handler 69 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Looking at building the Tamiya Leopard A5 and the trumpeter Challenger 2, AS-90 and the German Faun Elephany SLT-56. Has anyone built these? Are they good kits? Cheers Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Looking at building the Tamiya Leopard A5 and the trumpeter Challenger 2, AS-90 and the German Faun Elephany SLT-56.Has anyone built these? Are they good kits? Cheers Troy Yes, the Tamiya kits are of excellent quality, the Trumpeter kits are a little less refined but this is reflected in the price. If you can spare the extra cash go for the Tamiya especially with the Challenger 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Have decieded to go with the Tamiya Leopard A6 and the Faun tank transporter. Should look great together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I built the Trumpeter AS90, looks really good. Haven't built the Leopard yet it's on my "to do list". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landyandy Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 tamiya leoperd is a good model but the trumpeter chally 2 is not a very good one compared to tamiyas offering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 I bought the Leopard A5 from Tamiya and the Faun "elefant" by trumpet. That will take care of my lang winter evenings that are coming up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmal Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi, i have built all 3 and found them all to be ok.The Tamiya Leopard is a super kit to build, i did mine out of the box which is a rarity for me. The Chally is not as good as the tamiya one but is cheaper, but looks good once you have got past all the unnecessary small parts like engine deck hinges, and the AS90 builds up nicely, although replacing the turret top basket for a PE one is a must. I have built the Faun with a Panzerhaubitze 2000 as the load and i found both kits a joy to do, it is sat on a large base with a large tree and some bushes by a road and i will be adding a Mercedes G Wagon to it aswell. I don`t have any suitable modern German army figures to go with them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 I have bought the PE for both the Leopard and the Faun ( the big ED set) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmal Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I would have only it didn`t exist when i built mine, pity as it looks a good set. I have started doing the AFV and Revell Wiesel and Ozcelot kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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