Guide
to choosing an ASLAV conversion set
Guide
to choosing an ASLAV conversion set
Mouse Armour LAV / ASLAV conversion - Update sets
Link to Catalogue. ASLAV nomenclature.
| MA108 - ASLAV 25 mm barrel | The Australian ASLAV barrel for
the 25mm Bushmaster cannon has the fluted barrel with a cylindrical muzzle
brake with three set of four baffles cut into it. This is currently
the ONLY accurate ASLAV barrel for Australian ASLAVs.
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| MA109 - ASLAV 25 Phase 2 conversion to suit the Italeri LAV25 | The set produces an ASLAV 25
Phase 2. It provides the basic conversion for an Italeri kit. It
does include a new turret top with is correctly set back commander's hatch
and ejection port (not provided in any LAV 25 kit).
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| MA110 - LAV25 enhancement kit |
This is designed to correct and enhance some
Italeri / Revell LAV-25 parts. This contains a reworked turret top,
detailed mantlet, accuraised engine deck, ejector port and updated commander
and loader's visors as well as a more accurate engine deck. |
| MA112 - ASLAV Phase 2 conversion to suit the Trumpeter LAV25 | The set produces an ASLAV 25
Phase 2. It provides the basic conversion for an Trumpeter LAV 25 kit.
It does include a new turret top with is correctly set back commander's
hatch and ejection port (not provided in any LAV 25) kit. |
| MA116 - ASLAV spare wheel carrier | This is the production spare
wheel carrier added to most ASLAV 25 and Type 2 (APC) hulls. Does not
include spare wheel. |
| MA117 - PLatt Mount - swing arm machine gun mount with Aust MAG 58 | All Phase 3 ASLAV 25s have the
machine gun mount on the turret. Comes with Aust MAG 58 machine gun. This Platt mount is used on Stryker and USMC LAV 25 vehicles as well. |
| MA120 - ASLAV Phase 2 (Type 2 hull) APC conversion for Trumpeter LAV25 | A phase 2 ASLAV APC. This
basic hull shape is used for Command / ambulance / surveillance /APC
versions. Comes in its basic configuration armed with 50 calibre
Diemako mount as used in Timor and early Iraq.
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| MA121 - Australian Pattern ASLAV wheel hubs |
This is a replacement hub for the Trumpeter XML
tyre set (8). The Trumpeter tyre set is very good but represents a USMC
SLEP hub which the Australian Army does not use.
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| MA122 - ADI RWS Mount and update kit |
The current Kongsberg Remote Weapons
station (RWS) used by the Australian Army is a later version that the one
produced by AFV Club. We have produced an update set that includes:
four blanking plates for the smoke dischargers, front and rear spent brass
and link bags, laser range finder and sunshade as well as Laser range finder
and camera lens covers.
A mount is provided that is attached to the end of the original commander's weapons station. |
| MA123 - Seal Solutions RWS mount and update kit |
The current Kongsberg Remote Weapons
station (RWS) used by the Australian Army is a later version that the one
produced by AFV Club. We have produced an update set that includes:
four blanking plates for the smoke dischargers, front and rear spent brass
and link bags, laser range finder and sunshade as well as Laser range finder
and camera lens covers. This is also called a "Spider" mount and is positioned over the engine deck. Normally fitted to Type 3 hulls (Fitters and Recovery) but has been fitted to some Type 2 Phase 3 hulls in Iraq.
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| MA124 - XML spare tyre (1) | This is one XML tyre and hub
that can be used in conjunction with MA116 or used as is and simply mounted
on the roof of MA120 ASLAV APC or with USMC XML tyred LAV 25s. |
| MA128 - Aust LAV R update set | One only USMC LAV R was trailed
during the early 1990s as part of Phase 1. To model one of these
select the Trumpeter LAV R kit and add the Australian modifications and
corrections from this set.
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| MA129 - Phase 3 commanders cupola for use with Seal Solution mount | The main external change to the ASLAV APC when upgraded to the Phase 3 was a new commander's cupola. This initially mounted a Platt soft mount for the 50 calibre machine gun (not modelled at this time). The basic cupola is fitted and then used with Seal Solutions RWS mount in Iraq. |
| Eight XML tyres plus spare wheel | Maple Leaf Models XML Tyre set. Includes 8 resin XML wheels plus one spare. Best suited to be fitted to Italeri / Revell LAV 25 base kits Not sold by Mouse House |
Common Combinations
| Vehicle to be modelled | Mouse Armour parts | Other kits required |
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Corrected USMC LAV 25 |
MA110. Later versions had the MA108 fluted barrel and XML tyres MLM01 | |
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Italeri based ASLAV 25 |
MA109 + MLM01 tyres and spare + MA116 spare tyre carrier | |
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Trumpeter LAV 25 based ASLAV 25 |
MA112 + MA121 rims+ MA124 spare tyre + MA116 spare tyre carrier | Trumpeter XML tyres ( set of 8) |
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Trumpeter LAV 25 based ASLAV Phase II Type 2 hull (APC) |
MA120+ MA122 RWS+MA121 tyres (optional - 2 x MA124 spares tyres for top of hull) | Trumpeter XML tyres ( set of 8)+ AFV Club RWS |
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Trumpeter LAV 25 based Phase III APC |
MA120+ MA123 Seal Solutions RWS+ MA121 tyres + MA129 Phase 3 cupola (MA124 XML spare + MA116) | Trumpeter XML tyres ( set of 8)+ AFV Club RWS |
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ASLAV XML Tyres |
MA121 + MA124 |
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