Greetings from Tennessee

[herrgeezer]

Hello Herr Geezer. Welcome back from Argyll and Bute in Scotland. Another Tiger. It should be immediately put in the bin. The world does not need any more Tigers.

Thanks.

[herrgeezer]

I also have a HL King Tiger that has issues too. If you want me to move all this to another section let me know.

[jarndice]

Herr Geezer Welcome back to the Forum
Do not take any notice of Meter Rat , He has a thing about Tigers for which he is overdue treatment
The majority of us have at least one Tiger because they are quite simply the most imposing Tank of WW2,
Any problems you have with any of your armour let us know and we will do our best to help WON'T YOU METER RAT
Enjoy this place and please join in on any thread that catches your attention.

[herrgeezer]

Trying to add some pics but not sure if they will appear from my online MS One Drive.



Well that answers that question. Is there another way to upload images?

[tankme]

Welcome. A lot of us use Imgur and then post links. The new Imgur procedure to post pics is dumb IMO, but it still works. I don't own a Tiger in the like 40 tanks I own, but I do own a Sturmtiger...

[herrgeezer]

Welcome. A lot of us use Imgur and then post links. The new Imgur procedure to post pics is dumb IMO, but it still works. I don't own a Tiger in the like 40 tanks I own, but I do own a Sturmtiger...

Tried that site and got this msg:

"data": {
"error": "Imgur is temporarily over capacity. Please try again later."
},
"success": false,
"status": 403
}

Finally!

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Wow! I had some old HengLong tanks with the crystal TX and RX, but I do not recognize those boards at all. I would

1) replace the electronics with HengLong 6.0 or newer
2) swap out the motors and gearboxes with steel metal ones
3) and consider new metal chassis components.

No. 1 and no. 2 would be a great gain. No. 3 might be foregone (at least initially) if El Tigre is only to run indoors on carpeting or flooring. The electronics in no.1 might not be compatible with the smoke unit. But, then, Ready to Run smoke units generally give out quickly anyway.

Here in the U.S., Toucan Hobby is a source for lots of HengLong aftermarket parts, and I have had good service from them, though it helps to know what one is after. (Toucan does not give the kind of customer advice as, say, Dave at Forgebear or Andrew Haya, or some of the German retailers, but shipping from the U.K or Germany here to the U.S. is prohibitively expensive unless one makes a big order (economy of scale )

Above all, I see that beautiful unpainted Tiger I upper and lower hull and think that you have a great opportunity to make a relatively inexpensive update and then enjoy your own painting and detailing as much or as little as you wish. Atop all that, you can make poor Meter rat grind his teeth and head for the PotStill.

[Meter rat]

Dib, dib, dob. I promise to help. (Even if it is a Tigger) I too endorse what others have said. It is your tank, enjoy it. I would definitely recommend fitting new electronics, and gearboxes, to it. HDP, I will be heading into Glasgow at the weekend, to participate in a refreshment or two. The Pot Still is the last pub before the train.

[jarndice]

Wow! I had some old HengLong tanks with the crystal TX and RX, but I do not recognize those boards at all. I would

1) replace the electronics with HengLong 6.0 or newer
2) swap out the motors and gearboxes with steel metal ones
3) and consider new metal chassis components.

No. 1 and no. 2 would be a great gain. No. 3 might be foregone (at least initially) if El Tigre is only to run indoors on carpeting or flooring. The electronics in no.1 might not be compatible with the smoke unit. But, then, Ready to Run smoke units generally give out quickly anyway.

Here in the U.S., Toucan Hobby is a source for lots of HengLong aftermarket parts, and I have had good service from them, though it helps to know what one is after. (Toucan does not give the kind of customer advice as, say, Dave at Forgebear or Andrew Haya, or some of the German retailers, but shipping from the U.K or Germany here to the U.S. is prohibitively expensive unless one makes a big order (economy of scale )

Above all, I see that beautiful unpainted Tiger I upper and lower hull and think that you have a great opportunity to make a relatively inexpensive update and then enjoy your own painting and detailing as much or as little as you wish. Atop all that, you can make poor Meter rat grind his teeth and head for the PotStill.

Prof are you when buying fron Europe being charged VAT (Value added tax)? because I know some dealers in Germany add vat automatically unless they are reminded that it does not apply in the USA,
With that removed from the bill you only have the postage to deal with and it makes the transaction more bearable

[herrgeezer]

Thank you, Herr Dr. Professor, all for the information and support.

MR, enjoy your weekend and refreshments in Glasgow.

Thank you, Jarndice for the welcome back!