Built the lower hull of a Bandai M61A5 yesterday, thing fits like a dream. Possibly the best fitting kit I've ever made. No pics yet, instead, here's what I built today; Tamiya 2A5 lower and AFV Club MGS turret.
Tamiya fits beautifully with no putty and a slight bit of filing. I spent more time gouging the road wheels than assembling the hull. Could not say the same regarding quick assembly of the MGS turret. Talk about parts for the sake of parts. I will say however that the fit of the MGS turret was quite good and the detail is for sure there, but the parts count was working against me today. I left the gun off as I plan on using the Leopard's 120mm or something more sci-fi.
I may pop the MGS turret off the 2A5 and use on it a Boxer. It looks like too little turret for too big a tank. I reckon this would be one of the fastest Leopards with such a weight reduction. If I do plonk the MGS on to something else, I might try a Gepard Mk II turret for the 2A5 hull...hmm...
.50 cal with almost as many parts as the real one. Damn macro showing all the sprue nubs!
Vivian, the roadwheel chewing hamster, makes his first appearance since the Rhodesian T-55 of so many years ago