His & Hers Late (now mid) & Early Tiger Builds

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Will01Capri
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His & Hers Late (now mid) & Early Tiger Builds

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Hi Guys
Rather than running two separate builds for our newly acquired project Henglong Tigers, i thought i would just run one post.
Very Early Henglong Tiger 27mhz basic model which someone has put a little work into to make look a little weathered etc & a later Henglong Tiger which is a complete basket case requiring total resto, but i am going to continue the previous owners idea to convert to a late model Tiger.

The late model as had Zimmerit & some nice metal features purchased like hatches, cupola, tools and other stuff etc like metal gearboxes.
This will be mine, so the upper & lower hull will be strengthened but remain plastic HL. Going to convert this to.mid Tiger 334 I think ;)
The running wheels and tracks etc will all be metal. Need some ideas, but seen long sticky threads which i can copy for inspiration.
Colour wise this will go full camouflage and i might try to use an airbrush for the first time!!!!
Is there a way to get late model wheels for a HL chassis?
I intend to fit smoke launchers & try and get a thick smoke system for these, but also run a smoke system for exhausts.
I do not intend to use any Std HL electronics here so i am going to get it all working off std 2.4ghz Flight controller and Rx. Tlk e out of it, if not wise ;)

Unfortunately i got a few minutes out of the working Early model before the driveshafts plastic gear started to slip. Basically the gear has split meaning the spline cannot transfer drive.
A short temp fix is glue with epoxy, but now getting metal box on order. Tracks will stay nylon however, this is a cheap running model for my wife to use.
I have noticed the suspension arms are very fragile, so i may also purchase a metal set and fit some hull reinforcements also.

For both it would be nice to have sound, but that can wait.
I have alot of projects, so don't hold your breath i work slowly haha, some pictures to start
Last edited by Will01Capri on Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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M26 Pershing WW2 project
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Mr Capri very envious of your ability to involve the wife in your hobby. my children love my collection.....

My wife is a bit underwhelmed

Carl
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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Yes i am a lucky boy. She is also into cars and racing aswell so does come in the garage to help out aswell. If she didn't i am convinced i would be divorced haha. Our kids are also showing interest but too young to be helpful haha.
I did say i would buy her one a few years ago, better late than never.
Now looking raising order from tankarmy for a load of upgrade parts which dont appear available in UK e.g. upgrade metal drive shafts
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NOW THATS AWESOME! Both look great. MAjor bonus that wife is into it. Not all of us are as lucky lol :thumbup:
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And now I have just bought another Tiger 1.
Oh dear!
This one has a non working bb turret so I am thinkin that I either break for parts or I turn into Bergetiger.
I have too many tanks now. I did say I would stop haha
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Will01Capri wrote:And now I have just bought another Tiger 1.
Oh dear!
This one has a non working bb turret so I am thinkin that I either break for parts or I turn into Bergetiger.
I have too many tanks now. I did say I would stop haha
Purchase a turret elevation and recoil servo setup for it and add the led flashImage
Tanks alot.... :wave:
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May do that to the other Tigers.
Really fancy a Sherman or a King Tiger. I really just want 1 of each tank haha.
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You appear to be trying to change an Early Model Tiger 1 into a late model,
I confess to being surprised that you cannot find British or European dealers and are going to Australia for your needs.

http://www.forgebeartanks.com
have for sale Taigen Tiger 1 late model metal wheels for £28.99,
Taigen Late model Tiger 1 Metal Tracks for £42.99.

http://www.heng-long-panzer.de
If when you get to this site you click on the German flag the Union flag will drop down,
Click on that and you will get an English translation.
Have late model Cupolas for Tiger 1s for 16.95 Euros,

And if you go to ----
http://www.rctank.de
Click on Accessories and you will find a treasure trove of Tiger 1 goodies.
You are guaranteed good service from each of these dealers,
Many of us have been satisfied customers for many years.
Shaun.
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Thanks Shaun. I will check out the links.
I am using Tank Army for some items and buying faulty or broken parts from them to help with some builds.

Here is the picture of another Tiger 1 I have acquired. The cupola was broken so I cut it off and have another early hatch from my other Tiger to replace it in correct orientation.
I am also going to sort a few niggly issues out on the tank and sell on as a project I think.

https://flic.kr/p/WMC3UN

https://flic.kr/p/XR5mU4

https://flic.kr/p/WMC3r3

https://flic.kr/p/XNkbh1

Good thing everything now works on this tank so it would make a good starter base. Too nice to cut up unfortunately lol.
Shame cause I was going to cut up a couple Tiger bases to make a Moser Karl.
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M26 Pershing WW2 project
Tam K'Tiger project
HL Walker Bulldog project?
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HL Sherman project?

1/24 Leopard 2 Custom mod

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