Leopard Workshop has given us the most detailed and accurate set of Leopard wheels in the past. Now they have updated and increased their offerings, check it out!

Leopard Workshop (Leopard Club on Facebook) has just released no less than FIVE sets of wheels for the Leopard family. These releases represent a comprehensive offering of just about all of the Leopard 1 wheels sets in use around the world. These are all highly detailed wheels with both a front and back surface. Designed using CAD technology and the masters printed with 3D printing technology these are some of the most detailed and accurate wheels you are going to find anywhere.

From our friends at Leopard Workshop:
"Like the old set, ALL of these wheels have detail on BOTH sides unlike any other offerings from ANY other manufacturer - and they are all the correct profile."

LW001-1 are direct replacements for the older LW001 set which represent the standard production wheels.

LW002 are alternative wheels which have more curved/less angular inner rims. These are frequently seen as replacements, often mixed together on the same tank with the original style wheels.

LW006 Leopard 1 spare road wheels
The most common carriers are Australian AS1s and Danish 1A5DKs on their MBTs (1 or 2 carried) and any country on their ARVs (up to 4 carried).

The following four sets of bolted wheels were often mixed with the original wheels. It is very rare to find a tank equipped with a complete set of these bolted wheels.
LW007-3 Leopard 1 ‘Type 3’ bolted road wheel - Used by Denmark
LW007-4 Leopard 1 ‘Type 4’ recessed Allen bolted road wheel - Used by Denmark, Canada and Norway
LW007-5 Leopard 1 ‘Type 5’ Allen bolted idler - Used by Denmark and Norway
LW007-6 Leopard 1 ‘Type 6’ Allen bolted road wheel - Used by Denmark and Norway

Ideally these bolted wheels should be used with LW001-1 or LW002. They are all the correct profile, unlike other kit wheels. When used together, they will work. They are also designed to be used on new Leopard Workshop swing arms which will be released in December.

The bolted wheels CANNOT be used with the Meng or Takom back road wheel faces. Both the Meng and Takom back road wheel faces have a completely flat profile which depend on a molded-on spacer on the front wheel face. These should be replaced altogether.

These bolted wheels are OK for use with Italeri/Revell/PSM wheels.

I am sure that most do not realize that there are so many styles of Leopard 1 wheel:-) We now have everything covered.

The 'Type' numbers are Leopard Club designations, not official ones:-)"

Check out the pictures that are posted here and please check out the Leopard Workshop web page here:
http://leopardclub.ca/workshop/

and their Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/LeopardFibel

As always big thank you to our friends at Leopard Club for the heads up on this great new release.