Nice work dude! The Control Battalion T-900s look forward to tangling with them. Or working with them, depending on the nature of the contract involved...
October 3, 2013 at 8:55 AM
Anonymous said...
Hi,
That should actually say Leopard 2A4. Currently our regiment has some 2A6M's and some 2A4M's. Great site.
Hi anonymous - first off thanks for your service - can I ask what regiment? These tanks will serve in a sci-fi force hence the "futuristic" designation - basically imagining what Leo evolution might be in 50 years' time... with extra greeblies like reactive armor plates etc. Glad you're enjoying the blog!
October 21, 2013 at 10:56 PM
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So, every 15mm army needs armour, right? And I was looking for something different (and let's face it, cheap) for my new 15mm NAC force. The infantry already roll around in modern Fuchs APCs made by a company called Siku, who happen to make a 1/100 die cast model of the Leopard 2. Can you feel the stars aligning here? I went on eBay and found the best deal on the Siku Leopards (turned out to be from a German seller on ebay.de, 8 euro each plus 9 more for postage) and a couple weeks later, they arrive.
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...and after judicious application of wire antennae, plasticard bits and random metal junk, here they are.
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The canisters on the turret side and the other metal bits are from Rebel Miniatures.
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The greeblies on the hull rear match those on the APCs. Anti-personnel mines maybe?
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I cut plasticard strips, then scored them with v-shaped cuts. The idea was to suggest some futuristic kind of explosive reactive armour or suchlike. Plus it breaks up the recognizable "Leopard" silhouette a bit.
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Here it is with some figures. The Leopard model scales out at exactly 1/100 so is at least notionally suitable for the figures. I'll be basing the tanks to match the APCs so the completed model will be a bit taller.
""Leopard 4A2" 15mm sci-fi tank conversion"
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Nice work dude! The Control Battalion T-900s look forward to tangling with them. Or working with them, depending on the nature of the contract involved...
October 3, 2013 at 8:55 AM
Hi,
That should actually say Leopard 2A4.
Currently our regiment has some 2A6M's and some 2A4M's. Great site.
October 21, 2013 at 10:01 PM
Hi anonymous - first off thanks for your service - can I ask what regiment? These tanks will serve in a sci-fi force hence the "futuristic" designation - basically imagining what Leo evolution might be in 50 years' time... with extra greeblies like reactive armor plates etc. Glad you're enjoying the blog!
October 21, 2013 at 10:56 PM