1/35 Panzer IV with HL radio gear switch Transmitter mod

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Re: 1/35 Panzer IV with HL radio gear switch Transmitter mod

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Stormbringer wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 6:08 pm looking forward seeing this take shape :thumbup:
I will do the Chieftain Mk.5 in its own thread Stormbringer ;)
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modler wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 4:51 pm


Good morning MonsieurTox :D I see we have much in common in the hobby world, I also had a GWS F4U Corsair some time back and it was a excellent flying plane and was very scale looking with respect to take off landing as configured. I built it very light and that made a big difference. I still have an operational GWS Zero and Mustang on the flight line.

Good morning Modler :)

Yeah we have even more because when I was a kid I always wanted to convert my 1/35 Kits to RC ! Unfortunatly, unlike you I never been able to do it, batteries were too big and all the electronic as well (or super expensive, no Aliexpress back then :S).

Yeah the GWS Corsair was great ! And beautiful, I guess the Zero and Mustang should be the same !
Unfortunatly now I moved I dont have place to fly planes. However I bought 2 Eachine parkflyers, the Corsair (how surprising :{ ) and the Spitfire. So I still can fly ;)

Yes, the model you mention has Fruialmodel metal tracks. It is a 1/35 Tamiya (1975) Chieftain Mk.5 motorized remote control version. It is also a scale runner with a modified Taigen Transmitter. I bought the Chieftain from a chap in Britain a few years ago via ebay. It was new in an unopened box. I will do a thread on that one soon.
The friulmodel metal tracks are great stuff ! That's a nice looking Chieftain you have there (I had this kit but like all the Tamiya kits of this era, I ended using them to kitbash my star wars filmining miniature replicas ;D ).

I can also see some nice Bulldozers !

You mentionned you were modifying your transmitters, I understand the additionnal switch you put on them are for low (correct me if I'm wrong), but sometimes I see 2 switches ?
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Re: 1/35 Panzer IV with HL radio gear switch Transmitter mod

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MonsieurTox wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 8:55 am !!!
. I can also see some nice Bulldozers !


Yes I have a few bulldozers as well They are tracked vehicles so they are worthy of my interest :D

Here are a couple of Dozer videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTuyz-jfdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aLeo-YEQSs

I have been playing around with one in the a for a good while and have a few more that I have built recently.

Here is a video of a Dozer I did today with my latest Transmitter mod ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_q9sFqqTuM
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I see three identified (licenses, presumably) as Cat, one that sure looks like a D series Cat, but is not so identified, and one (second from the left) that I cannot identify. Can they push snow? ;)
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Herr Dr. Professor wrote: Thu Feb 05, 2026 3:23 pm I see three identified (licenses, presumably) as Cat, one that sure looks like a D series Cat, but is not so identified, and one (second from the left) that I cannot identify. Can they push snow? ;)
Greetings Herr Doctor. The second one from the left is not modelled after any real machine but is a "Toys R Us Fast Lane model". The third model from the left is a Chinese Huina model. These Dozers and Four Excavators are the reason I only have one 1/16 Tank. I simply don't have room for larger models these days. My wife and I have downsized our living space and garages as part of our retirement strategy.
I do have a nice tree stand in the large yard to run my Tanks and construction machines.

Dozer in the garden video.
https://youtu.be/-aLeo-YEQSs
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