Hooben M4A3E8
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Hooben M4A3E8
Is it a good idea if i order the M4A3E8 from Hooben's website? I am planning to get one so i want to make sure its the right place to get it from
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Re: Hooben M4A3E8
To be honest I’d avoid Hooben like the plague.
I’d love some of their products but I’ve read so many horror stories that I’d have to grow much larger testicles before considering throwing my money away.
Just my personal opinion of course.
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I’d love some of their products but I’ve read so many horror stories that I’d have to grow much larger testicles before considering throwing my money away.
Just my personal opinion of course.
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Wayne
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Re: Hooben M4A3E8
Sorry, just spotted this while looking at the easy8
What??? Did they have a roof rack???
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What??? Did they have a roof rack???
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Re: Hooben M4A3E8
Well what should i be worried about the most?midlife306 wrote:To be honest I’d avoid Hooben like the plague.
I’d love some of their products but I’ve read so many horror stories that I’d have to grow much larger testicles before considering throwing my money away.
Just my personal opinion of course.
Cheers
Wayne
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" ...use a gun. And if that don't work ...use more gun" - Engineer from Team Fortress 2
HL: 2 M4A3 105s , Panther ausf G, M41
Taigen: Tiger 1
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Re: Hooben M4A3E8
Have a search through the forum, there’s a guy that spent a fortune on a Maus, bits missing or held in place with blutack & hooben completely ignoring his attempts at contacting them..
There are many others too, I’d expect excellent customer service for a $2000 outlay!
Sorry for my spelling, but doesn’t Nick Aguilar do an easy8? I’d throw my money at him for sure.
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There are many others too, I’d expect excellent customer service for a $2000 outlay!
Sorry for my spelling, but doesn’t Nick Aguilar do an easy8? I’d throw my money at him for sure.
Cheers
Wayne
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Re: Hooben M4A3E8
I would seriously recommend avoiding them entirelyAshMann wrote:Is it a good idea if i order the M4A3E8 from Hooben's website? I am planning to get one so i want to make sure its the right place to get it from
I own one of their RC Maus but the build quality is awful and it doesn't even steer, it literally broke its own gun assembly due to how badly made it was, and almost all the details are wrong
It was also advertised as "full metal" similar to the Mato tanks but all of the detail parts including the shrapnel guards and gun mantlet are cheap plastic painted to look like metal
I had to get a refund through my bank as Hooben stopped cooperating as soon as i mentioned the whole host of problems
I have seen images of their Sherman and honestly it doesn't look any better, it has the wrong muzzle brake for a start, the same one as the tiger they make, which incidentally has a sideways ball mg
honestly don't go anywhere near Hooben, it is a complete rip off
Panther Ausf D (WIP)
Panther Ausf A mit Brückentafel (WIP)
Panther Ausf G (WIP)
Jagdpanther G2 (WIP)
Tiger II (WIP)
Pz.Kpfw. VIII Maus V2 (WIP)
Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf L (WIP)
Sd.Kfz. 234/2 (WIP)
Leopard 1A4/1A1A1 (WIP)
Turm III (WIP)
VK 45.01 (H) (WIP)
Panther Ausf A mit Brückentafel (WIP)
Panther Ausf G (WIP)
Jagdpanther G2 (WIP)
Tiger II (WIP)
Pz.Kpfw. VIII Maus V2 (WIP)
Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf L (WIP)
Sd.Kfz. 234/2 (WIP)
Leopard 1A4/1A1A1 (WIP)
Turm III (WIP)
VK 45.01 (H) (WIP)
Re: Hooben M4A3E8
Its going to need a total rebuild, the thing is a messmidlife306 wrote:Have a search through the forum, there’s a guy that spent a fortune on a Maus, bits missing or held in place with blutack & hooben completely ignoring his attempts at contacting them..
There are many others too, I’d expect excellent customer service for a $2000 outlay!
Sorry for my spelling, but doesn’t Nick Aguilar do an easy8? I’d throw my money at him for sure.
Cheers
Wayne
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I recently also discovered that the return rollers for the tracks are just round bits of metal with no movement at all, the tracks just slide on them
Panther Ausf D (WIP)
Panther Ausf A mit Brückentafel (WIP)
Panther Ausf G (WIP)
Jagdpanther G2 (WIP)
Tiger II (WIP)
Pz.Kpfw. VIII Maus V2 (WIP)
Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf L (WIP)
Sd.Kfz. 234/2 (WIP)
Leopard 1A4/1A1A1 (WIP)
Turm III (WIP)
VK 45.01 (H) (WIP)
Panther Ausf A mit Brückentafel (WIP)
Panther Ausf G (WIP)
Jagdpanther G2 (WIP)
Tiger II (WIP)
Pz.Kpfw. VIII Maus V2 (WIP)
Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf L (WIP)
Sd.Kfz. 234/2 (WIP)
Leopard 1A4/1A1A1 (WIP)
Turm III (WIP)
VK 45.01 (H) (WIP)
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Re: Hooben M4A3E8
That’s insane....
Hooben have more front than a row of shops!
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Wayne
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Hooben have more front than a row of shops!
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Wayne
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Re: Hooben M4A3E8
I'll look at other M4s, i might look at the Taigen M4 kit
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HL: 2 M4A3 105s , Panther ausf G, M41
Taigen: Tiger 1
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Taigen: Tiger 1
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Re: Hooben M4A3E8
Seriously if you’ve got the money try contacting Nick, you won’t regret it, his stuff is on another level
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Wayne
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Cheers
Wayne
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