Imex-Erik

Roboticus_Prime

Awwwwwwwww yisssssss!

Max-U52

Great video, Mein Bruder. Question - I buy one of these and put it in, down the road I wear out the airsoft unit. Will I be able to use one of the airsoft units I already have to replace it or will I have to buy another? It looks like I could just carefully drill a couple of holes to mount the servo and be OK, is that accurate?

BTW, I'll be needing a few of these. I love the metal turrets but once they're painted you can't tell the difference and I don't think all that weight is good for the hull top. I'm currently looking into bracing methods. There have already been a couple good ones posted, just have to find them.

Hey Guys, we should all chip in and get Erik a power screwdriver.

Imex-Erik

Yes they use the same airsoft units. Also I'll be looking into more bracing in the future, thanks for that reminder...
I do have a few drills, I just enjoy the feel more. I like having more control

philipat

Looks like a nice setup and an ingenious way to put it all together in small turrets. Can the outer sleeve be setup to stick out a little further? It looks like the current setup is in a partial recoil position.

borealis

I am thinking about how to modify this setup with some kind of switch in order to move from an airsoft+recoil to an IR+recoil setup, thus having the 'definitive' turret. I would like to avoid wearing the airsoft gears while in IR mode, but still retaining the barrel recoil.
I think it's just a matter of wires, anyway: the mechanics are already all there.

Imex-Erik

Yes, you can use a different servo horn or lead to customize your own throw.
I've got lots of parts when you decide to, I'll help as best as I can.

Roboticus_Prime

What did you use to control and power the servo?

Imex-Erik

Our stock board controls it. We have a small interface that converts the signal passed from the airsoft unit into something the servo can use. The power for the servo and that interface board is done through that extra lead off the power cable in the video. That's pretty much it. You can swap your servo out for whichever you wish with no real issues.

Roboticus_Prime

Ah, that interface is what I'm interested in. If I had that, I could custom build one for my Pershing.

CaptainB

Any news on when these Airsoft recoiling turrets are coming out?

cheers

CaptB

philipat

Ditto...very interested in the PzIV, Panther and PzIII (in that order)...all of the rest after that.

Imex-Erik

The Tiger 1 airsoft turrets will be here very soon. They should arrive with the Jagdtiger here in a few weeks. We will have the early and late turrets in both metal and plastic. The mid turret will be offered in metal only.

Here is a picture of the TAG120700 Tiger 1 early plastic turret Yes they will come with a power cable so you are good to go out of the box. Installation will be a breeze as well. We must test the waters with our Tiger 1 tank first before we decide if we wish to implement this on other tanks

Max-U52

Put me down for at least one TAG120700. For starters.

CaptainB

Erik,

Please put me down for at least 2-off of those TAG120700 Plastic Tiger 1 turrets - I have a recoiling turret by another company called Creeping Death (now defunct) but I can tell you the recoiling feature is a fantastic
addition and brings the tank to life.

Cheers

CaptB (Geoff)

Imex-Erik

I've got the late plastic one too I'm currently working on finishing up our catalog now (which is seriously 60 pages) so I'm adding them in real quick!

philipat

Good to test the market. What are the differences between the late and mid turrets? I thought they were the same thing.

CaptainB

Erik,

Did these turrets arrive with the Jagdtigers?.........getting twitchy to get my turret fix!!!!

Cheers

CaptB