ORIGINAL: STO_118
Really? The gears in my tank are still running strong and I've not had any customer complaints about them. Their main weak point is still the softer metal used for the majority of the gears but TaiGen also have a steel geared 3:1 version for the Tiger.
Regarding the Pershing at the moment their is only two versions available, the standard painted finish, Heng Long metal gears and one with metal tracks. The drive sprockets in the metal tracked version are plastic which is something I am not overly keen on.
I should have the majority of the parts in soon for the Tiger but they don't do many for the Pershing, postage is a nightmare to the US. You are looking at around £60 ($94 USD) from the UK for the TaiGen Tiger with the metal upgrades. <br type="_moz" />
STO: are you a Taigen dealer? I've heard that Taigen has a fairly wide offering of tanks and upgrade configurations, but it's up to the dealer to order them. If so, does Taigen have a mid-production Tiger with metal road wheels? How about the PzIV with metal road wheels and suspension?