HE Leopard 2a5
 

Here's a project I undertook while pausing on my 1/6 FOA Tiger..........I used left over parts from my HL Pershing upgrade.

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Pictures? :D

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let me gues its got a cloaking device:D

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that camo job is so good i can't see it LOL;)

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I call that a blast from the past! [sm=thumbs_up.gif]

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Does it look anything like this ????

P.S. We sure hope not!!!! :D:D:D

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Whats the correct process of installing pics? I uploaded the pics and thought they were going thru review prior to posting. Sorry, I'm new at this.

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I'll try again....[img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img]

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OK, Itworked this time.......here're more pics....[img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img] By the way, in the first postthere was a blizzard.That's why youguys couldn't see the pics:D:D:D

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not bad actually! i want to do that to buddy's but he wont sell it to me even though its "broke" aka receiver or something works randomly

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I plan to use all HL s/s guts and a co2 cannon. also, going to try to incorporate as much of the HE gear as possible. right now I'm waiting on some more Pershing track to arrive,don't have enough for the other side.

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Looks good. I did pretty much the same thing to my HE Leopard about 6 months ago. I made a mold of the center road wheel spacers and cast all of them in Smooth-On 300 though. Keep up the good work.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_58...tm.htm#5820955

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Hi you all,

I am just wondering, whether the hobby engine 1/16 leopard 2a6 is in real scale or not. I know a place where the HE 2a6 is on sale now. It costs about $95 + shipping ($40+) I think. The reason I do not buy it from them is the shipping cost. It is way too much.

Does it have potential to be modified? Can I use Tamiya 2a6 wheels, suspensions. sprockets and idellers to the HE 2a6? because I am waiting for a complete metal set of 2a6 wheels and suspensions for my tamiya rc 2a6.

Yan

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So far the cheapest deal I can find in the UK on the HE Leo is £75 ($150) + Postage, anyone know where I can get hold of one cheaper please? Got to get me one of the Leos, and soon!!

Nice work dima, please keep the pictures / report coming, I really want to go this route as well.

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Hi Tanxalot,

I believe that it is hobbytron.com. HE leo 2a5 is on sale for about $95 US+ shipping cost. I do not know whether they accept oversea order or not. You can ask always.

I believe the shipping cost will be hugh then. The link: http://www.hobbytron.com/RCTankLeopa...ftJHC0807.html

Good luck!

Yan

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Thanks Yan. Sent them an e-mail regards their international postage as its not clear on their site as to whether they do it or not. Thanks again.[:@]

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i know it's not a leo but these guys sometimes get them http://www.rccarsandtrucks.co.uk/522_1_2368263.html

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Hi Tanxalot,

Actually, if you can buy it from Hong kong, it will be much cheaper. I do not remember where I saw it in HK. If you have friends living in HK. You can ask them to buy it for you. I believe the postage will be much cheaper too. I recall that it is about $70 US in HK.


Yan.

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Hi The breed, What did you use for the electronics, smoke, sound,etc......? p.s.- post some pics of the inerds if you can. thanks, Dima

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Hi Dima,

I believe you want to ask the breed, not me.

yan

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Don't forget to check Ebay. Thats where I got mine.

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Hi Shadopilot,

Thank you for your info.

What I want to know is the scale of the tank. Is it a real scale model tank? When I was in HK, I did not have time to measure the scale. From what I saw, I need to change at least tracks, sprockets , suspensions and the wheels and to enhance the hull with metal plates.

Did you do any modification?

Thanks again.

Yan

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I used HL S&S with Three 3800mah batteries. I am going to eventually put HL metal gearboxes in it but havent gotten that far. Thought about building a metal lower hull from scratch from aluminum, but I havent decided yet. The leopard has been on the back burner since I started my panther project, which is almost finished by the way. I will probably get back to it before I start my Jagdpanther conversion.

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The only thing I did so far is install a 7.2 rechargeable battery pack and I bought a longer Tamiya metal barrel but havent put it on yet.

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Yan, the measurements:


According to the Tamiya web site:

Leopard 2 A6 688mm Long x 237mm W x (Height not shown)



According to the Hobby Engine literature:

Leopard 2 A5 635mm Long x 230 Wide x 220High


Please note that the Tam version is the longer barrelled A6 model which has a bearing on the overall length anyway.

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Hi Tanxalot,

Thanks for the info,

What you mean is the HE 2a6 still in scale, right?

Can I switch the HE wheels to tamiya wheels and the HE plastics tracks to tamiya metal tracks?

Any ideas?

Thanks again.
Yan

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Excuse me !
What's price of your lathe??:D
It looks better~

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It's a mini-metal turning lathe,goes for about $400.00. My father gave this one to me. Harbor freight sells them and other machining tools.

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If anyone is looking for a HE Leopard, I am selling the one I just got from Hobbytron. Indoors it works great, except for the fact that my 2-year old starts crying from the noise and my dog freaks out from seeing it move around. Outside, I have mostly grass, which it frankly doesn't do too well with. I was thinking of upgrading the battery and some other work, but I just don't have the time, tools or money. As new condition, $50 plus shipping. Let me know if you are interested.

Oh, I just wanted to add, don't buy this tank unless you plan to use it as the basis for an upgrade project. It lacks proportional controls, which makes it a bit difficult to maneuver and the tracks get thrown pretty easily on all but smooth surfaces.

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Here's an update on the Leopard 2A5:[img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img]

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Sorry for no pics will upload monday. My connection is too slow.[:o]

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[img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img][img][/img] I finally figured out that the pics were too large.
The test firing was successful with a few minor adjustments. Now to make the whole thing fit in the turret.....

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Here's more on this build. I had to split the turret in half to have access to the selinoid batteries - [img][/img]

Here's the overall layout - [img][/img]

having some trouble with the feeder tube - [img][/img] It doesn't feed the bb's properly.

I also detailed the rear cargo baskets - [img][/img] [img][/img]

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Hi DIma.

PM for you

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By the way that is awesome work Dim!

Ed