Taigen Tiger 1 late production make over

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Yep my Google fu is not strong at the moment lol thank you!!!


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Always happy to help :)
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Not much going on today. Kind of a lazy Sunday!! I did start adding some battle damage. I still have to scribe the side finders and bend them up a little and dent the exhaust covers. ImageImageImage


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Got the new electronics today for the turret. I didn’t want the air soft any more so I purchased a IR firing unit with flasher and got that installed. Also got some photo etched grill covers too. Image


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Just curious is there any way to get more elevation on the main gun barrel with the Taigen IR firing unit?


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I'm not sure mate. Not unless you go aftermarket route. Worthy of note. I see you still have both aerial tubes on your tank. You will want to remove the left hand side tube as seen from the rear of the tank.

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Yep... I know I was forgetting something!!! Thanks my friend! Time to get out the scribe tool!


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Got a lot done this weekend. I received my ElMod board and got that installed. I also installed the coax mg in the turret. Still waiting on some parts to arrive before I start the paint job. Can’t post any more pics until next month so that sucks lol....


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Henglong Sherman almost complete
Taigen Tiger 1 Late Production custom build with ELMOD hopefully.
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What colour scheme are you going for?
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Tiger 312 I think. Still debating lol


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Henglong Sherman almost complete
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