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Research for this tank was over with in March along with a lot of normalcy and it has taken a while to get to this point. The first of the parts for this long awaited build arrived today. Pictures:

A lot of goodies you got there Painless... How long before the build starts?
Should be a blast... waiting to see just how good the Taigen chassis is

Have a good one sir

ALPHA

Looking fw to this, I going from a capt. Kv and you are building one, cool

Good Morning,
Alpha, Now that the turret and accessories are here, I can order the Taigen KV-1. I'll also order a couple of good MG's and the Notek light. Some plastic KV-1 track would not be amiss for hull mounted spares. Everything else should be included. I decided to use the Taigen 2.4 on this one and maybe improve the speaker. My first IBU-2 purchase, I am saving for that Taigen Tiger 1 build since it has no electronics. I am psyched to begin this tank. It is like I am picking up my life again from that huge disconnect back in March.
regards,
Painless

Max,
I saw your video of yours running. The KV-2s are so impressive when all that mass gets to moving. The great sound that you have installed is just the cherry on top. ;o)
regards,
Painless

PainlessWolf wrote:Good Morning,
Alpha, Now that the turret and accessories are here, I can order the Taigen KV-1. I'll also order a couple of good MG's and the Notek light. Some plastic KV-1 track would not be amiss for hull mounted spares. Everything else should be included. I decided to use the Taigen 2.4 on this one and maybe improve the speaker. My first IBU-2 purchase, I am saving for that Taigen Tiger 1 build since it has no electronics. I am psyched to begin this tank. It is like I am picking up my life again from that huge disconnect back in March.
regards,
Painless

For the nortek light.. you might check Mato Mart...they have a sale to the end of the month...if you have any points with them.. you might be able to get it completely free ... no shipping charges either ... maybe even a metal cupola if you have enough points

Who do you order your Taigens from? Is the place US based ?

ALPHA

Alpha,
Thank you for the tip on the Nortek light. I try to buy complete tanks from here in the US or MATOMART in Canada to save on shipping. Artistic Hobbies is the place I use most often for Taigen. I have bought turrets and larger pieces from Dave at Forgebear but even he warned me away from trying to buy complete tanks there or overseas in Germany. The shipping is a killer. I bought a map case from RCTANK.DE for Maxene's commander as a test and the shipping was twice the price of the case so I can imagine what an entire tank would cost to ship. Having said that, I buy Schumo parts sets from Axel's Modelbau and the shipping is not that ferocious. I buy from Welsh Dragon as well and now this turret from Panzer Command. Generally, shipping from the UK is cheaper than from Germany or Asia or Australia.
regards,
Painless

Hi Painless , I don't know which gearboxes Taigen use , whether they are Mato/HL metal ones or the original Asiatam type , but they have different gearbox shafts - the sprockets and tracks are brand dependent , beware they don't mix

Blimp,
Good Morning, sir. The Taigen KV-1 will come with the Asiatam lower hull, gearboxes and tracks and torsion bar suspension, sprockets, idlers, adjusters, road wheels, etc, all in metal. A hefty tank. The Torro turret is designed to plug right into the existing RX-18 or IBU-2 boards. The basics are there, I have to take care of the cosmetics and details\weathering and any upgrades to the existing details. Thank you for the heads up, my friend.
regards,
Painless

Where do you get a 1/16th scale KV-2 turret? And how much is it?