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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Buzzbomb on April 18, 2026, 03:48:18 PM

Title: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 18, 2026, 03:48:18 PM

This build is in the borderline of realworld, with a sniff of whiff.
Experiments have been done in realworld with a Berlin Brigade syle urban scheme on the Leopard 2 family .. hope that is ok

Most excellent Tamiya 1/35 Leopard 2a5, kit, built out of the box, but standard NATO scheme.. methinks not, what else is out there.

This !!!!!!!
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ysk68q23itwhr2mipc950/Leo2A5Urban_1.JPG?rlkey=hj6ipdttm5fkx1fouevf0ht6e&st=t99x1yo2&raw=1)

So away we go with a bit of a mask-a-thon
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2o1u7gt8rzvcwhh4wnodg/Leo2A5Urban_2.JPG?rlkey=jzq219k7sokcotq5mumin4nsj&st=fcsugrdn&raw=1)

The satisfying mask remove time... works for me !!! A couple of go backs, but over all, pretty happy !
Maybe the sand is a bit light, but meh.. all of a sudden.. we are in Whiffworld  ;D
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d27sedtnrgyhze1hlhp7m/Leo2A5Urban_3.JPG?rlkey=nvknr7iwqiytyuyip3175miew&st=xg0ab6db&raw=1)

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Mig Eater on April 18, 2026, 05:10:32 PM

Nice job with the masking :smiley: Did you paint the side skirts separately or are you leaving them off?

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Old Wombat on April 18, 2026, 05:35:31 PM

All-Ri-ight!  8) :smiley:

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Kerick on April 19, 2026, 03:42:47 AM

That looks marvelous! Simply marvelous! As Billy Crystal would say.

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: raafif on April 19, 2026, 06:40:51 AM

 :smiley: Hope you are going to weather it - I have plenty of clean-skin pics of it.

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Claymore on April 19, 2026, 04:55:29 PM

Very sharp!  :smiley:

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Frank3k on April 20, 2026, 01:50:04 AM

Looks fantastic as it is - weathering will darken the sand panels a bit.

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 21, 2026, 04:33:48 PM

Quote from: Mig Eater on April 18, 2026, 05:10:32 PM

Nice job with the masking :smiley: Did you paint the side skirts separately or are you leaving them off?

Separately, all on now, ready to get all the bit together

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1zekxy8csmg4yefdfcj14/Leo2A5Urban_4.JPG?rlkey=192ya97adr3mng4tamqjh8qzh&st=0jarb8k6&raw=1)

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Buzzbomb on April 30, 2026, 06:59:55 PM

Can almost tick this one off as well. Crew Commander to go and maybe a little more detailed finish work

(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2dwfnj0dt9sauw09cr7a8/Leo2A5Urban_5.JPG?rlkey=hefdcp4kd4z5ipbpyd3ktscd4&st=ujcayy03&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9jn3gou2vsg10xq2x6f6q/Leo2A5Urban_6.JPG?rlkey=bl2qm8kic6u29esaoycx6vmbw&st=t1b2l0ky&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sb4skauy3e6iy274pjrt9/Leo2A5Urban_7.JPG?rlkey=dbquqbbocj67v9x0ik09j5hmb&st=4vv9qxzn&raw=1)

Title: Re: Urban Leopard 2A5
Post by: Old Wombat on April 30, 2026, 10:28:50 PM

 :smiley: