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Hi all, I'm new to this site and have looked around a bit but haven't found any references for the HL ZTZ99 mods, Thanks in advance for any help
Cheers Leo 2A6

Hi Leo 2A6,
Welcome to the site ....By the ZTZ 99 mods , please can you tell me do you mean the Chinese main battle tank ??....and if so what mods are you talking about ?
Alb.

Hi Dietrich

Thanks for the welcome, Yep the PLA ZTZ99A MBT. By upgrades I mean, aside from metal tracks, I've up armoured with styrene too, to a later version but what I'm after is 3:1 brass gear boxes and has anyone done or seen anything in regards to gun stablization and recoil the later being difficult because of the single molded tube and mantle.

Cheers Damion

Hi Damian,
Sorry to ask but what scale is your tank ?? and if it is 1/16th then metal low ratio gearboxes will be a relatively easy job to do. You can use any of the 'Rear' sprocket drive gear-boxes and just bolt straight through the hull bottom using washers as spacers to keep the sprocket height correct.
I have heard something about a gun stabilising system.....its just a matter of remembering where....I will look around to see if I can find anything......
I have just found This on YouTube.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgaD8sDzvJ0
Alb.

Hi Leo 2A6

All heng long tanks use basically same gearbox with either long or short axle shaft. So you should be able to get 3:1 gearboxes. I went a different route and kept the standard gearbox but replaced the motors with Graupner speed 400 6v these rev to 18000rpm so it makes the tank faster like the real thing. I put a video on you tube so will post a link when I'm on my computer.

Ian

Here's the video link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywEGNZJ- ... e=youtu.be

And thread of my build

http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forums/v ... =22&t=9353

Ian

Hi, apparently a reactive and modular armour upgrade is already available.

http://www.panzer-command.co.uk/index.html

I cannot see it.....

The ztz on this page already has the armour package fitted.
The tank is going to be produced in this format and the armour package will be available seperately.

http://www.panzer-command.co.uk/news.html

Cheers
John

Thanks guys, gear boxes was what I was after which I think I have sorted, yep there is "add on armour kits " but I did mine before it was produced,
anyway thanks heaps for your replies

Cheers Leo 2A6
Damion