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my matorro king tiger

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first i drilled out top of cupola as im not useing bbs then i took off turret back door cut off hinges then drilled holes in side of door & hinge i used paper clips for door & handles also filled in door with plastic sheet

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nice job so far, keep the post comming! :thumbup:
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thanks ed i have stripped out the gearbox and electrics dremeled out screw studs put in plastic base now im not sure of the right position of gearboxs need a bit of help here

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I was going to upgrade my KT like you, but I decided to go with tamiya hull and suspension as there were more mods (motors, wheels, etc..)available. I will use HL electronics and Matorro upper hull....
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i think your right to go the tamiya way but i will stick with it as i dont have funds to spend on it at the moment as i have 3 other tanks to do

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i have taken out plastic sheet and put in aluminium (thanks to tankman) much stronger then screwed in gearboxes i hope this works this is my first time doing this sort off work

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so far installed metal gearboxes rx-18, receiver and new speaker all working ok just have top hull to sort out

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Hi chris you have a pm :thumbup:
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if your planning on having a smoker for the hassle involved id pop a new one in from h/long :thumbup:
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Looking very good Chris. I think you will have yours ready before mine lol.
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