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Kaczor wrote: ↑Thu Oct 30, 2025 6:10 am Mark IV is pain in the ass to build, mine is still in progress because internal mechanisms of sponsons are very flimsy. Mine Ferdinand is on the shelf in parts because elements of suspension are broken. This is another drawback of the Hooben – spare parts are almost impossible to find. This isn't Heng Long, where you can buy each component separately.

Timbo68 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 29, 2025 8:23 pm I have the Hooben T-55, as have others here. It was a difficult but ultimately rewarding build. I bought the basic model, and used Heng Long 7.1 electrics. I don’t claim any special skills, but it does require a certain amount of experience, and good tools. I had no interaction with Hooben themselves, so can’t comment there.null’s brawl
It’s now a good tanks and runs well, the only iffy bit being the barrel recoil, which works - just. There’s quite a lot of advice/info available on line.

Kristy21 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 10, 2025 1:58 pm For the Hooben tanks (like the Tiger, T-55, or Elefant), what is the most straightforward and common electronics upgrade path? Can I simply drop in a Clark TK-series or a Tamiya TBU, or does it require significant modification to fit?

TankDriver wrote: ↑Fri Dec 19, 2025 2:47 pm Here's the link for the Tiger; at only $68 brand-new I figured it would be worth it even if I had to put some work into it. Since it was stocked in the US I didn't have to wait an eternity
https://www.hooben-shop.com/collections ... tock-in-us

MrChef wrote: ↑Fri Dec 19, 2025 7:46 pm

TankDriver wrote: ↑Fri Dec 19, 2025 2:47 pm Here's the link for the Tiger; at only $68 brand-new I figured it would be worth it even if I had to put some work into it. Since it was stocked in the US I didn't have to wait an eternity
https://www.hooben-shop.com/collections ... tock-in-us

Says it's sold out. Which is probably a holiday blessing.