The Peddinghaus Leopard 1 turret represents the most accurately shaped Leopard 1 turret available in 1:35 scale (according to Mike Shackleton who literally wrote the book on Leopard 1's - 3 of them actually). The set contains parts that may be used to represent a range of gun tanks which featured the turret appliqué armour, from the A1A1 to the A5.
Production and sales of this conversion set ceased years ago, but rumour has it that this set has been re-cast and is available again in limited numbers (a few have been showing up on evil-Bay). It has been suggested that interested parties contact Mr. Peddinghaus by way of his decal website.
The turret upgrade set contained the following bits and pieces:
Photo and captions by Harald Hartwig.
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1 remains of the (originally cast) rain gutter on the Turret
2 Loader's hatch 3 searchlight box 4 mantlet shield 5 Early exhausts for lot 1-4 |
6 and 6a Outside view of the additional armour of the turret
7 EMES 18 8 Wire for turret railing grab handles 9 base for smoke launchers 10 Stereoscopic rangefinder heads and opening mechanism |
11 Periscope and covered periscope
12 Turret lifting lugs 13 Inside view of the additional armour on the turret basket 14 Outside view of the additional armour on the turret basket |
The following additional pictures of the Peddinghaus update set were also provided by Harald Hartwig. Thanks very much Harald!
The following pictures of the Peddinghaus update set were kindly provided by Paul Truhe.
These pictures feature the Peddinghaus turret next to the Revell turret (in dark green plastic) for easy comparison.
The incorrect shape at the front of the Revell turret is readily apparent in these photos.
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