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hello fellow tank enthusiasts,
i love tanks and have only just managed to live a childhood dream by buying a sherman and a tiger .1/16 mato sherman and a heng long tiger (older no smoke sound)i havnt started modding or anything yet as im on limited funds but will hopefully be looking through the forum for ideas and tips as it seems i am encountering problems already.i will search and post in the relevant forum on that subject and hopefully find a solution .. wish me luck dodgydave

Well as you requested, "Good Luck"

Welcome to the forum and I can guarantee you that someone can help you out. There is a wealth of knowledge here. Post away and lets see some pics of your new tanks.

Derek

Hi dodgydave,
Welcome to the forum
And good luck
sparks

Hi dodgydave1975,
Welcome to the Forum,
You will find that there is a wealth of knowledge and advice here......There is a search box located in the top right hand corner of the main Forum banner that is very useful but if you have any other questions or problems then just start a post.
The Older Heng Long Tiger with no smoke or sound will probably cause you problems sooner rather than later, I am sorry to say. I think that the radio controller for it ,will just have positions 'A,B & C' rather than a number on a pressed in plastic cover. If so then the Tiger will have two speeds of 'Fast and Faster'.....and these control boards are a weak point on the tank. It would be a good idea to put a small computer fan inside the Tiger to cool the circuit board...BUT...all the motors etc are soldered directly to the circuit board, which means that if you split the hull from the chassis you must be very careful NOT to pull any of the wires away....because it will be very difficult to see where they came from. Sorry to be a bit of a pessimist , but I am just being honest with you.
Alb.

Hi and welcome
Don't worry dave we will soon have you opening them up
ripping the guts out of them, modding and upgrading them
Welcome


Jon

thank you all kindly for youre welcome and advice.ive been trawling through the forum for a couple of days now and i am starting to understand what i need to do to get it running with the sherman.looks like its going to be a case of rip the old jiblets out and replace.. bah.i will keep searching and hopefully find a cheap-ish solution.

hello mate and welcome look forward to seeing your sherman

Hi welcome to the forum

just a quick question.will an rx 18 unit work with smoke and sound controller if the smoke unit and speaker are not installed?ie will the basic functions work without the speaker and smoker?asking as i have just upgraded and was just testing it b4 installing the speaker and smoker. the lights flash but wont start with the start button.not a good sign.. checked ariel and chrstals all seem ok..

Hello D , you can skip the smoker no probs , but I believe you will need to have the volume control switch - for the 'start up' circuit to complete . Not sure ifyou need the speaker , but it does let you know it's working .