hey guys, first post here, been reccomended from another forum.

recently me and a couple of mates have started work on a tamiya 1/16 leapord a4 tank. it uses a single motor, double clutch design similar to what i imagine full size tanks use, single speed transmission.

it was quite old when we started work and many of the turret details have been lost. yesterday we managed to get the majority of the hull details on it though as well as the second track the week before.

it went for its first run yesterday after installing a tamiya teu 101bk esc [the stock system was simply a forward/reverse switch] and it ran very well. unfortunatly it seems the track 'connectors' are not holding up the best as we had a few come off. seeing as we onloy have minimal spares [to the count of 4 i beleive] i think it would be a good idea to try and find a suitable spare for when its needed. after some internet searching i found thiswww.backyardarmor.com/Elite%20Armor%20Tamiya%20Tank%20Accessories.htmwhich had a set of metal tracks for the modern tamiya leapord a6, would this fit the older a4? or failing that are there any tracks that would? i haven't measured the tracks yet but i will next week.

anyway, here are some pics so far: