ZBL9 Snow Leopard
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3 28 April 2018, 23:00
Steven Van DyckI've started the build by fixing the suspensions. The water jet parts are sharpened to look less clunky.
28 April 2018, 23:02
Steven Van DyckThe Leopard is advancing rapidly. The gun is detailed but fragile. Some more color advice for the interior details could come in handy.
7 May 2018, 21:35
Steven Van DyckThanks. The hull fit is well, only a little flash on the delicate parts. The side light positions had to be cut out half a mm, not difficult. Only the painting stage can become challenging, but you can choose also the easier woodland camo.
8 May 2018, 05:23
Ingo FThank. Yeah the camo is a little bit challenging but not difficult. I did it on my ZTZ-96A with Tamiya Masks. Took a while to finish it but the result is worth it.
8 May 2018, 07:39
Steven Van DyckWelcome everybody. I had to replace a lost particle, but now it's almost ready for the primer.
9 May 2018, 22:20
Steven Van DyckThe tyres are whitewalled and the hull is post-shaded in dark grey.
14 May 2018, 22:22
Steven Van DyckGunze H309 is painted on the hull, shadowed and highlighted. Still 3 colors to go...
16 May 2018, 21:12
Steven Van DyckSome principles in geometry are causing a lot of extra masking work... These two shapes took me 4 hours.
17 May 2018, 22:31
Steven Van DyckAgain some preparations made, it's ready for the light green pixels now.
26 May 2018, 23:36
Steven Van DyckAll the masking could be removed now. The results are almost like I had expected, only the green is a bit off.
29 May 2018, 15:49
Steven Van DyckThanks, guys, a few specks are added still, like under the fenders. Also the decals are done and sealed. This is a dry-fit of the crew, seated on makeshift sprue platforms.
31 May 2018, 21:25
Steven Van DyckA little dust filter from AK was necessary to blend in the colors. The figures are primered grey.
2 June 2018, 22:38
Steven Van DyckThanks, Eric. I started on the figure decals. This goed amazingly well. I use Micro Sol but maybe that was not even necessary.
4 June 2018, 22:27
Michael HickeyI thought the digital camo you did on your Snow Leopard was amazing, now I need to pick my jaw up off the ground after seeing your figure. Even though you used decals it looks superb.👍
5 June 2018, 02:11
Steven Van DyckThanks, I'm amazed myself at how easy the decals stick to the figures. All necessary parts are covered, now I'll go painting the faces. I also mounted the tyres after sanding the treads. The fit was easy, but the white paint tends to crackle if stressed. Therefore I gave them another round of matte finish.
6 June 2018, 21:58
Steven Van DyckI made a foam base of the road I saw on the Beijing parade pictures with the ZBL. The figures are almost finished, only to take away the gloss now. I shadowed over the decals and lined the decal-covered details. The white gloves and rockets I pinwashed with light blue.
8 June 2018, 23:33
Steven Van DyckI replaced the kit mirrors with polished spare PE and I fixed the crew in their stations.
12 June 2018, 22:40
Steven Van DyckThank you, Eric. Now I worked on a design for a name tag. It got the shape of a traditional Chinese roof.
21 June 2018, 22:43
Steven Van DyckI finished the base with the Chinese pavillion today. This concludes the project, have fun with the end pics!
20 July 2018, 20:46
