A new turret is to be mounted on the Leopard 2 the main gun is an autoloaded 130 mm calibre. The KF51 is based on the hull of the Leopard 2A4. KF is short for 'Kettenfahrzeug', the German word for 'tracked vehicle'. It was unveiled publicly at the Eurosatory defence exhibition on 13 June 2022. The Panther KF51 is a German main battle tank (MBT) that is under development by Rheinmetall Landsysteme (part of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems division). MTU MB 873 Ka-501 V-12 water-cooled diesel Just be sure to remove any paint before adding pieces painted separately.12.7 mm coaxial machine gun (250 ready rounds), 7.62 mm NATTER RCWS (2,500 rounds)Īnd optional HERO 120 loitering ammunitions Some parts need a little cleanup, but they fit tightly so glue isn't required. The tracks on my daughter's Sherman have begun to disintegrate and are tearing apart. The decals went down like paint and disappeared under a single coat of matte, but the one piece rubber band tracks concern me. There were no problems during construction at all. Odd choices, I know.ĭuring assembly I chose to remove the spare tracks links from the from slope, delete the turret antenna, remove the oddly shaped and unidentifiable thing from the turret roof, and move the antenna base to the back engine deck. A base coverage of Israeli Sand Grey with Green Brown and U.S. But that's just me I suppose lol.įor this artsy little project I went with some colors that are more artistic choice (because I liked the artwork) than accurate. My biggest regret is that they don't come with any cartoons figures to go with them. These are fun little kits and great for decompressing, practicing skills, or if you're just simply new or recently returned to the hobby. I'm sure many of you are aquatinted with these fun, cartoons little kits.

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