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WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/15/2008 8:25:35 PM   
FireflyKeith



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From: Northampton, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		I have only got a little Sherman without metal tracks but it weighs in at 4.2kg
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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/15/2008 8:43:34 PM   
fynsdad


 

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From: kettering, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		Heng long tiger 1. Metal tracks, metal gearboxes. Still ONLY 3.9KG. must add more weight!!!
(I can just imagine all these guys weighing their tanks. Haven't we got anything better to do.)

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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/15/2008 9:12:45 PM   
971wright


 

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From: nelson, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		HI GUYS Heng long Tiger 1 modified a little bit at the momment it weighs 18lb and still not finished have a panzer 3 weighs over 9 lb and still to do rework on it fit dbu/dbc and recoil unit .http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7328064/anchors_7328064/mpage_1/key_scrap%252Ctiger/anchor/tm.htm#7328064 see post of early work on tiger and this post for my panzer3http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7195454/anchors_7195454/mpage_1/key_panzerIII%252Cmit%252Cschurzen/anchor/tm.htm#7195454


regards pete

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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/15/2008 9:41:49 PM   
Jeff489


 

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From: Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Status: offline 		I'll weigh mine tonight. I'm in the US on the west coast and still working... Yes, I've got better things to do (like all of us), but nothing more fun


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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/15/2008 9:42:31 PM   
heavyaslead



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From: Loganville, GA, USA
Status: offline 		Assuming 16th scale, my KVI weighs in at 16 lbs.

35kg across the pond.


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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/15/2008 10:19:39 PM   
grompix



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From: Newcastle upon Tyne, UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		My heaviest tank is a Tamiya Tiger II with metal tracks and uprated gearboxes weighs 12 pounds (without battery).

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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/15/2008 11:39:18 PM   
Chally2


 

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From: Stoke-on-Trent., UNITED KINGDOM
Status: offline 		My Tiger is 5.5 lbs, it's standard S&S with no metal. Do I get a prize?

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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/16/2008 6:29:13 AM   
EugeniRUS


 

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quote:

ORIGINAL: heavyaslead

Assuming 16th scale, my KVI weighs in at 16 lbs.

35kg across the pond.



Eric, I presume it is 6.4 kg, not 35 kg monster!!!

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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/16/2008 8:36:33 AM   
herrmill


 

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quote:

ORIGINAL: EugeniRUS


quote:

ORIGINAL: heavyaslead

Assuming 16th scale, my KVI weighs in at 16 lbs.

35kg across the pond.



Eric, I presume it is 6.4 kg, not 35 kg monster!!!


Unless, of course, the model "across the pond" is made of Pb.

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RE: WHO'S GOT THE HEAVIEST 1/16 TANK - 7/16/2008 1:04:27 PM   
heavyaslead



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Status: offline 		You are correct Eugene KVI is 7.2kg !

Had to improve the spring suspension of my Tamiya King Hauler to support it on a trailer!


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