Is there anyone left to get a hooben t55 from?

You can pay way over for an "award winning" pre-built on ebay though even those have seemed to recently disappear. They are also available on their site, but again over priced.
Keep an eye on ebay occasionally they'll show up. Seems no one wants to carry hooben, could be for good reason. I"ve had so so experience with them (whatever their calling themselves these days...)

They do show up on Ebay once in a while, albeit with a hefty price tag. Believe me I do want one as well, I just wish a company other than Hooben had made it.

K,thanks i really wanted to hold out for a chally 2 from henlong,but im starting to think that got cancelled...

It's not canceled, the Challenger 2 was present at the most recent hobby show.

The last I heard it was still on hold but will be released eventually. I want one of those myself. You should just plan on getting both.

Need the desert armour kit also to make it complete

Like all have said, watch ebay, occasionally a new one shows up out of China or Hong Kong, thoroughly check their rating.

Saw one recently partially built out of USA, maybe New York, and yes it will be about 400USD or a bit more with electronics.

You may want to ask Bob with ETO, that's where I got mine some years ago.

The first T55 kits were terrible, bad molds and misassembled mechanical gearboxes. Most parts and mechanicals had to be fixed or rebuilt to work properly, the model actually turns out OK once a lot of rework is done.

Hooben planned a Elefant, E100 and Maus but with the bad first offering T55 debut, I think they pretty much went bust, especially their reputation with modelers.

Bob at ETO is no longer dealing with Hooben, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to see if he had a kit laying around. He didn't like the QC and didn't want to support their products.