International Scale Modeller

So I recently got this rare kit for a good price so I decided to make it my second build but no promise in finishing it. I lost the boxart photo and my progress photo but dont worry I'll upload it by tomorrow

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Just to give a heads up on the progress I've fixed the suspension on it and assembling the turret. I did also dry fitted the barrel holy s%*t it is heavy and long.

Wut a metal gun from Revell????? IMPOSSIBLE!

Looking forward to zee build

Great stuff, look forward to this!

Here is the boxart and progress photos I will be taking a few days off from modelling as it's Chinese New Year!!!! Time to start collecting ang pau's hurrah!!



Errhmm now on my progress work









I manage to recover some of the progress work photos

Panzermeister36 wrote:Wut a metal gun from Revell????? IMPOSSIBLE!

Looking forward to zee build

LOL

I know what you mean ! Surprising isn't it ? a Revell Kit with a ALU barrel !!!
I built mine years ago and still think she is one of my best builds....

its an Older model and lacks in details in some areas but
still a good alternative to the More Expensive MENG one !
....

Only wish more Revell kits would turn out as good as this one did...

This is building up well, happy new year!

I have built this kit, went together surprisingly well. You can tell its an older kit mainly due to the chunkiness of some parts where they should be quite fine. Also I found the plastic to be very thick as well. Enjoy the build, they are awesome kits once built up!

I am building the Meng version just now. I don't think its anymore detailed really, just perhaps more modern detail, as in its finer, parts are more in scale etc.

Looking good though!

Thanks Gav I was using your old thread as reference for the build its not bad of a kit. Sorry for the lack of update I was busy finishing the universal carrier for a competition

Update 2

So I manage to get some stuff done on the panzer 2000

I assembled the tiny bits and parts of the turret


Then I started the gun assembly

Smoke screen bits done...

The gun piece now glued it place. As I was afraid that the metal barrel was too heavy to be supported I glued em using super glue.




and this is how it looks like once the barrel was fitted it. I'll try to tackle the tinfoil part next.

Looks like a nicely detailed kit! And a fun build too, right?

Panzermeister36 wrote:Looks like a nicely detailed kit! And a fun build too, right?

Errr it's quite good so far now I need to plan how the heck to build the bottom piece as once I glue them on I can leave the wheels till last assembly grrrrrr

EasyEight96 wrote:

Panzermeister36 wrote:Looks like a nicely detailed kit! And a fun build too, right?

Errr it's quite good so far now I need to plan how the heck to build the bottom piece as once I glue them on I can leave the wheels till last assembly grrrrrr

I left the side skirts off and painted upper/lower hull, wheels, side skirts in the base coat separately. Painted the tracks and added rubber to the wheels. then attached the wheels, tracks and side skirts to the hull and covered over the wheels and tracks with paper and masking tape then went ahead with the camo.

Or a slightly easier way which is what I did was to just put the drive sprocket on the lower hull, glue the upper hull in place (you can't then get the sprocket off, but that's ok as it rotates on its poly cap). I than painted the whole hull, turret, wheels and skirts as sub assemblies. To get the camo to line up on the skirts, I just held them in place and marked where the pattern would go. Worked pretty well, and was nice and easy. You can rotate the sprocket as you paint it, to cover it all.

If I don't get the new MENG... I will sure enjoy re doing.... this Older Revell Kit... it was fun back in 2002 and I'm sure
it would be even today.... The ALU barrel makes the whole kit feel so much Better !!!

Keep up the good work...

Thanks for the advice guys

So I did as what you guys recommended me. I have now glued the half's together here is how it looks like.



and the back bits all done and so as the front parts





Next up the wheels

BTW-



"You'll need a bigger shelf".

Second Final Update

Ok after some kicking I manage to get myself to finish the panzer 2000 so here is my progress hopefully I can get it done

The panzer received a black primer paint before the main one goes on....




Then I started to make the so called "canvas" for the barrel. I did it using a ruler and a blade. After glueing the first piece I then added a few more but in a smaller piece just to show the crumble part. Once that was dried up I then primed it up.







After leaving it for a day I then started the tri-tone camo scheme. I did this free hand so it wasnt as accurate as the photo reference. This is how it looks like once all three paint is on. BTW I used Tamiya's Nato colours









Later at night I painted up the fine details , assembled the road wheels and came the tracks. It was a pita to glue the tracks as it wont stay still but
still I manage to tame the tracks





Here is how it looks like once it was dried in the morning. Now the remaining is the decalling part and a light weathering and it's done! Hopefully I can get it done by tonight

Final Update!!

Tonight I managed to start the decalling process and apply the washes and the Panzerhaubitze 2000 is done!!!!! Thanks Panzermeister36 for the encouragement to finish this kit I really enjoyed it all the way!








Here is the final reveal! More at the reveal section

Awesome work buddy you finished it in time and it looks superb! Excellent job on the camo; you kept the edges nice and tight epic work for your first NATO AFV...I think I'll be trying one now!