Henglong versions ?

[Mark66]

I've read quite a bit about the versions of henglong tanks

So far I've seen standard plastic and a part metal Pro but yet to see a ultimate version with metal suspension arms and road wheels, but I've seen a pro version with metal suspension arms and road wheels


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[jarndice]

A lot of us will buy the cheapest Heng Long Tank and then upgrade with a Taigen Metal Hull and an aftermarket control board and paint and weather to our own choice,
The thing is all I want is a reasonably accurate Silhouette which I can develop,
I will be stripping everything off of the Tank so there is no point in spending money on a quality paint job if I am going to change it later.
If you want an all singing all dancing Tank ready to run straight out of the box with metal and a nice paint scheme then I would go for Taigen/Torro But of course the pinnacle is still Tamiya.
Heng Long are a Brilliant introduction to the Hobby and easily the best platform to begin upgrading and they are affordable.
Shaun.

[Ludwig von wigbearer]

Hi, some of these high spec heng longs are very expensive, there is a uk supplier selling them and for what they
cost you may as well buy a taigen or torro, you can spend all you want on a heng long but you are still left with
a plastic lower hull which will need some renforcement if you want all metal parts.

regards john

[Mark66]

Thanks for that,

I'm beginning to understand that some UK dealers add parts and accessories to beef up the standard tank, I also own a Torro tiger 1 I have upgraded with internals + repainted + it was my best guess before i found this forum and my thought pattern was along Mr Ludwigs post.

Thank you Jarndice you have cleared up a few things running round my head, I was thinking of scratch building one, like with my boats i start with a hull, so |i will start with a chassis then move on from there, although I suspect the freedom of choice for the final design is very much determined by the chassis purchased.

Thanks all Kind Regards Mark.