AMX
30B2 Daguet
Ref :
Heller #31137
Conversion : Azimut #AMX30B2
This second generation MBT has been the
basis for numerous variants. This version is the one of the 4th
regiment of Dragons as committed in operation Daguet (Gulf war
one) in 1991. It differs from the basic version by the new
additional smoke-dischargers (Spider), an IR jamming emitter and
side skirts. All these elements are provided in the Azimut
conversion.
The Heller kit builds well and without difficulty. Azimut
instructions must be carefully followed to modify the original
parts like the rear deck or the TC cupola. With some plastic card,
we need to make the front mud fenders as well as the horizontal
hull extensions at the bottom of the turret. To do so, Azimut
provides us with a template. The driver hatch is rounded and not
flat, so a round bit of plastic card is glued there to correct
this.
The Spider systems are tricky to set and require some patience to
get good results.
Azimut also provides a superb photoetched grille for the engine
deck and the protection grilles for the exhaust pipes that were
missing in the early Heller boxes.
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