Thanks for the comments gentlemen! I hand painted them using Dark Green basecoat and then patterned them with French Chestnut and Aircraft Interior Black, all from Testors. Then after clearcoating and decaling, I clearcoated again to wash and drybrush them. You can't see it in the pics, but it really looks good!
Thanks J-Hulk, I'm glad you like the camo. It was fun to do. both my kits here are 1/72 scale, so I'm reallyh looking forward to your 1/35th scale kits!
dj, they were fun kits to build. The Heller was rather simple, since it is almost toylike in parts quality. Most detail is molded on. Then the tracks really blow! Looking at photos of the AMX, the tracks look similar to American tracks on the M 60 so I was considering mounting some spare indies I have. Whether that is true that they use those types of tracks or not, they look similar enough for me to consider getting away with it in small scale.
The Leclerc was almost frighteningly detailed! There is so much to do on it! The parts were very crisp and finely molded. That was a fun kit to build! It went together smooth! I strongly recommend starting it! :-)
thanks Erock! Your kits rock too!
I'll be taking them to my next IPMS meeting on the 19th. When I do, I'll get a better photo of both. Maybe one will bring home an award! :-)