Post by El Caracho on Mar 23, 2018 12:55:51 GMT
I've just assembled the set 632003 "Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank" from "Panlos Brick", and here are my impressions:
The finished model is huge, really huge, even bigger than the Type 99 (as it has 1 pair of roadwheels more than the Type 99)
All the problems I previously encountered with the Type 99 did not occur with the Leopard 2:
The tracks were not "bended" and do run freely around the tanks.
Unlike the Type 99 the turret can be rotated the full 360.
The Leopard 2 seems to be more rigid than Type 99, so if you grab it parts are not constantly falling off
(besides the 2x3 cupboard doors used as armor plates, which are just clipped in an 1x2 grille tile, which is bit of a loose connection).
As the Type 99, this Panlos Brick tank also soly consists of pieces from the Lego parts library.
An interresting feature, that the Type 99 didn't have, is some sort of "suspension". Very basic, but still present:
The road wheels are mounted on a swinging arm, so that on an uneven terrain all roadwheels would still touch the ground (to a certain degree).
No springs or rubber bands were used for this suspension, just "gravity". But still a welcome feature.
As the type 99, this tanks also has a very nice and detailed interior, e.g. the engine.
You can build two variants of the Leopard with this set, the 2-A4 or the "Evolution" (which apparently is a real thing).
I sticked to the 2-A4 with a more "classic" appearance, the "Evolution" looked a bit to futuristic for my taste.
But you can switch between the 2 variants quite easily, because the set includes all the parts to build both variant specific accessories at the same time, meaning that for example you don't have to take apart the side skirts from the 2-A4 variant to build the more advanced armor side skirts for the "Evolution" variant.
Same goes for the frontal hull armor plate, back armor plate and turret armor plates. You can build both variants at the same time with the included bricks, and can just swap the attached armor parts to change between the two variants.
The main color is some sort of a slightly darker variant of the "Lego old light grey" with a "brownish" touch, mixed with some occasional dark grey parts and some stickers.
Some of the stickers are a bit odd though, a German "Balkenkreuz" from WW2 for a cold war era tank?
And why would I want to put a "Panther" sticker on my Leopard tank?
Or stickers with an US army star on a German tank?
But then again ... one can always make his own custom stickers.
There are also some minifigs included, but of course the tank is way to big to be in scale with these figures.
All in all great built resulting in a very nice model. Highly recommended. I spent 60 (European) bucks for it, so not really a bargain, but definitely worth it.
The finished model is huge, really huge, even bigger than the Type 99 (as it has 1 pair of roadwheels more than the Type 99)
All the problems I previously encountered with the Type 99 did not occur with the Leopard 2:
The tracks were not "bended" and do run freely around the tanks.
Unlike the Type 99 the turret can be rotated the full 360.
The Leopard 2 seems to be more rigid than Type 99, so if you grab it parts are not constantly falling off
(besides the 2x3 cupboard doors used as armor plates, which are just clipped in an 1x2 grille tile, which is bit of a loose connection).
As the Type 99, this Panlos Brick tank also soly consists of pieces from the Lego parts library.
An interresting feature, that the Type 99 didn't have, is some sort of "suspension". Very basic, but still present:
The road wheels are mounted on a swinging arm, so that on an uneven terrain all roadwheels would still touch the ground (to a certain degree).
No springs or rubber bands were used for this suspension, just "gravity". But still a welcome feature.
As the type 99, this tanks also has a very nice and detailed interior, e.g. the engine.
You can build two variants of the Leopard with this set, the 2-A4 or the "Evolution" (which apparently is a real thing).
I sticked to the 2-A4 with a more "classic" appearance, the "Evolution" looked a bit to futuristic for my taste.
But you can switch between the 2 variants quite easily, because the set includes all the parts to build both variant specific accessories at the same time, meaning that for example you don't have to take apart the side skirts from the 2-A4 variant to build the more advanced armor side skirts for the "Evolution" variant.
Same goes for the frontal hull armor plate, back armor plate and turret armor plates. You can build both variants at the same time with the included bricks, and can just swap the attached armor parts to change between the two variants.
The main color is some sort of a slightly darker variant of the "Lego old light grey" with a "brownish" touch, mixed with some occasional dark grey parts and some stickers.
Some of the stickers are a bit odd though, a German "Balkenkreuz" from WW2 for a cold war era tank?
And why would I want to put a "Panther" sticker on my Leopard tank?
Or stickers with an US army star on a German tank?
But then again ... one can always make his own custom stickers.
There are also some minifigs included, but of course the tank is way to big to be in scale with these figures.
All in all great built resulting in a very nice model. Highly recommended. I spent 60 (European) bucks for it, so not really a bargain, but definitely worth it.
