Originally Posted by
Roboticus_Prime
Also, if you go the taigen route, be sure to call Erik and tell him you're from RCU. Hell give you a good deal, and top notch customer service.
Thanks! Although I must admit I've been a bit sub-par these past two weeks. Xmas really kills us (its a good thing!) and with the new 1/5th trucks here and the 72nd scale tanks I have two new lines to sort as well as the Taigen and all of IMEX lines
I also took a bit out of my schedule yesterday to meet Kevin from RCTA who stopped by and demo'd his new ASP and chatted with us for a bit, he is quite a great guy!
Originally Posted by
RichJohnson
Ho ho ho there you go! Thats exactly the problem, those are mato brass gears with brass bushings, mine are steel gears and bearings, but the same issue. What a dissapointment those gear boxes are. With steel they are raspy and horribly noisey. Cant even here the loud speaker engine noise over the gears.
does any other manufacturer make gear boxes with the same screw hole alignment as the mato ones for the sherman that I could change out and drop mine in the trash?
Well I'm thinking you should be able to take a piece of paper and mark the holes and then tap out a few new holes for other gearboxes. If you can draw or photo the bottom of the gearbox mount holes with measurements I might be able to help and see
As for the gearboxes we really make some of the best out atm besides the super high end gearboxes. Even still, we have eliminated the horizontal play in the gears, added bearings, and stepped up our QC game. Feel safe knowing if you have a problem Taigen has your back