Tamiya is discontinnuing a lot of their tanks.

[tomhugill]

I'm not too worried, we've seen the tiger be "discontinued" only to reappear shortly after. This is probably a temporary thing, after all they've been cranking out new models with almost metronomic regularity for the last few years.

They seem to have got with the program with the latest few releases regards the electronics side of things, the Sheridan particularly seems much improved.

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[MichaelC]

I built the Sheridan last winter and the electronic upgrade is much overdue. They have definitely seen what is out on the market place and design the new electronics accordingly. Also the use of rare earth magnet was another welcome addition. I also agreed that they are on quite a pace in terms of new releases by their standard (JS-2, Type-10, L70 and Sheridan all in the last two three years).

[Exhibitedbrute]

Why is it when ever someone says something about a Tamiya tank that someone else doesn’t like it becomes personal.

Mr tom my eye sight is fine thank you and my point wasn’t the difference in tank it was the difference in electronics. For example Henglongs gearboxes look no different now to 5 years ago I doubt that the are other than using different metals.

The same applies to Tamiya.
The clutch gearboxes for example as the are the only ones I have seem. New and old I see no difference

Tamiya Sherman 105 new and old I see no difference
Henglong Sherman 105 new and old. No difference

The price difference however
Tamiya £600-£700- to build it your self and in some cases spend extra to strengthen the hull
Henglong £150-£250 dependant on version. RTR

As with many many companies selling various products there will come a point where your paying for the name rather than the quality the name was built on and sadly for Tamiya I think the have reached that point

Once again this is an opinion of one person. AN OPINION

[tomhugill]

Why is it when ever someone says something about a Tamiya tank that someone else doesn’t like it becomes personal.

Mr tom my eye sight is fine thank you and my point wasn’t the difference in tank it was the difference in electronics. For example Henglongs gearboxes look no different now to 5 years ago I doubt that the are other than using different metals.

The same applies to Tamiya.
The clutch gearboxes for example as the are the only ones I have seem. New and old I see no difference

Tamiya Sherman 105 new and old I see no difference
Henglong Sherman 105 new and old. No difference

The price difference however
Tamiya £600-£700- to build it your self and in some cases spend extra to strengthen the hull
Henglong £150-£250 dependant on version. RTR

As with many many companies selling various products there will come a point where your paying for the name rather than the quality the name was built on and sadly for Tamiya I think the have reached that point

Once again this is an opinion of one person. AN OPINION

Tamiya doesn't use clutch gearboxes any more and hasn't for 30 years, the electrics are totally different, the functions etc. You can't compare a Tamiya leo 2 to a tamiya leo 1

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[MichaelC]

Why is it when ever someone says something about a Tamiya tank that someone else doesn’t like it becomes personal.

Mr tom my eye sight is fine thank you and my point wasn’t the difference in tank it was the difference in electronics. For example Henglongs gearboxes look no different now to 5 years ago I doubt that the are other than using different metals.

The same applies to Tamiya.
The clutch gearboxes for example as the are the only ones I have seem. New and old I see no difference

Tamiya Sherman 105 new and old I see no difference
Henglong Sherman 105 new and old. No difference

The price difference however
Tamiya £600-£700- to build it your self and in some cases spend extra to strengthen the hull
Henglong £150-£250 dependant on version. RTR

As with many many companies selling various products there will come a point where your paying for the name rather than the quality the name was built on and sadly for Tamiya I think the have reached that point

Once again this is an opinion of one person. AN OPINION

Having built almost all of the Tamiya 1/16 tank kits (Other than the KT which is coming my way via Mr Tom as we speak...... and also have personally at one point or other owned most of the Heng Long and Taigen offerings, I don't think you can compare the two as they are really targeted for different experience. Tamiya is not in the RTR business at all until recently (Where you can get RTR 1/16 version of their tanks at about twice the cost) and part of the price is the construction as part of the model building experience. The overall engineering from the gearbox to the lower chassis and upper details is much more exact and precise. Heng Long/Taigen has pushed the niche market of 1/16 RC tanking to a much more popular level and we are all enjoying the fruit of that approach as Tamiya at their price point would never be as widely accepted as Heng Long/Taigen did.

I really think that it is simply a case of different people different stroke. I just happen to enjoy both. Of course we didn't even talk about the custom tank (Resin/Styrene/3D Printed) side of things where you don't even have the Heng Long quality control and at Tamiya prices but yet there is still a market for that !

MichaelC.

[tomhugill]

Why is it when ever someone says something about a Tamiya tank that someone else doesn’t like it becomes personal.

Mr tom my eye sight is fine thank you and my point wasn’t the difference in tank it was the difference in electronics. For example Henglongs gearboxes look no different now to 5 years ago I doubt that the are other than using different metals.

