old tamiya king tiger

[mikef350]

Hi all

I am tempted with buying a old clutch type tamiya king tiger tank which has a few detail parts missing.

So would i be able to fit modern gearbox and dmd unit with no problems or is it not worth the hassle?and can parts still be bought for this model

thanks in advance

[billpe]

Yes you can but the older models don't have quite as good a tolerances as the newer edition. For instance the wheels have one bushing and wobble allot, the gun is not held on by the same mechanism etc. Check out my thread Static to FO. It's essentially the same components as a an old version KT.

[mikef350]

cheers pal i take a gander at that.

Heres what ive just bought





Hopefully i can source more detail parts and find the missing parts like the rear exhaust etc.Did the static kit come with metal tracks mate?

[billpe]

No, no Tamiya kit does. The ones I have on mine are the Impact standard KT tracks.

Looks in good condition though

[mikef350]

cool so it got upgraded metal tracks fitted then.realy wanted a FO tank as ive had them in the past and they are great but moneys tight and this seemed too much a good price to pass on

[billpe]

You can definitely do this on the cheap. Put some Taigan/HL motors in it and Taigan electrics, build your own recoil housing. It's just a bit more work. If you want recoil you'll need to buy a barrel extension though. These can be bought from Welsh Dragon or axels-modellbau-shop.de

[mikef350]

Can the heng long parts be bought seperatly?and are they reliable

[billpe]

Yes, you can get them all separately. I'd probably go with the Taigan ones though.

[mikef350]

ok great thanks for your time pal