Hi All,
While Im not new to R/C, (nitro trucks, and cars), I am very new to R/C Tanks. I bought my brother one for Christmas, it's a Tauch Panzer lll by Heng Long, as for myself I bought me a Walker Bulldog M41A3 also by Heng Long. These tanks have the sound, and smoke option, how ever I can't seem to find out alot about the hobby for the exception of this forum. I know there are after market parts for Heng Long tanks, but as far as working on them, and their quality there does'nt seem to be much info out there, I can't even find any books on R/C Tanks. Years ago I got a 1/16 Abrams Tank by Hobby Zone, it' was about the cheapest piece of junk I ever seen, deffenatly a throw-way toy. I have'nt opened the new Heng Long tanks yet as they are for Christmas, but I hope they are nothing like that Hobby Zone piece of junk I used to have. Are Heng Long R/C tanks good quality, or are they more of an entry level R/C Tank? Also are the after-market parts, (metal tracks, drive gears, and gear box) worth-wild up-grades? Who else besides Tamiya makes really good quality R/C Tanks? From what I can see it seems as if other companies that make R/C tanks are really still Heng Long with fancy paint jobs, am I correct? Since Im very new to R/C tanks I would appriciate it greatly if you guys can give me some tips, and pointers that will help me understand my new R/C Tank, and also anything I should be aware of with the Heng Long R/C tanks, good, bad and indifferent, and any advice that I can use to "improve "on the new tank. Im sorry for all the questions, but aside from this forum, there just does'nt seem to be much info on this hobby, and I want to learn as much about it as I can.
Thanks much,
paul