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Well,I just had to take her in... a slightly battered WSN Tiger 1 (without a handset) for £3 from the MIND charity shop in Bakewell.

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.
As I think we all know by now, the Hobby Boss kit is pretty much the WSN tank in bits without the electronics. It's also the mid-production version as opposed to the early one portrayed by Tamiya and Heng Long.

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?

Nice looking tiger 1, what an absolute bargain to find. A great base to upgrade, nice one.

tanks_for_the_memory wrote: So what do I do with it?

Send her to me, I'll take real good care of her.

J/K

That's a nice find! I don't know how easy it would be to fit HL parts into a WSN hull, but I can't imagine it being impossible, if you're handy enough. As for the radio handset, I'm sure you could order a spare one somewhere.

Just swap out the electronics. The motors will plug straight into HL electronics. The lower hull can stay pretty well the same. Upper is a little trickier but totally doable.

MichaelC

hi old chap wpt wot
you are one fortunate fellow, you had more jam than hartlies there old chap , a chap called birger went to town with his look it up ,think swaping gears may be a bit tricky but go for it you can make this into a cool tiger ,or you can sell her to me ..wot wot .....

I just paid £42 plus postage for the merit static one, beyond jealous!!

Well, just to give you a quick overview about the work that has to be done,

http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... 23&t=11403

You need one HL-gear with long axle and one with short axle.

Greetings
Birger

Super Deal Corporal Tanks ...At that price you have a world of Modification Options

ALPHA

birger wrote:Well, just to give you a quick overview about the work that has to be done,

http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... 23&t=11403

You need one HL-gear with long axle and one with short axle.

Greetings
Birger

Hello birger... I really liked reading and viewing what you had to do...also your final evaluation

ALPHA

Thanks, it is my pleasure.

Greetings
Birger