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Leopard Workshop has a conversion kit to make a driver-training tank out of any 1:35 scale Leopard 1 kit. The other offering is a set of towbars as used by the Bundeswehr.

Disclaimer: The masters were made in CAD by your humble Staffer, so I am naturally biased!

Leopard Workshop has a new Driver Training cab set in cast resin, designed for the Italeri/Revell hull but easily adapted to any of the available 1:35 Leo 1 hulls out there. Based on as many photos as I could get my hands on, this set builds up a late version in German service. It could be backdated with a little effort, or it can be converted to trainers used by other countries. The set includes both early manual gear shift box used in Leopard A1-A3, and later automatic gear selector used in A4 and A5 conversions.

Driver Training Cab

Also new is a set of towbars forming an A-frame, as seen in use by the Bundeswehr. These can be assembled in open or stowed configuration.

Towing A-frame

Disclaimer: These items were mastered for Leopard Workshop in CAD by me, Tom Cromwell, so I have a vested interest. They have been offered on Shapeways in the past, but are now only available from Leopard Workshop.