RTR Chieftain

[General Jumbo01]

See about 4 posts up!

[tankme]

I'd be curious to know how well it drives with the brushless ESCs and which ones you are using if they work well. I experimented with using a brushless motors with the TCB, but the control of the tank was horrible due to the deadbands/reverse delay in the ESCs and I tried several different brushless ESCs.

[jhamm]

Very nice, thats a neat looking system everything in the turret . Was wondering about the motor controllers . Is that why you can have the board in the turret?

Hi,
therefore not, the TCB have no ESC onboard.
I almost use in my tanks brushless motors, can drive smoother.
My setup:
Modellspiegel Gearbox with
21,5 turn motor for WWII tank
and 17,5 turn motor for modern faster tank
ESC is SkyRC TORO TS-50
Powerpack 7,2V 5000mAh NiMh or 7,4V 3600mAh 2S Li-Ion

[ronnie42]

Thanks for the information , have Elmod boards and am still thinking about using a brushless system. My old Tamiya King tiger with the 1 motor /clutch setup has had a temporary repair on the gearbox drive bearings and needs a fix.

[HERMAN BIX]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V46a9FC ... zwPVauSNfQ

[ronnie42]

Had a look at the comments, 700 USD for the pro version. Prices are creeping up , wonder if Tamiya will bring more models out now. Price difference is falling fast.

[jhamm]

Hi,
made today a short Video:
https://youtu.be/UETRJtsMEfo

[General Jumbo01]

That's a lot of tank! Looks good. You could rent it out as a leaf clearer too!

[jhamm]

You could rent it out as a leaf clearer too!

Yes youre right!
took 15 minutes to clean the sprockets...

[jhamm]

Hi,
the next Step...
For this upgrade i use the parts from HAYA an Oliver Rauls.
The Exercise Totem Pole Programme and Fire Control Retrofit Programme Upgrade to MK 9C (please correct me if this is not correct)

First i cut some parts from the turret :



Probe fitting the new parts:



After gluing all the parts the turret was primed:









The new louvres of the engine:



The new gun crutch: