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HERMAN BIX wrote: Sun May 11, 2025 5:39 am German helmets for sure.
Looks like a Ferret Scout car placed into service.
The Tiger with the small fascines on each side is a nice Mid so pretty simple to convert an H/L .
Note the banned flag on the stowage bin for aerial recognition.

Kaiser Fried Chicken was a very limited edition back then !!
I think that might be a Panzerspahwagen Mk1 202/Captured Dingo scout car, :thumbup:
German army loved them and a lot of captured ones saw service in Europe.
I think I am about to upset someone :haha:
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Ahh, Dingo/Ferret, :poop: thing with no brakes, all same-same !!!
Probably was a Dunkirk change of ownership asset ;)
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2 things about the Dingo/Ferret to dislike was the steering wheel was arse about face with the top of the wheel nearest the drivers chest and the bottom of the wheel nearest the bulkhead :crazy: and the Daimler Hydraulic clutch which could break your ankle if you tried releasing it as you would a regular clutch, :O Bang it in and get your foot out of the way or else :lolno: :thumbup:
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Coming in at about 6lbs….

I asked this a few posts back, “anyone running the blue or red HL motors?? I’m getting a bit concerned with the weight and the standard motors I have. Now is the time to change if beneficial.”
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Blue or Red motors would be unrealistic. A better option would be gearing with more torque. The stock gear/motor combo on my Taigen and Torro tanks are the V2 4:1 with 380's which are solid torquey performers. IIRC the stock Heng Long gears are 3:1. FWIW neither the the HL or Taigen are true 3:1 or 4:1 that's just what they are listed at. My Taigen V2 4:1's are in fact listed by Taigen at 90:1 while their 3:1's are listed at 39:1. I don't know if the Taigen gears are exactly comparable to Heng Long. Someone with more knowledge can chime in here.
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I saw a post that mentioned Mabuchi RS-380PH motors, along with a few others. Are you familiar with these?

Is 6-7lbs average for rebuilds?
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Well, I answered my own weight question. Seems that the average out of the box is about 8-9/lbs. I think I’ll hit that when I add the tracks and wheels.
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I highly recommend the Heng long dual current gearbox. Very worth it.
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Have a link? Found the pic based on your description, but plastic.

Found these https://www.toucanhobby.com/products/hl ... e79f&_ss=r
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Forgot pic
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