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Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 10:43 pm
by skypirate
Does anyone have any info on the
Heng Long King Tiger Henschel turret? Looks like it has been available in Australia. Will it be ever available in the U.S.?
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:24 pm
by Jnewboy
skypirate wrote:I just purchased a base model HL Tiger 1 and have what is probably going to sound like a really dumb question. Can you turn turret manually without damaging the tank? Just worried about damaging gears or the mount the mechanism is on. On my copy, the turret seems a bit loose (side to side movement) and I don't want to make things any worse. Is the turret play normal?
Also, has anyone upgraded their batteries to NiMH or their chargers? Thought I'd use my airsoft "smartcharger," which handles NiCad and NiMH, instead of the included charger.
Dont do it. Yes it will break
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:25 pm
by Jnewboy
Yes but I dont know when.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:26 pm
by skypirate
Jnewboy wrote:skypirate wrote:I just purchased a base model HL Tiger 1 and have what is probably going to sound like a really dumb question. Can you turn turret manually without damaging the tank? Just worried about damaging gears or the mount the mechanism is on. On my copy, the turret seems a bit loose (side to side movement) and I don't want to make things any worse. Is the turret play normal?
Also, has anyone upgraded their batteries to NiMH or their chargers? Thought I'd use my airsoft "smartcharger," which handles NiCad and NiMH, instead of the included charger.
Dont do it. Yes it will break
Thank you so much for the information. I would think that it's just gears connected to an electric motor and should turn relatively easily, about like the drive sprocket, but turret certainly didn't seem to want to budge.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:26 am
by skypirate
Video of the Heng Long King Tiger Henschel turret.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXqKCmMeDG0
This one makes me little seasick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSCkkiZaKHQ
Looks like the hull has zimmerit and the turret doesn't.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:26 pm
by exether_mega
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 4:21 pm
by Axis Nightmare
Hello,
I have this 1/16 built (Not very well done) Tamiya Sherman I picked up a long time ago thinking it was 1/18. I would like to sell it and have the following questions.
It weighs a ton! It has no remote although the motor is likely good. Is it better to remove the heavy motorizing or is that really important?
It would need to be completely restored, repainted, re-decaled, etc. Would say $80 plus shipping be a fair price? The .50 is there though not attached but I don't know enough to know what else might be missing.
Any opinions?
Thanks!
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:15 pm
by Jesse James
Holy crap in a hat on that FAMO. Wow. That has to be insanely expensive.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:21 pm
by exether_mega
Jesse James wrote:Holy crap in a hat on that FAMO. Wow. That has to be insanely expensive.
Price is 600€ fully builded. That means around $800USD.
It's expensive but is ready to be made RC and is a real piece of art. I plan to paint it but I have to admit I hesitate as I think it could be a kind of crime for such a metal jewel to hide it under paint.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:34 pm
by Jesse James
My car cost me $500, haha.
I'm probably out on that, but it's very sweet looking. It really needs a paintjob though. Nice camo pattern.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:27 pm
by skypirate
exether_mega wrote:Hi guys,
for those who could be interested, here are some pics from Asiatam 1/16 FAMO.
It'a a big beast that weight a bit more than 6kg (13.22lb) made from metal. Honestly, it's a real piece of art full of détails.
I hope those pics will show you the high quality of this impressive model.
Of course many pièces still need to be screxed and fixed on it (notek, headlights, windshield, Wheel caps and so on).
Wow!!! Nice to have you back too.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 5:30 pm
by skypirate
Looks like the Heng Long Henschel turret King Tiger is available now. Saw some for sale on eBay.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:12 pm
by exether_mega
Thanks Skypirate
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:57 am
by TankAce
exether_mega wrote:Jesse James wrote:Holy crap in a hat on that FAMO. Wow. That has to be insanely expensive.
Price is 600€ fully builded. That means around $800USD.
It's expensive but is ready to be made RC and is a real piece of art. I plan to paint it but I have to admit I hesitate as I think it could be a kind of crime for such a metal jewel to hide it under paint.
Thanks for sharing the information of the Famo. I have been looking quite some time for the weight of the model on the internet.
I bought the mato all metal stug III and panzer III. The stug weight 8.5 lbs and the panzer III 9.5. lbs. The taigen KV 1 and 2 tanks which are plastic and metal weight 12.5 lbs.
I am not sure why the KV tanks are that heavy with the upper hull and turret being made of plastic. The new Torro king tiger with metal Henschel turret should weight 15-16 lbs?
That Famo is truly a jewel. With 3d printers becoming more affordable each year who knows what the future holds for the re-sale value of plastic models. Metal tanks may stand a chance of holding the value specially after the manufacturer discontinue production of a specific model to move on to the next model.
If you get the Taigen elefant or tiger Ferdinand i will like to see pictures as the ones you posted on the Famo.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:08 pm
by skypirate
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:37 pm
by exether_mega
this King Tiger is looking nice. Is it a IR version ?
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 3:49 pm
by skypirate
It has good and bad points like just about any of them. Happy to have it, especially at the price. Packaging could be a lot better.
Haven't seen an IR version yet. So, this one is airsoft with the recoil that resembles a small startled dog.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:11 pm
by Jesse James
Hmmm, two KT's on a shelf? Gonna be a busy shelf.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:54 am
by skypirate
Never the two shall meet.
1/18 holds a special place in my heart and I just can't mix 1/18 and 1/16. Dedicated shelves for the different scales.
Eventually, the 1/35 Karl Morser is going to have to find a new location when the pickelhaube JagdTiger arrives.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:42 pm
by Jesse James
Oh I figured you had the Porsche 1/16... That's what I have. I will have to get this so they can chill together... on a very sturdy shelf.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:03 am
by exether_mega
For those who could be interested by Merit german sFH18 howitzer, you can follow my building here :
http://merit-intl.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=131
It's a fantastic model as good as Tamiya kit. I hope to see more kit like these in the future.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:07 am
by skypirate
exether_mega wrote:For those who could be interested by Merit german sFH18 howitzer, you can follow my building here :
http://merit-intl.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=131
It's a fantastic model as good as Tamiya kit. I hope to see more kit like these in the future.
That looks great. Great work!
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:11 am
by skypirate
Looks like there will be a Heng Long M1A2 Abrams sometime. Saw one for sale out of China on eBay this morning.
Wanting to retire my Hobby Engine Abrams. I discovered that the tracks had dried out and hardened. The metal tracks are too expensive.
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:10 pm
by skypirate
Sd.Kfz 234/2 PUMA 1/16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... ZVRhQAidO4
I'm hoping it can do wheelies and drifts.
But having a bit of sticker shock, 699 Euros.
http://shop.xion.de/SDKFZ-234/1-4-and-A ... A::35.html
Re: 1/16 tanks
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:26 pm
by exether_mega