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Last time I had a bit of spare cash (it was a long time ago!), I bought Full Option Tamiya Tiger 1 to stash away as a future project. Inspired by some superb builds on here, I decided late variant would be the way to go, so I sold the kit early road wheels and tracks, replacing them with a set of Wechoe metal late road wheels and Impact late tracks. I also collected a number of other late specific Schumo parts.
So, a number of years have passed and I'm looking to start the Tiger build, but I have since changed my mind and I now want to build an early Tiger. In the intervening years, I see a number of other suppliers have come to the fore, Taigen, Heng Long etc. along with a large number of aftermarket parts, including metal road wheels for thier respective Tiger 1s.
The foregoing ramblings are building up to a simple question to which I've not been able to find the answer to - do the Taigen or Heng Long (or any other brands) metal road wheels directly fit the Tamiya Tiger 1?

No



Not unless you are willing & able to get real creative.



Sorry

chef-bikes wrote:Last time I had a bit of spare cash (it was a long time ago!), I bought Full Option Tamiya Tiger 1 to stash away as a future project. Inspired by some superb builds on here, I decided late variant would be the way to go, so I sold the kit early road wheels and tracks, replacing them with a set of Wechoe metal late road wheels and Impact late tracks. I also collected a number of other late specific Schumo parts.
So, a number of years have passed and I'm looking to start the Tiger build, but I have since changed my mind and I now want to build an early Tiger. In the intervening years, I see a number of other suppliers have come to the fore, Taigen, Heng Long etc. along with a large number of aftermarket parts, including metal road wheels for thier respective Tiger 1s.
The foregoing ramblings are building up to a simple question to which I've not been able to find the answer to - do the Taigen or Heng Long (or any other brands) metal road wheels directly fit the Tamiya Tiger 1?

I can't help with metal wheels but I've a set of tamiya early wheels and also another set of unbuilt wheels and tyres if that helps at all

I’m returning to the hobby after a decade absence. I remember WECOHE making late Tiger steel wheels, over ten years ago.. Looks like WECOHE no longer exists. Are there currently no late steel wheels being manufactured that will fit a Tamiya Tiger I?

I’m trying to find steel wheels that are compatible with the Tamiya torsion bar suspension arms. I already have Kenny Kong late ice cleat tracks that I bought 11 years ago.

How about sourcing a periscope cupola and turret top parts to make a late Tamiya Tiger? Anyone still make those?

Henntec manufactures late Tiger 1 steel rollers.
After last year's flood, he is out of business.
https://www.henntec.de/produkte/laufwer ... mponenten/

Muncheberg wrote:I’m returning to the hobby after a decade absence. I remember WECOHE making late Tiger steel wheels, over ten years ago.. Looks like WECOHE no longer exists. Are there currently no late steel wheels being manufactured that will fit a Tamiya Tiger I?

I’m trying to find steel wheels that are compatible with the Tamiya torsion bar suspension arms. I already have Kenny Kong late ice cleat tracks that I bought 11 years ago.

How about sourcing a periscope cupola and turret top parts to make a late Tamiya Tiger? Anyone still make those?

Christian Ludwig can do some based on the taigen ones with rod to make the shafts thicker. You'll need to drill out your swing arms 0.5mm though but it's not a hard job

Muncheberg wrote:I’m returning to the hobby after a decade absence. I remember WECOHE making late Tiger steel wheels, over ten years ago.. Looks like WECOHE no longer exists. Are there currently no late steel wheels being manufactured that will fit a Tamiya Tiger I?

I’m trying to find steel wheels that are compatible with the Tamiya torsion bar suspension arms. I already have Kenny Kong late ice cleat tracks that I bought 11 years ago.

How about sourcing a periscope cupola and turret top parts to make a late Tamiya Tiger? Anyone still make those?

Taigen make the cupola and the late turret roof bits. being in the U.S. as you are, IMEX in Florida is your very best friend !

jhamm wrote:Henntec manufactures late Tiger 1 steel rollers.
After last year's flood, he is out of business.
https://www.henntec.de/produkte/laufwer ... mponenten/

I don’t recall Henntec from back in the day.. I see lots of talk about Henntec idler arm tensioners. I have Daryl Turner made spring loaded idler tensioners on my old Tiger. Was told that Daryl no longer makes tank parts and has gotten out of tanks for the most part..

The Henntec steel wheels,in the link above, look like they are made in a similar fashion to the stock Tamiya King Tiger wheels. That being a stamped aluminum wheel with plastic inserts. Maybe resin inserts on the Henntec. So, Henntec has ceased to exist?

tomhugill wrote:

Muncheberg wrote:I’m returning to the hobby after a decade absence. I remember WECOHE making late Tiger steel wheels, over ten years ago.. Looks like WECOHE no longer exists. Are there currently no late steel wheels being manufactured that will fit a Tamiya Tiger I?

I’m trying to find steel wheels that are compatible with the Tamiya torsion bar suspension arms. I already have Kenny Kong late ice cleat tracks that I bought 11 years ago.

How about sourcing a periscope cupola and turret top parts to make a late Tamiya Tiger? Anyone still make those?

Christian Ludwig can do some based on the taigen ones with rod to make the shafts thicker. You'll need to drill out your swing arms 0.5mm though but it's not a hard job

Who is Christian Ludwig?

HERMAN BIX wrote:

Muncheberg wrote:I’m returning to the hobby after a decade absence. I remember WECOHE making late Tiger steel wheels, over ten years ago.. Looks like WECOHE no longer exists. Are there currently no late steel wheels being manufactured that will fit a Tamiya Tiger I?

I’m trying to find steel wheels that are compatible with the Tamiya torsion bar suspension arms. I already have Kenny Kong late ice cleat tracks that I bought 11 years ago.

How about sourcing a periscope cupola and turret top parts to make a late Tamiya Tiger? Anyone still make those?

Taigen make the cupola and the late turret roof bits. being in the U.S. as you are, IMEX in Florida is your very best friend !

I’ve seen photos of the Taigen late Tiger. The cupola looks too tall.. As if they used the same part from a Panther G.