tiger 1, my first build!

[d170sam]

resized the pics a bit better

[d170sam]

Ok so here is a pic of the inside, I am now running a clark TK22 main board to control movement and all sound except engine sound, the engine sounds are dealt with by a Benedini TBS mini board loaded with authentic tiger sounds, I run a Turnigy 9x handset and receiver supplied by Curtis at Immortal Hobbies, it also has the super smoker 2 unit fitted and a Ansmann racing battery to keep it all running a big thanks to all on here that helped with advice to run this set up

[ruben2005]

hi sam if this is your first go at building and painting a tank , then i take my hat off to you sir what a great job paint work is just amazing . i love tigers in white makes them so much more imposing super job fella

[d170sam]

Thank you kind sir! Still need to do a couple more bits, mainly getting some dirt/dust painted on the tracks as they look odd now, plus I couple little touch ups here and there, I've really enjoyed doing it, I read loads of books and watched YouTube videos on painting techniques so that made it a load easier

[tankmad]

Nice job I like the weathering well done.
Stevie

[Markocaster]

much better with he resized pics! Love this Tank very cool
Nice looking innards too

[d170sam]

Ok so I need some advice, I've set up the Clark board so that it drives a bit more realistically e.g. No super spin turns but it can slowly rotate on the spot and now turns and drives slowly as you would expect a real tank to do, the problem I have is that on hard wood floors/tiles etc it drives spot on, on carpet/grass/Tarmac it won't turn on the spot, instead it slowly drives in a circle, I guess it's down to two reasons: it's too heavy, and the motors aren't powerful enough, would the solution be to put in some 400/480 motors or would this just mean it goes faster at top end and not have any more torque?! I don't want to spend loads of money on new motors if it won't fix the problem?! Any help would be much appreciated

[d170sam]

Any one? Please!

[Marc780]

That is one impressive kit! Someday I hope to take the plunge to an all metal king tiger...for what I've spent so far on the hobby, in installments- I probably could have bought one outright!

Here's a trick for grub screws as they are generally tiny, and made of ridiculously soft metal so they strip in no time. Start with a new hex wrench, or grind down an old one so the edges are sharp. A drop of light oil on the screw the night before, or at least an hour before can be helpful. Now take your hex wrench and shove in screw hole. No untightening yet..TAP The hex wrench with something metal,:the object being to help the oil work in, and to help loosen the screw. (I cannot tell you how many times this trick worked for me in my years in automotive repair). Tap with a screwdriver handle or some such for about 30 seconds. NOW try to loosen but when you encounter resistance STOP. NOW try to turn the hex wrench clockwise as if to tighten, stop when the wrench starts to bend. Now try to loosen again. Apply twisting pressure, release when resistance is felt, repeat. Less is more here-you are "outwitting" the grub screw instead of using brute force. This continual twist, release, twist action will work to loosen a stubborn small screw 9 times of 10-and no mangled screw either.

[d170sam]

Thanks for the tip! It is amazing how much these cost once you start upgrading! I think my next build may well be a tamiya leopard 2a6, I don't suppose you have any advice on upgraded motors? Many thanks, sam