Torro 1/16 King Tiger build

[jukebox]

I know what you mean about the detail Blake, but it will get painted eventually!
I finally got around to fixing the recoil, dropped in the replacement motor from Tankzone and everything is back to how it should be. I also found a source of replacement springs for the recoil, thought it might be an idea after the tip from Carnage, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 974wt_1175" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

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[hue city]

jukebox--i posted under "re-paint of torro king tiger" and received a response from caddyshack that refered me to your post on "torro 1/16 kt build"--i have just bought a torro kt in three colour cami--the panzer is good but i hate the colour and want to re-paint--i want to remove the upper hull and turret to protect the electronics from the spray off the paint---your first picture shows exactly this--my question is how is the upper hull and turret secured to the lower hull--there are two screws at the front and also two at the back end in "deep holes" ???????---i do not want to take out screws unless i am sure of the resultant effect for obvious reasons--many thanks --best wishes---hue city

[maxmekker]

wow, where did this build tread hide ? Nice, lot's of photo's. It looks like the full alu KT rctank.de is selling.
How much did the parts ad up to ?

Did you have a chance to fire it up yeat ? Would love to se a short clip of it running ( over some small objekts)

[jukebox]

jukebox--i posted under "re-paint of torro king tiger" and received a response from caddyshack that refered me to your post on "torro 1/16 kt build"--i have just bought a torro kt in three colour cami--the panzer is good but i hate the colour and want to re-paint--i want to remove the upper hull and turret to protect the electronics from the spray off the paint---your first picture shows exactly this--my question is how is the upper hull and turret secured to the lower hull--there are two screws at the front and also two at the back end in "deep holes" ???????---i do not want to take out screws unless i am sure of the resultant effect for obvious reasons--many thanks --best wishes---hue city

Hi Hue, not sure we are looking at the same tank here , the upper hull on the Torro King Tiger has a quick release mechanism and is not held in place by any screws, the first picture below shows what the hull looks like from below, if you look at the second picture below you can see a small brass post in a slot in the centre of the hull at the rear, this is the quick release catch. It sounds like you are talking about the Heng Long/Waltersons King Tiger with the Porsche turret, the third photo below shows mine and the fourth photo shows the lower hull viewed from underneath, this has the deep holes you describe, there are also two more deep holes in the centre of the hull, you have to remove all six screws to remove the upper hull; once the screws are removed you raise it gently at the rear and slide out the front upper glacis plate from the lower hull sides. Don't remove the three screws grouped together at the rear, these hold the smoke unit in place. Take it easy the first time so you can judge how tight the internal cabling is as you need to tilt the upper hull to the side to get at the cable connectors so you can disconnect them. You will also need to disassemble the turret for painting, just go slowly and take photos at each stage for reference when you come to re-assemble the tank.

Torro metal hull

Torro upper hull quick release catch

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Heng Long King Tiger - Porsche turret

Heng Long King Tiger - Porsche turret, lower hull

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[jukebox]

wow, where did this build tread hide ? Nice, lot's of photo's. It looks like the full alu KT rctank.de is selling.
How much did the parts ad up to ?

Did you have a chance to fire it up yeat ? Would love to se a short clip of it running ( over some small objekts)

Hi maxmekker, yes I have had it running, moves well although the front left pair of road wheels catch on the drive sprocket occasionally. Not sure how much it cost altogether, around £480 for the upper and lower hull, metal tracks, gearboxes, road wheels, sprockets etc, then there are the electronics (Heng Long) and various detailing extras, I bought all the parts over last year before the complete tanks were released. I'll see what I can do about video, although tank building and activities have stopped for a little while because of work, in fact I was in Norway a couple of weeks ago in Kongsberg, jeez that was cold! I was supposed to be going to Karlstad in Sweden today but my flight was cancelled because of snow on the runway here, having another attempt tomorrow, a lot of travelling for my job over the next few months which is getting in the way of the tank building, still it pays for the bits needed!

[maxmekker]

Kongsberg ha, not fare from Drammen where I live, 30 minut's by car. World is small. Anyway, looking fw to the next post with pic's/ movie.

[hue city]

hello jukebox--many thanks for your response---it was excellant and precisely what i needed--"we have separation"---this kt came from kin of tz last week--it was "in the torro" section of the hl part of the tz site---the box was all marked "torro" so is the manual and there are "those annoying stickers" on the underside also marked torro--but the bottom plate is not metal and separation is achieved by the six screws as in your procedure--so as to whether it is hl or hl / waltersons or torro --- who knows--maybe it is a challenge for sherlock holmes to figure that out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!---anyways it is good and will be better when i have "fixed it up"---i am retired these days but remember flying into norway many years ago and whole load of other places some of them were "really hairy" ---that made the money to pay for model tanks --model boats etc etc etc--it was fun at the time but now i am not so sure--- my thanks for your help --- good luck in your career---with best wishes---hue city

[jukebox]

Finally had a bit of time to get the KT back on the bench, next job is to fit the Atak resin zimmerit to the lower glacis plate and the rear of the hull. The lower glacis piece is a good fit, can't say the same about the rear hull piece, but then it is designed to fit the Trumpeter kit! The Atak zimmerit is a good match for the moulded on zimmerit on the Torro upper hull, just looks like it'll need a bit of trimming and fiddling with. I used Zap Z-7 Debonder to soften the adhesive holding the various bits on the rear hull, still had to get a bit brutal with the metal bits to get them off though. I used epoxy resin adhesive to attached the zimmerit, that gives enough time for adjusting the position before it sets. Anyway, here's some pics.

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[jukebox]

And a few more pics. Still a bit of trimming and filling the gaps to be done once the adhesive has cured.

[maxmekker]

what a great build.