Leopard 2A5 Experimental Urban Camo
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47 1 March 2021, 09:55
Robin (WhiteGlint)Cool project! Looking forward to the camo. 👍
I believe British tanks used them in Berlin around the end of the Cold War. I didn't know German Leopards used them too or at least the Bundeswehr tested the pattern.
1 March 2021, 11:43
Zsolt CzegleI found some photos (5 pcs) about this pattern. So I decided to paint it on this Leo. The British urban camo project is also coming this year.... 🙂
1 March 2021, 12:22
Patrick Hagelstein@ WhiteGlint, the Bundeswehr painted up at least one vehicle to test the feasibility during some of their training sessions at an urban part of their Truppenübungsplatz. The 1/35 Border Models kit comes with this set of markings too.
@ Zsolt, the older Matchbox/Revell kit is quite basic but with this PE cladding it definitely looks the part. Interesting to follow along. 👍
4 March 2021, 14:55
Zsolt CzegleThank you Patrick! This kit demands the upgrades and scratches!
I replaced the plastic handless with PE and cooper wire. The PE part was flat, so I decided to upgrade alsoit with cooper wire.
6 March 2021, 11:23
Tom B.That is some beautiful PE work there 🙂 Looking forward to the finished camo. If I am correct, we also have the option to do a Chally 2 in this pattern...
6 March 2021, 17:59
Zsolt CzegleThank you Tom!
The Challenger 2 with urban camo is also planed project for this year.
6 March 2021, 19:11
Robin (WhiteGlint)Great work so far. 👍
Looking forward to the paint.
@Patrick Hagelstein: Thanks for the information regarding the camo. Kind of late, sorry 😳
15 March 2021, 12:16
Zsolt CzegleThank you WhiteGlint!
Köszönöm Tibi, én is "sajnálom", hogy le kell festeni... 😄
15 March 2021, 15:31
Zsolt CzegleI forgot last time that the original vehicle has a DARKAS on the turret, so I had to scratbuild one before painting.
18 March 2021, 20:06
Robin (WhiteGlint)So much asking tape 😄
With all that metal, did you use some special primer?
21 March 2021, 19:24
Zsolt CzegleI used AK's acrylic primer. But before I washed the whole model with soapy water and let dry it.
21 March 2021, 20:05
Zsolt CzegleThank you WhiteGlint!
Meanwhile I faded the ta k with oil paints. It's now a little bit brighter, but the additional weathering will modify the tone.
27 March 2021, 11:31
NeulingI agree with WhiteGlint. This build could be presented as 1/35 scale model.
27 March 2021, 11:32
Zsolt CzegleTha little base for the Leo2 is painted. Still some vegetation are to be added
1 April 2021, 08:44
Bart GoesaertExcellent work.. lucky to be in for the final pictures... hoping to find that ET-set somewhere
12 April 2021, 06:27
Zsolt CzegleThank you Bart! If you won't find the ET PE set, try to build the new Border Model Kit. It doesn't need to upgrade,it could be an excellent OOB build.
12 April 2021, 06:40
Łukasz GlińskiI think ET fret is distributed by Brengun/Hauler nowadays. Unfortunately they didn't re-release the A4 version 🙁
12 April 2021, 09:26
Zsolt CzegleŁukasz: Hauler has his own Leo2A4 set (HLH72082)
Danke schön Bernhard!
12 April 2021, 14:23
gorbyAmazing work! 😮
Incidentally, I've bought some 1/72 AFV kits.... and it's all your fault. 😉
14 April 2021, 15:09
Zsolt CzegleŁukasz: I'm happy to hear that
Gorbygould : I'm glad I'm going to make you do something like this.
14 April 2021, 17:57
Mirko RömerWhat a sight to behold! Congratulations! I'm so scared to build the pe turret baskets on my little Canadian... Your work here is just amazing!
14 April 2021, 18:14
Zsolt CzegleDanke schön Mirko! Es ist gar nicht so schwer die Basket zusammenzubauen. Du sollst einfach sehr vorsichtig sein! 🙂 Meine sind auch nich ganz perfekt!
15 April 2021, 04:00
Mirko RömerPuh, es hat geklappt! Auch wenn ich kurz davor war, auf die Revellkisten zurückzugreifen... Naja, Fummeln macht halt Spaß 🙂
17 April 2021, 15:20
Patrick HagelsteinBoah! Bin ich froh daß am Anfang PzBtl 33 ohne Staukörbe ins Gelände gefahren ist während Übungen und es davon schöne Bilder gibt. 😉
21 April 2021, 14:01
