Tamiya 1/35 Leopard 1A2 West German

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Tamiya 1/35 Leopard 1A2 West German

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Hello!

Here is my entry to the Cold War GB.....It is a West German leopard 1 by Tamiya and looks sweet!!!

I can't wait to begin this build but before hand....Here is a look at the box and parts :th: :th: :th:
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Can't wait to start my first GB!

:banana: :banana:


Okay, I started some work and it began with some here on the rear of the tank....This included some minor scratch building which i am very new at so please excuse the lack of clean work.....Here it is
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Thanks!

So i started doing work on the wheels and turret...Note that because of the age of the kit, scratch building is needed to get it up to scratch

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr


Heres the completed turret guys!!!

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr


Decided to make some new tow cables...

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

All primed and hairsprayed ready for later chipping!

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

Custom mix of olive drab for the main colour painted on! best paint job i have done so far! :D :D :D

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

Enough for now though...Catch you later! :th: :th: :th:

I started the drybrushing and chipping and i think it looks pretty cool!

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

I then painted the tools. I painted the wood in 2 stages. The first stage war raw umber painted on in thin coats then finally the raw sienna was applied over the top. In my opinion it looks quite like wood.

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr

Then i started the decalling, after that the kit will be done so i will try to push on and get it done quick!

ImageLeopard 1a2 build by Charlie Cousens, on Flickr
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On the bench is the Tamiya 1/35 Leopard 1a2 for the Cold War GB
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Great! I love the Leopard tanks!
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One mean vehicle. :th: :th: :th:
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kilgore456 wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 6:11 pm Great! I love the Leopard tanks!
Same here! Nice choice!
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DBMiller wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 9:33 pm
kilgore456 wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 6:11 pm Great! I love the Leopard tanks!
Same here! Nice choice!
Thanks! it was only $5!
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Great subject and you cant go wrong with a tamiya kit :)
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Nice choice mate
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Very impressed with the paint job pal' you're right the wood looks sweet :thumb2:
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