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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 Czegle
I 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
Ingo F
Looks really good. I will take a seat. 🙂
4 March 2021, 11:51
Łukasz Gliński
Interesting
4 March 2021, 12:34
Zsolt Czegle
Thank you Ingo and Łukasz!
4 March 2021, 14:45
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 Czegle
Thank 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 Czegle
Thank you Tom!

The Challenger 2 with urban camo is also planed project for this year.
6 March 2021, 19:11
Mirko Römer
Looks very convincing so far! I'm hopping on board.
7 March 2021, 10:15
Zsolt Czegle
Welcome Mirko!
7 March 2021, 10:32
Zsolt Czegle
I made a bending template to replace the ladder.
7 March 2021, 12:04
Zsolt Czegle
Ladders are replaced with copper wires.
11 March 2021, 12:57
Zsolt Czegle
The PE and scratch works are done. Next step is the painting.
15 March 2021, 12:11
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
Tibor Szilvai
Olyan szépen összeraktad, hogy ezt már le se szabad festeni. 🙂
👍
15 March 2021, 13:42
Zsolt Czegle
Thank you WhiteGlint!

Köszönöm Tibi, én is "sajnálom", hogy le kell festeni... 😄
15 March 2021, 15:31
Zsolt Czegle
I 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
Zsolt Czegle
Now it's got primed.
19 March 2021, 07:58
Zsolt Czegle
The base color and the first camo color (white) are airbrushed!
20 March 2021, 17:09
Zsolt Czegle
Camouflage done!
21 March 2021, 16:18
Robin (WhiteGlint)
So much asking tape 😄
With all that metal, did you use some special primer?
21 March 2021, 19:24
Zsolt Czegle
I 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 Czegle
Pinwash done!
26 March 2021, 06:51
Spanjaard
excellent!
26 March 2021, 06:56
Zsolt Czegle
Thank you Spanjaard!
26 March 2021, 15:06
Mirko Römer
Unique stunner, looks fantastic!
26 March 2021, 17:05
Stefan Schacht
well done 👍
26 March 2021, 20:55
Zsolt Czegle
Danke schön Mirko und Stefan!
26 March 2021, 21:04
Rui S
Nice camo 👍
26 March 2021, 23:22
Zsolt Czegle
Thank you Rui!
27 March 2021, 04:50
Robin (WhiteGlint)
The tank looks great, especially with the wash applied.
27 March 2021, 07:04
Zsolt Czegle
Thank 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
Neuling
I agree with WhiteGlint. This build could be presented as 1/35 scale model.
27 March 2021, 11:32
Zsolt Czegle
Danke schön Neuling!
27 March 2021, 18:28
Zsolt Czegle
Tha little base for the Leo2 is painted. Still some vegetation are to be added
1 April 2021, 08:44
Zsolt Czegle
I made some dirt effects with AK's weathering pencils.
2 April 2021, 21:50
Olivier
I thought that the pencils were a little too big.
2 April 2021, 21:52
Zsolt Czegle
Oliver : just the Leo2 is so tiny, the pencils are normal! 🙂
3 April 2021, 06:25
Zsolt Czegle
The weathering is done!
4 April 2021, 09:53
Rui S
And very well done indeed 👍
4 April 2021, 15:25
Zsolt Czegle
Thank you Rui!
11 April 2021, 14:59
Zsolt Czegle
Now I say it's completed! ?
11 April 2021, 14:59
Robin (WhiteGlint)
Wonderful result, Zsolt. 👍
11 April 2021, 16:18
Tibor Szilvai
Kitűnő munka! 👍
Honnan szereztél ilyen óriás méretű gyufát? 🙂
11 April 2021, 18:31
Zsolt Czegle
Köszönöm Tibi!
A gyufa családi, ezért ilyen nagy! 😄
12 April 2021, 04:02
Bart Goesaert
Excellent work.. lucky to be in for the final pictures... hoping to find that ET-set somewhere
12 April 2021, 06:27
Zsolt Czegle
Thank 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
Bart Goesaert
OK, thx for the advice, also looking forward to the Takom 2A7
12 April 2021, 07:37
Zsolt Czegle
Bart: I mean this one: Leopard 2A5/A6 (Border Model TK-7201, 1:72)

TK-7201
 
12 April 2021, 07:48
Łukasz Gliński
I think ET fret is distributed by Brengun/Hauler nowadays. Unfortunately they didn't re-release the A4 version 🙁
12 April 2021, 09:26
Bernhard Schrock
Looks very realistic like 1:35.
12 April 2021, 10:05
Zsolt Czegle
Łukasz: Hauler has his own Leo2A4 set (HLH72082)

Danke schön Bernhard!
12 April 2021, 14:23
Łukasz Gliński
Ah, might have mixed them due to the covid illness😉
12 April 2021, 17:15
Zsolt Czegle
Łukasz, I hope you're fine!
14 April 2021, 10:26
Łukasz Gliński
Getting better every day now, köszi! 🙂
14 April 2021, 11:26
gorby
Amazing work! 😮
Incidentally, I've bought some 1/72 AFV kits.... and it's all your fault. 😉
14 April 2021, 15:09
Zsolt Czegle
Łukasz: 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 Römer
What 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 Czegle
Danke 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 Römer
Puh, es hat geklappt! Auch wenn ich kurz davor war, auf die Revellkisten zurückzugreifen... Naja, Fummeln macht halt Spaß 🙂
17 April 2021, 15:20
Patrick Hagelstein
Boah! 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
James C
That's impressive, and especially for 1/72 scale! 👍
21 April 2021, 17:11
Zsolt Czegle
Thank you mates!
22 April 2021, 07:13

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1:72
Completed
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