Post by inedibleman on May 25, 2022 17:33:32 GMT
Here is a quick review of Sluban's Leopard II tank set
MFG: Sluban
Name: Leopard 2A5
PN#: M38-B0839
PCS: 766
Figs: 2 (1 male/1 female)
The set is very well designed with plenty of details. The manual contains instructions for the alternate A6 turret design. The brick quality is very high with no mold lines, very few sprue contact points, but I did have one part that did mold only half way (a replacement was included). The stickers on the other hand are garbage, if you mess up placing one then getting it back off without leaving the painted part of the sticker on the part is impossible. There is also a sticker that is to be applied to a round part and Sluban failed to punch the sticker round for peeling off the backer, so square sticker overlapping a round part. Good luck trimming it. The two included figures are standard Sluban design with the head and long neck holding the whole figure together. The one is male and the other female and surprisingly they are close to the proper scale for the tank.
Building the set is a bit tricky in spots as Sluban used a few "illegal" brick attachments for the side skirts and the front angled armor. The treads are tight and do not roll easily on any surface. The turret took some finagling to get it to rotate 360 degrees with something snagging underneath, but once I found it it works well now.
Over all it's a great little build, exception the stickers, I would recommend it for any tank lovers collection. Get it now since it's been discontinued.
As a bonus Sluban gives you the cutest little alligator brick remover.
MFG: Sluban
Name: Leopard 2A5
PN#: M38-B0839
PCS: 766
Figs: 2 (1 male/1 female)
The set is very well designed with plenty of details. The manual contains instructions for the alternate A6 turret design. The brick quality is very high with no mold lines, very few sprue contact points, but I did have one part that did mold only half way (a replacement was included). The stickers on the other hand are garbage, if you mess up placing one then getting it back off without leaving the painted part of the sticker on the part is impossible. There is also a sticker that is to be applied to a round part and Sluban failed to punch the sticker round for peeling off the backer, so square sticker overlapping a round part. Good luck trimming it. The two included figures are standard Sluban design with the head and long neck holding the whole figure together. The one is male and the other female and surprisingly they are close to the proper scale for the tank.
Building the set is a bit tricky in spots as Sluban used a few "illegal" brick attachments for the side skirts and the front angled armor. The treads are tight and do not roll easily on any surface. The turret took some finagling to get it to rotate 360 degrees with something snagging underneath, but once I found it it works well now.
Over all it's a great little build, exception the stickers, I would recommend it for any tank lovers collection. Get it now since it's been discontinued.
As a bonus Sluban gives you the cutest little alligator brick remover.
