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I bought my first tank
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:00 am
by jtracks
I have purchased my first tank. Thanks to all who gave me their input, I hope I made a good 1ST choice.
TAG12098 - 1/16 Taigen IR Panzer IV RC Tank. This Taigen IR Panzer IV RC tank comes with metal gearboxes, Tracks and Suspension, 2.4 GHz radio, battery and wall charger. Painted in gray camouflage colors. This RC tank is also known as PzKpfw IV Ausf F2.Sd.Kfz. Tank has sound, cannon recoil and painted figure. IR receiver Included. As an extra bonus, metal front drive sprockets and rear idler wheels with bearings are included.
Joe
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:32 am
by jackalope
Awesome glad to hear you got the upgraded version! Also Taigen, veeerrrryy good choice sir! I'm sure someone else will object
but IMHO Taigen tanks are much nicer. IR version, have anyone local to battle with? Thats the only reason I didn't go with the IR set up cause there's no one around me that has R/C tanks.
Anyway looking forward to seeing pics.
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 1:43 am
by jtracks
Thanks jackalope. Yes, my wife. I've been showing her you tube videos and she likes what she see's. I find that strange due to the fact I can't get her to touch one of my many RC Crawlers. She has already said "I want to play too".
Joe
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 2:04 am
by ALPHA
Taigen pro PanzerIV nice
...one tip... check the suspension...those Taigen springs don't work all the time... I found them too stiff and unforgiving... swapped them out for Heng Long springs...the the arms work fine
ALPHA
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 2:52 am
by jtracks
ALPHA wrote:Taigen pro PanzerIV nice
...one tip... check the suspension...those Taigen springs don't work all the time... I found them too stiff and unforgiving... swapped them out for Heng Long springs...the the arms work fine
ALPHA
Thanks ALPHA, I'll check them for sure.
Joe
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:15 pm
by jackalope
jtracks wrote:Thanks jackalope. Yes, my wife. I've been showing her you tube videos and she likes what she see's. I find that strange due to the fact I can't get her to touch one of my many RC Crawlers. She has already said "I want to play too".
Joe
Really? Wow! I want one of them!
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:07 am
by ALPHA
jackalope wrote:jtracks wrote:Thanks jackalope. Yes, my wife. I've been showing her you tube videos and she likes what she see's. I find that strange due to the fact I can't get her to touch one of my many RC Crawlers. She has already said "I want to play too".
Joe
Really? Wow! I want one of them!
ALPHA
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:10 am
by ALPHA
jtracks wrote:ALPHA wrote:Taigen pro PanzerIV nice
...one tip... check the suspension...those Taigen springs don't work all the time... I found them too stiff and unforgiving... swapped them out for Heng Long springs...the the arms work fine
ALPHA
Thanks ALPHA, I'll check them for sure.
Joe
Yeah Joe ...make sure your tank bounces ... just put it on a flat surface and push down... when I did that to mine... there were solid as a rock...no reflex at all...changed to Heng Long springs...and all wheels are independent bouncers
ALPHA
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:06 am
by jtracks
ALPHA wrote:jtracks wrote:ALPHA wrote:Taigen pro PanzerIV nice
...one tip... check the suspension...those Taigen springs don't work all the time... I found them too stiff and unforgiving... swapped them out for Heng Long springs...the the arms work fine
ALPHA
Thanks ALPHA, I'll check them for sure.
Joe
Yeah Joe ...make sure your tank bounces ... just put it on a flat surface and push down... when I did that to mine... there were solid as a rock...no reflex at all...changed to Heng Long springs...and all wheels are independent bouncers
ALPHA
Did you run them for a while to break them in or just change them out. I have a couple of leaf spring RC trucks and they were very stiff until I got them broken in. One of them is too soft now. I realize tanks may be different. At any rate, as you advised earlier, I'll keep an eye on them. On another subject, saw a posting at a local hobby shop today for a HL Sherman for $125.00 US. I called the number and waiting for a call back. I hope he still has it.
Joe
Re: I bought my first tank
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:06 am
by ALPHA
jtracks wrote:ALPHA wrote:jtracks wrote:
Thanks ALPHA, I'll check them for sure.
Joe
Yeah Joe ...make sure your tank bounces ... just put it on a flat surface and push down... when I did that to mine... there were solid as a rock...no reflex at all...changed to Heng Long springs...and all wheels are independent bouncers
ALPHA
Did you run them for a while to break them in or just change them out. I have a couple of leaf spring RC trucks and they were very stiff until I got them broken in. One of them is too soft now. I realize tanks may be different. At any rate, as you advised earlier, I'll keep an eye on them. On another subject, saw a posting at a local hobby shop today for a HL Sherman for $125.00 US. I called the number and waiting for a call back. I hope he still has it.
Joe
Those RC trucks aren't made by Taigen right lol................... Running it around is what made me notice the suspension wasn't working....that's when I did the push test....The Taigen leafs look good... but don't function as well as the HL or Tamiya versions of it.... you can also replace the springs with ones made of carbon fiber... they are meant for the Tamiya... something good to know if you can't find something else
Anyway the problem I found with the Taigen springs is that they don't have any "spring " to them...so if you do compress them they stay compressed...
Hope yours is better than mine
ALPHA