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So, as the topic suggests after about a week of using the tank on grass, some dirt and have started to notice some of the paint falling off..... and its short grass here are the photos (note i dont lift up the upper hull to charge or put smoke oil in i use the back opening to do it):
Both images 1,2,3 are results of rubbing specifically the one under the mantlet as the turret bounces WAY to much. But was wondering how to fix the sort of issues, is it just a simple find the paint and just paint over it or is there something else i need to do. Thank you!

Is it your paintjob or the stock one from Torro?
Rob.

Its the stock Torro one mate.
Part of the nature of having to remove the upper to change batteries is the hull flex in corners that will for sure cause the paint to stress & perhaps flake off.

Rob59 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:31 am Is it your paintjob or the stock one from Torro?
Rob.

it is the stock paint job

HERMAN BIX wrote: ↑Sat Oct 18, 2025 10:38 am Its the stock Torro one mate.
Part of the nature of having to remove the upper to change batteries is the hull flex in corners that will for sure cause the paint to stress & perhaps flake off.

Yeh, i have had a look for the right paint to fix it up myself but it is proving hard, furthermore i wanted to make it the "First Aussie King TIger" XD and add the Aussie camo to it myself at some point so if i cant find it, its all good. But that 2nd image is the result of the turret bumping up and down when im driving it, though as of now they are tiny imperfections so its not a massive problem, other than that whatever you did to it Herman has made it run SO much better.

I don't know what to do w/ the bouncy turret.

If I were you, I'd prime the entire tank.
Start with a clean slate. Make it a blank canvas.
And create your own Aussie KT.

Metal turrets...........................no good.
A KT has a massive lump of metal on top of a plastic hull and even with support bearings its just too heavy.
Leave the Torro as it is, get a Heng Long pro edition & go for it on that

I am looking at heng longs, but not to sure what to get.

Honestly looking at those photos I would question if it was primed properly at the factory, or perhaps there was an issue with the paint. Paint wearing off metal on edges that come into frequent contact are to be expected but what is visible in those photos seems excessive. Especially the plastic parts - even with significant flexing or taking an impact.

That being said, I note the OP uses the engine hatch so the hull shouldn't be flexing that much.

The silver bits on the plastic upper hull - have they undersprayed with silver and the top layer has come off or have they just gone a bit over the top with the weathering?

Double post - ignore.