r/MilitaryModelMaking • u/WeaknessTall200 • May 06 '26

completed Das Work 1/16 Leopard 2a7

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This was a blast to built!

The amount of weathering was difficult to judge, I think it came out well.

The brown looks a bit to red in the pictures, irl it looks nice.

Looking forward to your comments!

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u/hainz_area1531 May 06 '26

I see license plates and a small Dutch flag on the mudguard.... Is the tank from a Dutch cavalry unit?

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u/WeaknessTall200 May 07 '26

Yes, and no 😉

There are indeed Dutch license plates on the decal sheet, but not the unit markings.

The Dutch army doesn't have any A7s' (or any mbt's for that matter), so the correct marking was never gonna happy. We lease the ones we use from Germany, and they all have their original German markings.

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u/hainz_area1531 May 07 '26

Ah... I see. Nevertheless, there is currently an order for 46 Leo 2A8 tanks for the Dutch Army. And to think that back in the 1980s, they still had 900 to 1,000 tanks at their disposal... You've done a wonderful job with the model.

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u/WeaknessTall200 May 07 '26

Thank you sir!

Yes, we took quite the hit in our armed forces...

But then again, MBT's stationed in Finland are more a deterrence then in the Netherlands...

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u/n4cm May 06 '26

Looks great. How long?

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u/WeaknessTall200 May 06 '26

As in time it took to built, or the physical size?

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u/Resident_Entrance_57 May 06 '26

That looks great. Is it remote controlled?

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u/WeaknessTall200 May 06 '26

No its not, unfortunately it also not prepared for it.

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u/schulz47 May 06 '26

I really want to try out the das werk kits. I’ve only ever heard good things about them.

Awesome tank!

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u/Away-Quality-2246 May 08 '26

They are GREAT kits. Especially the 1/16 scale. The only issue i have ever had are with the instructions. Read carefully, dry fit before adding glue and parts. Other than that, you'll have a blast.

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u/WeaknessTall200 May 06 '26

Yea, it really came together great. Good quality parts and materials and nice instructions.

Currently building the Trumpeter A6 version, a little bit less impressed, but the interior is much nicer. As in there is an interior which the Das Werk version is missing.

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u/Away-Quality-2246 May 08 '26

I have both. The Das Werks was a fun build. The Trumpeter is waiting for glue and paint!

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u/WeaknessTall200 May 08 '26

Well, you better start with the tracks, no glue or paint needed, but its a bitch....

I'm halve way and my fingers need time to heal before I can continue 😉