Leopold 280mm Hobby Boss 1/72

[jancizmar]

Hello for everybody.

I like to present my 4th scale model, something on railway. The model is classic Hobby Boss, with some homemade towing lugs and grids. The generator and crane is missing yet, because i´m still waiting for ordered chains - chain from Hobby Boss is like Bastilla bond. Base is my first railway in my life, made from original plastic parts OTB. Photos are not so good, but the best from my little compact, and my little skills

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Thanks for your convictions.

[SteveW]

You clearly have a natural ability for scalemodeling if this only your fourth model. That is awsome. Love the weathering, well done.

[jancizmar]

You clearly have a natural ability for scalemodeling if this only your fourth model. That is awsome. Love the weathering, well done.

Thank you, this is my fourth model in "new age era" , when i was so younger (10 - 13) I made some, but only with basic colours and so bigger enthusiasm than skill, so I´m still learning now. Weathering was made just with airbrush (preshade, postshade, rust colour), because I´m not the best friend with weathering products yet

[MarkVerploeg]

This looks great mate
I didn't know hobby boss has this kit
Is there a option for the other K5e aswell?
I have the dragon kit for this (1:35) but that only had the Leopold option
And you just got to like heavy guns like this sooo awesome
And great diorama potential

[Lee]

Very nice

[jancizmar]

This looks great mate
I didn't know hobby boss has this kit
Is there a option for the other K5e aswell?
I have the dragon kit for this (1:35) but that only had the Leopold option
And you just got to like heavy guns like this sooo awesome
And great diorama potential

I think in 1/72 Hasegawa has something, but lower detailed than HB (I think, for real K5e is anyway a "little" scratch needed). My Leopold is first of my planned "santisima trinidad" - "Holy Trinity" of railway guns - Leopold, Karl with Rail Transporter an finally Gustav/Dora, but now just in 1/72. (I have small house )

[MarkVerploeg]

I have a friend who has build the dora in 1:35
But that thing isn't even funny anymore
It is about 2.5 meters in lenght plus the 4 br52 lokomotives he has put there to "move" the thing
And the cost is insane
So 1:72 is a nice option for these monsters
And no so bad for the piggybank

[Rob]

Lovely model - it gives a nice sense of heft and weight

[jancizmar]

Lovely model - it gives a nice sense of heft and weight

Thanks, in 1/72 just 41cm long Accuratelly to my vitrine.

[3DModeler]

Nice job jancizmar , I am going to be doing rail kits soon (see the list below). Unfortunately, I bought the Hasegawa kit. I can already see the difference in detail and quality just comparing the wheels of the Hasegawa Leopold to those of the Rail Transporter for the Karl-Gerat, the Br52, and Br86; all from Hobby Boss. Well, I'll just ignore the quality issue and if I can justify building the Hobby Boss kit at a later date, I'll do it. I'll practice my air brushing on the Hasegawa.

Can you post where you are buying scale chain? Railroads use a lot of that stuff.

Personally, I'd like to find some wagon kits that can be used as tenders or ammo transports for the railguns. I know there are some Russian rail car kits which have AA guns or something else on a flat deck; begging to be kitbashed. Another option might be 1/76 scale kits used for OO gauge model railroading.

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On the Bench:
1/200 Revell -Bucket Wheel Excavator 289 (It's huge when finished - 101.1cm Long, 43.3cm high)
1/72 Hasegawa -Leopold Railway Gun

Under the Bench and in no particular order:
1/72 Hobby Boss -German Rail Transporter fur Karl-Gerat
1/72 Hobby Boss -Morser Karl Gerat
1/72 Hobby Boss -German Kriegslokomotive Br52
1/72 Hobby Boss -German Dampflokomotive Br86
1/72 Roden-Opel Blitz
1/72 Hasegawa -8 Ton Half Track Quadruple 20mm AA
1/72 Hasegawa -Mercedes Benz G4/W31
1/87 Tichy Train Group -120 Ton Steam Wrecking Crane
1/87 Tichy Train Group -Wrecking Outfit Boom Car
1/87 Roundhouse -26' Log and Timber Car (3-kits in one box, white metal and plastic)
1/72 Hobby Boss -German 80cm K(E) Railway Gun "Dora" - Lee's video made me do it!

Neatly stacked on shelves in a place far away:
Too many 1/87 kits accumulated over 45 years waiting to be built or kit-bashed into something unique!

[jancizmar]

Thanks 3D, Hasegawa kits was fine, untill the photo etched parts was stoped to distribute... The chains I have ordered by a modeler shop in my neighbourhood, I think Tamiya product - 3 scales. Wagon kits in 1/72 is a real problem, some russian wagons are there from UM company, but the quality is poor, and maybe some german armoured train from Trumpeter. Wish a good work.

[AchtungPanzer]

Great work