskes brillant conversion of this vehicle which also shows plenty of pictures from original together with information on equipment and camouflage colours. Absolutely woth the money!


Andreas
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 12:44 AM UTC
Danke Andreas! Very helpful pictures and links.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 12:59 AM UTC
There's a whole bunch of stuff here: http://leopardclub.ca/Spotlight/

There are a couple of articles here: http://leopardclub.ca/Fibel/LF015/ and http://leopardclub.ca/Fibel/LF016/

and a review of the Accurate Armour conversion here: http://leopardclub.ca/reviews/AccurateArmour/2A5DK/

and a FaceBook page here: https://www.facebook.com/DanishLeopard2A5/?fref=ts
Hederstierna
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 01:03 AM UTC
Thomas
If you need more info on this specific or other Danish Leopards, do contact Keo on this forum.
He is very knowledgeable in this topic, and I'm sure he can help you out.
Jacob
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 01:05 AM UTC

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There's a whole bunch of stuff here: http://leopardclub.ca/Spotlight/

There are a couple of articles here: http://leopardclub.ca/Fibel/LF015/ and http://leopardclub.ca/Fibel/LF016/

and a review of the Accurate Armour conversion here: http://leopardclub.ca/reviews/AccurateArmour/2A5DK/

and a FaceBook page here: https://www.facebook.com/DanishLeopard2A5/?fref=ts

Thanks Michael, I got all these websites covered already.
Ordered the Danish Leopard book as well.
And went through the Leopard Club reviews.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 01:10 AM UTC

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Thomas
If you need more info on this specific or other Danish Leopards, do contact Keo on this forum.
He is very knowledgeable in this topic, and I'm sure he can help you out.
Jacob

Keo username would be?
Thanks anyway, appreciate all the input.
Hederstierna
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 09:18 AM UTC
Yes, Keo is his username on the forum.
Real name is Kenneth 😉
Jacob
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Posted: Sunday, September 25, 2016 - 10:23 PM UTC
Hello again,

Would anybody know what this device is called?
See image here: http://leopardclub.ca/Spotlight/Denmark/2A5DK-3/images/133.jpg
It's frequently seen on the Leopard 2A5DK, but I think I saw it on a US Army M1A2 too.
I assume it's a blank firing device, like the Hoffman one, but can't find anything about it.
i tried Google image search, different words combination...

Thanks!
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