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NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 3:41 pm
by mcevoyi
HI ALL
i have mentioned this befour .. hl are retooling the torro king tiger ..
new rx18 board .. updated metal gearboxed .. and the usual hl refindments ..
heres the link ....
http://mmodell.de/forum/index.php?page= ... stID=36582" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
expected to be on sale late summer .. no price yet .. but some where near the price of the panther g . about £100
Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 3:47 pm
by mcevoyi
Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 4:06 pm
by mcevoyi
just a thought ??
has this killed the tam king tiger or at lease make them think about there current price for there 1/16th armour .

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Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 4:13 pm
by grim_marmazet
It looks good, but won't kill the Tamiya. The Tamiya is still the best Henschel turret KT out there. Tamiya's are worth the price for the electronics alone.
This will be good for someone after a cheaper Porsche turret KT though, and HL quality has definitely improved.
Cheers,
Rik
Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 4:16 pm
by mcevoyi
there henschel turret is not far behing ..... as is a jagdtiger too ( correct hull lenght too )
Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 8:07 pm
by fv432
Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 8:16 pm
by grim_marmazet
I very much agree. HL have gotten a lot better since I started building tanks, and i'm sure their quality will continue to improve. I've got nothing against HL, and I will eventually own a few of them for tanks Tamiya don't make.
I agree Tamiya need to improve their range (where's my bloody Cromwell!!!

), and lower their prices. But for me the building a Tamiya kit from all those hundreds of pieces is why I love this hobby. Their electronics are the most user-friendly and robust at the moment, if pricey.
As was said, I don't want to bring up 'the big debate'. The KT looks good, i'm sure it'll be a great runner.
Cheers,
Rik
Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 12:46 am
by Saxondog
I just hope they follow the Panther G and Jagdpanther as far as no molded tools,much better than the Tiger.But I see the cutters laid out on the back of the sample,this one thing makes the H/L tanks seem cheap.Better to have a clean hull than molded tools.Well that my 2-cents Cheers Blake
Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 1:59 am
by bowlman
Stick the top hull and turret on the tamiya lower metal hull or wait and see if Asiatam comes out with one heard a rummer
that HL is doing a metal lower hull for this .
jimmy
Re: NEW HL PORSCHE KING TIGER
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 12:43 pm
by Woz
Saxondog wrote:I just hope they follow the Panther G and Jagdpanther as far as no molded tools,much better than the Tiger.But I see the cutters laid out on the back of the sample,this one thing makes the H/L tanks seem cheap.Better to have a clean hull than molded tools.Well that my 2-cents Cheers Blake
It looks like all the tools are seperate.