I built my Tamiya Leopard 2A6 back in 2012. I purchased a truck load of aftermarket Metal Parts including a Alloy Inner Liner for the lower hull. All of my Suspension is Metal right through to the torsion bars. The road wheels are the stock wheels and the Idler wheel including the Idler Arms are Metal. I threw the metal bushes away for proper Bearings I got most of my Aftermarket parts from AFV Models in Germany, including a MG-3 Machine Gun, Schumo Metal fold down side mirrors, Highly Detailed Alloy Main Gun (it is better than the standard Tamiya unit), Tamiya Main Gun Barrel Stabilizer. In all it has probably cost me a little over AUD$2000 back in 2012 when the Aussie Dollar was worth more than the US Dollar I love my Leopard 2A6 more than my M!A2 Abrams as the Leopard even sounds better. My Leopard 2A6 has taken a pounding outside over rough terrain and has not let me down in any way so far after 10 years. Depending on how this build goes with the metal Lower Hull, I may consider getting one from Hong Kong RC along with those cool Return Roller Wheels, and just transfer parts over from my Leopard once the paint was done.
Sounds like a very nice build, I would strongly recommend NOT buying the king kong RC chassis, it does not fit well and is a general nightmare as you will see in later episodes of this build. the return rollers are very nice and I would get those however, if I did it all again I would just use the metal stiffening plates like you did.
No offense but I switched from Tamiya to Taigen because of durability problems (plastic gearbox gear stripping, return rollers snapping off, tension part breaking, flasher broke, chassis breakage, tx with only 4 channels and trim) I owned a Tamiya Leo but sold it and bought a Taigen and never had a single problem since, liked! But for the joy of building go Tamiya and run indoors !
I built my Tamiya Leopard 2A6 back in 2012.
I purchased a truck load of aftermarket Metal Parts including a Alloy Inner Liner for the lower hull. All of my Suspension is Metal right through to the torsion bars. The road wheels are the stock wheels and the Idler wheel including the Idler Arms are Metal. I threw the metal bushes away for proper Bearings
I got most of my Aftermarket parts from AFV Models in Germany, including a MG-3 Machine Gun, Schumo Metal fold down side mirrors, Highly Detailed Alloy Main Gun (it is better than the standard Tamiya unit), Tamiya Main Gun Barrel Stabilizer.
In all it has probably cost me a little over AUD$2000 back in 2012 when the Aussie Dollar was worth more than the US Dollar
I love my Leopard 2A6 more than my M!A2 Abrams as the Leopard even sounds better.
My Leopard 2A6 has taken a pounding outside over rough terrain and has not let me down in any way so far after 10 years.
Depending on how this build goes with the metal Lower Hull, I may consider getting one from Hong Kong RC along with those cool Return Roller Wheels, and just transfer parts over from my Leopard once the paint was done.
Sounds like a very nice build, I would strongly recommend NOT buying the king kong RC chassis, it does not fit well and is a general nightmare as you will see in later episodes of this build. the return rollers are very nice and I would get those however, if I did it all again I would just use the metal stiffening plates like you did.
Too much unnecessary talks. Thanks TH-cam for the fast forward. 😊
"Al Dente" that deserves a subscribe.
The item you called out put shaft covers are called final drive housing
@@PitstainHobbies I served on tanks in the British army so even the U.S. army call things diffirent to us on tanks , no worries loving the build
Where do you got the aluminium chassis ?
I wish I never got it, horrible product that doesn't fit well at all, they're on ebay but don't waste your money
@@PitstainHobbies
OK , Thanks 👌🏻
but then i will use the original parts or have you an recommendation from your experience ?
@@chuzf the leopard 2 actually does not need and type of hull reinforcement, I was just throwing all available options at it for fun.
Your a legend, just saying
No offense but I switched from Tamiya to Taigen because of durability problems (plastic gearbox gear stripping, return rollers snapping off, tension part breaking, flasher broke, chassis breakage, tx with only 4 channels and trim) I owned a Tamiya Leo but sold it and bought a Taigen and never had a single problem since, liked! But for the joy of building go Tamiya and run indoors !
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A lot of building being done...
Sorry but that first four minutes made me nauseous.