gillum
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Post by gillum on Jan 18, 2019 6:31:41 GMT
Bought the Leopard 2 for about 45 € ia sale before 11/11. Great quality and is really huge.
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indie
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Post by indie on Jan 18, 2019 7:15:53 GMT
Did you select the product in the colour option tab? Because they sometimes lump a few products together in a single advert. I been wanting to get a Leopard 2 for sometime. But recently the Panlos one has risen in price. Yes of course, i am experienced on this since i tried to get that Kazi Panzer 38 (T) many times unsuccesfully . I guess they made a mistake and make a listing with the half prices of the half prices for winter sale. but i think they might actually sent the products though.It seems like a legit seller. If that would be the case, i will consider myself semi lucky and regret not ordering Type 99 and T90. imgur.com/a/h1bAiTx
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Post by El Caracho on Jan 20, 2019 8:48:12 GMT
Oh, forgot to mention, I got and built that Justice Action Mark 1 thingy. I would NOT recommend it. It has some serious design flaws like angled treads that align to different studs, an illegal 1/4 stud off connection that supports most of the fold-out mechanism, flimsy locking mechanism for said fold-out treads (so basically you are fighting the 1/4 stud off connection trying not to break it while connecting the treads to the main tank...and you never win), and overall flimsy design that means if you look at it wrong it falls apart. Not to mention it looks a lot cooler in the pictures than in real life. It definitely feels more like a cobbled together mess, what with rooms with chairs that face each other that fold out so that the chairs....face outwards? Windows on the inside of the tank between the tank and treads....that have a solid block of bricks behind them anyway? Front and rear stabilizers where the front stabilizer doesn't reach the ground? Yeah, not great. Well ... I have a different opinion about this set, though. I have assembled it yesterday, and I like it But that's maybe because I really really like the rhombus shaped British WWI tanks, and I was quite eager to finally get this set, because the first time around it was destroyed by customs. I agree that the track links have problems, but I could fix that by changing the order of the gears/discs on the front and rear axles: Front axle: [inwards to outwards] black gear, tan pulley disc, tan pulley disc rear axle: [inwards to outwards] tan train wheel (facing outwards), 1/2 space, tan train wheel (facing inwards), tan pulley disc Now the track links are in line and the tank can roll (forward at least, backwards is blocked) To be able to roll backwards also, the last small road wheel before the rear idler wheel has to be enlarged (it's just a golden small technic bush at the moment) The fold out mechanism is a bit strange indeed, I agree, but I do not plan to use it anyway. But the angle of the left and right tread components can be adjusted at the top, so everything can be aligned properly. I too broke the treads a few times before I had them properly attached, so I agree on that "problem". But now I can grab the finished model with one hand, lift it and carry it around without anything falling off, so the construction is rigid enough for me. Regarding the inner design flaws: Maybe the "windows" in front of the solid wall are supposed to be (holographic) display screens? And the seats in the folded out back pointing outwards, maybe they are "gunner's seats", and the minifigs could shoot from there out the back with their rifles? Conclusion: This is a huge and impressive beast, which came out even bigger than I imagined from the fist pictures I saw: 46 cm long and up to 24 cm wide Give this set a chance! 8 high quality diverse and well printed minifigs with various equipment are included, even a paratrooper ... with a high "play value", as you can throw him out the window and he really glides I had no missing or damaged parts, all properly deburred, and no clutch problems. Panlos Brick has one of the highest quality of all the Chinese manufacturers, way better than XingBao, where every set includes at least 2 or 3 damaged parts.
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Post by alienwar9 on Jan 20, 2019 21:22:23 GMT
I had a missing, broken, and deformed piece in the set. The clutch and alignment in a few places was off.
The build of the side pieces itself was frustrating, having the 1x4 curved sloped bricks constantly push off while trying to put on the SNOT side panels. The front of the tank that's angled is held by 2 flimsy swivel pieces and some 1x2 bricks that I find make it ready to fly off at the slightest touch. The actual turret also feels wobbly due to its size and small initial connection to the rest of the tank. There's just a lot of flex there.
The fact that the rear opening features are latched by bricks instead of a clip or something else feels a bit lazy. Same goes for the unorthodox sides latching.
