My 3 Tamiya FO Leopards 2A6

[karel47]

you all saw my first leopard 2a6 last year on the battlefield , i bought in in bad condition from a guy in belgium for a cheap price , after last year i learned metal wheelbones were a must on this leopard is was so fast and brute in reaction the plastic ones were broken time after time, ask philip he knows he spend about seven hours on them








this is how i get him







on the first sight quite nice but several broken wheelbones , i was not knowing of that the outlines were perfect and a weared idler wheel said enough

[karel47]

the crew would not to be thirsty the beer was already onto , many wheelbones were already gleud with supergleu , i could see it on the first ride

the motorbox was ok

tamiya motorbox FO Leopard 2A6



a few pics out the tamiya instructionsheet for the motorbox assembly ...

stap41

stap61

a few oics at his belgium armybase

[karel47]

the thing why i bought this one there was a afv idlersystem and a gunstabilisator on and a battleunit for 400 euro its a bargain would be new about 1200 euro in shops

this i have to place into for release my cables in turretrotation

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sc=1&_l ... =1&_stpos=

the tamiya dmd7 is a real nice piece of engeniering

Evolved DMD unit
The T-07 DMD unit provides the 1/16 R/C Leopard 2 A6 with more features than any other Tamiya R/C tank. The T-07 unit matches engine sound (which has been digitally recorded from a real MB873-Ka501 turbo-charged diesel engine) with tank movements, and controls various lightning combinations activated easily with transmitter. Turret rotation, gun elevation and firing sounds also add to the realism of this model. The T-07 unit and 7.2V battery are mounted in the turret for easy and quick accessibility.
Synchronized light and sound effects
The R/C Leopard 2 A6 is equipped with a sound speaker unit mounted at the center of the hull. A xenon flash tube is used to make gun firing more convincing. When fired, main gun recoils and then goes back smoothly to its initial position thanks to a gearbox mounted in the turret. Of course, these actions are coupled with sound effects which have been digitally recorded from the actual tank.



HV Unit for Tamiya Leopard 2A6 (56020) 1:16

Item-No.: 7255167
Manufacturer: Tamiya
EAN: 4950344751679



here a movies from the SGS gunstabilisator, i have the tamiya one in my leo ... i talked to thomas at dortmund he had a sgs one and sold it , he was not very happy with the results of the SGS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffX8_G-XHCY

[karel47]

a few metal parts for upgrades on one of them







het Leitkreuz








second commander hatch







also beginning to replace the fragile turret baskets into metal ones or was it my drivestyle wich is to rough





de impact upgrade metal baskets ... far too expensive stuff

[karel47]

this are my receivers i use on my leopards only 9 euro from hobbyking , it goes well with my spectrums transmitters

OrangeRx R620 Spektrum/JR DSM2 Compatible Full Range 6Ch 2.4Ghz Receiver w/Failsafe[/size][/color][/b]

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[karel47]

a few afv upgrades used on all 3 of them

[karel47]

some advice from thomas brogel ( 3D Designer on Shapeways, he was our geust in dortmund ) on the gunstabilisator

counterweight about 130 gram



its mounted this way



the pics are from thomas leo

Also, it is important to put a counterweight to the recoil mechanism on the gun (inside the turret, under the recoil, over the hole in the turrent).
It needs to be about 130g. I madea 3D model that is also available on Shapeways.

also using a digital servo ... its reacts in less then 0.5 sec and a metal servo arm with no clearance will give immediate respons of the gun

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/139 ... ierung.wmv

[karel47]

Kampfgruppe Kesnika roll's out against russia



poetin flees back to russia lol lol lol lol



my marders in my magasin



no russians in our gunsight

[karel47]

my second tamiya leopard 2A6 FO costed even less 300 euro , same story broken wheelbones

how i gets it , bad shape ...

[karel47]

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as you mention the peiscopeglaces are painted to ... the same with the frontlights and blinkers





as you see the state was not good , i refitted all the non mounted parts and the result you saw in dortmund this year

the afv metal wheelbones 2 sets