Anyone had dealings good or bad from this company ?

[HALFTRACKJAMES]

https://www.fruugo.co.uk/taigen-hand-pa ... n&ac=croud

Thanks in advance,

James.

[Tiger6]

I think there are better places to go, the site looks like an Ebay wanna be.

Edit: a quick google suggests that you should avoid like the plague...

[HALFTRACKJAMES]

Thank you kindly.
Seems that to be in with a choice of model the only option is to buy from one of the German suppliers, but just concerned about the length of time delivery will take and what charges will be applied.

James.

[Tiger6]

Have you looked at Haya? https://www.hayaltd.co.uk/

[HALFTRACKJAMES]

Yes, but very non commital on delivery sadly.

[jarndice]

Haya is a good company BUT Dave at http://www.forgebeartanks.com is someone you can talk to and he will go above and beyond to obtain what you are after and he is a member of this Forum as of course is Andrew at Haya.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Are you in the US? If so, https://www.taigentanks.com/ has done well by me.

If you are in the UK, even from over the pond to Wisconsin, US, I have had good experience with both Andrew Haya and Forgebear.
If you do decide to order from Germany, I have had good service from Matthias Lickel, https://www.taigentanks.com/, from https://www.rctank.de/, from Torro https://www.torro-shop.de/ and more. All the German shops handle English and even have English versions of their web pages.

And if you check viewtopic.php?f=33&t=30720, you will see that despite my other limited skills, I sure can order RC tanks!

Regardless of where you order, the choice may be limited, especially with the effects of Covid-19 on international commerce and shipping.

[Tiger6]

For the benefit of those outside Europe, buying from an EU country into the UK is currently a minefield both due to Brexit, and the UK Govt trying to force retailers from outside of the UK to register for, and collect, UK VAT. This has led to a lot of European traders to refuse to do business direct with UK customers.
(Sales thru Ebay and Amazon appear unaffected, as those platforms collect the VAT if the shop is not registered).
A number of European shipping companies have also suspended transporting packages into the UK due to the general confusion of getting the border up and running, and taxes being collected and processed - DHL being one of the most popular with the German hobby companies is amongst those who have declared a halt.
Finally, if you are buying something worth more than the import duty threshold, you must pay that duty (2.5% I think?) as well as the VAT - and even if the European shop has registered for collecting the UK VAT (or Ebay etc has), the duty is still payable at the port, and this will still attract the customs processing fee of the handling company. This varies from £8 for the Royal mail, to £20 or more for one of the courier companies.

Covid is the least of the problems when shipping from the inside of Europe to the UK at the moment.

[Exhibitedbrute]

Never heard of them

[Rattlesnake road]

Paid £279 plus £10 postage

Description

HENG LONG GERMAN TIGER 1 TANK

SUPER UPGRADE PRO VERSION WITH METAL TRACKS, GEARS AND WHEELS! NOW WITH 4 X SOUND FUNCTION, LOUDER SPEAKER & IMPROVED 2.4GHZ RADIO AND BARREL RECOIL!

THIS IS THE LATEST VERSION 6 MODEL FROM HENG LONG

THIS IS THE LATEST VERSION 6 MODEL!
THE NEW VERSION 6.0 HAS THE FOLLOWING UPGRADE FEATURES:
4 X SOUND FUNCTIONS
UPGRADED 2.4GHZ RADIO
NEW AND IMPROVED SPEAKER
INFRARED BATTLE FUNCTION RECEIVER
BARREL RECOIL
POWERFUL 7.4V 1800MAH BATTERY
MACHINE GUN LIGHT
PROPORTIONAL SPEED ON TURRET
SMOOTHER PROPORTIONAL FORWARD AND REVERSE
ADJUSTABLE TRACK RECOIL
WEATHERED BODY

UPGRADE FEATURES:
METAL TRACKS
METAL GEARBOX & GEARS
METAL DRIVING WHEELS
METAL IDLER WHEELS
FULL METAL ROAD WHEELS
FULL METAL LOADING WHEELS

THIS LATEST UPGRADE FROM HENG LONG IS VERY IMPRESSIVE!
LARGE MODEL! OVER 50CM LONG & WEIGHS OVER 4.2KG!

INFRARED BATTLE FUNCTION RECEIVER INCLUDED!
THIS ALLOWS 2 TANKS TO BATTLE AGAINST EACH OTHER IF BOTH TANKS ARE FITTED WITH THE INFRARED RECEIVER

We have sold Heng Long Tanks for 15 Years and keep spares for OUR customers!

Full radio controlled and highly detailed, these 1/16th scale tanks feature sound and smoke functions, high gripping metal caterpillar tracks, metal gearbox, proportional speed with forward, back, right and left movement, plus rotating and lifting turret which fires BB bullets (included)!

Latest Pro Version Upgrade
Heng Long Pro Version Tanks come complete with full upgrade metal caterpillar tracks and metal gearbox giving the tank more strength than the standard tanks with nylon tracks and gearbox

Sound & Smoke Functions
The tank comes built with a new and improved loader speaker which gives of 4 x differant realistic sound effects controlled from your handset! From realistic engine start up, turret movement, track movement, machine gun firing & recoil, the sound function is a seriously impressive feature. Also built into the tank is a smoke unit. The smoke unit gives of a realistic cloud of smoke coming from the rear of the tank which can be topped up using the included smoke oil.

Proportional Turret and Barrel Recoil!
The latest version 6 now has the impressive barrel which recoils aswell as full proportional speed on the turret movement!

2.4GHz Radio
Fitted with a imprved 2.4GHz radio, giving you a much smoother proportional control on the tanks and turret plus a longer range that stops interference so multiple tanks can be used at once!

Box Includes
1 x Heng Long Tank
1 x 2.4GHZ Transmitter
1 x 7.4v 1800MAH Battery & USB Charger
1 x Infrared Battle Receiver
1 x Accessories including BB Bullets, smoke oil and decals
Even comes with headlights, a realistic figure to sit in the tank and a target so you have something to aim for! Gun has a range of approx 25 metres, fires BB’s!
Specification
Length: 395mm
Height: 230mm
Width: 180mm
Turret Length: 210mm

What`s Needed?
Everything in the box except 6 x AA batteries required for the handset.