1/16 tanks

normandy · Post by **normandy** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:32 pm

The Horch is up there in price...$ 521.58 http://www.frontline-models.com/116xionadkits.htm its listed at the bottom of the page.

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:11 pm

Yeah unfortunately the support stuff seems to be niche enough that it is pretty expensive. I can't justify $500 + on a support vehicle. I'll stick with the tanks unless someone like Hen Long get into less expensive support stuff.

Very cool looking though, for sure.

Jnewboy · Post by **Jnewboy** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:26 pm

If I had the casting skills Id buy one and dissect it and make all the molds and sell the non RC model kits on eBay for half the price.

Jnewboy · Post by **Jnewboy** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:57 am

Anyone know the status of Hooben's elephant????

tankduel · Post by **tankduel** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 3:14 am

MATO all metal tiger More pics http://www.rctankhq.com

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:40 am

Last year, someone posted on SSHQ that Matorro King Tigers have disappeared from ebay.
So my questions are:

1. Why are Matorro King Tigers very rare on ebay?
2. Has the value of the Matorro King Tigers increased since 2009-2010?

Post by **aferguson** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:58 am

the matorro KT will be back. Same thing happened with their sturmtiger. It vanished for over a year and now they are abundant. The KT will probably be back by year's end.

Yes the matorro KT's have gone up a fair bit in price, just like out of production xd does.

tankduel · Post by **tankduel** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:21 pm

According to MATO as of yesterday..."the KT is not currently in production ", and , " I will keep you updated if it is available again'. That statement was passed to me by Warwick at Awesome Hobbies.
Nev

YT · Post by YT » Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:28 pm

tankduel wrote:MATO all metal tiger More pics http://www.rctankhq.com

Wow, how much will that be?

hotrodrock · Post by **hotrodrock** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:11 am

tankduel wrote:According to MATO as of yesterday..."the KT is not currently in production ", and , " I will keep you updated if it is available again'. That statement was passed to me by Warwick at Awesome Hobbies.
Nev

From my post of a couple of months ago, that's the same answer I received when I contacted Mato. No comment from them though as to when it would enter production again or why they stopped in the first place.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:51 pm

AFERGUSON:

Thanks for the info. I bought a Matorro King Tiger on ebay some time ago. It's good to see it may have increased in value.

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:35 pm

I'm interested in what youse guys think of the Hen Long KV-1?

I also found a German made conversion kit to change the KV-1 turret to a KV-2, which looks even better.

So? Thoughts?

TTT

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:46 pm

I'm mulling over a 2nd RC Tank purchase right now...

Stg3
Jagdpanther
Tiger-I (Prolly with metal tracks and gear)
Panther
KV-1

I'm loving the Stg, but Tiger-I is appealing too... They all ultimately are but I'd say Panther is probably my lowest one on the list.

What's everyone's thoughts or suggestions? I'm open to ideas. Wish I could nab one a month but right now money's too tight for such a move. I'd love to be "caught up" on tanks though that are out, and jsut looking at the more expensive stuff or waiting for affordable Shermans... Hell, affordable WW2 1:16 tanks in general would be nice.

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:00 pm

I only have four -

M-26
Jagpanther
King Tiger
and the KV-1 (got tired of waiting for an opinion)

I'm generally happy with them, my Grandcrumsnatcher ran the daylights out of the KV-1 last Sunday and generally scared me, with a house full of people and two Jack Russell terriers, who seemed to think the KV-1 was some kind of small animal, I was sure the KV-1 was gonna get smashed or bitten. I had just received it and had charged it up. My Grandson usually heads for my 1/6 Stuarts to see what is charged up. He approves of the KV-1 and is finally old enough (5) to understand what you mean by saying "No crashing into walls or furniture"

TTT

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:59 pm

KV1 and Jagdpanther are in the running for me, but KT is out due to price... I'm trying to keep it from the $150 range on down. If I'd had a KV1 I'd have shared my opinion by the way.

It looks badass though.

The Tiger-I with metal upgrades looks outstanding though. I don't have any metal upgraded armor, but I have heard it can wear motors down or whatever.

I thought a KV1 would be neat because it's so different, but I've honestly not got a lot of familiarity with it compared to other armor pieces. I'm just not sure where to go.

hotrodrock · Post by **hotrodrock** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:56 pm

If you don't have a Tiger yet, there is a seller (shoprshop) on ebay right now who has Tigers for $63 with $12 for shipping. Best price I have seen for a new one. You can usually get a Panther, KV-1, Jagdpanther, or Stug for around $100 with free shipping from a seller called mideatoys. You have to search thru his items, but they are there. Of course, these prices don't include any kind of metal upgrades such as tracks. $150 is on the very low end for a piece with metal upgrades.

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:40 pm

Can't go wrong on the KV-1. Just a note however, make sure you check
the on off switches on the HL tanks. Soldering quality is (was?) a bit sloppy and
could short the rc battery.

Dave

Jnewboy · Post by **Jnewboy** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:07 pm

The heinlong Jagdpanther is not correct in the front, the lower glacial plate is at the wrong angle, (to steep) and I say the suspension is to stiff and raises the vehicle unrealistically high, if you dont mind that it is pretty cool. I dont have a KV-1 but from what I have seen they are awsome, the 1/16 RC tanks I have are:
king tiger (moto)
sturmtiger (moto)
Jagdpanther (Hein)
Mk III (Hein)
III Stug (Hein)
Tiger 1 (Hein)
Panther (Hein)

Of all them I like the MK III and the Stug III the best, they did a great job on the chassis.

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:46 pm

Which company is Hein? Pics you can share? I'm not familiar with those...

I'm leaning now mostly on KV1 or Metal Upgrade Tiger-I.

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:12 pm

I'm sure he meant Heng Long, and the other is Matoro. Mato has their M4.
Which I thought was really nice.
Was there a rumor that Heng Long was going to release a Sherman?

Dave

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:57 pm

Yeah I know I'd read that too... I'd LOVE a Sherman, but not at the prices right now. It's got a lot of potential variation too of course. That'd be one I'd probably buy a couple of for sure.

Mato's looks really nice though, it's a favorite of mine, I just am not sure on the price with it... Doesn't seem like many are available on Ebay either, if any.

Jnewboy · Post by **Jnewboy** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:05 pm

yea sorry, I meant heng not hein

Hey all you who are into 1/16 armor I need your help:
Im always looking for new 1/16 armor conversion kits, Im trying to put together a master list with whats out there and the current prices.

I will post what I know of on this thread, anyone that knows of any others that I have missed and will ship to the US please post it here!!

http://shop.ebay.com/store-juckenburg1/ ... rom=&_ipg=

http://www.welshdragonmodels.co.uk/

What am I missing, I know there's more!!

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:23 pm

How about a conversion kit turning a KV-1 into a KV-2?

http://www.awesomehobbies.com.au/shop/g ... 00187.html

TTT

Jnewboy · Post by **Jnewboy** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:40 pm

yep that one is awesome!! anyone know where you can get a Jagdpanzer conversion kit for a MK IV?

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:35 am

I got the Tiger... KV1 or Stug's my next choices.

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