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Old 10-10-2006 | 08:00 AM
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titan20
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Default Got my Marui Tiger -- ready to give up 1/16th scale

Hey guys. I got my Marui Tiger in Saturday morning at the post office (a good way to greet a Saturday morning), and I am quite pleased. For it's size, the tanks seems really heavy. The factory weathering is great -- subtle, and not overdone (like I do on my others). The paint is awesome, and the tank commander looks really cool. I haven't driven it outside yet (I'm still deciding if this one is going to be driven outside or not--may have to get another for that), but inside, this tank is a powerhouse. Besides the power, the suspension is MUCH better than the HL Tiger (softer, and looks more realistic under power). The road wheels actually have rubber tires, and the whole gun barrel is aluminum! The ball turret machine gun is actually moveable as well. And like the Marui Abrams I bought from Shen -- it shoots EXTREMELY hard -- enough to hurt someone. I think I'm going to officially give up 1/16th scale tanks. The Marui and VS tanks are so cool -- plus there's the collector's side to it. Once you get one, you want to get every different version made. I can't stress enough the build quality of these tanks -- they're are like precision built models. There are only a couple of downsides to the tanks. First, the factory finish is so good, you may not want to weather or repaint them. Secondly, the radio range is not as great as its bigger brothers. Outside is pretty good, of course, you are probably not going to drive a 1/24th scale tank a mile away from you either.