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                        Dutch Leopard2A5 (pics)

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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Dutch Leopard2A5 (pics)
                        Posted by allan on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:39 AM
                        Heres a pair of images of my 72nd Revell Leopard 2A5, converted to the Dutch variant. I used the early type skirts, and scratchbuilt the MG on the turret, the smoke dischargers and the bins in the turret rear. Tell me what you think, guys. And Merry Christmas!



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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:52 AM
                        it looks great, i thought it was the 1.35th Tamiya one
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:02 AM
                        Same here, I thought it was the 1/35th one! Very nice work!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:06 AM
                        Very Nice Job. Very Nice.
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:11 AM
                        Great looking model! Whats next?
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:45 AM
                        excellent model .love the camo scheme ,,,,,,,,,
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                        erush
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: USA, GA
                        Posted by erush on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 12:08 PM
                        Excellent job Allan! Another braile scale wonder!!

                        Eric
                        Hi, I'm Eric and I'm a Modelholic too. I think I have PE poisioning. "Friendly fire...isn't"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 1:13 PM
                        Good job there Allan. Welcome to the Braille Scale Society.Big Smile [:D]
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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:50 PM
                        Captain Caveman, Leopold, Latch, Mr. Viking & Erush,

                        Thanks guys. Next to the Abrams the Leopard 2 is my favorite MBT.

                        Dj,

                        Thanks. Ive been trying to finish a 72nd Revell M2 Bradley that Im backdating to early standards. Just havent gotten around to resuming the project though.

                        Alex,

                        Thank you, my friend. Am really biased in favor of Braille, and Im glad a lot of guys here do Braille too. Smile [:)]

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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:35 PM
                        WOW ...... super work considering the scale!!! I thought I was looking at 1/35 scale.

                        Thanks for sharing !!
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:58 PM
                        Excellent job Allan. I think that is one of the best looking modern tanks myself. Thanks for posting it.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 11:04 PM
                        Very nice Allen. I agree the camo job is super.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 25, 2003 12:53 AM
                        Great job Allan. Do you have a large collection of 1/72 armor? I would like to see any pics of your work. Have you posted pics anywhere? Re. the matter of good looking MBTs, the Abrams and Leopard are obvious choices but I'd vote for one very few people have ever mentioned, the French AMX 30, specifically the earlier variations.
                        Best regards from Spain.
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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Thursday, December 25, 2003 7:40 AM
                        Thanks, Mark & Lizardqing. Glad you liked it.

                        Robert,

                        Thanks for the kind words. Been out for several days and its good to see the 3000 post glitch was fixed.

                        Fuster,

                        Thanks! I wouldnt say I have a large 72nd collection but I do have a bunch. I almost never build in 35th. Ive posted pics here of 2 M-1A1s, an M-551 and an M-48A5. A friend of mine posted pics years ago of my M-113A2 and USMC M-60A1 with reactive armor in tracklink. I'll take new images of the latter two models and try posting them here. If you want I could send you images by e-mail. Please feel free to drop me a line through the email tab below.

                        I like the AMX too. But the South African Olifant Mk I B (modified Centurion) is among my greatest frustrations. No line drawings to base a conversion on! Disapprove [V]

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, December 25, 2003 8:23 AM
                        Like the others, I too thought it was 1/35.... great looking build, well done details




                        Herr Gray Whistling [:-^]
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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Thursday, December 25, 2003 5:48 PM
                        Magnificent job on that small kit Allan. I agree with the rest of the guys. You did a very good job on it.

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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Friday, December 26, 2003 10:26 AM
                        Thank you, Herr Gray. Maybe I shouldve put a pen beside the model for scale reference. Smile [:)]

                        Pareng Dwight, thanks! Fortunately the hobby shops here still carry Braille scale armor.




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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, December 26, 2003 11:33 AM
                        Eeeeexcellent!
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 26, 2003 11:54 PM
                        great work, I also thought it was 1:35. Cool!Big Smile [:D]
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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Saturday, December 27, 2003 10:14 AM
                        Thank you, JHulk, for the kind word.

                        Beans,

                        Thanks, kabayan! Where in Manila? Im near the Holy Trinity Parish in Sampaloc. Smile [:)]

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                        M1abramsRules
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                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Saturday, December 27, 2003 10:34 AM
                        I like the camos contrast! good work on the 72nd scale
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 27, 2003 10:56 AM
                        Excellent work!
                        One Q though (pardon my ignorance). What is the rolled canvas item that goes around the perimeter of the hull? A dust screen of some sort?
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                        allan
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Cavite, Philippines
                        Posted by allan on Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:05 AM
                        Thank you, Chris and Derek.

                        The rolled canvass around the hull is tent tarpaulin (or at least my best effort at replicating it). Its supposed to help camouflage the chassis. Ive seen them mainly on Dutch Leopards. Im not sure if the Germans do this practice on their tanks.

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