Discussion Thread: Heng Long 1/16 Leopard 2A6 Modern German MBT

[keilau]

I received my Heng Long German Leopard 2A6 RC tank a month ago. I got the "promotional version" which seems to be mid way between the Upgrade version (all plastic external) and the Professional version. It has the following metal parts:

1. Steel gears driving gearbox
2. Tracks
3. Sprocket wheels
4. Idler wheels
5. Barrel

The road wheels are plastic and it got the weak grey 380 motors. The gearbox is the all steel (non-ball bearing) normal version. It gets a grey plastic cover that I did not see before.

The little motors run quite hot at 40°F above ambient. It stabilized at 110°F in the 70 deg cool basement. It is not what I would like when running the tank outdoor at 90+ temperature. However, it does give the Leopard decent road speed.

I did a quick upgrade with the excellent Heng Xin all ball bearing gearbox. You may notice that I did not use the red motors. The motors are Fxfans 390 motors which have identical performance to the red motor. I just like the electroplated case better.



The Heng Xin gearbox uses 8 DGB (deep groove bearing). It is very quiet and vibration free. The 390 motor has plenty of reserve power to drive the metal tracks. This gearbox costs about $90 for US stock and about $65 if you can wait for shipping from China. It is one of the best upgrade investment I made.

With the TK-6.0S RC system, the proportional control is a large improvement over the 5.3 version I had on older tanks. Overall, I am happy with this purchase.

[Docman90]

The light shinning I would assume it's charging okay. After a while the light dims which again I would assume is it telling me it's fully charged?

[SoCalBobS]

Next possibility is the battery hasn’t charged correctly. Did you use the USB charger? If so, do you have another? If yes to both, you might try charging it there, if you haven’t already.

[Docman90]

Hi SoCalBobs It is a Heng Long

I have tried what you suggested and still no joy.

It was working fine when I first got it.
Battery died on the tank.
I charged it back up and now when I switch on the tank all I'm receiving is flashing taillights and sometimes the headlights flash also.

When I press the ignition start on the Rx the lights stop flashing on the tank.
No engine sounds smoke etc.

I am still waiting on word back from the company but if you have any more suggestions I am willing to try anything at this stage!

[SoCalBobS]

Could be few things. Is it a Heng Long? Did it work once? If not, first to try/eliminate would be to bind the tank to the radio. How to do it is in the manual but it's easy. Tx & tank are off. Turn on Tx. While holding down the ignition start button on the Tx, turn on the tank. It should immediately start up, sounds on and lights steady.

If not, you should give us more detail, but do that first.

[Docman90]

Hi there folks!

I was wondering if any of you fellow tankers could help me!

Recently bought this tank and after one full charge my RC won't connect to the tank! Start up noice on RC and tank lights flashing, both rear and headlights. Is there something I am doing wrong. Is there something I can try to fix this issue?

[JoeM723]

I tightened the track and it appears to be performing better, thanks.

[Rubicon99]

My Leopard tank has the tendency to throw it's track off the drive sprocket whenever I turn on any type of surface, be it concrete, dirt or grass. Does anyone have any idea on how to make sure the tracks stay on the drive sprocket? Should I tighten the track or does something else need to be aligned properly? Thanks in advance.

Tighten the track first. The front idler can be removed and the idler mount rotated forward. This will move the idler wheel forward and thus tighten the track. One or two notches should be enough.

[JoeM723]

My Leopard tank has the tendency to throw it's track off the drive sprocket whenever I turn on any type of surface, be it concrete, dirt or grass. Does anyone have any idea on how to make sure the tracks stay on the drive sprocket? Should I tighten the track or does something else need to be aligned properly? Thanks in advance.

[Rdex2]

This 's my 5 years old L2A6. It's version 5.3 (don't point to the hull recoil)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjzQVHuslBI

[savall21]

Video of my Leopard vs my son’s T-90

https://youtu.be/lKZIbjg9Ya8

[JoeM723]

Thanks I didn’t know you could trim them. Sort of weird they don’t use the trimming buttons on the controller.

[Beeg]

I just got my new Leopard tank a couple days ago but now i notice when I move the tank forward the tank slowly moves to the right like it is taking a broad right turn. I tried changing the track tensions on both sides but that did not fix it. It strangely drives straight when going in reverse, anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

Try Page 13 in your HL.TK 6.0 / 6.1 manual

[JoeM723]

I just got my new Leopard tank a couple days ago but now i notice when I move the tank forward the tank slowly moves to the right like it is taking a broad right turn. I tried changing the track tensions on both sides but that did not fix it. It strangely drives straight when going in reverse, anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

[Alpha]

fluup I use a pair of pliers to slightly deform the cylindrical shape of the hubcap's foot, then pressure fit it into the main wheel's hole. It doesn't rely on adhesive, but rather friction, to stay in place. It's very sturdy and remains easy to pry off if I ever need to service the inside of the wheel.

[fluup]

I have the leopard pro edition .
How do you fix the metal hubcaps to the wheels ?
I was thinking about hot glue.
Or do you use something else , keeping in mind it has to be removable.
A happy tanker

[TiredIronGRB]

I love the Leopard...

[Rubicon99]

It would be nice to see it available in desert yellow with a flashing RECOIL BARREL like a real one, thought the new ones would have it, shudders have been around for awhile, not a big fan.

Flash is easy to add with the new 6.0 system. I have added it to several tanks, mine and a few others. You will loose the airsoft, but the effect of flash and recoil in my book is far more fun...

If you have an airbrush it is super simple to repaint the tank to a desert yellow. It would most likely look better then the factory paint...

[Alpha]

The TK6-equipped Professional edition of the Leopard 2A6 does include barrel recoil. As for barrel flash, you can install an LED inside the barrel and plug it into the TK6's LED Port 1, which flashes for a split second whenever you fire the main gun. In the Panther G thread I posted how to do this in about 15 minutes.

[Scaleman3]

It would be nice to see it available in desert yellow with a flashing RECOIL BARREL like a real one, thought the new ones would have it, shudders have been around for awhile, not a big fan.