beppel

Hi guys,

today you are going to modify the gun mantlet and the length of the Tiger barrel.

There are two different versions of the HL-Tiger available. The older ones have the mantlet turned 180° into the wrong position.

That is how it looks like.



The newer ones are mounted correctly. That looks like this.



We take care about the wrong ones.

To start, follow the next steps.

1. Remove the Tiger tracks
www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11502866/anchors_11502866/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#11502866

2. Open the Tiger
www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11502872/anchors_11502872/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#11502872

3. Remove and open the turret
www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11503962/anchors_11503962/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#11503962

Just take the gun out of the bracket.

There are two screws fixing the gun to the mantlet.

Unscrew them.





Take of the mantlet.

Remove the LEDs. That is a little tricky, because they are glued.

But they have to be removed, somehow.



At the inner side of the mantlet, you see two screws.

Unscrew them.



Now you can disassemble the mantlet.



For the next step assemble them again without screwing. Glue the inner part to the mantlet.

That is to make sure, they are in the original position.



Take off the back part.



Turn around the gun 180°.



Cut of as shown.



Glue the back part to the gun as shown.



After the glue dried put the LEDs back in.

Now, because the gun is already disassembeld, we take care of the barrel length.

Before you start you should know, that the gun will not be able to shoot after stretching the barrel.

If you want to keep this function, stop here and reassemble the turret, or get a longer alu-barrel and replace the old one.

Just make shure, that you prepare it with holes on the same position as the old barrel.

If you don´t care, go on.

Here you can see the difference between the middle section of the original HL and the length of the adapter.



First cut off the barrel as shown.



Glue the adapter to the barrel as shown.



Remove left over from the front part as shown.



Adjust the front part to the adapter and glue them together as shown. Watch the correct position of the muzzle break.





That´s it. Now you can reassemble the turret.

Greetings
Birger

For a lot more help with your Heng Long Tiger I tank, follow the below link ...
HL-TIGER I, Basics, Failures and how to remove them.

Jussek

hallo Beppel,

related to the BB gun firing, i have to disagrre, it could be done

i did it on my Tiki. First, using a longer alu inner tube inserted to the HL airsoft gearbox, but as i was disapointed with the standart HL gear, i then swaped it for a VS one

http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forum...p?f=22&t=10148
http://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/forum...10148&start=20

i've to say, that i followed all these useful tips you are posting here, i found them long ago in panzerketten ;-)

best regards

beppel

Hi Jussek,

sorry, your right. Didn´t imagine the possibility with another barrel.

Completed the thread with that info.

Thanks.

Good job on your Tiger. Well done.

Greetings
Birger

Jussek

thanks Birger