Leopard 2 Prototype

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Sprocket Cap for the Leopard 2A4
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Little and large - the two types of return rollers on the Leopard

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Rear exhaust on the Leopard
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Size comparison between the Tiger 1 hull side and the Leopard 2A4
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Looks good!! :D :D :D
Lord, give me strength to change the things I am able to change.... and patience to endure the things I can not change :-) A bunch of Tiger and Panther variants, Leo II, Famo, 222s, a few 88`s and smaler ones like Hetzer, Stug III, 251, etc.

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Oh wow I love this leopard πŸ’ͺπŸΌπŸ’―πŸ‘
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A couple more photographs to see in the weekend - interior and exterior view of the bogie housings
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Post machining - drying off some of the coolant from the Leopard 2 deck.

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Some more photographs of the Leo ...

View from the front:

Front
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Front armour plate shows the snow shoes (Grousers) and the spare track links:
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Side view of the roadwheels and tracks:
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Close up view of one of the roadwheels - missing the hubcap at the moment:
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Rear view showing the convoy light. Provisions have been made to put an LED in there.
Rear bins are missing their lids at the moment. These will be functional bins.
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Torsion bar suspension:
Torsion bar suspension
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Now that is looking really nice.

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Nice photos.
Now the road wheels are with flat washers & nuts , or flange nuts.
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Looks very nice! :D
Lord, give me strength to change the things I am able to change.... and patience to endure the things I can not change :-) A bunch of Tiger and Panther variants, Leo II, Famo, 222s, a few 88`s and smaler ones like Hetzer, Stug III, 251, etc.

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Oh wowie I love this leo 2 good job armortek team it look awesome πŸ‘ŒπŸΌ
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Fun fact - the Leo 2 has 330 unique parts (that excludes the fasteners).

For comparison, the 2021 Tiger 1 had 251 unique parts, so the Leo 2 has over 30% more unique components. :o
The 2023 early Tiger 1 had 273 unique components - and that was our most detailed Early Tiger kit.

No wonder it is taking so long to manufacture!
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It is a beautiful machine I regret not getting one but I'm still building on my pershing and I'm not allowed to buy until i finish this one

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