- My second hand WSN Tiger 1 in all its 3 pound glory.jpg (38.23 KiB) Viewed 860 times
I've already had a number of Heng Long Tigers pass through my hands (and three remaining), a Tamiya Tiger 1, quite a lot of the Hachette 'Build Your Own' tank and, for curiosity's sake, the Hobby Boss kit (still unbuilt) - but it's still interesting to see the WSN Tiger up close.
- For a stock tank the colour scheme is fairly convincing - at least from a distance.jpg (40.43 KiB) Viewed 860 times
- Another advantage are the rubber-rimmed tyres - but that dodgy intra-red mount on the loader's periscope will have to go.jpg (37.83 KiB) Viewed 860 times
Obviously without a handset (anyone have a spare?!) I am in no position to evaluate the electronics (and yes, I know some people have a very poor opinion of them!), but - with a few strange exceptions - WSN should generally be congratulated for their attention to detail. Among those exceptions are the fact that the loader's hatch is non-opening (and even the commander's is glued shut), some bumps on the lower front glacis plate (to accommodate the driving gears) and some very strange details around the engine grills.
But, all in all, I think it's quite impressive. Best of all the turret looks to be the right length and to sit correctly on the hull.
It's just a shame about the gears / electronics (from what I have read).
So what do I do with it? Some suggest replacing the entire lower hull with a HL substitute, but I would hate to lose all of that wheel detail (the road wheels are accurately split into two parts, unlike HL).
So how easy is it to fit the HL motors, etc into the WSN / Hobby Boss hull?
- WSN have also made a decent job of the late-pattern tracks - in a nice deep rust colour too.jpg (39.95 KiB) Viewed 860 times
...At that price you have a world of Modification Options 
