I ordered a new idler system for the Leopard from Backyard armor thinking that the Tamiya two position idler wasn’t that good, that’s when I first got the kit and was my first impression. This new system, which cost 33.50 and does not come with idler wheels, doesn’t fit. It’s about 20% bigger than the opening in the hull. Whoever makes this thing wants you to file/cut the opening so that their idler system can fit. This company (Elite Armor Productions & Schumo Kits) is too lazy to take accurate measurements/molds so that the idlers would fit in the first place, and most importantly, I am not going to cut or file into the lower hull. As I have showed, the Leopard is as dirt/mud/sand proof as you can make an RC Tank, I will not compromise hull integrity just to add some overpriced and worthless third party crap. Back to the Tamiya idlers, I’ve unscrewed them 10 times and the idlers are as secure as ever, they show no signs of weakness. I will not be buying any more third party parts, the Leopard doesn’t need them.

calvinwill