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my name is kevin and I just recently joined here and I have a heng long panzer 3 tank 1/16 the sos version now the only problem that I have so far is some of the bogies coming off that's it other than that no problems yet just worried if I should play with it outside or not any feed back and issues with there tank I also want to by another 2 tanks one more german tiger and mabey a Russian tank also heng long but should I get ir or airsoft as my panzer is airsoft anyways I am from Calgary Canada and was looking for other people in Calgary that is interested in the same thing thanks and look forward to hear other peoples input thank .

Hey another Canuck. We are taking over now ! Welcome.

MichaelC.

thanks brother nice to hear from ya loving my tank lol wife well she says what are you a little kid well I told her I am I don't feel fifty leave me alone hopefully my sons get one also lol

Hi Kevpro, welcome to the forum, sounds like you have already been bitten by the tanking obsession. This hobby is seriously addictive and makes large holes in your finances. Anyway enjoy the forum and happy tanking (pics are always welcome). Regards Alwyn

Nothing wrong with being a little kid Kev we all are at heart
Welcome to the forum.

Welcome kev lots of advice on here not sure about wives though I spend all my time telling her "it's not a bloody toy"

Kevin a warm welcome to the Forum,
The bogies and indeed any moving part of a HENG LONG Tank held in place by self tapping screws can be usefully secured with threadlock, keeping the threadlock free from the moving part!
As to "IR" there are a number of issues here,
first, HENG LONG have pretty much stopped making "IR" Tanks so getting more will be harder,
Second, If you do not have a gang of friends with similarly equipped Tanks or a club there will not be much in the way of targets,
and third, if you are a member of a club that fights with "IR" then the rules lay down the standard of "IR" to fight with, and that is "TAMIYA" and neither HENG LONG/TAIGEN/TORRO use TAMIYA standard IR which means if you want to be serious about fighting your Tanks you would need a new control board such as a CLARK or an IBU2 that can convert the signal, sorry about the complications,
Me I love the "Airsoft" the cat a bit less so
The T34 is a cracker but to look right needs a suspension mod which you will find somewhere on the pages of the Forum, just type in the words describing your query into the search box which is on the top right hand side of the page, CLICK and scroll till you find what you want and job done.
Enjoy this place and ask all the questions you want, and as you are discovering there are lots of your countrymen here who will be pleased to offer the hand of friendship I am sure. shaun

Glad to have you along mate. I've been to Calgary then on to Red Deer for drilling stuff. And it snowed for me! Much to the locals dismay.
Great thing about this pastime we do is sooner or later the wives reach that"understanding" stage, you are home, quiet, leaving them alone, and might cut down on the drink !!(well maybe not that)!!
Don't hold back from asking, it's far better than a repair job.

Cheers

HERMAN!!! Moderator, Well congratulations I know that nice Mr Abbot has been enduring some problems recently but does this sudden thirst for power mean your heading toward Canberra? shaun

hi there here is some pictures of my heng long tank for you all to see plus my charger I have want to know if it is all good ? and also having a hard time to put my tank pics on here any ideas