Tamiya King Tiger in the UK - where to get it from?

[Saxondog]

Tamiya America still list the kit for sale and not discontinued. This is a good site for the detailed information,a look at the assembly manual and a better break down of the parts of the kit,it is the worst site to buy from.

That being said you might check with Steve at Welsh Dragon. Here is the link to Tamiya America,check out the assembly manual, and their suggested paints which may help you to plan your build and the residual cost, For a radio Hobby King is the best price but watch for sales to offset their sometimes over priced shipping.

Hope this works out for you,the King Tiger is a fine tank and their are some really good builds here on the forum That may help by reviewing and planning the upgrades, Plan your work and work your plan. Best Results especially for this expensive purchase. Best of luck,Sax
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[mangaroca]

I'm grateful for the info and the link! I'm already studying the Manual! :] It's really silly to admit but... could you explain what's the difference between a full option and... the other option? Is it like all-in edition vs. limited edition (with fewer goodies)?

[igbandy]

Personally I have never been hit for import duties buying RC stuff from the following

Hong Kong, Japan, Asia and Korea.


However I have been hit by import duties everytime buying from the USA.

[sparks]

Hi,
"Full Option" just means the kit has the DMD and MF electronic units included along with speaker, gun flash units etc that allows all the sounds and motion, I think Tamiya still produce forward / reverse only, and static models that are obviously cheaper, so make sure you order the right kit.
sparks

[971wright]

Hi If you want one already built you could take a look at this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Magnificent-1-16- ... 33691061af" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

regards pete

[mangaroca]

Gents!

I ordered my Full Option Tamiya King Tiger yesterday. It cost me £490 at tankzone.co.uk which is the best price I managed to find for a new kit. It was about 4:30p.m. when I was ordering it (and a Friday as well) and my PayPal transaction is still showing "pending"... I think they will accept it on Monday when the store is open although I would have thought this would go through automatically straight away... I hope everything is fine with my order... What do you think?

BTW, I cannot find their opening hours anywhere. Anybody knows when tankzone.co.uk are open?

[caddyshack]

Hi
I too have order a tank from tank zone Tiger 1 (on wednesday)..if you want to know if they have posted or any thing else,

you have to do it by email..they do rely..as for posting..they don't give you any tracking numbers or even a email saying they have

posted.(which i think is pritty poor in today moden world of communication), they also seem to post in there own sweet time..

Looks like we will both be biz pritty soon

[mangaroca]

I have just e-mailed them to confirm they got the order all right, etc. The thing is their phone is on aswering machine and there's no way to contact them at all...

[caddyshack]

How did you get on with tank zone today ..did they get back to you ?

I sent them an email today and they haven't replyed yet..

[mangaroca]

They replied and said it would take up to 10 working days (max) to have the KT delivered to me from Hong Kong or Germany as they haven't got one in stock in the UK. I said "go for it!"