Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

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Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

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This is a modification scratch build of the heng long plastic version upper Hull located at the rear of the tank.
After the complete upgrade of my leopard it weighed in at approximately 17 plus pounds, which churned up a lot of debris of sticks, grass, & dirt when making hard turns in both directions forward and backwards. I noticed it started binding up the sprocket and track. Right away it reminded me of a German field trial video of this tank demonstrating its maneuverability and firepower.
I noticed right away it showed these panels on a pivoting hinge which allowed mud and debris to be ejected from the area. So this is what I tried to replicate in my build.
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Re: Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

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Once of the coolest mods I've seen so far! :-)

AND very useful no doubt!
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Marco Peter wrote:Once of the coolest mods I've seen so far! :-)

AND very useful no doubt!
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Yes, that is rather cool :thumbup: :clap:

How do you get them to stay up?
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Son of a gun-ner wrote:Yes, that is rather cool Image :clap:

How do you get them to stay up?
Thanks man, yes they didn't get lubricant till after I installed them. They would both get stuck at that position... just had to tap them down then they would swing freely. Took it out again for another field test and they definitely improved the ejection of debris that had binded up the tracks before. Major difference

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Yeah! Such a little detail that creates a cool effect. Clever! :clap:
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Thanks Dr. Professor, glad you like.

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