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I thought it might be a good idea to gather, and collate, useful info on Tamiya Tank components- together with any relevant factoids or interesting details (wiring details, etc.)
This Tamiya sub-forum, within electronics, seemed a reasonable location; although this thread will also embrace non-electronic bits and bobs.
Here are the tanks: Full-Option; with electronic control units, and Static; which have no RC capability (but it can be added, of course).




Here's a typical DMD Control (Mulfti Function) unit, for starters. These pics are taken of brand new units, so if you want to compare them with one you have, that might have a suspect capacitor, trace, or whatever, you'll have a decent reference to work with. The MF-04 is fitted to to the Jagdpanther(56024)


Here's the DMD MF-01, it's fitted to the Panther:

I wish I'd used my SLR on these, with better lighting, in order to make the images as crisp as possible.Hopefully, though, the PCB details are just clear enough.
This is a wiring diag I found on RCU, if I remember correctly. Finding any Tamiya wiring reference help is never easy.
I'll be adding more details to this as I go along.

Here are some pics, taken mostly from German websites, showing which models share common electronic/electro-mechanical and mechanical components. Pic's from Modellbau-seidel. Hope he doesn't mind. Since he won't ship to the UK, maybe he won't mind allowing us at least having the usage, and benefit, of his component catalogue. It's the most extensive online, I think.
Conveniently, the models using these parts are listed here, along with their part numbers.

Time for a cup of tea- or a Kipper Tie if, you live in Birmingham

That's very useful info Roy thanks for sharing, I've book marked it now for future reference

Cheers, Lee.

Model Builder 4 wrote:That's very useful info Roy thanks for sharing, I've book marked it now for future reference

Cheers, Lee.

Thanks, Lee! There's not a lot I do my tank projects currently, as progress required calm sunny weather for painting/airbrushing. So, I thought I'd use my time productively by putting some info out there.

This is the ESC part of Tamiya's electronics package, and it's for several Full-option Tanks. The DMD T-03: There are the models it fits:
Tamiya Tiger I Full-Option Kit (56010),
King Tiger Full-Option Kit (56018),
Panther G late Version Full-Option Kit (56022),
Jagdpanther (56024)
Panzer IV Ausf. J (56026).

Other units look almost identical, but specific features are probably controlled by firmware differences.

DMD T-05: Sherman (56014) 105mm Howitzer -7255035
DMD-T06: M26 Pershing (36016)- 7255089
DMD-T07: Leopard 2A6 (56020) 7255166
DMD-T08: KV-1 (56028)
KV-2 (56030)
M51 'Super' Sherman (56032)

This is the most commonly used recoil unit: It fits the following models:

M26 Pershing.......... 56016,
Panther Ausf G........ 56022,,
Panzer IV Ausf J........56026,
Russian KV-1 ..........56028,
Russian KV-2.............56030,
M51 Super Sherman....56032

Edit- Note: The Königstiger (56018) and the Jagdpanther (56024) use the same unit, and it differs significantly from other units, and has a longer recoil travel-No. 4205031.
The Tiger 1 (56010) has its own unique recoil unit: No. 4205019

Some dealers of Tamiya Tanks and Tank components:
https://www.axels-modellbau-shop.de/kat ... anks-1-16/
https://www.tamiya.de/en/products/rc-models/rc-tanks/ (Main Tamiya dealership for Tamiya models).
https://www.modellbau-seidel.de/index.p ... odelle.web (A great catalogue of Tamiya parts. Unfortunately, doesn't ship outside of Germany)
http://www.hobbyco.net/scripts/oe11.3/c ... homepage.p (Tamiya Main Dealer in the UK)
https://www.wonderlandmodels.com/radio- ... y_ids=2087
https://shop.aaftankmuseum.com/searchre ... p?cat=1837 (significant supplier in the USA)

Hi,

good job, that is, if you had troubel with the tank, very usefull!

Maybe that fitts in here also, (if not, please cancel it ore change it in the right form).
Its not Tamiya, but made fore some Tamiya tanks.

An reduktion gear for:

Tamiya 56010 - Tiger I
Tamiya 56018 - Königstiger
Tamiya 56028 - KV-1
Tamiya 56030 - KV-2
Tamiya 36207 - Leopard 1A4 AFV Model Getriebe (Artikel Nummer GT16002A)
Tamiya 36208 - Gepard AFV Model Getriebe (Artikel Nummer GT16002A)

Its made for lowering the speed and have a somother and more controlabel driving.

Im not suhre if i can copi pic´s, so here is the link to the shop (Tank modellbau):

https://tank-modellbau.de/985/K%C3%B6ni ... -1-0-0-0-0

Greetz, Andy

xhelfix wrote:Hi,

good job, that is, if you had troubel with the tank, very usefull!

Maybe that fitts in here also, (if not, please cancel it ore change it in the right form).
Its not Tamiya, but made fore some Tamiya tanks.

An reduktion gear for:

Tamiya 56010 - Tiger I
Tamiya 56018 - Königstiger
Tamiya 56028 - KV-1
Tamiya 56030 - KV-2
Tamiya 36207 - Leopard 1A4 AFV Model Getriebe (Artikel Nummer GT16002A)
Tamiya 36208 - Gepard AFV Model Getriebe (Artikel Nummer GT16002A)

Its made for lowering the speed and have a somother and more controlabel driving.

Im not suhre if i can copi pic´s, so here is the link to the shop (Tank modellbau):

https://tank-modellbau.de/985/K%C3%B6ni ... -1-0-0-0-0

Greetz, Andy

And you really shouldn't use them unless you want your gearboxes to eat them selves at the first sign of an obstruction

Hi,

ok, that i dont know.....i use 2 (one in KT (Kit from Axel) and one in KV 1(kit from tank-modellbau)) and had till jet no Problems, but this are not my mainusing tanks...so have no expirience in hard terrain.
Thanks for the info about it!

Greetz, Andy