Lert's new tank! Large 1/16th scale R/C model

Lert: I got myself a 1/16th scale Leopard 2A6 for christmas. It finally arrived~   The box:     Box open, bits out:       Tank removed from the box. It's so huge that it doesn't fit into a standard HL sized box without turning the turret 175 degrees around! Pictures don't do it justice.     The additional bits that were stowed in various places in the styrofoam ... Now all that's left is opening the bits box with all the additional detail parts for the Leopard 2A6!     ........... Waitaminit. Those look like - ...   ....   Bloody hell. They sent a bit box with Tiger I detail parts instead of Leopard 2A6 detail parts. My disappointment is quite sizable. Right. Not gonna 'touch' the tank until this is fixed. I've sent the store a polite e-mail with the complaint and asked for further instructions. Let's just hope it's an easy swap and they send out the correct parts tomorrow.   *sigh*   So, yeah. I'll keep you guys updated.   As for how big a 1/16th scale Leopard 2A6 is: the hull by itself is 18.9" long. Gun forward the entire tank is 27" long.   Now I just gotta wait for the correct detail parts.   My plan for this tank is:   - Modify the smoke launchers to mimic the dutch variant of Leopard 2A6 from before we sold them; - Modify the headlights from the ugly leds to accurate scale headlights; - Repaint the entire thing - the camo is quite nicely done on it, but the green is still just bare plastic and has that plastic-y sheen to it. Proper re-painting will solve that. - Proper decals - I'm making the Leopard 2A6NL, so I'm going to need to find dutch markings in scale. I'm sure they're out there - or I'll make them myself. Somehow. - Get a new TC figure. This is a cheap chinese knock-off tank, so it comes with their generic 'german TC' figure, which happens to be wearing a Hugo Boss designed Schwerpanzer Division Waffen SS uniform, instead of the proper baggy style uniform the dutch tank crew wore. - Minor weathering. I intend to make this tank look like it's just returned from maneuvers or something, so some minor mud and dust weathering would be appropriate.   I'll also possibly try to upgrade its functionality / mobility. It's much slower in scale speed than the real thing, and the turret takes about 2 to 3 times as long to slew as the real thing. But those would require some serious rebuilding with new drive components, and I just don't have the money.   There's some minor scoring / paint damage on the (all metal) barrel that I would normally count as a defect and contact the store over, but since I'm planning on repainting the entire thing anyway, I'm just gonna let it slide.