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i would like to get my hands on a king tiger are the matorro ones any good

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havent got one but would like one, for the money yes they are good ,most people junk the electrics and either fit hl boards or elmod , plus hl gearboxs, but saying that i think matorro have improved the boards on the new ones, [ someone please dorrect me if im wrong]
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on second thoughts lets not go to Camelot ,it is a silly place
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if i have to take out the electronics mybe i should go for h/l jagdpanther as i have been put on a 3 day week so i have to watch the pennys

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If your lucky you might find some of the old Tamiya KT's on Ebay, they normally sell for under £100 swap the old electrics for Heng Long and the gearboxes for some 3-1 boxes and you have yourself a decent KT 8)
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thats the place i got my porsche k/tiger £30 and a trip to the seaside ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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not much on ebay will keep looking
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To be honest raven the Matorro KT needs work from the word go. Electronics are poor and need replacing with an RX 18 board. The rear idler system is set into the rear hull same as HL BUT the Matorro plastic is not as robust as HL's and is prone to spliting. So you need to beef it up or upgrade the rear idler system ( see Tankzone site ). And IMHO the suspension has a lot of play. And last but not least the gearboxes are not that good and seem underpowered. But dispite this I bought one from the evilbay and I like it. There will be a heck of a lot of work involved but I think it will be worth it in the end. Hope this helps you. All the best for now
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thanks alan
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