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Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:02 am
by Shootermcgraw
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

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 1:37 pm
by Marco Peter
Once of the coolest mods I've seen so far! :-)

AND very useful no doubt!

Re: Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 6:02 pm
by Shootermcgraw
Marco Peter wrote:Once of the coolest mods I've seen so far! :-)

AND very useful no doubt!
Thank you Marco Peter Image

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Re: Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:33 pm
by Son of a gun-ner
Yes, that is rather cool :thumbup: :clap:

How do you get them to stay up?

Re: Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 8:05 pm
by Shootermcgraw
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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Re: Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:49 am
by Herr Dr. Professor
Yeah! Such a little detail that creates a cool effect. Clever! :clap:

Re: Leopard 2A6 rear mud ejection panels

Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 2:12 pm
by Shootermcgraw
Thanks Dr. Professor, glad you like.

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