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Hello guys.
I have this Torro WSN tiger sitting in my garage.

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As a matter of fact, I do like the model the way it looks, despite the incorrectness of some parts on it, which actually does not bother me very much at the moment.
For a static it is a fine piece but not for cruising the surroundings, it is way too slow and even the slightest obstacle can not be overwon.
It has an IR function with recoil, but apparently this works the other way around...
When firing, the barrel moves forward first instead of moving backwards towards the turret. So when I do not activate the main gun, the barrel is too short in a way.
Sounds of the engine, machinegun and maingun are very good I must say.
Way better than the sounds of my Taigen Tiger.
But I have been thinking of making this a ride-able Tiger. I happen to have a new Taigen board laying around. No fancy V3 or so, just the simple cheap one.
Could it be possible to rebuild the internals with the Taigen board so it finally can be driven?
Can the Taigen board take the Torro sound module? I know, maybe I must change the wiring, but can I make the Torro sound module work with the Taigen board?
Anybody done this on here, rebuilding a WSN tank to Nimh battery and renew the internals?
When this circus will start, I will change the gearboxes too...if it can be done anyway....
The WSN seems to run on a 2.4 Ghz, so no Christals, but I cannot confirm that because I haven't opened the tank yet.
In a former topic I started about this WSN, is said when taking the upper hull off there must be several screws taken out.
Well, i found 3 on the hull, one up front and 2 on the rear deck. There should be 2 more.....?
Again, I am just thinking about all the options to make this tank ride in a descent way.
If it does not work, I might make a diorama with it next winter. But, while it is a 1/16 scale, it might become too big/large to store when finished....
But it could be fun to make anyway, ricght?

Hi Rob, first thing to do is find those other screws and get it apart. The back-to-front recoil unit is probably down to incorrect fitting/wiring and, once exposed, the solution will probably present itself.

The problem with HL/Taigen/Torro control units is that they are of proprietary designs that don't favour customising. You can use standard RC gear to make the tank drive - you just need a clever (no, not expensive) transmitter to do the mixing - but will your existing sound module talk to industry standard receivers?

Maybe someone here knows the factory software designer? In other RC hobbies I've always found the individuals very keen to discuss issues with end users, if you can first get to them and then overcome potential language fun and games!

Don't give up, go for it. If all else fails, model a large shell hole in the side of it and, as you suggested, use it for 'scenery'.[WHITE SMILING FACE]

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yes, that was what I have been thinking about, parts not being interchangeable of course.
They are not crazy, right
But I do not want to put big money into it, so no fancy gearboxes or Elmod boards.
Just want my grandson being able to drive this thing around and keep up alongside my Tiger.
Opening up this thing is the first thing to find out and go further from there.

Rob, I'm in the midst of a change on mine at the moment viewtopic.php?f=23&t=25797&start=20 Mine was the older version, I'm fitting 2.4ghz Heng long tx/rx, Asiatam/Taigen recoil amongst other bits. Hull screws there's two more in the sides (Track off job) and don't forget the two clips adjacent to the front sprockets....

Thanks Cashybai, I will follow your topic with interest....
As i said before in this topic, mine will be a Winter project.
Taking off the tracks....same way like metal tracks, tapping out a metal pin?

Probably easier to remove the idler wheel then ease the track off. Track pins can be a bit fiddly at times whereas a cross headed screw is straight forward (if the hub cap is easy to pop off).

Sometimes those screws that sit behind the track can be reached with a thin shafted driver - worth a go.

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Good idea, thnkz.