Re: Confused about Heng Long Abrams versions-NG needs some help!
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:23 am
I bought the clear glass plastic sprue collection from the Tamiya M1 Abrams spare parts, although I haven’t gotten around to installing it. Really want to get their brass etch stuff to upgrade my HL Abrams, but they never restock it.
I’ll second John from ECA, he has a bunch of super detailed accurate 3D printed parts for the 1/16 Abrams. I’ve gotten a couple, but like the Tamiya glass parts, I haven’t gotten around to installing them.
While I’m on this tangent I’ll also say, just get one tank, and max it out. There’s a ton you can do before you need to move on to another tank. I have more tanks than I have time, and I kind of wished I just got one at a time. Now I’ve got a bunch of half finished tanks because I can’t buckle down on just one, and I don’t have a ton of free time.
I also have the Merkava, it’s no different from any other 1/16 HL. The front wheel drive makes it kind of impossible to put the metal 550 motor gearboxes in, but other than that it’s not really complicated.
I’ll second John from ECA, he has a bunch of super detailed accurate 3D printed parts for the 1/16 Abrams. I’ve gotten a couple, but like the Tamiya glass parts, I haven’t gotten around to installing them.
While I’m on this tangent I’ll also say, just get one tank, and max it out. There’s a ton you can do before you need to move on to another tank. I have more tanks than I have time, and I kind of wished I just got one at a time. Now I’ve got a bunch of half finished tanks because I can’t buckle down on just one, and I don’t have a ton of free time.
I also have the Merkava, it’s no different from any other 1/16 HL. The front wheel drive makes it kind of impossible to put the metal 550 motor gearboxes in, but other than that it’s not really complicated.