SpikexPhil

I have just 1 1/16th scale taigen sherman m4a3. I am in the military and no time or money to really waste, the one tank I have I financed and paid off over 9 months....

Tanque

My way of thinking tells me there's nothing wrong with rejuvenating an old or dormant thread.

Rwo there's nothing wrong or shameful about having just one tank! Sometimes I think I was happier when I had just one tank
( Of course I knew nothing back then and just getting it to run was a major challenge ) that said I'll never go back to that
state willingly...

Jerry

R|M|D Photography

I just have the one HL Pershing, Not too fond of it and plan to ditch it.

Airbrushler

i like the Pershing why don't you like it
you have a cool tank

R|M|D Photography

Thanks, I love the way it looks. But when I drive it next to my buddies Taigen Tiger its a night and day difference in every aspect. Speed, Power, Performance. His can turn on the go very fluid like, mine will do a fair speed straight but when you try to turn it almost comes to a stop. Mine also seems to pick up every little bit of grass or anything and get ate up in the tracks and above the tracks and bind up the whole thing, if not throw the track off.(maybe this is inherit with a rear drive setup?) Its EXTREMLY noisy compared to his. Mine is more back heavy by far(can be changed by adding weights) so it won't climb over a lot of things, just goes up them and spins on its tail basically.

Basicly it is seeming like I got what I paid for compared to his so that's on me.

How is the drivability on the all metal Taigen Shermans?

Ex_Pat_Tanker

A set of Taigen steel gears will fix most of your complaints, sounds like you have the monkey metal ones in there at the moment.
(of course there is no fix for the rear drive catching the grass, its the big downfall of both the Pershing and the Bulldog).

Panther F

Nothing wrong with that at all so hang on to it!

You may find going back to it later on will work out as interests change as we go along in the hobby.




Jeff

biker 133

What are you talking about,I am clueless about 1 tank 2 tanks 3 tanks ,< this is over my head ,fuel tanks ,fish tanks oil tanks or military tanks LOL

Chariot1

I have 1 Taigen Sherman. Can't afford another one right now, but i have really enjoyed the Tank and doing the Weathering and trying to make it look Battle Worn.

Jmiller70

Have two, a Taigen Tiger 1, and a Taigen Panther G, and am trying to decide what the next will be.

Panther F

Everyone must have at least ONE Sherman in their collection.




Jeff

Jmiller70

A Sherman is on the list for sure.

R|M|D Photography

I am really leaning toward the all metal Taigen Sherman, it seems pretty stout. Can anyone attest to its drivability?

One thing I really enjoy about all the tank guys is that everyone embraces like the "Fury" movie styles. Some of them are my favorite builds

Airbrushler

still working on my HL Sherman

Chariot1

I did a lot of research before I made my decision, The Taigen Sherman was the best choice for me. It is Really heavy, (about 15 lbs) and well constructed. It runs Great. It has a lot of power. I like that the remote allows you to control the speed. A major consideration was the customer service, Although I have never had a problem in the 8 months since my purchase, Imex-Eric is Always available for help if you might need it. He is Always here on RCU, or available on the Imex Web Site. Check my gallery for pics. Good luck in your search.

Max-U52

So anyway, as for the original topic, when I first got into the hobby I ordered from Xenonproject and I ordered two tanks. Does that make me abnormal?

Perhaps the question should be "Does anyone here have less than five tanks".

RMD, I still haven't seen Fury, but sometimes the fact that it's been so well embraced can actually be a problem. For example, before the movie came out I was looking at doing an E8 conversion, but now everybody and his brother has an E8 project going so it kinda took away some of the attraction, and before the movie I rarely saw Shermans with logs tied to the side, but now every other Sherman out there has three logs on it. When I look for actual photos of the real tanks I very rarely see logs like that. I guess I just like the unusual and don't like to follow the crowd.

Chariot1, because he would never say anything about it himself, it's Erik with a K.

YHR

WOW, this thread brings back some old names. I wonder where half the guys are now?

I have way too many tanks. My Sherman count alone is 6, with another hull and parts awaiting assembly.

My advise to anyone is to buy a good set of lower ratio gearboxes as your first upgrade purchase if you have purchased a stock Heng Long. The four shaft boxes or the Mato 2.0 will improve the running of any tank. IF you spend $70 on that Pershing for some new gears the running performance will improve to be equal to the Taigen.

Bubbaje

Welcome. This may be an old thread, but it points out how many have come and gone in this hobby niche as well. As a new tanker you are most welcome, and I hope we hear more from you and your tanking adventure. There are lots of upgrade electronics available to turn you Abrams into something that sounds like a Abrams

Here is a video of an Abrams I am preparing for a customer on its trail run. There was some physical interference between the electronics and the gun elevation, and this has been now rectified. Part of why I run a tank through trials before I send them out. Sometime you find things that you don't notice with the tank on the bench.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBMtnPb_4jE

Pcomm1.v2

Awesome!

kev308

I have a Tiger I've named Heinz because it's a Heng Long/Taigen/this one/that one mix of parts and electronics. But it runs well and I like it. It's been an interesting learning curve with this hobby.
Kevin

Max-U52

Dan, does the Abrams use the 48mm short shaft gearboxes or the 58mm long shaft? Thx.

YHR

I am pretty sure the Abrams uses the long shafts. I never measured them but eyeballing them in the tank they appear to be the long shaft. The boxes I pulled out I threw into my parts drawer, and they are mixed with all the other stock gearboxes I have yet to throw out, so I can't see what I removed out of this Abrams.

Afrikakorps

Why stop at one ?
I like to have a variety, so i don't have multiples of the same tank.
Currently: Panzer IIIG 50mm, Sherman M4a3 105, T-34/76 1942, Panzer IV Wirbelwind.
Next project is a Sturmtiger
Cheers
Afrikakorps

Tanque

Perhaps it's the Fage 0% yogurt I'm eating for lunch that has me a tad grumpy

But seriously isn't it polite to use one's name, I mean their REAL name when signing a post? Afrikakorps, really? Did you legally change your name?
Monikers are fun and all but come on folks, I don't believe AfrikaKorps walks among us....if your full name is Horatio Afrikakorps please accept my humble apologies...

Jerry

Roboticus_Prime

Some people like anonymity.

I also, only have one tank. The HL Pershing. Recently upgraded of course =]

Roboticus_Prime

What version of the Pershing did you get?