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Kampfpanzer Leopard
Wildcat
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Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 05:57 PM UTC
hi guys:-H ,

i just bought one.im in need of reference photos(pics of the real thing).i tried searching but couldnt turn up anything.thanks in advance!

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Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 09:49 PM UTC
What model exactly did you buy?

Actually the only Kampfpanzer Leopard I heard of is post-war West German main battle tank...

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Pawel
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Posted: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 10:01 PM UTC
Not sure which one you want... try these: Kampfpanzer Leopard 2
Kampfpanzer Leopard 1 A5
KampfPanzer Leopard 1
Kampfpanzer LEOPARD 2A4
Kampfpanzer Leopard 2
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:14 AM UTC
I've got a few tons of pics exteriors, interiors adn detail of L1A1 and L1A2I. Let me know id you're interested in them and I'll find a place to publish them...
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 12:45 AM UTC
So it looks that I'm not the only one who only knows post-war West German Leopards.

Then why is this thread in WWII-German group?...
It got me confused a bit...

Rgds,
Pawel
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 01:13 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Then why is this thread in WWII-German group?


Hmm... Fixed...
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 01:36 AM UTC
Vodnik,
we manufactured over a 1.000 L1A1 under KM license. We had 200 L1A1 straigth out of KM and the one build here were slightly modified and named L1A2I (I stands for Italy)...
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Vodnik
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 01:59 AM UTC
Fabio,

OK, I stand corrected - so I only know West German and Italian post-war Leopards now
Although being licence built doesn't quite make them Italian...

So if pictures of modern Leopards are what Wildcat needs then here is a few sources:
http://www.fortunecity.de/wolkenkratzer/firelli/95/ausrstung.htm
http://www.panzerbaer.de/types/index.htm
http://www.panzer-modell.de/


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Pawel
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 02:17 AM UTC
Vodnik,
I'm sure there are Canadian special variations too...
The biggest differebce betwen an Italian and a German one is in the turret that has been modified to accomodate the Galileo (instead of the Zeiss) optical rangefinder as you can see from the pic below. The German one is round...

Wildcat
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 04:52 AM UTC
the kit is a Tamiya Kampfpanzer 1.thanks for all your help guys!
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