It looks like this: To my mind, it looks like the result of marriage (and mating experiment) between a Leopard tank and a Marshalling Yard shunter..


Here's another pic of it with a predecessor: For a bit more background I found this website (and was charmed by the self-effacing name of it

http://tanknutdave.com/the-british-hippo-brv/
Well, if you happen to have an older Tamiya leopard chassis hanging around, and want a very distinctive addition to your collection, look no further than this

I couldn't find any references to the Hippo in our search index, so it seems safe to say that none of our more intrepid scratch builders has yet attempted it.
But while on the subject of possible builds, I lit upon this engaging old thread begun by Gen. Alpha:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11910&p=102810&hili ... le#p102810
Do check it out
