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Leopard 2 A7 Images Online?
Ironclaw
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Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 06:56 PM UTC
Hi
I am am in the process of building a Meng kit of the above and it is going rather well and will post images here at some point.
Being real careful with this build and to that end I was wondering if anyone could point me to any images of sufficient quality to be used as a reference as I have some assembly questions that could be used in addition to the assembly instructions that are supplied.
I have tried my own searches however the images I have found generally are not of much use.
Ideally a detailed walkaround would be optimum.
Thanks for any help.

Ron
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Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - 07:36 PM UTC
You can take a look here :

http://www.panzer-modell.de/referenz/in_detail/leo2a7/leo2.htm

or here for the A7+ variant (for good measure ) :

http://www.panzer-modell.de/referenz/in_detail/leo2a7plus/leo2a7plus.htm

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ambbrescia/albums/72157650102970288

H.P.
Ironclaw
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 08:31 AM UTC
Thanks H.P.

The first two links don`t seem to work.

The third link does but I`ve seen these images through my own search.
junglejim
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 09:12 AM UTC
All links work for me. Haven't seen the Flikr ones though, nice camo job. Thanks H-P!

Jim
Armored76
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 10:19 AM UTC
I'm building that kit myself right now and the first link posted by H.P. is the best I was able to find.
mshackleton
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 11:14 AM UTC



2A7+ has no relationship to the in-service 2A7. 2A7+ is an upgrade of 2A4 developed by Rheinmetall for the export market. It first appeared in 2010, several years before 2A7. It has constantly evolved over the years with add-on armour packages, different powerpack, etc. Nothing to do with the Bundeswehr, though they did trial it at one point.

2A7 is a further development of 2A6 with additional mine protection, air-con, APU, modernised internal systems and upgraded ammunition.

There is also a Tankograd book written by Ralph Zwilling
https://www.tankograd.com/cms/website.php?id=/en/Kampfpanzer-LEOPARD-2A7.htm
mshackleton
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Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 11:22 PM UTC
Sorry, not Rheinmetall. Developed by KMW. Still 2A7+ has very little relationship to 2A7.
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