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Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:31 am
by Ludwig von wigbearer
Morning all, has anyone bought the hooben fury Sherman yet? if so is it any good?

regards john :wave:

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:42 am
by Rad_Schuhart
According to what I have seen in forums, IMHO it does not worth it.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-tank ... an-e8.html

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:52 am
by Ludwig von wigbearer
Hi, thanks for the reply, think I will give it a miss looking at the comments made, I could do with finding the time and
getting my Tamiya Sherman built :thumbup:

regards john

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:40 am
by Xiaoshan_Sailor
I just picked one up over the weekend & its not bad so don't take what you saw over at RCU at face value - those are my photos posted a few days ago. Granted, its certainly not Tamiya grade but for the $200.00 I paid with TK22/MC6, I'd rate it above the basic HL & Trumpeter conversions & it outperforms the metal Mato M4A3 I have. It could use more weight & was told they have no idea when they'll release the planned metal upgrades. That said, Hooben is using MATO's gearbox so I'm playing with it now to see what I can retrofit between the assorted Tamy/Mato/Impact track & parts I have at my disposal. Will let you know how it goes.

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:18 am
by tomhugill
Xiaoshan_Sailor wrote:I just picked one up over the weekend & its not bad so don't take what you saw over at RCU at face value - those are my photos posted a few days ago. Granted, its certainly not Tamiya grade but for the $200.00 I paid with TK22/MC6, I'd rate it above the basic HL & Trumpeter conversions & it outperforms the metal Mato M4A3 I have. It could use more weight & was told they have no idea when they'll release the planned metal upgrades. That said, Hooben is using MATO's gearbox so I'm playing with it now to see what I can retrofit between the assorted Tamy/Mato/Impact track & parts I have at my disposal. Will let you know how it goes.
Does the suspension compress or just pivot?

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:22 am
by cannedheat
compress

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:33 am
by tomhugill
cannedheat wrote:compress
Thanks stu, I'd seen else where said it was just pivot, feng showed videos with both so wanted to clarify!!

Have you got one?

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:47 am
by cannedheat
yes
present

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:22 pm
by Ad Lav
Doesn’t look as good as a Tamiya one but then for under $300 I wouldn’t expect it to be.

Re: Hooben 1/16 sherman (fury)

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:22 pm
by Harry Serpent
Make your own ...Tamiya Sherman lower hull, HL M4a3 top hull and modified Mato Turret. :thumbup: :wave:

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