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Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 7:27 pm
by MrChef
Rob59 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 12:01 pm
I do like mine alot too!
Only too bad the turret hatches couldn't be opened.
Swapped my turret with one from a Tauchpanzer, on which the hatches can open.
Ohh I've studied your build as well
I also wanted the turret side hatches to open. The tauche turret I could find was available from Toucan for $55. The Taigen turret fully loaded was $71 after sale price and a discount.
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 7:30 pm
by MrChef
jarndice wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:31 am
And that is why I have avoided buying Heng Long PZ111/4 Tanks with Turrets,
Patently this is a PZ111 but Heng Longs PZ4 Turret is the same in that even after Taigen/Torros revised Turrets which are now in my opinion the definative Heng Long continue to knowingly churn out unchanged totally inaccurate Armour with no attempt to modify them,
I have no intention of encouraging such a cynical atitude by paying them my hard earned.
Good luck with your build Mr Chef.
Unfortunately the Pz. III turret bin doesn't look to be revised?
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 7:32 pm
by MrChef
Important parts came in today from Taigen and RCtanks.de=
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 7:35 pm
by MrChef
Barrel mod install wasn't difficult. Just had to drill the mounting hole a hint larger and evenly through the barrel so the Taigen mount gets its purchase on both sides of the barrel=
This is the flash and recoil barrel btw
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 7:39 pm
by MrChef
The copula is removable if that was a question-
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 7:41 pm
by MrChef
Exhibitedbrute wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 3:12 pm
I’m sure I could get some bins printed for those who want some more accurate ones
I'm interested because the available options for sale are slim and not correct for the effort needed to pull the mod off.
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 10:41 pm
by Exhibitedbrute
I will have to check the rules because it’s my dad’s design and he’s not a member here. But I do have the capacity to print them myself.
I will also have to check the bin with him because the last bin I saw was for the a complete panzer iv turret with the mantlet very short gun, bin mg etc.
I’m quite sure though that he did do a pziii bin for one of his initial tigers but unsure if he used it
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2024 11:13 pm
by jarndice
MrChef wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2024 7:39 pm
The copula is removable if that was a question-
Not on the PZ4 revised turret.
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:18 am
by Panzermechaniker
Both of those snow pics are great. Not sure how far you drove them before the plastic tracks went totally stiff and detracked
But the HL PZIII is by far my least expensive tank even after totally upgrading it with a TK-50 and Big Mikes turret internal mods and also one of the most fun to drive around
Re: Surprise! Not a Tiger...
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 1:36 am
by Panzermechaniker
Mr. Chef getting rid of that HL/Taigen airsoft oversized cannon is definitely the best upgrade. Even more than the oversized bin We tried to do an IR emitter in the earlier 50mm cannon barrel on mine but it just didn't have the range to be effective. But it was worth a try