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Leopard 2 Road Wheels & Idlers
brian638
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Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 03:03 AM UTC
Kenneth Østergaard takes a look at a useful update from Leopard Club.

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mshackleton
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Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 11:23 AM UTC
Kennth brought this to my attention before the review went out. The inner road wheels have now been remastered and should be available in 2-3 weeks time. The problem arises because Tamiya and Hobby Boss have compromised on the design of their inner wheels with large drums to contain polycaps. These drums are the same depth as the wheel rims which means neither manufacturers' suspension arms are accurate. The resulting gap is not all that visible on the model, but the new wheels will solve the problem.
brian638
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Posted: Saturday, February 14, 2015 - 03:23 PM UTC
Excellent news Michael, please let us know when they're available and we can announce it here. As you have pointed out styrene models often have to be a compromise of what is accurate and what has to be moulded.
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