Hi there,


I am new builder and have not started any projects yet as I am still researching. First off, Dan great work on the Leopard 2 and Leopard 1A5 projects that you have worked on.

I was thinking of making the Leopard C-2 MEXAS in the 1/16 scale, however the availbity of upgrade/conversions kits is an issue and it would seem like everything has to be scratched built. I did not realize there were two diffrent turrets based on the A5 and A4. Dan are you making both conversions? Ie like on the forum ?

http://www.network54.com/Forum/16923...8/C2+Mexas+WIP

It is excellent website that has great details on the build's on diffrent Leopard's. When I was on the website I came across this excellent link to a build on Leopard C-2 MEXAS in 1/16 scale that is almost complete! The only thing is this blog is all in German, however from what Ican tell he paid $150 Euros for the hull, turret, cannon, and some other odds and ends. The only question is from where? Perhaps Guenther can help us out with that! Can this stuff be bought online?

http://www.rc-panzerketten-forum.com...r=0&page=1

This blog is really well detailed on the build and is seems that he used systrene I think do a scrath build on the MEXAS armour modules.

Dan did the Tamiya 1A4 kit from AAF include metal treads?

Another option I was thinking is buying the MEXASkit 1/35 from Maple Leaf for a point of reference and scaling it up. However, to my dismay that company no longer exists and I have checked my local hobby stores and they sold out of these kits a long time ago.

By any chance do you know if you local hobby retailer has these kits on hand?


Thank you,

Shawn.