HL Tank Turret Rotation.

[IanHill]

is there any way of making a Panther turret rotate 360deg ?

thanks

[Panzermechaniker]

You will need to buy a 360 deg turret ring. Just showing this page to give you an idea. You can get it from other retailers

https://www.rctank.de/ACCESSORIES_6

[IanHill]

so is it just the turret ring that i replace or some of the other stuff shown in the link?

sorry new to all things tank..

[Herr Dr. Professor]

To convert to 360 degree rotation, you would need the correctly-sized turret ring without the stop and the wiring that runs through the cylindrical fitting to allow the current through without the wires twisting and shouting (al la Chubby Checker) and ripping right outing. Sorry, I don't know the Pantiger well enough well enough to know what size turret ring. (Oh, yes, I have on from years ago, complete with the goofy "programmable" function.)

I have actually gone the other way. I had a tank that was a royal PITA, taking me years to get everything functioning. I actually removed the 360 degree turret ring and installed the wires straight through to save money. Three-hundred and-twenty degrees was enough for me.)

[Panzermechaniker]

I have actually gone the other way. I had a tank that was a royal PITA, taking me years to get everything functioning. I actually removed the 360 degree turret ring and installed the wires straight through to save money. Three-hundred and-twenty degrees was enough for me.)

I like to put antennas on my tanks so that pretty well precludes any 360 movement. 320 is more than enough for battling and no wire snagging/bunching causing all sorts of issues. (Especially on Tamiyas with their pathetic rotation mechanisms)

[Jib]

You need to replace the turret ring with one that has gear teeth all the way around (no big stopping tooth) and a slip ring with enough wires running through it to do what you want to do in the turret. Slip rings usually come in multiples of 6 (3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 etc)

I believe you can find HL kits that include the turret ring, slip ring, and a daughter board that are plug and play for HL tanks. Turret rings come in small (KT, Tiger I, Sherman, etc) and large (Abrams, Leopard, Merkava, etc)

[jarndice]

If you go back far enough on the Forum or if you type in 360 Turret Rings into the search window there is a template that you can lay over a 320 degree turret ring that will allow you to cut the extra gears to make a 360 degree ring,
www.forgebeartanks.com.uk
used to have slip rings with all the wiring in stock, You just have ask if he still has them.