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Leopard 2A6
Iron_Duke
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Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Joined: July 07, 2004
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2005 - 09:37 PM UTC
it's Tamiya kit, I built this kitty OOTB with some minor detailing, changed grab handle with wire. I just did a little weathering because I want to exposed the camo.. hope you enjoy it guys...any coments are welcome
Iron_Duke
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Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2005 - 09:39 PM UTC
sorry guys...I forgot hte pics..





bison126
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Correze, France
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Monday, December 05, 2005 - 09:59 PM UTC
Hi Chris,
this is really nice build. Weathered enough to give it some life and preventing covering the camo as you wanted.

The basket mesh seems very thin. Did you use extra parts or the mesh provided in the kit ?

olivier
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England - North East, United Kingdom
Joined: August 07, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 02:33 AM UTC
Looks great Chris

The subtle weathering does not hide the neat cammo
painting just as you wanted

Only one slight nit pick and it may just be the pics but the lenses on the optics look a little flat , maybe some gloss varnish may help

Ian
Erik67
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Buskerud, Norway
Joined: July 31, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 02:43 AM UTC
Good looking Cat, Chris. Only thing i notice is the tracks. They should be a bit thighter. They are "sagging" a bit ower the Idler wheels. Otherwise it is great.

Cheers
Erik
bison126
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Correze, France
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 02:48 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Good looking Cat, Chris. Only thing i notice is the tracks. They should be a bit thighter. They are "sagging" a bit ower the Idler wheels. Otherwise it is great.

Cheers
Erik



Hi Erik,
that is the problem with Tamiya vinyl tracks. I got the same "sagging" effect with their 2A5.

olivier
Martinnnn
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Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Joined: April 26, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 02:57 AM UTC
Hey

Great model you've got there, except for 1 little mistake..

It's not the Dutch version !!!

Nah just kidding great model. The only thing I noticed are the tracks which were already mentioned.

Martin
Alpenflage
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Massachusetts, United States
Joined: May 21, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 03:47 AM UTC
Excellent work on your Leopard 2A6, Chris ! Outstanding job on that 3-tone NATO scheme. Weathering is just right.

I wouldnt worry about the tracks. You built this kit basically OOB, and you did a great job. If you were to have superdetailed it, maybe you would have used the AFV Club track links for the Leopard 2, but since you didnt, it looks fine.

Figures look good too ! Good to go

Cheers !!

Alpen
E23C
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Ontario, Canada
Joined: January 23, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 08:01 AM UTC
A really nice job on your Leo! Your cam scheme looks great.




Regards

Mark
Hwa-Rang
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Kobenhavn, Denmark
Joined: June 29, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 11:39 AM UTC
Very nice Leo Chris. Very nice paintjob. The dusting looks really good. Dusty without obscuring the great looking camo.
CDNTanker25
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New York, United States
Joined: July 12, 2005
KitMaker: 82 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 11:21 AM UTC
Great lookin Leo! Hate those rubber band tracks, but you did them some serious justice! Wouldn't worry too much about the "sag" Gonna put this in a dio?
Iron_Duke
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Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Joined: July 07, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 07:35 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Great lookin Leo! Hate those rubber band tracks, but you did them some serious justice! Wouldn't worry too much about the "sag" Gonna put this in a dio?



yes..I'm gonna put this kitty in a mini dio
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