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

[modler]

looking forward seeing this take shape

I will do the Chieftain Mk.5 in its own thread Stormbringer

[MonsieurTox]

Good morning MonsieurTox 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 ).

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 ).

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 ?

[modler]

. 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

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 of the a four Dozers 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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_q9sFqqTuM

[Herr Dr. Professor]

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?

[modler]

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

[modler]

Good morning Modler
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 ?

Greetings Monsieur Tox,
Yes I do a lot of transmitter mods to get things to work the way I want them On a Taigen Tiger I did a speed set switch mod that uses two slide SPDT switches. The first switch selects F\R, the second selects speed set on\off. I eliminated the one of the switches using a single SPDT center off toggle switch on later variants.