Old Tamiya Kampfpanzer Leopard kit - what to do with it ?

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Hello

I have the very old Tamiya Leopard kit (#35064), and I was wondering what I should do with it.

I’m fully aware that this kit has many big accuracy issues (turret and hull !), and I don’t want to build it as is in order to get yet another practice vehicle for weathering, as I already have enough now.

What I’m looking for are some cool building ideas that will get my creative juice going (I know it sounds weird saying it like that … [*-)])

Either do a kitbash fantasy “what-if” non-existent AFV using stuff from my spare box or trying to get it fully accurate wise without spending a fortune on AM parts (like an A1).

Anyone could help me here ?

thanks !

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It is a good base kit for some sort of “what if” WW2 stretched into the 60s tank. Like Luft 46, build it along with some detail bits from a WW2 tank, zimmerit, side skirts from strip styrene, etc.

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How about modifying it to look like the ones dressed up as Panthers for “A Bridge Too Far”?

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Yes, sci-fi what if, kit mash is def in order here [Y]

I like Stikpusher’s idea [I] That would be a unique model

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Well we see the occasional “Battle of the Bulge” M-47/King Tiger. But I don’t think that anybody has done the Leopard.

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Do a wwII style Bergpanzer, delete hull, square box, or if you are feeling adventurous, do a proper Leo based AVRE

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The Leopard Panther from "A Bridge Too Far"was the theme tank award winner at the AMPS 2014 Tanks on Film show. It earned a gold in the sci-fi/fantasy category.

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I’m glad to hear that somebody did one and won with it… Very cool!

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lol, I couldn’t help thinking that this is what you get when Rosanne Barr designs a tank… [:D]

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At least they didn’t just do a new paint job and add WW2 German crosses. There was an attempt to make a current, available tank appear to look like an actual WW2 German tank. Back then, this movie would be shown in a theater, drive-in or at home on ABC’s Thursday Night Movie or Sunday Night Movie.

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This is one a buddy of mine did off the same kit that I had done a semi-scratched A1A1 conversion on. I think it came out pretty neat, did well at a recent show, mainly because Gary (my buddy) is an awesome painter.

http://modelerssocialclub.proboards.com/thread/7769/leopard-1-finished-9-14?page=9

Hmmm, you’ll have to cut and paste the link, but it’s about half-way down.

It’s an idea…[:D]

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I’ll second that. Build a Maschinen Krieger tracked vehicle. You can really let your imagination run wild.