Heng Long Leopard2A6 Imex Vs HobbyRaw

[avadon77]

Hi Everyone,

I'm thinking about purchasing a Heng Long Leopard 2A6 1/16 scale All Metal Lower Hull. However I'm not terribly famaliar with this this tank and I saw that there is more than one manufacturer who has taken the metal hull and added their own unique gear sets. So I'm not really sure which one is best?

http://www.taigentanks.com/taigen-parts/leo/leo2-lowerThe Taigen with Chassis, Drive Train, and electronics is $499.99 It seems pretty reputable and the salesmen is very knowledgeable.

http://www.hobbyraw.com/item.jsp?id=1108 I haven't talked to Hobby Raw yet but they supply something very similar except the motor/gearing setup looks to be different. I noticed Haya UK also has the same thing http://www.hayaltd.co.uk/heng_long_Leop ... 01286.aspx

Anyone know which way I should go?



I saw this beauty too.. Abrams All metal lower hull https://tinyurl.com/ybbnaxpv but $1300 seems crazy and there's no electronics there.

Would love some input on all of this.

Thanks,
Av

[PainlessWolf]

Good morning,
Any of the tanks you referenced would be great bases for a build. I would kind of stay away from that Ebay vendor tho'. His shot of the rear bulkhead draped in some of cheap, wrong type, chain really threw it all off for me. I usually recommend Taigen so take a closer look at their offering. Many fine builds completed using their components on here.
regards and remember to have fun,
Painless

[avadon77]

I know what you mean, that jewelry chain is really ugly and makes you wonder how well the rest of it is built.

Thanks for the reply.