New Torro Leopard 2A6 and IS-2 tank

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New Torro Leopard 2A6 and IS-2 tank

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Hello everybody,

dont know if new news or old news, if old just skip :haha:

New Torro Leopard 2A6 and IS-2 tank. Torro stated the Leopard will be available from 2nd quarter 2018 and the IS-2 from 3nd quarter 2018. The Leopard will be availabe as profi-edition with metal-turret and a real metal under hull and more metal parts and with ammunition-style-box. And the IS-2 i forgot if Hobby or Pro-Edition :haha:

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Re: New Torro Leopard 2A6 and IS-2 tank

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The is2 have been up in another tread before , and here is a little video of it running about

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Is that the finished paintjob for the IS2? Its a little underwhelming.
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Good afternoon,
According to the two gentlemen in the video, the Taigen version will come with two paint jobs. One will be the 1945 Berlin all green with the usual white striping and one will be a Winter pattern, very similar to what they did with their T-34. HL will probably offer theirs in that upper version green plastic with sticker decals at a lower price point.
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Zapper wrote:Is that the finished paintjob for the IS2? Its a little underwhelming.
I don't think so, it looks like they've just photoshopped the bare plastic/metal to be a single colour.
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Mwah.

Never mind the paintjob. Most of us will repaint the IS-2 anyways. I’m just glad it’s about to released.
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here is a small shot of the taigen one
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Why do I want to buy another Leopard suddenly? Can someone please explain this urge to me?

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As a total Heng Long, Torro/Taigen convert, I may be biased, but that IS-2 looks superb :clap: And knowing Heng Long/Torro, you will be paying less than half the price of the Tamiya...

As a former Tamiya owner (had 4 - 5 tanks at one time) the only thing I could see that Tamiya could boast over was the sound systems, but now I reckon they`ve lost that advantage as well :crazy:

Would I swap any of my Heng Long, Torro/Taigens now for a Tamiya - honest answer would be no ;D

And believe me, when I had my Tamiya`s I was the biggest Heng Long disser out there @) @)

I really do think Tamiya have lost the R/C tank monopoly they once had :/

On the plus side, we have more choice now than when I started out in this hobby :thumbup:
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I want the Leo to backdate it to a 2A4. I like the slab turret look.
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