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Canadian Leopard 2a4m of Lord Stratcona's Horse regiment on the ranges at Canadian Forces Base Suffield; Hobbyboss Leopard A4M-CAM, Leopard Work Shop - Arieal mounts, tow shackles and 'velcor' tabs.
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SKIF T-54 Northern Alliance. When I decide to build a model it has to meet some criteria:- 1/ It must be an interesting subject to research and build. 2/ It must be an accurate and easy to assemble kit. 3/ It must cost around £12. Sometimes I have to relax rule 2 to comply with rule 3 This is one of those times! I bought this kit on Ebay after reading online reviews which were generally unflattering. Upon opening the kit I found that it came with an additional resin turret and hatches. I had intended this model to be a quick 'knock up' but ended up becoming quite involved in it. I am not really interested in absolute accuracy, preferring atmosphere and perhaps a little story telling. This shows an early stage of the build. Note the Trumpeter tracks I bought on Ebay (cheaply) as the kit tracks are really poor. They do not fit over the drive sprockets at all well. I had to cut parts off. As the build goes on the impact of this bothers me less and less. (Purists may not agree but each to his or her own!) The picture also shows attempts to improve the stowage boxes, the brass wire stowage hooks, the distressed tyres and missing wheel hub cover as well as the copper shim exhaust cover made by burnishing a piece of shim over the original. This shows the unsatisfactory track run over the drive sprocket and the representation of the rubber covered fabric material of the mudguards. These were made by cutting Plasticard with serated 'Superscissors'. The tow cable is a commercial item. The cable stowage is of a type seen in the 'Topshots' T-55 walkaround book. It may be correct for certain versions of the T54/55. I don't know and don't really care. The lighting conduits are from plastic rod. The fuel tanks come with the top surface detail raised instead of engraved. The detail was removed and engraved with my famous 55 year old Xacto No1 knife. A nightmare, but worth it in the end. The scratchbuilt cable stowage and fuel pipes (plastic tube and electrical wire) The story so far
