Leopard 1A4

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buckeye36
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Re: Leopard 1A4

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Incredible amount of detail, great work!
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Re: Leopard 1A4

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A few moments of temtation.........a loss of self control.............................................



Now I'm recovering from open wallet surgery :haha:




New spocket drives.
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Ali road wheel set.
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Upgraded swing arms and shock absorbers.
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Return roller set.
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Improved track tensioners.
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Better get back out to work to pay for this lot ........see you in about six months :haha:
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Re: Leopard 1A4

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Very nice work on this Leo!

Just wondering though....why the hell does Bovington have a Canadian tank in it's collection? We're still using the damn things!
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Bovington has 2 Ex Canadian Leopards, they were donated at the same time as the M113 & the Cougar!

Nice work sparks
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Started to paint and fit the new parts.
Return roller supports.
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Return rollers fitted.
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More cutting out to fit track tensioners.
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Also had to remove threaded tab that helps to hold the front bulkhead in place.
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Will have to fix it some other way :D
Track tensioners fitted.
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Internal view.
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New nickel silver track tensioner hydrolic pumps.
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Hey man....I just ride 'em, I dunno what makes 'em work.
Woof woof woof !
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Re: Leopard 1A4

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Road wheels, idlers and drive sprockets in place.
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Hub caps on.
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Closely followed by the tracks.
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Hey man....I just ride 'em, I dunno what makes 'em work.
Woof woof woof !
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Re: Leopard 1A4

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OMG :O This is looking superb :thumbup: Far cry from when I built the original back in the 90`s
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Great looking Leo 1, you are a Master at the details. Well done sir...
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Great build! I admire your guts to cut the alu chassis.....I think it'll cost me two nights sleep before I even would dare to cut the aluminium......

Kudos, John.
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Re: Leopard 1A4

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:wave: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbup: top work mate love it hope to do some upgrades on my hobbyengine leo soon
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