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Posted: **Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:34 pm**

RobW wrote:Well I started by wanting to swap just the turret. Then had hull damage so bought a metal hull to replace that. Then realised the turret wiring was soldered into the plugs on the upper hull. Whilst looking for the plugs etc to do the rewire I found someone selling 2.4GHz 3rd gen HL KV-1s for £120..... Figured it was easier to buy another one. Have used the upper off the new one on the metal hull, with the KV-2 turret I bought with the original hull. The bits make up a complete IR KV-1 plus a spare hull & tracks: so need Juckenburger JS-3 & SU-152 kits now to use up the bits..... Someone did warn me it was an expensive hobby!

Short answer, kind of yes.....

.........................OK............

....The HL upper is different from the Taigen....you will need to either acquire the mounting kit...or fabricate your own...the wiring ,,,yeah that's different too

Sounds like you're knee deep in the Hobby now Rob

...Good Luck...keep us updated will see if we can help in any way

ALPHA

Posted: **Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:37 pm**

OK, thanks. Wiring is sorted, just need to splice the recoil into the battery negative wiring. Will just use gravity to keep the upper in place for now.

Posted: **Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:41 pm**

RobW wrote:OK, thanks. Wiring is sorted, just need to splice the recoil into the battery negative wiring. Will just use gravity to keep the upper in place for now.

Magnets work...for temp velcro also....but I remember someone fabricating those brackets....just forget who lol...didn't look to difficult...the method I use is to get some cardboard to make patterns first then transfer to metal and cut them out

...the other guy used the Taigen brackets and bent them to fit

ALPHA

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