Developing a love which isn’t a Challenger.

[Meter rat]

I seem to be developing a taste for the Leopard tank. This arrived.

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It contains a 1/16 Das Werk Leopard 2A7v. Nice illustration on the box

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Some alternative options for paint, and countries.

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There is a lot of plastic.

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Well illustrated manual.

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Nearly finished.

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All with the intention of putting it one the chassis of a Leopard 2A6.

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[Herr Dr. Professor]

Will you go for static or RC modification? Is there any interior detail?

[MrChef]

See now this looks fun and interesting. I'm totally into the Leo to the point that I've almost decided to get the unloaded Taigen/Torro 2A6 kit and do a nice build in the fall/winter.

Definitely watching this for some blood or the very least skinned knuckles and colorful language

[HERMAN BIX]

Ive always wondered why I havent been drawn to the Leo..................
Odd really considering its the contemporary German AFV and the visual evolution of those gone before.
Perhaps its lack of combat provenance, not sure.
If I were to do one, the bloody thing would have slat cage armour & anything else sticky-outy I could punish myself with

Perhaps thats why !!

Mr Rat will do a Sterling job of this I'm sure and it could be the push I need to get one myself.

[MrChef]

Mr Rat will do a Sterling job of this

without a doubt.

I'm sure and it could be the push I need to get one myself.

This is what I've been looking at recently-

https://www.taigentanks.com/products/le ... 8363391143

But if I could source a second hand one for less that'd be even better.

[Meter rat]

Will you go for static or RC modification? Is there any interior detail?

HDP. No interior detail, and yes the intention is make it RC.

If I were to do one, the bloody thing would have slat cage armour & anything else sticky-outy I could punish myself with

I have a Heng Long Leopard 2A6, which needs slat armour, and sticky oot bits.

Mr Rat will do a Sterling job of this I'm sure and it could be the push I need to get one myself.

It may be a while. I have the shed in the garden to finish. A few health issues, requiring hospital visits, and have you seen my incompetence? Plus my own self imposed rule of trying to do one model at a time, and finishing it.
The biggest delay will be the ongoing maintenance of that bloody Challenger.

[Meter rat]

A small box arrived, from our very own Son-of-a-Gunner. In it was a very well packaged Leopard 2 chassis, in what appears to be an unused condition. This to use as a test mule to convert a Das Werk’s Leopard 2A7V into full RC.

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Unsure how, much or how little I will use of it. Certainly gear boxes, and sprockets. The idler looks like it can be used. The whole thing could be used with a bit of trimming, but then I would loose the beautiful detail on the DAs Work lower hull.

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