Next Tamiya armor release will be Leopard 2A6. Catalogue number 35271, price 3600 yen. Release date in Japan: February 25th.

The kit will include new long barrel, new front armor, two "half" figures and four decal options.



The source: http://www.tamiya.com/japan/news/news0402/news1.htm#5271

Regards,
Pawel

good deal,glad to see more modern subjects done.....

I wish that they would do a series on warsaw pact vehicles . The T-55 was a good start

BMP of some sort would be great.

Good news, I like the appereance of Leo2...

Pawel, I know Tamiyas Leo2 could be updated to Strv... how about this one?

Mario M.

Hey Vodnik,
As far as I have been able to find out, the only real difference would be the smoke dichargers, which would have to be scratch built.

Hi. Very, very nice. For some reason I seem to leaning to the modern stuff anymore. It's not like I don't have enough W.W.II stuff to do either. This hobby just gets bigger and bigger as I go along it would seem.

Now I just have to decide if I want that pink mechanical pink that's listed below the Leopard on Tamiya's add there. Ha, ha!

Thanks and take care, Sgirty

I wish Tamiya would redo their T-62 and a real good T-72 and T-80

I would like to get on board and wish they would redo their 88MM.
Still a great model but can use some improvements!!

Plus bring back their 7 ton halftrack with new improvements like the FAMO one!!

The 2A6 is mean looking tank, but like my friend Tom mentioned a 2A4 would be even better. Sure there is the Italeri version, but put it side by side with the Tamiya 2A5 and there is no comparison.

I'd love to see a re-tooled T62 or any former warsaw pact /soviet/russian armor.

If Tamiya is essentially re-releasing the 2A5 with a few parts to make a 2A6, why not repop the T72 with a retooled turret or a turret for a different version.

Correct me if I'm worng, but most of the complaints about the (10yr old??) T72 kit are related to turret shape, right?

I really wish Tamiya would take a page from DML's , and now Trumpeter's, playbook and go back and retool and rerealese kits with corrections.

Still happy it's not another " Mid-late early , just before dusk on June 23rd, before Hans went on break, but after the grinder broke Tiger..."

Mike

Hey, did you DSBer's see the mechanical bobbing head pig? Scroll down...

LOL

Shaun

As far as I know the only difference between a Leo2A5 and A6 is the gun (L44 vs L55)
If it would have been a Leo2A6EX I would have been glad but now, seems like too little "bang for the buck"

If you would like a Swedish Strv122 you are better of with the 2A5 because it has the correct gun.
You still need the HKCW conversion.

/Thord