FYI tamiya 1/16 display armour

[mcevoyi]

Hi all

JUST FOR INFORMATION

It seems that tamiya will over the next 2 years be pooping most of the 1/16 armour
Current and older kits as display models

First up is the M1a2 . Priced about £465 ooch !! How much ?!! (Almost 5 HL M1a2 )
Then followed by the
jagdpanther priced about £360

[wibblywobbly]

I wonder if they will be the same as the RC ones internally, so that we can simply buy them and fit the RC kit of our choice?

[mcevoyi]

As far as I know wibby

YES
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[mcevoyi]

How much for a Sherman?

Sorry no idea ..

Just info that was given to be a by a friendly UK retailer

Jadlam racing

who have the two kits on there website ..
not available yet but will be soon ..very soon

[jarndice]

It brings the price of a 1/16 R/C Tamiya Tank closer to my pockets than the present offerings,
The Tamiya electrics appear to have been eclipsed over recent years so the thought of buying a Tamiya R/C kit only to discard the inhouse electronics was ever the main stumbling block whereas now you can buy a Tamiya kit free of their own electrics and fit an IBU2/3 or an Elmod or a Clark or whatever.
When you look at the price of a full metal Taigen or Torro they are probably very similar to a stripped out Tamiya.
Shaun..

[Dusty Steppes]

It brings the price of a 1/16 R/C Tamiya Tank closer to my pockets than the present offerings,
The Tamiya electrics appear to have been eclipsed over recent years so the thought of buying a Tamiya R/C kit only to discard the inhouse electronics was ever the main stumbling block whereas now you can buy a Tamiya kit free of their own electrics and fit an IBU2/3 or an Elmod or a Clark or whatever.
When you look at the price of a full metal Taigen or Torro they are probably very similar to a stripped out Tamiya.
Shaun..

I couldn't agree more. Well said.

[Soeren]

And having seen the builds on andys hq the mechanisms of gun and turret look much more sophisticated.

[Ad Lav]

Do these have gearboxes? I don't think so.

If they were like the old type static with gearboxes then I'd say worth a punt.

[BarryC]

Here is a build video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9x3-RwvkXc

Barry

[Ad Lav]

That's a no to gearboxes then.