Roboticus_Prime

It's here!

http://www.matomart.com/product.php?c=1000119

Might need to click the link again after you select your region.

RichJohnson

Holy crap thats expensive. Maybe just buy the turret and slap it onto a henglong or a taigen.

Tanker 10

Very interesting, what kind of electronics are included with the tank. Are they similar to Taigen?

Panther F

YES IT IS!! But be careful... you might be called a 'hater' for bringing up these RTR's being so expensive.


But you're right, a resin turret on the HL chassis is much better and less expensive. I have 2!





Jeff

Tanker 10

So you're using a Nick's turret I assume, do you have a working barrel recoil or is that possible with a resin turret, room wise in the turret I'm speaking of.

Roboticus_Prime

Well, these Mato tanks are expensive because they are all metal, have upgraded gearboxes, and come with a Clark board for the MFU.

Tanker 10

Is the Clark all set up for barrel recoil or do you have to purchase a remote and do the programming yourself?

Roboticus_Prime

It's all setup with it's own 6 channel Tx. They come painted, or unpainted. The only thing you need is to add your own batteries.

Panther F

Oh yeah, a recoil can be used in a resin turret. No problem.

I have Nicks' kit PLUS... 3 weeks before he announced he was going to sell them I bought off eBay a used, already assembled MAXTRAX (I think that is how it's spelled) M36 turret. The gun, the barrel, the mantlet... all glued in place so I may just not have recoil in this one as I don't want to damage it.

The Tamiya recoil mechanism can be hidden cosmetically. I wish I had Arron Ardnt's (again... spelling) build/finished M36 as he did a fantastic job on the interior of the turret. And it had a Tamiya battle system in there too with figures! AMAZING work he did!




Jeff

Tanker 10

Thanks Chase.

Roboticus_Prime

Oh, and you get to pick your style of mato Sherman tracks too. All things considered, it's not a bad price for a 100% metal tank that is RTR AND Tamiya compatible out of the box.

They also come with a hard carry case.

Tanker 10

Thanks for the info Jeff. I bought an E8 kit from Nick, when it arrived I saw that it was way beyond my modeling skills so I sold it to a friend.

Tanker 10

Thanks again Chase, may have been interested but I just wrote a check to the dentist for $1527.00 this morning. It will have to wait a couple of months.

RichJohnson

Hey Tanker10, are you coming down to our san diego battle?

i can help you with an E8 if you want...

As for those upgraded mato gear boxes, they are more usefull for something to throw at the wall when you are agnry. Good engineering design, poor assembly amd QC makes them junk. Review my jumbo build.

Panther F

$1527.00 at the Dentist is much more wisely spent money than getting an all metal tank that isn't needed. Plastic is much better and that's my opinion on the cost and material used.

But, we all have an opinion don't we. We can always help you on modeling skills/assembling things. Heck, there are experienced people here that can help you with ALL PHASES of making things work. Just ask.

The end result is much more rewarding than pulling a tank out of the box.




Jeff

TheBennyB

I Know the B1 is an easier release, but come on! Not excited for this offering unless it was the M36. Guess I'll wait for the M-10.

edoubleaz

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Definitely encourage the new releases but I agree... I'm saving my money for the M10

Panther F

Yup... either version of the M10 would be cool.

I just hope everyone knows that the M36B1 is not called a Jackson. It has the turret, but was a stop-gap measure as they ran out of or short of M10 chassis.

The M36 and M36B2 had the nickname the 'Jackson'. Not the M36B1



Jeff

Roboticus_Prime

Mato is working on the M10, a true M36, M3 Lee, and a Stuart if I recall correctly.

Roboticus_Prime

Here's the pic.

TheBennyB

Wouldn't hold your breathe on the Stuart. It was a scratch build with some tamiya components in the turret as I recall. Not a proto you'd really see from a manufacturer if they were
gonna produce it. Hope I'm wrong though.

Strato50

Remember, that's in Canadian dollars... which is a real bargain right now.

Currently that puts it at about 551.65 US Dollar & shipping... not bad at all.

Tanker 10

Thanks for the invitation but I won't make your battle. I just returned from Rancho Mirage and I'm not anxious to make a similar drive so soon. I hope to make one during your battle season however.

As far as the E8, as I said ,I sold it to a friend who has it up and running on a Taigen Sherman. Thank you for the offer.

scottkillingbeck

I think it looks awesome. Nice job Mato.

scottkillingbeck

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Comes up $799/$749 Canadian or $699/$649 U.S. for me...?