Tamiya Leopard 2A6 Desertised...

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I have the new can of paint, just not had the weather to paint outside. Hopefully today, it's only a few bits that need painting.

After its painted I'll be removing all the masking tape from the periscope devices and attaching the smoke discharger caps

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Hatches painted and fitted and masking tape removed from the periscopes and rangefinders etc

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Discharger caps fitted.

Smokey exhaust outlets and barrel done.

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Thanks Simon

No purple tape here - may use some orange identification panels though like my Hummer has.

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They were a complete pain in the bum! Wrong size staples to start, had to get some more smaller ones and then off I went for a couple of hours!

Going to attempt to paint some tools and then sort some weathering out.

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Desert buddies

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Look at the size of the Leopard compared to the Tamiya Tiger I!

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Spent some time tonight making the figures for the Leopard.

In the Tamiya kit you get a standing figure and a half one for the turret.
Seeing as the standing one is useless I decided to pinch some arms off another figure and test glue them to his torso.

Success - with some re molding I can have two turreted figures or a driver and a commander.'

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Thanks Paul, you know I'm gonna give them to you tomorrow lol

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Check this out:

https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/ ... -used/3137

Let me know - I could do them but seeing the job you did in the Chinese ones...