Cold War tanks.
05-23-2018, 04:36 PM
#2
I miss my Leopard 1 
It was the first R/C tank I owned over 35 years ago. I still have the 105mm barrel from it and just recently pulled it out of the “special” parts bin for use on an M41 upgrade build that I just completed.
Wish I could find an in the box Leoprad 1 it would be a fun trip down memory lane to build one again but this time with the skills acquired over the last 35+ years.
It was the first R/C tank I owned over 35 years ago. I still have the 105mm barrel from it and just recently pulled it out of the “special” parts bin for use on an M41 upgrade build that I just completed.Wish I could find an in the box Leoprad 1 it would be a fun trip down memory lane to build one again but this time with the skills acquired over the last 35+ years.
05-23-2018, 04:41 PM
#3
Thread Starter
I miss my Leopard 1 It was the first R/C tank I owned over 35 years ago. I still have the 105mm barrel from it and just recently pulled it out of the “special” parts bin for use on an M41 upgrade build that I just completed.
Wish I could find an in the box Leoprad 1 it would be a fun trip down memory lane to build one again but this time with the skills acquired over the last 35+ years.
It was the first R/C tank I owned over 35 years ago. I still have the 105mm barrel from it and just recently pulled it out of the “special” parts bin for use on an M41 upgrade build that I just completed.Wish I could find an in the box Leoprad 1 it would be a fun trip down memory lane to build one again but this time with the skills acquired over the last 35+ years.
And the T-55 left the UK on Monday, and is here today in Oregon.
Faaast shipping.
05-23-2018, 07:18 PM
#6
Cold war tanks are cool.
05-24-2018, 01:00 PM
#8
Backdating the abrams isnt too hard. From what i can tell most of them got the windage sensor, that stick on the back of the turret, pretty early, but i have some photos of a firing line where half have it and half dont. All painted flat green. Also, the m1 only had a 105mm gun smaller than the m1a1.
Backdating to the m1a1 is quite easy, dont install the rear bustle rack, the apu box, or the side louver armor plates. The hard part is cutting out the round base for the camera turret to delete it. I havent yet done that to mine and may just forgo the work since I really dont care, the abrams for me is a toy compared to my shermans i considder acurate finely detailed models.
Backdating to the m1a1 is quite easy, dont install the rear bustle rack, the apu box, or the side louver armor plates. The hard part is cutting out the round base for the camera turret to delete it. I havent yet done that to mine and may just forgo the work since I really dont care, the abrams for me is a toy compared to my shermans i considder acurate finely detailed models.
05-24-2018, 01:11 PM
#9
Thread Starter
Backdating the abrams isnt too hard. From what i can tell most of them got the windage sensor, that stick on the back of the turret, pretty early, but i have some photos of a firing line where half have it and half dont. All painted flat green. Also, the m1 only had a 105mm gun smaller than the m1a1.
Backdating to the m1a1 is quite easy, dont install the rear bustle rack, the apu box, or the side louver armor plates. The hard part is cutting out the round base for the camera turret to delete it. I havent yet done that to mine and may just forgo the work since I really dont care, the abrams for me is a toy compared to my shermans i considder acurate finely detailed models.
Backdating to the m1a1 is quite easy, dont install the rear bustle rack, the apu box, or the side louver armor plates. The hard part is cutting out the round base for the camera turret to delete it. I havent yet done that to mine and may just forgo the work since I really dont care, the abrams for me is a toy compared to my shermans i considder acurate finely detailed models.
05-24-2018, 01:17 PM
#10
From what ive read, it was the intention to build the m1a1 from the start of production of the m1, it just wasnt ready so they spent 5 years perfecting the m1 design with the m1e1 prototypes to get exactly what they wanted and to be sure they wanted to spend a billion dollars on the gun upgrade.
05-24-2018, 01:21 PM
#11
Thread Starter
From what ive read, it was the intention to build the m1a1 from the start of production of the m1, it just wasnt ready so they spent 5 years perfecting the m1 design with the m1e1 prototypes to get exactly what they wanted and to be sure they wanted to spend a billion dollars on the gun upgrade.
05-24-2018, 02:22 PM
#12
Original M1s had a slightly smaller turret, 3 narrow blowout panels, small toolboxes, and no port for the CITV. M1IPs included longer side bustle racks and rear bustle. Laters M1IPs had more frontal armor and larger turret. The M1E1 prototype was the first with 120mm gun and other M1A1 features. Long toolboxes, two blowout panels, and CITV port.