The same applies to Tamiya.
The clutch gearboxes for example as the are the only ones I have seem. New and old I see no difference

Tamiya Sherman 105 new and old I see no difference
Henglong Sherman 105 new and old. No difference

The price difference however
Tamiya £600-£700- to build it your self and in some cases spend extra to strengthen the hull
Henglong £150-£250 dependant on version. RTR

As with many many companies selling various products there will come a point where your paying for the name rather than the quality the name was built on and sadly for Tamiya I think the have reached that point

Once again this is an opinion of one person. AN OPINION

Also apologies if that came across as a personal dig, wasn't the intention

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[General Jumbo01]

Why is it when ever someone says something about a Tamiya tank that someone else doesn’t like it becomes personal.

Mr tom my eye sight is fine thank you and my point wasn’t the difference in tank it was the difference in electronics. For example Henglongs gearboxes look no different now to 5 years ago I doubt that the are other than using different metals.

The same applies to Tamiya.
The clutch gearboxes for example as the are the only ones I have seem. New and old I see no difference

Tamiya Sherman 105 new and old I see no difference
Henglong Sherman 105 new and old. No difference

The price difference however
Tamiya £600-£700- to build it your self and in some cases spend extra to strengthen the hull
Henglong £150-£250 dependant on version. RTR

As with many many companies selling various products there will come a point where your paying for the name rather than the quality the name was built on and sadly for Tamiya I think the have reached that point

Once again this is an opinion of one person. AN OPINION

Having built almost all of the Tamiya 1/16 tank kits (Other than the KT which is coming my way via Mr Tom as we speak...... and also have personally at one point or other owned most of the Heng Long and Taigen offerings, I don't think you can compare the two as they are really targeted for different experience. Tamiya is not in the RTR business at all until recently (Where you can get RTR 1/16 version of their tanks at about twice the cost) and part of the price is the construction as part of the model building experience. The overall engineering from the gearbox to the lower chassis and upper details is much more exact and precise. Heng Long/Taigen has pushed the niche market of 1/16 RC tanking to a much more popular level and we are all enjoying the fruit of that approach as Tamiya at their price point would never be as widely accepted as Heng Long/Taigen did.

I really think that it is simply a case of different people different stroke. I just happen to enjoy both. Of course we didn't even talk about the custom tank (Resin/Styrene/3D Printed) side of things where you don't even have the Heng Long quality control and at Tamiya prices but yet there is still a market for that !

MichaelC.

Why is it when ever someone says something about a Tamiya tank that someone else doesn’t like it becomes personal.

Mr tom my eye sight is fine thank you and my point wasn’t the difference in tank it was the difference in electronics. For example Henglongs gearboxes look no different now to 5 years ago I doubt that the are other than using different metals.

The same applies to Tamiya.
The clutch gearboxes for example as the are the only ones I have seem. New and old I see no difference

Tamiya Sherman 105 new and old I see no difference
Henglong Sherman 105 new and old. No difference

The price difference however
Tamiya £600-£700- to build it your self and in some cases spend extra to strengthen the hull
Henglong £150-£250 dependant on version. RTR

As with many many companies selling various products there will come a point where your paying for the name rather than the quality the name was built on and sadly for Tamiya I think the have reached that point

Once again this is an opinion of one person. AN OPINION

Tamiya doesn't use clutch gearboxes any more and hasn't for 30 years, the electrics are totally different, the functions etc. You can't compare a Tamiya leo 2 to a tamiya leo 1

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Why is it when ever someone says something about a Tamiya tank that someone else doesn’t like it becomes personal.

Mr tom my eye sight is fine thank you and my point wasn’t the difference in tank it was the difference in electronics. For example Henglongs gearboxes look no different now to 5 years ago I doubt that the are other than using different metals.

The same applies to Tamiya.
The clutch gearboxes for example as the are the only ones I have seem. New and old I see no difference

Tamiya Sherman 105 new and old I see no difference
Henglong Sherman 105 new and old. No difference

The price difference however
Tamiya £600-£700- to build it your self and in some cases spend extra to strengthen the hull
Henglong £150-£250 dependant on version. RTR

As with many many companies selling various products there will come a point where your paying for the name rather than the quality the name was built on and sadly for Tamiya I think the have reached that point

Once again this is an opinion of one person. AN OPINION

???

[Kaczor]

Tamiya face fate of German armour in WW2 - too expensive, too precise and overhelmed with mass produced simplified tanks

[Exhibitedbrute]

This is stupid.

Is there any need to get on the school play ground style defensive because someone’s opinion on Tamiya products don’t match you own.

Anyone would think I have just knocked on your door and said I just ran over your dog rather than expressed an opinion on a plastic tank

[Rad_Schuhart]

This is stupid.

Is there any need to get on the school play ground style defensive because someone’s opinion on Tamiya products don’t match you own.

Anyone would think I have just knocked on your door and said I just ran over your dog rather than expressed an opinion on a plastic tank

Hi mate, please calm down, nobody told you anything to answer like this.
And hey, I am always the spearhead against most of what Tamiya sells us, so I am in your side, but keep calm, man.