opening heng long tiger 1

[seanhickey2009]

How do you open up the heng long tiger 1 new version with smoke and sound?

[ALPHA]

There should be eight screw points under the tank...and and if I remember correctly four under the tracks...take them all out...put all except for four... away for spares... use the four to lock the tank back up... two in the front two in the back... that way it's fast and easy if you have to service the Tank

ALPHA

[seanhickey2009]

Cheers I'll have a look tonight just got my 1st tank last night just wanting to have a look inside gof metal gears on the way

[ALPHA]

When you get to the screws under the tracks..you have to remove the tracks... you can either pry the cap off the idler and remove that... and the tracks after or if you have the plastic track version and are lazy like I am... carefully rotate the track putting a "pulling" tension on it... and derail the track like how bicycle chains change gears
and reverse the process to put them back on.... the screws can be accessed with a medium phillips carefully inserted between the bogies

Good Luck Sean

ALPHA

[seanhickey2009]

I'll give that a try tonight is there a lazy way to repaint the tank without having to strip the tank down ect?

[billpe]

Masking tape Its possible to paint it with a minimum of removing the wheels/tracks and some crafty turret rotation.

[seanhickey2009]

That's what I was afraid of is the paint glueing the torrent

[ALPHA]

I'll give that a try tonight is there a lazy way to repaint the tank without having to strip the tank down ect?

Yeah ... same method...then turn your tank on it's side... get a good brush... dip it in the paint ....put a good dabble in the center and spin the wheels ...then slowly work your way out.... one light coat first.... if you are using acrylics... grab a blow dryer... dry it... then do a second coat

I really shouldn't tell you all this...it's a bad habit to get into .................

ALPHA

[ALPHA]

That's what I was afraid of is the paint glueing the torrent

Don't worry about the turret...or the wheels actually ... if the turret sticks there is enough play that you can probably just twist it to break it loose...same with the wheels

Main thing is to have fun doing it

ALPHA

[seanhickey2009]

Thanks for the advice I love the tank