I could overlook the track alignment issues if the whole top cover on the tracks wasn't fundamentally designed wrong. Any pressure on them and the whole top just becomes a domino of falling apart. The only thing worse than it breaking is trying with futility to put it back together.
I'm not much of a fan of standard Lego style military minifigs ever since I found out about Mega Bloks Call of Duty line. They just look so cheesy in comparison. Thematically Lego minifigs fit more lighthearted sets, but for me it clashes once more serious themes are considered. It does come with a lot of nice figs, though, so if that's anyone's thing I guess that's a plus.
Oh,and my parachute was a wrinkled mess that I never could get to work well.
In the end I far prefer every other tank build to this, and that goes for earlier Cobi, Xingbao (including those large missile and nuke tanks), Megabloks, and even the early Kazi Tigers (which feel like crackling old plastic).
I too really like WWI style tanks, which is why this felt like such a huge disappointment.
Out of the thousands of sets I've ever built, it is the 2nd most frustrating, only topped by that lepin Venator and its magnet issues (I bought the original designer's instructions). At least the end result of the Venator was worth it. I even made a thread on reddit asking what the most frustrating or difficult builds people have had with non-Lego sets, and I did almost all the ones listed.
I think I prefer snapping in 300 window glasses for my moc.
I've only ever returned 1 Lego set in my entire life, a long time ago (it was a rip-off in terms of price/piece). If I could, I'd return this. The horrible effort in design should not get rewarded by purchases.
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indie
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Post by indie on Jan 29, 2019 15:16:22 GMT
Did you select the product in the colour option tab? Because they sometimes lump a few products together in a single advert. I been wanting to get a Leopard 2 for sometime. But recently the Panlos one has risen in price. Yes of course, i am experienced on this since i tried to get that Kazi Panzer 38 (T) many times unsuccesfully . I guess they made a mistake and make a listing with the half prices of the half prices for winter sale. but i think they might actually sent the products though.It seems like a legit seller. If that would be the case, i will consider myself semi lucky and regret not ordering Type 99 and T90. imgur.com/a/h1bAiTxWell, what do you know, my sets actually arrived via DHL today. I had to pay an extra customs fee of 12 usd for clearence since they probably suspected a 3.2 kgs building blocks parcel sent via DHL cannot cost less than 27 usd. Still a good deal i guess.
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Post by El Caracho on Jan 29, 2019 16:46:57 GMT
Congrats on that nice deal! My Panlos Brick set 632007 "ZBD-05" also arrived last weekend, bought for 34,46 €
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indie
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Post by indie on Jan 29, 2019 17:21:13 GMT
Hi, thanks. Did you build it? I figure it will take a month for me to build them between my work and my 1 year old.
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Post by Deinonychus on Jan 29, 2019 21:36:58 GMT
My ZBD-05 arrived late last week as well. Haven't gotten into the build yet, but printed digital camouflage on some parts as opposed to the stickers that were on the Type 99 is a very welcome change.
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indie
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Post by indie on Feb 6, 2019 4:45:02 GMT
Finally put Magach together. It was very challenging , building it for a mild colorblinded person in soft illumination. I only confuse some shades of green and brown and this thing have several shades of both colors. With a few mistakes hopefully passing as camo, it is done!
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Post by El Caracho on Feb 6, 2019 10:47:02 GMT
Finally put Magach together. It was very challenging , building it for a mild colorblinded person in soft illumination. I only confuse some shades of green and brown and this thing have several shades of both colors. With a few mistakes hopefully passing as camo, it is done! So your delivery also did not include the piece of cloth for the gun barrel mount? Or did you discard that on purpose?
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indie
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Post by indie on Feb 6, 2019 14:00:52 GMT
Yeah, mine is missing too, since i read previous messages on that i guessed it doesnt come included.
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indie
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Post by indie on Feb 13, 2019 17:31:11 GMT
Hey, anyone else had a problem with leopard's tracks being too loose?
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indie
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Post by indie on Feb 24, 2019 17:57:07 GMT
Finally put these together! Very happy with the results.
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Post by p4tr1cius on Feb 24, 2019 21:11:05 GMT
Have you got anyone the new Panlos T90 tank? It looks awesome at the picture.
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aushen
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Post by aushen on Feb 25, 2019 16:17:11 GMT
El Caracho has a review for it in the Set reviews section if you would like to check it out
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