ORIGINAL: Pershing101
Tony,
I've been following the build closely. You have inspired me to dust mine off and finish it. I was about 85% complete about this time three years ago, except in just primer grey when I stopped working on it for various reasons. It is finally on the workbench again!
I believe the radiator covers are removable because they conceal the rear two screws for attaching the upper hull. One thing I did with mine that you may want to consider is adding a few pounds of ballast weight in the nose. With the weight of the engines in the rear and the turret centrally mounted the tank's center of gravity will be towards the back. This makes the Leo drive and negotiate terrain a little strangely compared to the real thing. These tanks carry enormous weight forward due to their heavy front armor protection. The model's nose shouldn't "bounce" up over stuff when driving. I did the same thing to my Pershing and it runs much more realistically now. It's just a suggestion...
Great build and thanks for the inspiration.
Pershing101,
I'm very happy to have helped with any inspiration to complete your Leo! Thank you very much for the advice. I've been driving it around the house to test the suspension and it doesn't have a lot of bounce. It seems to glide and bounce , which reminds me of my old Ford LTD, from back in the days, lol Lotta giddy up for sure.
I must ask....is it normal for the Leo to perform a very slow neutral turn in low setting as opposed to a faster pivot on high? I'm sure the answers obvious, but it's just a little strange for the Leo to idle pivot so slowly.<br type="_moz" />