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Land / Re: Meng 1/35 Leopard C2 MEXAS (21B)

« Last post by Buzzbomb on February 27, 2026, 06:44:03 PM »

Good work.

I now am thinking how this added armour and fittings would fit on the Leopard AS1 which is closest to the 1A3 type turret, as a life extension upgrade.

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Land / Re: Claymore's AH AFVs: Take 2

« Last post by Claymore on February 27, 2026, 04:51:13 PM »

Thanks chaps. 

For clarity, I should perhaps point out that the Valkyrie will be a ground attack version of the Wasserfall missile (hinting back to its V2 roots) not an SP SAM system and was inspired by my earlier model of the Ukrainian Ulan ground attack S-200.

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Land / Re: Claymore's AH AFVs: Take 2

« Last post by Buzzbomb on February 27, 2026, 03:40:26 PM »

Excellent!

Great build and parts reuse

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Land / Re: Claymore's AH AFVs: Take 2

« Last post by Frank3k on February 27, 2026, 11:16:47 AM »

Great prints and working launcher!

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Land / Re: Meng 1/35 Leopard C2 MEXAS (21B)

« Last post by Frank3k on February 27, 2026, 11:15:02 AM »

Thanks, Stephen.

I gave the tank the first coat of paint - I started with an equal mix of Ammo Atom interior light green and their RLM78 light blue and to that I mixed half as much Ammo Atom NATO Green, but the shade wasn't blue enough. Then I mixed French Blue and the NATO green in a 4:1 mix and it came out better.

The color is closer to the screen color in real life - the shading and some afternoon Sun are affecting the color a bit:



It's closer to the color in the picture of the tanks in Afghanistan (minus the dirt) again, reflected afternoon sunlight is changing the tint:



I think I'll leave it at this shade and when it's fully cured, I'll add the leftover bits, decals and tracks.

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Scifi and Fantasy / Re: Ian McQue style diorama

« Last post by Kerick on February 27, 2026, 09:58:17 AM »

I think I figured out the light problem. A clear part from a mechanical pencil that held the eraser. I managed to carve something that looked like a bulb and colored it red. Looking good so far.

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Land / Re: Claymore's AH AFVs: Take 2

« Last post by Claymore on February 27, 2026, 07:41:41 AM »

Oh wow, impressive that you made it all workable

Thanks, unfortunately it’s a bit of an obsession - my whiffing OCD… 

I'd contemplated putting a Wasserfall on a Panzer E-75 because I thought it would need a large platform, you've made it fits perfectly on a Panzer IV tho.

Yes, I too initially looked at something bigger (a Panther hull) but the whole thing was just unnecessarily big…

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Land / Re: Claymore's AH AFVs: Take 2

« Last post by Mig Eater on February 27, 2026, 06:31:16 AM »

Oh wow, impressive that you made it all workable

I'd contemplated putting a Wasserfall on a Panzer E-75 because I thought it would need a large platform, you've made it fits perfectly on a Panzer IV tho.

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Land / Re: Claymore's AH AFVs: Take 2

« Last post by Claymore on February 27, 2026, 05:11:09 AM »

 

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Scifi and Fantasy / Re: Ian McQue style diorama

« Last post by apophenia on February 27, 2026, 05:07:59 AM »

Looks great in red primer! So do the details!

Indeed! That iron oxide primer really ties things together