Alternative Spanish Army thread: Lince Finished !

ysi_maniac · March 04, 2008, 12:58:06 PM

Lince is a paper project, not very known. What follows is real History:

In 1974 -Franco still alive- arrived to Spain the first 19 AMX-30, made in France, to be quickly deployed in Spanish Sahara. The agreement with France included the license to manufacture this tank by Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara. So, AMX-30 became standard MBT in Spanish Army. Since the beginnig of its service this tank showed several drawbacks specialy in movility area.

After Franco's death, Spanish Army got access to Western top suppliers like Germany, the preferred one. In 1983 Empresa Nacional Santa Barbara and Krauss-Maffei began conversations to design upon Spanish Army requirements. The result was an homologue of Leopard 2 adapted to Spanish terrain tactical conditions (Spain is the most mountainous country in Europe, after Swizerland).

See: http://mainbattletanks.czweb.org/Tanky/Lince.htm

Characteristics:
Main gun: 120 mm L44
Weight: 49 ton
Engine: 1200 hp
Length: 9,088 m (with gun) 7,1 m (hull)
Widht: 3,74 m
Height: 2,5 m

Performance:
max speed: 70 km/h
range: 550 km

ysi_maniac · March 04, 2008, 01:05:46 PM

Let's begin ...

Brian da Basher · March 05, 2008, 01:41:13 AM

Arriba Espana!

Looking good, Carlos!

Brian da Basher

Mike Wren · March 05, 2008, 02:30:20 AM

interesting... what are the kits?

ysi_maniac · March 05, 2008, 05:31:01 AM

Quote from: Mike Wren on March 05, 2008, 02:30:20 AM
interesting... what are the kits?

Basically is the inaccurate Galaxy kit: http://home.comcast.net/~storto10/afvcomp.htm , with some pieces from Italeri's Leopard I A4. This does not stop here

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ysi_maniac · March 12, 2008, 06:53:50 AM

Update.

Here you can see how the shortening of hull was done.

Mike Wren · March 12, 2008, 09:36:24 AM

very nice job with the shortening...

frank2056 · March 12, 2008, 12:23:59 PM

Wow, nice job! I didn't even realize it was in 1/72 until I looked up the Galaxy kit!

Frank

John Howling Mouse · March 15, 2008, 07:15:39 AM

This is 1:72?!?!

That does it-----I'm goin' HOME!!

ysi_maniac · July 30, 2008, 06:15:04 AM

In Spanish Infantería de Marina (Marines) colours. this scheme is real and can be seen in Spanish Marines M60s

ysi_maniac · July 30, 2008, 06:21:27 AM

This model was intended to participate in Armor GB

BTW:
I think I can post it in Secret Projects forum as it was done as close as possible to the available info. What do you think?

I will reproduce it in 1/35 too.

Sisko · August 01, 2008, 01:57:00 AM

I think that you have done a damn fine job mate!!!!!!

Brian da Basher · August 01, 2008, 02:03:29 AM

That's stunning, Carlos and the camo work is first-rate!

Brian da Basher

ysi_maniac · August 01, 2008, 12:26:36 PM

The post in Secret Projects: http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,4955.0.html