1/16 Tamiya King Tiger Road Wheels won’t spin

[Jib]

I think Taigen has like one or two kits, but mostly deal in RTR. Pretty much everything else outside of Tamiya is RTR, although I think Hooben has a couple of kits, but I’ve seen mixed reviews on the quality of them.

I think you can get a lot of them unpainted, if thats your thing.

I prefer entirely hand built and than painted so I guess Tamiya is the only option than, but I have seen something like this tho and manual shows a lot of assembly am I right

https://www.taigentanks.com/collections ... cs-options

Btw your also Jib on Reddit?

Yeah that’s me, glad I found this thread so I can see what you did about your wheel.

Yeah, that is a kit. Like I said I think they have like maybe 1-3 kits, but that’s it. Hooben has some kits too. I have a Mark IV from them I need to assemble.

I think Tamiya is the only one doing modern kits. Like the other guys said, you can easily buy a plastic “upgrade edition” Henglong, add the small bit of pieces they give you, repaint it, add a new drive system, add a new MFU, add servos, add lots of 3D printed pieces to your tank, some of which you glue on, some of which you have to cut out chunks of the hull and replace them. You’re not building it from scratch, but you kind of are. After all is said and done you’ll probably have spent as much a Tamiya or more, but have gained a lot of additional functionality over a Tamiya and also a lot of experience.

[Ecam]

I prefer entirely hand built and than painted so I guess Tamiya is the only option than, but I have seen something like this tho and manual shows a lot of assembly am I right

For some of us, even the RTR stuff are kits as we blow them apart and rework most of it. Don't get me wrong the Tamiya Tiger I and Pershing were two of my favorite builds (the two Tammy Shermans not so much).

[Michael151722]

I think Taigen has like one or two kits, but mostly deal in RTR. Pretty much everything else outside of Tamiya is RTR, although I think Hooben has a couple of kits, but I’ve seen mixed reviews on the quality of them.

I think you can get a lot of them unpainted, if thats your thing.

I prefer entirely hand built and than painted so I guess Tamiya is the only option than, but I have seen something like this tho and manual shows a lot of assembly am I right

https://www.taigentanks.com/collections ... cs-options

Btw your also Jib on Reddit?

Yeah that’s me, glad I found this thread so I can see what you did about your wheel.

Yeah, that is a kit. Like I said I think they have like maybe 1-3 kits, but that’s it. Hooben has some kits too. I have a Mark IV from them I need to assemble.

I think Tamiya is the only one doing modern kits. Like the other guys said, you can easily buy a plastic “upgrade edition” Henglong, add the small bit of pieces they give you, repaint it, add a new drive system, add a new MFU, add servos, add lots of 3D printed pieces to your tank, some of which you glue on, some of which you have to cut out chunks of the hull and replace them. You’re not building it from scratch, but you kind of are. After all is said and done you’ll probably have spent as much a Tamiya or more, but have gained a lot of additional functionality over a Tamiya and also a lot of experience.

Sounds interesting might look into it and see how all that stuff goes feel like it might add up to more than a Tamiya including a controller. My bad didn’t update on that thread but you saw my fix right a couple pages back with the wheels?

[Jib]

Yeah I saw it, no problem.

Yeah it could add up to more than a Tamiya model, but you can go as far as you want, or budget allows. It also allows you a greater variety of tanks to choose from, and Tamiya doesn’t always keep their models and extra parts well stocked, so there’s that too.

[tankme]

Buy a Challenger, just the basic all plastic one, as you will be throwing most of it away. It will keep you occupied for ages, and you skill set will escalate exponentially. You will end up with almost a hand built tank, and you will wonder why you struggled with a Tamiya kit. There is not enough modern stuff being built.

I heard it is the newest tank of Tamiya lineup if I am correct?
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That last Tamiya tank that was released was the Centurion...if that's what you meant. I mean you were close...they are both British.

[tankme]

double post...nothing to see here.

[Meter rat]

I’m another who lurks on here and gleans information, asks dumb questions, takes ideas and inspiration from others who have pioneered techniques. What ever problem you have, someone, will have encountered the same thing and solved it. This is why I love this site, you get sensible answers and genuine help, unlike the drama queens over on FB.

Next tank need to save and go to Japan and see what they have preferably Challenger or Abrams. Or might go for a RC Tractor lol

Buy a Challenger, just the basic all plastic one, as you will be throwing most of it away. It will keep you occupied for ages, and you skill set will escalate exponentially. You will end up with almost a hand built tank, and you will wonder why you struggled with a Tamiya kit. There is not enough modern stuff being built.

I heard it is the newest tank of Tamiya lineup if I am correct?

Tamiya do a very nice, Centurion, not a Challenger. Challengers are from Heng Long and RTR, but the amount of work required to get them to run good, you might as well hand build one. If you really want to challenge yourself get a Ludwig’s model, or a Haya Centurion.

[Michael151722]

My bad guys I meant Centurion from Tamiya seems like quite a modern tank tbh

[Michael151722]

Yeah I saw it, no problem.

Yeah it could add up to more than a Tamiya model, but you can go as far as you want, or budget allows. It also allows you a greater variety of tanks to choose from, and Tamiya doesn’t always keep their models and extra parts well stocked, so there’s that too.

How would I start? So just purchase a hull of the tank I want from heng long

[tankme]

Individual parts can be found on eBay, Aliexpress, Toucan Hobbies, or maybe Taigen hobbies