Taigen T34/85 build
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:06 pm
Happy New Year everyone !! Hope you all have been well and enjoyed your holiday season. Been alittle while since I have be able to get logged in. I have still have been busy tinkering away in my work space on a few different projects. So I thought I'd update you all with a project which I'm about 95% done with. But I'll still share with you the process I took from the beginning. This is a metal Taigen T34 I picked up from Facebook group of rock crawlers at a really good price. The owner had gotten it in a group purchase and no interest in RC tanks. So I wanted to make this a IR battle tank and kind of beat up the appearance and weather the paint really well. I had started by making some new grab handles for the back of the turret since they were missing when I got the tank. As well I replaced the side handles with brass made handles with a bit more character. As well I removed the engine deck and cut open for some better sound and ventilation. Probably in reality ineffective but I still wanted to make a small detail. For the lower hull after a good cleaning I painted the inside and a cleaner look. Also added a clark TK80 from Mr Sollie with a angry Russian sound set and a custom made speaker box with an FRS7 speaker. I removed the BB unit and added a clark 3d printed elevation and recoil unit I had gotten from Kenny at DAK tanks in AZ. I had everything running smoothly and my daughter used it for a day of battling in Danville before I started more of the body work. Which ill show in the next post. Thanks for checking in.
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