Friday, December 10, 2010

Battletank Leopard style pt.1 - Turret

This was my first bigger kitbash that includes also some custom made parts. I wanted a tank that looks similar to those smashing across the battlefields this days and so I got some inspiration from the Leopard and the Abrams.
I bought a LeMan Russ and a Chimera via eBay and started the chopping. First I started with the turret, unfortunately there are no wip pics but you get the idea.


 
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Basically it's a LeMan Russ turret glued onto piece of Plastcard and then the sides glued onto. Finally the top plate and then a lot of bits from various kits.

2 comments:

  1. That really moves things on! Great effect and well done especially on the build quality - I know how difficult it can be to get sections of plasticard to line up like that. I for one am very interested to see how it looks on the hull.

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  2. Thanks.
    It's indeed tricky sometimes but with the help of clothes pegs, hgreen stuff and sanding paper it can be done. ;)
    I have to admit the hull was easier, don't exactly know why but you'll see it in the next post.

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