Leopard 1
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1 5 August 2018, 19:20
Ingo FStarted my new project. This time it is a Leopard 1 Batch 4 from Revell with a few AM sets. Not even ten minutes into the build and i remembered why i am not building Revell kits. 🙁
Rigt now i have mixed feelings about this kit. Despite being a new tool from 2015 the fit of the parts is really bad. Nearly all bigger parts needs putty to close the gaps. 🙁
Have not used this much putty in a while. 😄
Unfortunately there are also big ugly molding seams on many parts, ejection pin marks and sink holes.
But hey, modeling without challenges is boring. 😄
5 August 2018, 19:33
Ingo FThank you Michael and James.
@James: For me the disappointment is not the price of the AM products (i wanted to have them) but the kit itself. I was hoping for a good kit for this money and the day and age.
I could have gone for the old Tamiya kit as it is cheaper and got a better fit.
5 August 2018, 23:12
Ingo FHull is almost completed. Only the rear lights are missing. I lost one and had to recast it. Moving to the turret now.
11 August 2018, 20:47
Rene ScheiblichHehe yep the fun with Revell armour kits. I can't remember one without sinkholes🙂 but you did a very good job so far.
Regarding the putty you must feel a bit like I did with the 262. Sometimes you wonder if parts from another kit got mixed in somehow😄
11 August 2018, 21:41
Patrick HagelsteinSieht schon Mal ganz anständig aus! Die Schweissnächte am Heck sind supergut gelungen! 👍
11 August 2018, 21:44
Ingo FCompleted the build today. It was quite a fight with this kit but in the end i have won. 😄
14 August 2018, 19:28
Ingo FThank you guys. 🙂
Now i have to test the colors. I have Revell Gelbolive RAL 6014 and the A.Mig one. Not sure which one is better.
14 August 2018, 20:31
Ingo FThanks mate. Was really pain to buid this one but in the end it was worth it. 🙂
15 August 2018, 06:06
Rene ScheiblichYep. Beat it fair and square. 🙂
Tidy job all around! Lots of effort with the weldlines and all the extra details, love it. And... I don't see that much putty😉 are you a bit spoiled from Tamiya and Trumpeter kits? ;P
15 August 2018, 07:28
Ingo FThanks Rene. Nah, its more like spoiled from Tamiya and MENG kits. 😄 Some of the Trumpy kits also require putty.
I managed to hide most of the putty so not much is visible.😉
15 August 2018, 08:04
Rene ScheiblichThat's why the weldlines are so neatly done... Tons of putty underneath😛
No seriously sweet job 👍
15 August 2018, 11:20
Ingo FDamn, you got me. 🙂 Thats the reason why i decided to add the weld lines. 😄
15 August 2018, 13:44
Ingo FFinished the painting and moving to the decals next. In the end i decided to go with Gelbolive from A.MIG and it turned out good. Not much highlightning as i was trying not to over do it on this one.
22 August 2018, 19:01
Rene ScheiblichNicely done paintjob Ingo. The highlighting on the turret is a bit more intense than on the hull though or is it me?
22 August 2018, 20:20
Ingo FThank you Rene. You are right with the turret. My thoughts were that the turret get more sun then the hull. 🙂 Is it too much?
22 August 2018, 20:24
Rene ScheiblichMakes sense. I wouldn't say it's too much 🙂 just sticks out a bit compared to the hull imho. But knowing you, it will be tied together perfectly after weathering 👍
22 August 2018, 20:27
Scott Dutton1 of my 2 fav families, leopard and t-72 and you working on both. Looks great
22 August 2018, 22:02
Bart GoesaertNice build, and yeah, Revell will be Revell... Always, but they cost half the price of a Tamiya, and are still pretty descent... You have some more work on them, but hey, we are modellers, aren't we?
24 August 2018, 08:00
Ingo FThank you Bart. Yeah you are right, whats scale modelling without challenges.... boring. 🙂
24 August 2018, 08:21
Ingo FAdded an coat of brown filter over the whole model to break the uniform and clean surface.
25 August 2018, 21:19
Ingo FFinished. Was quite a fight with this one but in the end i think it turned out really good. 🙂
2 September 2018, 09:58
Murad ÖZERbeautiful build Ingo, best looking Leo of em all in my opinion - going to look great in the cabinet!😎
2 September 2018, 10:10
