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i got this off evil bay for £8

just gotta love it........pity the battery dont last very long 


even the turret turns!!! gun fires with a little led and recoil, main gun and machine gun sounds....LOL.....its great

Kev

Hi Kev all you need now is 1/54 landing craft then you can go to the lake .

regards pete

Hi Kev,

I got one of these Ripmax Tigers a few years ago in my post-HL Tiger "Buy anything Tiger" frenzy. They are superb performers for their size (and the price you paid! Mine was ~£20 all-in if I remember rightly). And they do run for a very short time on the battery. BUT, it's due to the very simple charger base. If you have a 'proper' NiMH delta-peak battery charger you can get a lot more juice in and get a much longer run!

I've also got a Dragon 1/72 RC Tiger which is very basic, but superbly detailed for its size. That too was bought in my "Buy anything Tiger" frenzy several years ago.

Nige

hi madbadger could you post the link for mini tiger what scale is it might get one for my grandson

here you go, but they have sold out as it states........the battery only lasts about 2 mins if you lucky  its 1/54th scale.....on 27mhz


http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/x522_1.html

nigelderenglander....... how did you use the battery charger to get it to run longer? i have had it apart and the battery is tiny, looks like 3 capacitors soldered together.......i dont want to blow it up.....LOL

Kev

Hi Kev,

I have a 'proper' charger which can cycle (charge/discharge) NiCds/NiMH etc and it tells you how much current it puts in or takes out. So I charged it using the base, then discharged it with the 'proper' charger. I then charged it with the 'proper' charger and ~3 times more current went in. Hence ~3 times longer run!

Sorry, I didn't do it with the charging base supplied.

Nige

thanks madbadger shame they are out of stock now i know the makers name ill search the net

Nige, what voltage is it?, can you suggest a charger for me to use?

cheers

Kev

i have two of these both of witch the charging bases are goosed >:( so i pulled out the rc gear and am currentley fitting it to a 1/35 scale
river patrol boat. it runs on 4 aa batteries and is great 

or will be when finished.