Leopard 1 A3/A4 is a plastic kit of the first-generation West German tank in 1:35 scale from the manufacturer Meng. In the package there are photo-etched parts, clear parts and a choice of individual track links or rubber tracks.
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An injection-molded plastic kit of the main battle tank Leopard 1 in the A3 and A4 versions in 1:35 scale from Meng. The package contains roughly 470 plastic parts on a large number of sprues, two photo-etched frets (the grilles and meshes of the engine compartment), clear parts for the periscopes and the headlights and two solutions for the tracks, either assembled from individual plastic links or the simpler rubber (vinyl) tracks. The decals cover four machines: three from the German Bundeswehr (among them one in the NATO three-tone camouflage scheme and one in a uniform dark green) and one Greek Leopard GR1. The kit has no interior and no figures, as the detail is concentrated on the exterior, the running gear and the turret.
The Leopard 1 came about in the 1960s and built on the doctrine of the time: a light, fast and mobile machine with a 105 mm gun rather than a heavily armored colossus. The armor therefore stayed relatively thin. The A3 and A4 versions got a new welded angular turret with spaced armor, which differs at a glance from the early Leopard 1s with their cast rounded turret, and that is exactly the most conspicuous mark of this kit. The A4 also carries the PERI R12 commander's sight and has no gunner's roof periscope, which is typical of the A3. The later Leopard 2 is already a different generation: a modern main battle tank with composite armor and a 120 mm smoothbore gun, developed in the 1970s and 1980s.
Go about it in the classic way: the running gear and the wheels first, and only then close the hull up, because once it is glued you will not get at the torsion bars and the track ends. Glue with thin cement for plastic, assemble the individual track links on a flat surface and let them firm up before you pull them onto the wheels. Apply a primer before painting and spray the camouflage with an airbrush (the NATO three-tone works well masked with modeling putty for a soft transition). Weathering comes at the end: a dark wash into the scribed lines and the gaps, dust and mud pigments on the running gear and the lower hull, chipped edges with a dry brush.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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