On Independence Day I went for a walk with my SS Tiger after dinner. Drove it about 1/3 mile on sidewalk and light grass, climbing over people's garbage on the way to the field. I was hoping for some dirt, the field was heavily overgrown with grass about 18" high. The Tiger plowed right through it most of the time. Sometimes had to back up to free a wheel then plowed through it again. The grass was so tall and thick both rear mud flaps were ripped off along with the front machine gun! Some areas were relatively flat and deep into the field we found some ant piles to climg and crush! Distance traveled there was about 1/4 mile, then another 1/3 back to the house.

Lubricant, I use Penn Reel Lube on the tracks, I'm a fisherman! I guess I'll need something different for the airsoft units.

The rubber "hop-up" in the guns is a PITA! I'm working on a fix, you can follow my progress on the MTG forum.

Yes, the Venom 3600mah batteries are NIMH, I charge them with a DuraTrax Piranha that I got from Tower Hobbies (#DTXP4005).

I haven't used the original batteries since my first tank. All others had Venom's waiting for them! I now use the original batteries for gun testing and for my Tamiya airbrush though I recently bought 2 more Venom's that I saw for a good price on ebay.