Leopard AS1 (Australian version) 1/16 scale

Andy in England · #1 09-09-08, 14:12

Hi
My first post on the site, hoping you can help me out. I'm building a tamiya 1/16 Leopard 1A4 and am modifiying it to the AS1 as used by the Aussies. I found a ver recent picture and it looked amazing.

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/...497/ppuser/760

What I'm after is as much technical info as possible and images. Also if anyone has any current places to buy spares. Mine is very old, I bought it when it came out and have played with it as a kid and know I'm dusting it off for a rebuild.

Steve Haynes · #2 09-09-08, 23:54

Andy.

the Leo in the pic is the Special Equipment version. The cable for the equipment ran down that armoured snake looking thing on the glacis plate.

I was a tankie with 1st Armoured Regiment. I finished up as a Leopard crew commander and also a driving and servicing instructor to include all special equipment versions. Email me at aandshaynes@bigpond.com for more info.

cheers

Steve

phoenix · #3 10-09-08, 01:05

You can find a lot of good photos on the department of defence's media photo galleries which should be of help. I think there is some on the battlefield portal as well (modelling reference photo website)

Tony Smith · #4 10-09-08, 14:51

Similar Q has been asked before in This Thread

Andy in England · #5 11-09-08, 08:25

Thanks Tony, but that was Centurions. As it happens that is my fave tank, but saddly I don't have one at 1/16, just two in 1/25.

Tony Smith · #6 11-09-08, 12:42

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Originally Posted by Andy in England

Thanks Tony, but that was Centurions.

Of course it was!

As a meek offering of humility, I can only recommend Mike Cecil's booklet "Battlegroup Leopard". While not as technically detailed as Shane's Cent book, it does contain some excellent pics of the Leopard on exercises in the North.