HL tiger upgrades

[pvt. pyle]

Ok so I dove into this hobby without any planning as I usually do when I take on a new hobby! So with that being said I am now remodeling my home “office “ with a custom work bench just for my tanks and somewhere to work on them. As the kitchen table covered in tank parts and paint is not working out to well. I took apart project #1 a early HL plastic tiger I scored off eBay, plan is to white wash and make a Russian front tiger commanded by MW, real original I know but I have to start somewhere, I already purchased the metal tracks, mud flaps , smoke grenade holders -mine were missing. I need to toughen this thing up as reading the threads in the forums these are bad in throwing tracks, I have already broke a HL panther metal track in less than an hour of use. So my questions are , with all the options out there what is the most reliable electronics upgrades? I need smoke and sound , and is it possible to retrofit infrared systems in the HL airsofts ? I saw where the bottom end of suspension needs to be upgraded also? I will load some pics when I get farther along . I can order all the parts now and wait for them to come in while I build my workstation. I’ve been looking online and find a lot of dead links to parts suppliers. I was referred to imex RC since I am here in the states, I just wanted some more opinions before I call them.
Thanks

[jarndice]

Hi, Every Heng Long Tiger 1 that I have the first thing I bought was a Taigen Metal Hull,
It is an easy swap and has the advantage of having a quick release so no more messing with multiple screws but just a simple flick of a lever mounted under the rear mudwing/fender it will come with the suspension already fitted and depending how much you want to spend it will include metal wheels,metal sprockets and idlers and metal tracks.

[pvt. pyle]

Ahhh good to know they interchange like that, I wondered about doing that , thanks for the tip, so look on eBay it is there somewhere else? Any vendors on the forums I need to support?

[Jimster]

I would love a Taigen metal hull for my HL Tiger project. I’m also interested in where to buy one.

[jarndice]

Dave at -------
www.forgebeartanks.com
exports to the USA and is a member of this Forum with a brilliant reputation and is amongst other things an accredited Taigen agent.
Highly recommended.

[Jimster]

I think I just bought the last one. This rc tank hobby has a deep bite on me right now. Resistance is futile!

[Son of a gun-ner]

I think I just bought the last one. This rc tank hobby has a deep bite on me right now. Resistance is futile!

fantastic

[pvt. pyle]

I ordered the metal hull with the 5:1 gearboxes and a set of metal wheels. I need electronics next, yes I am infected also, I have a brand new HL panzer I have not even run yet and I am buying parts for an old tank.

[jarndice]

When you say the metal wheels I hope that includes the idlers and sprockets as well.

[pvt. pyle]

I had already bought the metal tracks and sprockets,idlers. Just waiting on it all to come in now