Leopard 2A6 Portugal (WIP)
Glueing
Glueing the tracks; you have to be really careful and glue the upper and lower part, leaving the axis unglued in the middle to make them movable; the jig helps but sometimes a little Tamiya glue sips between the two halves and glues the track to the jig
Tracks ready
Painted the bottom black (with diluted Mr Surfacer 1500) to prepare for the green (Tamiya X-67); I expect this to make this area of the tank darker and with some artificial shadows
Painting Vallejo Air Tire Black (71.315) over NATO Green (Tamiya X-67) - tedious job... actually, more tedious than assembling the tracks!
The Perfect Scale Modellbau set arrived in the mail today! 🙂
Painting the tracks, red brown (Gunze H47) and the central part where the wheels run Gun Metal (AK Xtreme AK 483)
Rubber pads painted rubber black with Vallejo Air 71.315
Tracks ready
Wheels and bottom part ready for the mud 🙂
Markings for the resin bolts
Holes drilled for the resin bolts
Resin bolts going in (with a bit of CA glue to make sure they stay in)
Resin bolts applied
Some more build time - kit is very good, so I'm not using much of the extras; also, the Voyager set assumes impossible manouvers over the PE, so not using the locks for the tools for that reason
Replaced the wire cutter with a tool used to open the engine compartment, which comes with the Voyager set
Putty time
Acrylic putty cleaned up; it's far from perfect, the resin parts have less resolution than Borders' plastic, but now it's much more similar to the portuguese tank
The maps box does not fit. I removed to much material (stupid) now a serious intervention is needed
Milliput to the rescue
The smoke cans will come from the resin set, so these wonderfully molded plastic will have to come out 🙁
Plastic removed and some Mr Surfacer 500 dabbed on top, to allow for a smoother surface; resin will go on top of this
Preparing the anti slip surface in the map case with stippled thick Mr Surfacer 500
Inching forward
Glueing the smoke dischargers from the Perfect Scale Modellbau resin kit
Smoke dischargers assembled, and rear plugs (?) scratch built on both sides
Cleaning rod supports in place - the portuguese tanks never show the part assembled
PE applied on this "periscope"
Map case integrated and textured, as per reference photos
Rear metal cases scratch built - they are not very straight, but I confess I used all my patiente and have none left 🙁
Work so far - I have started to weather the bottom part with Ammo Nature Effects Kursk Soil (A.MIG - 1400) so that I can then place the wheels, tracks and outer skirts
Working on the machine gun and on the rear baskets
Some black primer applied (Mr Surfacer 1500 diluted with Mr Levelling Thinner)
Some dust airbrushed over the tracks
Tracks dusted and assembled
Tracks dusted and assembled
Rear round photoetch parts glue in place with super glue and primed with Mr Surfacer 1500 diluted with MLT
First color applied, using Tamiya XF-67
Now, in color!
Now in color!
Scratches applied and tools painted
Scratches painted, and some chipping applied
Decals glued, unfortunately they are low quality
Decals glued, unfortunately they are low quality
Decals glued, unfortunately they are low quality
Ready for the pin wash
Some mud effects applied using airbrushed Ammo Nature Effects Kursk Soil (A.MIG-1400, darker) and North Africa Dust (A.MIG-1404, lighter).
Some mud effects applied using airbrushed Ammo Nature Effects Kursk Soil (A.MIG-1400, darker) and North Africa Dust (A.MIG-1404, lighter).
Some mud effects applied using airbrushed Ammo Nature Effects Kursk Soil (A.MIG-1400, darker) and North Africa Dust (A.MIG-1404, lighter).
Some mud effects applied using airbrushed Ammo Nature Effects Kursk Soil (A.MIG-1400, darker) and North Africa Dust (A.MIG-1404, lighter).
Some mud effects applied using airbrushed Ammo Nature Effects Kursk Soil (A.MIG-1400, darker) and North Africa Dust (A.MIG-1404, lighter).
Some mud effects applied using airbrushed Ammo Nature Effects Kursk Soil (A.MIG-1400, darker) and North Africa Dust (A.MIG-1404, lighter).
Varnished and finished! Final photos here --> Leopard 2A6 Portugal | Album by RReis (1:35)
Komentarzy
58 1 May 2023, 21:58
Ricardo Reis
Thank you Villier; still waiting for the resin kit to arrive, so I'm spending some necessary time with the running gear
Thank you Villier; still waiting for the resin kit to arrive, so I'm spending some necessary time with the running gear
12 May 2023, 22:06
Ricardo Reis
Thank you Jennifer, I guess the old saying "measure twice, cut once" applied here; all went well, bolts are in! 🙂
Thank you Jennifer, I guess the old saying "measure twice, cut once" applied here; all went well, bolts are in! 🙂
28 May 2023, 20:31
Mr James
Noticed the fantastic details of that kit. They're going to come really nice. Looking good
Noticed the fantastic details of that kit. They're going to come really nice. Looking good
28 May 2023, 20:56
Michael Kohl
Nice progress. I suppose the Perfect Scale parts shouldn't pose any problems.
Nice progress. I suppose the Perfect Scale parts shouldn't pose any problems.
28 May 2023, 21:26
Ricardo Reis
Thank you mates; @Michael, so far the set is not posing any problem; truth be said, I'm only starting to apply a few part and many of them I will not use, because the set is intented for the Revell and Tamiya kits and it seems to me the Border Model one is more detailed for my purposes
Thank you mates; @Michael, so far the set is not posing any problem; truth be said, I'm only starting to apply a few part and many of them I will not use, because the set is intented for the Revell and Tamiya kits and it seems to me the Border Model one is more detailed for my purposes
28 May 2023, 22:44
Ricardo Reis
Thank you Guy; it's slow progress as the changes between armies are several and not very well documented..
Thank you Guy; it's slow progress as the changes between armies are several and not very well documented..
16 June 2023, 17:32
Patrick Hagelstein
Hi Ricardo, just some extra information: The brackets in picture 28 are for camouflage net poles. Depending on the exercise the Portuguese Army might not used them or are having a different set of camouflage material all together. Your scratch built metal cases in picture 31 are Dutch holders for wheel chocks for railroad transportation. Those are different than the German ones in the kit. Hope this helps! 😊
Hi Ricardo, just some extra information: The brackets in picture 28 are for camouflage net poles. Depending on the exercise the Portuguese Army might not used them or are having a different set of camouflage material all together. Your scratch built metal cases in picture 31 are Dutch holders for wheel chocks for railroad transportation. Those are different than the German ones in the kit. Hope this helps! 😊
21 July 2023, 10:52
Ricardo Reis
Thank you Patrick; yes, in all photos and I have on my PC and on a book, the brackets do not hold anything; nice to learn about metal cases, it seems the portuguese kept them, they appear also in all photos almost always empty 👍
Thank you Patrick; yes, in all photos and I have on my PC and on a book, the brackets do not hold anything; nice to learn about metal cases, it seems the portuguese kept them, they appear also in all photos almost always empty 👍
22 July 2023, 00:18
Patrick Hagelstein
That is some truly stunning scratch work on those frontal heavy armor blocks! 👌🏼
That is some truly stunning scratch work on those frontal heavy armor blocks! 👌🏼
8 October 2023, 09:03
Album info
This is the WIP album; final photos are here --> Leopard 2A6 Portugal | Album by RReis (1:35)