Recoil on HL Tiger 1

[M41A3]

I installed the ARM-02-Blitz from http://www.tank-modellbau.de on my Tiger 1. So now I have no recoil on the tank itself, only on the barrel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iJPk3KGtcw

[STEINER]

Thanks for posting this video. I plan to fit this unit to my Tiger, when I can get around to it. I also like your external aerial/antenna set up. Is it spring loaded ? is it functional ? Can you tell me a bit more about it.

Cheers

STEINER

[M41A3]

Hi Steiner.
Glad you liked the video.

The antenna is a dummy I made og an original HL antenna.

What I did was first I relocated the antenna stand that was placed back on the tank. Then I cut the original down to 125mm (that will be a scala lenght of the antenna). I then took a thin electrical wire and pulled out the copper and used the insualation for covering the antenna.

Antenna in correct place

Dummy antenna

The working antenna is an internal antenna made after pzrwest antenna mod found here; http://www.hobbyhavoc.com/forum/index.php?topic=155.0

[xrad]

360 rotation...NICE...do you have a harness to unwind later?

Flash mod to time with recoil?

[M41A3]

Hi xrad.

Nah, no problem with the wires. One round one way and then back again. But I am working on a project that will give me endless rounds on the turret one way. But like it is today, I have 14 cables going into the turret.

My Tiger came with the flash unit and recoil.

[STEINER]

M 41A3,

Thanks for that info, I already have cut my aerial down to scale size and its still works. I wonder if I got some shrink tubing and covered the aerial with that I might get the same effect. It might reduce transmission distance though ?

Great idea though.

Cheers.

STEINER

[M41A3]

Hi Steiner.

I dont know if it will reduce the transmittion distance by using shrink tube. The reason I used the insulation from an electric wire was because I couldnt find a shrink tube small enough in my local store.