Hi,

I am a newbie to this hobby. I just tinkered with helicopters and found tanks facinating and would like to join in. I do have some basic tinkering skills (solder, experiments, patience, etc).

I am looking for a pair of 1:16 tanks (with IR battle system) to buy (or to build if not available). I researched thru the forums and decided that Heng Long tanks would fit the my type of play and the pocket book. Can some one point me to a dealer (or online sellers) which have new version of the HL tanks with RX18 and IR battle system on board? Most of the sites I get to don't have too many IR tanks or vague on description of the version they have (such as RX18 board ).

I would like to have:
1. RX18 for mod options
2. IR battle system
3. Sound and Smoke
4. Options for gun flashes, recoil, headlights, tail lights
5. Is  it possible to have both IR battle syst and bb gun at the same time?

So far I found RC dynasty and matomart. I haven't find one in the USA yet except for rctankwars (but I don't know if the the shop is still open for obvious reason).
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I am in Virginia.
Jeanluc

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ORIGINAL: Rebellion13

Welcome,

One thing you stated in your first post was that you have patience. You are going to have to get rid of that, as none of us here have that capability . I am also glad you stated you will most likely have 4 to 5 tanks, most people (100%) of the time buy one and then the tank addiction takes over. Pretty much you've come to the right place. A lot of knowledgeable people on here will help you out. And boy o boy can you customize the heck out of these things. Everything from electronics to accessories. Hope you have a good stay.

Cheers,
Wade

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ORIGINAL: jeanluc07

 Btw, how does one know if an HL has an rx18 inside other than physically open it up.
are there any functional specs which tell?

thanks
 JL

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ORIGINAL: jeanluc07

I have not pulled  a trigger on buying yet. A few more questions on HL IR tanks:

1.Are the Jagdpanther and Grey Stug Ausf F/8 III turrets INCAPABLE of swivel? Its hard to tell from the pictures but they look like they are Static only and only allow the gun barrels to move up/down

2. Which all HL tanks can spin in one spot (tracks move in diferent directions to make tank spin)?

3. I only see King Tiger, Panther, and KV-1 come in IR version. Is thius right? Alos, at Matomart.com, the KV-1 IR is out of stock. Where can I find reputable seller of HL tanks (with stocks) preferable with metal upgrades.

I will have to pull the trigger on getting a pair of tanks this week for xmas. I am in Virginia.

Thanks in advance.