Page 1 of 2

Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:22 pm
by c.rainford73
I have had this Tiger for a very long time and with the inspiration of many on the forum have given it an overhaul.

I wanted it to have the worn and weary look with a red oxide turret with some cast texture added. I also wanted to merge the old classic king tiger in its original colors and the late war replacement turret look.

Thanks to Ian (Mr Tankbear)Image I have added the ibu2 board with king tiger sounds and still utilize the Tamiya dual clutch setup with an upgraded high torque RS 540 motor from my vintage parts collection.

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Included before and after electronics pictures

Image

Image

Image

I will have a couple of videos of it running in the Ibu2 electronics section of the forum.

It was fun to get this Tiger running like my newer ones and thank you for looking.

Carl

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:27 pm
by Markocaster
:clap: looks great, I love the camo/red oxide turret look :thumbup:

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:31 pm
by c.rainford73
Markocaster wrote:8O looks great, I love the camo/red oxide turret look Image
Thank you MarkImage

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:33 am
by Reaper332
Great looking KT Carl thanks for sharing..... :thumbup:

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:55 am
by Jake79
Always good to see a K/T and a vintage one at that! nice to see it up and running... :thumbup:

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 10:31 am
by HERMAN BIX
Classic/modern noveau !!

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 11:36 am
by Rad_Schuhart
I like it. How does your turret turn with the antenna? My turret runs poorly

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:25 pm
by c.rainford73
Rad_Schuhart wrote:I like it. How does your turret turn with the antenna? My turret runs poorly
Thanks for the feedback from everyone. Image the turret rotation is a bit of a work in progress. It runs the stock setup from Tamiya the early version with the blade switch. It is actually pretty good as long as I have the servo dialed in just right.

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:24 pm
by Rad_Schuhart
c.rainford73 wrote:
Rad_Schuhart wrote:I like it. How does your turret turn with the antenna? My turret runs poorly
Thanks for the feedback from everyone. Image the turret rotation is a bit of a work in progress. It runs the stock setup from Tamiya the early version with the blade switch. It is actually pretty good as long as I have the servo dialed in just right.
Then keep that rotation unit, because the newer one is pure shit. Most people puts a brace over the unit, and replaces or glues the clutch but the unit just cant handle the weight of turret. It works ok in my sherman but the Tiger turret is bigger and heavyer.

Re: Vintage Tamiya King Tiger running Ibu2

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 5:34 pm
by c.rainford73
Rad_Schuhart wrote:
c.rainford73 wrote:
Rad_Schuhart wrote:I like it. How does your turret turn with the antenna? My turret runs poorly
Thanks for the feedback from everyone. Image the turret rotation is a bit of a work in progress. It runs the stock setup from Tamiya the early version with the blade switch. It is actually pretty good as long as I have the servo dialed in just right.
Then keep that rotation unit, because the newer one is pure shit. Most people puts a brace over the unit, and replaces or glues the clutch but the unit just cant handle the weight of turret. It works ok in my sherman but the Tiger turret is bigger and heavyer.
Yes I agree with you. My thought was originally attach a heng long turret ring and wiring like my other Tamiya King Tiger but this one seems to run just fineImage