Death's Leopard 2 A6

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Death's Leopard 2 A6

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Picked this bad boy up from Parcelforce this morning

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Also been collecting parts and paint for the last few weeks for the build

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And a radio

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Just waiting on upgrade idler adjusters and few other bits then I can crack on

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First plan is to read the manual for the next few days :lolno:
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If it helps, on the tamiya website you can get the PDF version too.
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Cheers, I'll go download a copy, I'm gonna start on the gearboxes later and begin cleaning all the plastics
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Looking around for more references I found this: http://www.tamiya.de/CommonFiles/Dickie ... eitung.pdf
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Cheers, I will check the link out

Just finished the gearbox off

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No problems at all and I'm very happy with the fit and finish :)
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A little progress, but nothing interesting to report

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Moving along well

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But now waiting on my bearing kit and upgrade idler arm
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Nice progress,
I am watching this as I have one to build later in the year, so I'm looking forward to seeing this come together

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Bearings turned up today, so set about building/fitting all the suspension and wheel parts

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My upgrade idler arms is waiting for me at the PO for tomorrow, so I can crack on with that at the weekend :D
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