few months ago and found an amazing static tanks made from copper and thought that I have to get couples tanks, T34 and for sure the mighty Tiger 1. I couldn't buy them in Russia as I had to leave and I saw them before a day of my trip, so I returned to my country and started searching the net. Long story short, after a month of search I decided to buy RC tank and bought Torro RTR King Tiger 1:16 scale instead of a static model. A month after that I bought another German tank which is a jagdtiger from Torro which I really like. I am not using them that much, but I like the look and feel of them being heavy and steal. I have upgraded the batteries as well, the later tank I ordered without a battery & charger and bought an after market 5000 mAh batteries which is a fast charger with an indicator when it fully charged.
The king tiger exhausts smoke generator was DOA and had contacted Torro for w replacement which they sent me a free replacement with full support on how to change it. It works now, but it is very weak, you barley see any smoke. The jagdtiger is the same, but the smoke generator system is different.
BTW, the king tiger smoke when fire which is very obvious and awesome.
I would like to get a good smoke generator system, but I'm really confused about the compatibility. I saw a lot in ebay, but they seem for HL which is confirmed by the seller.
Additionally, I wanted to fabricate an extension charging cable with Tamiya plugs to enable charging the tanks without the need to open the top hull, but I'm not that comfortable with doing that despite of my research. I'm afraid of batteries or charger catching fire or explod, so I might continue charging the battery outside the tanks.
I had approached someone in YouTube which really does great weathering to inquire about getting Tiger 1 and aftermarket battery charging extensions, but his price was too high and add to it the shipping and tax. It wasn't worth it.
I am planning to get a Tiger 1 very soon and looking at Mato, but I might end up with Torro again as I still didn't develop painting and weathering skills. Maybe down the road, who knows. But I'm eager to buy a tank and paint, weather and make it look like out of Białystok-Minsk battle.
In the future, I will be adding a T34 and IS2 to my collection. I hope these companies make more WW2 and cold war tanks such as IS3 as I didn't find any RC IS3 tank in the market.
Last thing, any recommendations for good grease for the tracks and gearbox? I really appreciate recommending a specific brand.
Lastly, I would like to thank @Platophaedrus who referred me to this community as my original post was in Reddit at this link https://www.reddit.com/r/rctanks/s/PFZ9KfLKiX which I posted some pics of my tanks. No modes made, but I like them !!
Sorry for the long thread and thank you for reading. Any advices or tips are appreciated.
