Here are some pics of my Norwegian Leopard 2A4 NO from Tank Company/Telemark Battalion. This is Revells 1/35 Leopard 2A4 converted with bits and pieces of Evergreen styrene. Decals are home made and not very good to be honest. It will finally be in a little dio together with a C2I vehicle and some figures.

Erik











Here is the real thing btw...

That is a very fine looking build! The weathering is extremely realistic! Great job!

May I ask how you did the camo net?

Cheers - Dan

That's one very well weathered monster.

The only thing i can nitpick at is the Camo net.
The "leaves" look a tiny wee bit too big.
But it still looks excellent.

Excellent build! I love the weathering, especially on the tracks and running gear. What did you use? Pigments?

Eirk
Really cool looking beat
the weathering is great but the red earth is confusing it look like a vietnam era type of tank
my two cent

Seb

Looks great, really like the camo net, and the overalll build it´s very good. Did you have pics of the building process?

Congrats

Thanks guys
I totally agree on the seize of the leafes on the net, they are too big, but this is my "experimental" way to do it so I will get it better next time... hopefully...

I made the net out of Parafilm, a masking product used by aircraft modellers. I used a 3mm woodcarving iron to stipple a pattern like this


When the cutting was completed I streched the parafilm in all direction to get some structure in the net. I experimentet with tissue and silk paper but found Parafilm the easiest to work with. With some more training (and perhaps a new cutting tool) I think this will work out better than the "cheese cloth and oregano methode" for a modern camo net.

The vehicle was weathered with Mig pigments and actual dust from the training field. The "reddish" color is more due to a mismatch between the light and my cameras white balance.

Klaus, you can see some progress pics here . I guess you have to build some since Chile just bought "a million" of these vehicles?

Erik

The tank looks great! You also did a great job on the weathering

Scale or not that is the best representation that I've seen of modern camo net. I tried something similar a while back on sandwich bag pieces but had a hell of a time getting paint to stay on. Thanks for the info on how you did it.

A great looking Leopard.

Paul

Yep, I have a couple on the shelf waiting for some reference pics. will look great in desert camo you know?

Thanks for the links, I don´t know how I missed your build.

Cheers

I love the technique for the camo net. Always wondered how to replicate the modern stuff. Will definitely try this one out.

Erik,
very nice model, excellent work. Very nice camo net.
Miloslav

Well done for tackling the modern cammo net issue. I would never have thought of parafilm! Your method has a lot of potential for modern armour builders!

Very well done Erik.
Like all the others, I'm stunned by your camo net and thanks for the tip. Oh, I can't see any bas decal on your pics

Olivier

Erik,
Well done camie job, I really love the net. I would have never thought of using parafilm.

Tanks
Andy

Great job on the Leo!!

Thanks for the tips on the camouflage net although I am not really sure what parafilm is? What is parafilm normally used for? What is this called in Norwegian? I am Danish, so I might know the Norwegian word better

Thanks for sharing

Ace build Erik .......nicely finished ....cam net is an inovation ....really like what's appeared ....FOR A "BANG-BANG!!"

aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Heisann Jesper. Here is all you need to know about Parafilm .

Erik

Nice model Eric,
Just a pity it's taken so long to build that it's gone rusty



No really nice model

SAS007

Very nice build Erik! Very nice!

I especially like the Cam net.

Looking forward to some pics with a better camera white balance. Take the model into the garden you lazy Viking you...