New version HL Tiger 1

[capt midnight]

Well, I guess I'm going to get the ball rolling. If you can think of anything else you'd like to see, let me know and I'll add it in...

This just arrived in the mail yesterday. The new box design was a bit of a surprise...



Now for a walk around of the hull...













Not much different here. The big thing I noticed was that there was no safety switch for the airsoft under the cupola hatch. Also, the only switches on the under side is the on/off switch.

More to come...

[capt midnight]

Here's the smaller parts...

Cables and cleaning rods...




Here's the hull and turret details. Fenders, decals, as well as the standard commander figure. The small plastic bags have spare track links and pins...



Here's the battery, charger, and bb's. The pack is a Li-ion, 7.4 volt, 1800mAh. It weighs less than half of the Ni-cad packs...



Here's the new transmitter...



Instead of trying to describe how it works, I'll just put the instructions up...

Front


Back


One more post to go...

[capt midnight]

Now for the inside works...

Here's the lower hull. Standard plastic gearboxes, smoker, and general layout. Do note the new speaker design...



And the upper hull. Not too much different here...



Here's a closeup of the MFU. Same case, but better goodies inside...



Popped the case and found that this is a version 5.3. A LOT newer than my other stuff.



This tank was purchased on ebay from seller toolsempire, in the US. Price was $79.99 USD, shipping included. Shipping was pretty good, just under a week from purchase to delivery. Quite happy with the purchase, especially with it being the newer version.

HOW DOES IT RUN?

Ran it around for about 10 minutes or so to check it out. Performance was standard for a plastic version Tiger 1, but the shining star was the sound system. The new speaker has a lot better tone to it and the new sound bytes are truly awesome. After running it, I had to put it up on the table with the treads raised just to hear the sounds. The new Tiger sounds are great with an unmuffled sound. The Leopard sounds are fantasist as well. I really love the way the motor sounds match the tread speeds.

It took a bit before I noticed that the barrel elevation was 2 directional, not just the old cam driven up/down/up of the older versions. This is really a great addition.

Here's a short video of the beast being run through it's functions. Notice the barrel functions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohaeL4Fq3DY

And another showing the controls and some better sounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5nVeoH31Eg

Overall, I am really quite happy with this one. To be truthful, I bought it to do a conversion on, but I love the sounds. Thinking about swapping the radio and speaker out with my other Tiger, or maybe my Leopard!

Hope some of this proves helpful, and if you have any questions, please let me know.

Bill

[c.rainford73]

Bill when you have time can you post a video of it starting running through its functions for those who are not familiar with it right out of the box?

Maybe showing the bb airsoft feature and the new firing system with the button.

Looks good so far

Carl

[capt midnight]

Bill when you have time can you post a video of it starting running through its functions for those who are not familiar with it right out of the box?

Maybe showing the bb airsoft feature and the new firing system with the button.

Looks good so far

Carl

I'll see if I can't something together tomorrow. Thanks for the idea!

Bill

[Tiggr]

Great review Bill.
Still waiting for this new version to appear in the UK.

[capt midnight]

I just noticed that the main cannon elevation is two direction on this version. You can move up or down from any position, not just the cam driven up/down/up.

Weather hasn't been cooperating to get some video, so I guess I'll try and get some taken inside.

I'll post the video and any new info in the first post to try and keep all the info together. Might make it easier for future reference.

Bill

[capt midnight]

Edited the main post with links for a couple of videos. One with the tank running, and the other shows the controls with a better grab of the sounds.

Bill

[43rdRecceReg]

Great. Thanks for the detailed and illuminating appraisal . At that price, with postage included, it's also a bargain..especially considering that if you wanted to buy the new TX and MFU as a separate package (to benefit from the much demanded sound effects upgrade), you'd pay almost that much over here in the UK.

[siegfried]

Much improved RC, they fixed the barrel length too. Over the years, you can see how things are getting better and better with the stock HL and RC. I wonder what the next 10 years will bring. I noticed some makers now have BB with barrel recoil functions too.