Looks and sounds good. I agree the gear noise is a little overwhelming. Not sure if you got more volume play with there. Typically when the Benedini is hooked up through the Clark is it plenty loud, so I am guessing you might just be able to turn up the volume. Having said that though I find most RC tankers get a little carried away with volume on their tanks. Yes the cannons are loud, but on a real tank the track squeak is much louder then the engines. Too many time guys show up with the volume boosted to overwhelming levels, and when you get a bunch of Tamiyas playing together you end up with turret rotation sounds overwhelming the battle field, like that that would ever happen. What I like about the Benedini is that you can program the volume of each individual sound to give you a more realistic over all sound. It is not just about volume.

Curtis I think you have demonstrated the variety of upgrades that exist out there that can be matched up to produce a quality tank that does not have a Tamiya logo on it anywhere. That is the new reality. Not taking anything away from Tamiya,( I do own a couple and battled with them) as they do run well without much trouble, and a lot of times our Jobbers tank do take a lot of tinkering in comparision. However as us tinkerers get better our results also get much better. What I build now compared to what I built when I started are two different things.

A well done Jobber tank can surpass the quality of a Tamiya, but I do think in the end you will end up spending close to what the Tamiya cost.

To not detract from what Curtis is demonstrating I will just include a link to Benedini with programmed volumes in a JagD. There is a learning curve to get the most out of the Benedini as you kind of have to match it to your tank, Volumes, starting voltage etc. Run those gears in for a few hours and up the volume slightly, the effect will be that much more dynamic.

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