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tomhugill wrote:
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Jake79 wrote:Fantastic collection Tom :clap:
I like metal tracks on a tank, been looking at Tamiya's for King Tiger £190 :( Is there a way round this can you use other's...
That's another thing Jake...Tamiyas are prioritized.... sprockets wheels etc ... have to be Tamiya or Impact...Tracks as well... 8O

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I actually have henglong panther tracks on on of my tamiya panthers. Tracks are pretty interchangeable, gearboxes just need a couple of holes drilled. You'll also need different sprockets or get your dremel out and grind down the output shaft.
Good to know Tom.. on the KT... neither my Mato or Heng Long tracks will go on the Tamiya...But hey any info that helps Jake... it's a wash to me.. :D


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ALPHA wrote:Keep in mind Jake...Tamiyas don't smoke....so just a tad more added expense.... smoker + exhausts ...and mod for the exhausts ;)
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Let's try to steer away from the this brand vs that again...
Then stop doing it Tom... I was just saying.. don't take it so personal ..sheeeeeeeeeeeeesh ...too sensitive :eh:

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Horses45 wrote:Just my 2 pennies worth at the min I only have one tamiya,some torro, a couple of taigen and most are heng long and as Tom says a mongrel mix but it all depends on how much your using them, yes they are nice sitting in the shelf but better when your getting them used.same goes for whatever I used my Tamiya trucks or my rock crawlers , I enjoyed the build of my trucks and crawlers but I look at it this way when it stops becoming fun and you think it is a chore then that's the time to think is this the thing to be doing ?.it all comes down to how much you can afford and what you can spend on a collection.but back on track one brand would be good but some companies don't make the models we want so you have to compromise :-)
:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: I agree... FUN is what you make of it... It is the reason we are all in this Hobby...find what makes you happy and just go with it ...for me it's what ever fits the GUP genre...so far HL has provided :D

By the way Horses...with my Herschel.... I think I finally caught up with you :haha: :crazy: :haha:

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Alpha I'm now standing 21 tanks ,4 Tamiya trucks and 6 Rock crawlers lol and still having fun, but I have to admit time is against me getting mine done so I think I will have to slim down quite a bit :'(
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Torro King Tiger , Torro KV-2 , Torro M-16 half track , 2xTaigen Tigers
HL King Tiger , HL KV-1 , HL Tiger , HL Bulldog , HL Pershing , HL Sherman
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Horses45 wrote:Alpha I'm now standing 21 tanks ,4 Tamiya trucks and 6 Rock crawlers lol and still having fun, but I have to admit time is against me getting mine done so I think I will have to slim down quite a bit :'(
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Awwwww Heck Horses...you are way in front of me :haha: :haha: Nice Jeep... what scale? you going to put figures in it ? :D



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As I have a whole day off today will put some pics up under the my collection post I have somewhere to show you alpha my good man why I have to scale down :(
Torro King Tiger , Torro KV-2 , Torro M-16 half track , 2xTaigen Tigers
HL King Tiger , HL KV-1 , HL Tiger , HL Bulldog , HL Pershing , HL Sherman
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Happy days Horses, great looking Jeep, looking forward to seeing your collection..
Tamiya: 2 King Tigers
H/L,Taigen :Initial Tiger 1, Panzer III, Kv 2, Panther G, Bulldog, Leo 2A6
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Hi Jake pics are up of my collection but as alpha has said the idea of this hobby is to have fun and that's the best I can say which ever tanks you buy :thumbup:
Torro King Tiger , Torro KV-2 , Torro M-16 half track , 2xTaigen Tigers
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ALPHA wrote:
tomhugill wrote:
ALPHA wrote: That's another thing Jake...Tamiyas are prioritized.... sprockets wheels etc ... have to be Tamiya or Impact...Tracks as well... 8O

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I actually have henglong panther tracks on on of my tamiya panthers. Tracks are pretty interchangeable, gearboxes just need a couple of holes drilled. You'll also need different sprockets or get your dremel out and grind down the output shaft.
Good to know Tom.. on the KT... neither my Mato or Heng Long tracks will go on the Tamiya...But hey any info that helps Jake... it's a wash to me.. :D


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Yeah another case of dremel work required. Need to take about 1mm off the teth each side.
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dgsselkirk wrote:
Jake79 wrote:I was reading a build the other day and the chap recommended this vendor. .banzaihobby.com
some prices.
M51,Super Sherman $573=£343
JS-2, $726=432
Jagd Panther/Panther G, $674=£403

All with radio gear, not too bad....

From what I could work out postage to the UK was around £50

1/6 Alpha I haven't built a 1/16 yet....
U.S. dollars plus shipping plus if you want to battle you still have to buy that.... I guarantee you by the time you are done with accessories and other "stuff" you will drop over a G note on Tamiya no problem...
Not in the uk! You can get a hidden battle unit for £30. Up and running for £500 maybe?
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