Harry Callahan Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hi guys Ok i know this is a very old kit, i think around 40 years is the construction old, but my intention was to present an old kit which looks still really fine if you try to make a good paint and weathering job, i dont know if i get managed it, its your choice if you like it or not😁 The build gets out of the box include the bad vinyl tracks, because we didnt have any Friul, MENG, easy metal, or Bronco tracks in the 70 and 80th, right? For the paint job i use a different range of colours, as Vallejo, Tamiya and Revell and of course i darkening and highlightening( hope this word is correct english ) the colours. Here we go 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Very nice and a super paint job! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I have Tamiya’s 1/35 version of the Leopard in my stash, and if it looks as nice as this I’ll be very happy. I like how you’ve done the staining of the exhaust gases, it looks excellent. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 It may be 40 years old, but it can still be made into a lovely model....which is what you've done. Nice one. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hi fellas Thank you so much for your kind words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Indeed is very nice paint job on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 yes, these old Italeri armour kits are still good for a nice model good job again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetifan Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Great looking tank, love the modulated paint job and subtle weathering. Excellent 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Thank you Yetifan as you can also see, the white marks on the board tools, like hammer, saw, ax and shovel, every tank had his own colour of marks within the platoon, so it cannot exchanging with other tanks, and every crew is responsible for their tools 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 That really is very impressively well done!! Great painting and weathering. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Glückwunsch! Ich finde deinen Leopard sehr gut! Only one thing annoys me - it isn't mine! Cheers Hans J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moore Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 A lovely looking Leopard. Just goes to show, you don't need all the expensive extras to get a great model. Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thank you Hans, you want buy it? Hehehehe😉 hello Andy, youre so right , the best examples are your works, what one can do just with coulours, you are the master of colours and weathering, thank you for your kind comment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soeren Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 The various greens look fantastic. Especially the brown tinge. What greens did you use as basecoat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panzer Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 This is stunning - you’ve done a beautiful job of subtly shading and weathering the tank. It reminds me very much of Francois Verlinden’s work and he was a true master of his craft. I love it! cheers, Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Beautifully finished leopard, very well Done indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Hi mates thank you so much for your kind comments, i appreciated much. Hi Soeren, well, i use different olive greens which i found in my stash, so it means i have used Tamiya, Revell, Humbrol, Vallejo and Gunze and lighten it with white and yellow or Buff, so you get different shades of olive greens. Instead of drybrushing, by the way, i honour Franqois Verlinden, he was my idol in the end of 70th and start of 80th, it makes me really sad what happened with his company, i used a small brush and paint the raised details straight with lighten colour, or mask different panels example on the skirts and airbrush it in light colour, i also used a fine hair net what girls put in their hairs, and airbrush through the net to get a different texture on the skirts, hope my english grammar is good enough that you understand what i mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 very nice indeed, excellent work Sir. That paint job is fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Lovely job. You’ve got some great variation on a monotone scheme. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Hi guys Thank you once more, its much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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