My Tiger needs a friend

[BennieBlind]

So I’m back in love with my little Taigen Tiger after we had some tensions in our relation. However as I started out with Taigen and bought a load of IR stuff I’m guessing the only way I can battle is with another Taigen Tank or eventually buy a complete other board and Tamiya supporting protocol stuff.

Either way it’s going to cost me a load of money and I don’t have any tank battle groups in my neighbourhood anyway.

So i’ve been eyeballing the Taigen T 34 for a while and wonder if it has some design flaws on the track tension system or are these resolved? Or do I need the Henntec tensioning system to tackle this? Can you T 34 owners comment on what kind of mods are usually done in order to make this tank fool-proof?

Tanks in advance for your answer!

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[Ad Lav]

Henntec is well worth the money. The taigen Sherman and T34 are well worth the money.

[Son of a gun-ner]

Henntec is well worth the money. The taigen Sherman and T34 are well worth the money.

I second those statements
Especially as I have purchased all three items

[tankme]

My Taigen T34s have Henntec track adjusters on them, but the T34 track can be run pretty loose without any issues. I typically choose the Henntecs for the Taigen chassis, but in a pinch the HL version can be made to work, but it requires the front Taigen upper hull mount needs to be removed. That is a PITA, and I have done it on my Trumpeter upper hull conversions.

I've done a few other things to my Taigen lowers to prevent any issues. You can see some of the things I do to mine here:

viewtopic.php?p=326901#p326901

I like to reinforce the area around the drive bearings with Milput as shown in the thread. I also like to remove the plastic on plastic rubbing by modding the suspension arms and adding the washers. I also take the side off and glue them on to stiffen up the chassis. I typically build my speaker boxes to be used as side braces. Basically that's it. My T34/85 just needs some tightening of the suspension arms to the chassis every once and a while. No issues with any kind of breaking parts. I've done all those things to the 5 Taigen T34 lowers I have. Are they all necessary? Who knows, but it works for me.

[MrChef]

Are you hung up on Taigen? I do understand if you prefer it.

Because the Heng Long T34-85 is a very solid runner out of the box and the best looking stock imo.

For IR compatibility between Taigen and Heng Long, Etc. Taigen/Torro does offer a updated signal convertor. I mean it may not be perfect but it's not for club battling. And the HL T34 will be a few $$$ cheaper. Just an idea. Not trying to "de-track" your original search.

https://www.motionrc.com/products/torro ... orop-01006


And a Tigers Friend would be Another Tiger... Or a Pz.III for scouting.

[tankme]

Yeah, I don't use the Taigen boards in any of my T34 variants.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

In a BB match, I once beat a friend's Taigen Tiger with my Taigen TG-34/85. He suffered actual hit damage (he considers it a badge of honor ) and I ran into a wall (had to "re-weld" a fender). The battle involved a lot of short runs and turns on carpeting, and neither had a problem with tracks or anything else (except that I nearly ran the T34/85 down a flight of stairs which would have dramatically changed the outcome of the battle.
A tip: In a BB match, the Taigen T-34/85 can fire lower than the Tiger, so the Tiger often overshoots the T-34/85.

[Raminator]

I'll second what others have said about the Taigen T-34, but I'll add that while the Heng Long T-34 is a good runner out of the box it does have a few visual quirks. The suspension rides way too high and needs to be lowered about 5 mm, and the rear lower panel is at the completely wrong angle (to allow for the standard-style gearboxes, rather than having a final drive). If those kinds of things don't bother you, it's a cheaper alternative to the Taigen.