RichJohnson

Everything I build on these Leopard 1 tanks is so much more complicated then all the other custom tanks Ive built. They really are a challenging tank to build, at least the way I build them.

I ground the plastic armor shield off the turret basket halves because I am building an early leopard 1 without any plastic armor. Well It looked pretty butchered up. I tried to clean it up but it just looked too bad to use. So I decided to cut up one side and use it to make the bracket template and then make the basket out of brass rod. I told myself I would not do this but its the only solution that will be sturdy enough for my desire and look right. I thought about using plastic rod but I was kinda afraid it would be too fragile though I am still thinking about plastic rod depending on how this brass project builds up.