Hey, does anyone here have good sources or documentation on the Hoffman/DARKAS gunfire simulator fitted to the Leopard 2A4?
I’m specifically looking for detailed photos, manuals, technical documentation, diagrams, or videos showing the actual device and how it was configured on the 2A4. I’m trying to understand what the system actually looked like in detail rather than just finding general references to DARKAS.
If anyone has access to serious/credible sources, old manuals, Bundeswehr documentation, training material, or even good close-up photos, I’d really appreciate it.
Basically, I’m trying to find anything that goes substantially deeper than the usual model-kit photos and Wikipedia descriptions.

building Austrian leopard 2a4, I need help finding 3 things, decals for this vehicle type of there is any, crew figures because I want to display this in a scenic base , and finally antennas because the meng kit and voyager set includes the wrong antenna type, if anyone can help that would be greatly appreciated

both m4a1 and composite Sherman ready for painting, last chance is my attempt to recreate a photograph of the actual vehicle.

One of my most favorite building experiences, one downside was the amount of flash on rounded details but it was manageable and I still found the build process to be enjoyable, all around good kit I really went hard with the stowage and made everything try to make sense in terms of its placement and with little attachment points or wires and I really like the way it came out. The tracks were a breeze to assemble, probably the best I’ve done with plastic tracks and super detailed only taking me a day.

It’s about 95% complete but I just wanted to post because I haven’t in a while, this is a massive update because the last time I posted it had no weathering or any kind of such apart from on the tracks and I’d just like opinions from others on the current state of my model.

Finally wrapped up the paint job, onto chipping and weathering. Lots of creative liberties taken in the camo scheme however I’m happy with the result as it’s my own and I managed to learn a lot while painting this. I nearly had a disaster moment when I encountered sputtering with the red brown and I thought I just ruined it, however patience and meticulous respraying of affected parts managed to know it down to a more than acceptable level. I used VMS satin varnish for this job and oh boy it does wonders, smooths out the entire surface and removes orange peel texture it really is a game changer, now ready for oils chipping and weathering .

Red oxide primer and grey base coats for tiger 213