My leopard 2 A6 Has arrived!!! First, I like to thank tomzag for his expeditious service and good price. He's as solid a seller as everyone said. Thanks again. I hope that my excitement is not interpreted as gloating. I just wanted to share my excitement with you all.

Initial impressions of the kit? Speechless.

I saw the Fedex person carrying to my door. The box was so big that I though I purchased the real tank. I've owned many tamiya products from R/C cars to models and Leo just blew them away. The Leo is a hybrid between a model and a R/C vehicle. Not easy to pull off. But, not surprisingly Tamiya has managed to do it. I now understand what everyone was raving about! What struck me about the kit is how much it reminded me of Bandai's 1/60 scale Gundam perfect grade kits. It is the combination of various types of plastics and screws to create a durable yet realistic representation of the actual or fictional subject. Initially, I was worried about the suspension arms until I actually saw them. They are large and robust and should never be a problem on light to medium surfaces. I love the fact that you can build the speaker box! Cooool. I was thinking of replacing the speaker with a better one, if it will make a difference. There is so much good stuff to mention that it will take to long.


Here are some minor gripes (I'm sure there isn't many):

1) The kit's gun barrel is great. But, for the price big T should have included the detailed one. Same goes for the stabilization unit. No big deal. I already spent a small fortune why stop now? By the way is there Tamiya rehab?

2) The annoying little hole on the top of the turret where the hazard light goes. Filling it is easy, recreating the no slip surface texture to match is not!


Overall this kit is a ten! I still think the price is a little too high, but the quality smacks that thought out of my head with ease.


I snapped a photo after I wiped the drool off the floor.