The Leopard 2 tanks introduced by West Germany during the 1980’s were the first of the new generation of main battle tanks. The Soviets did not have anything to match this tank and had to rely on sheer weight of numbers in their battle plans until they could copy the reactive armour and other technological advantages.

The three colour camouflage scheme used by NATO in the 1980s is very striking on 6mm models. This article shows the steps in painting this colour scheme on your micro armour.