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Old 12-20-2007 | 10:24 PM
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Default RE: Weathered Tiger...

Panther, you probably refer to "alice:" the Marine M-26 in Korea. There's a specific reason for the grouser to face the direction they are....to allow the "self cleaning' design to discharge mud etc as the track rolls over the sprocket. Facing backwards defeats this design as well as reduces the gripping ability of the grouser. [X(]]The direction is not an option, it's regulation for the purpose of optimizing the track's design.[>:] In 25 years running tanks with every conceivable design, I have never seen a tank with tracks backwards. I often wonder what level of but chewing the TC and unit CO got for installing the track backwards on Alice.[:@]

Regards the antennae placement on MOST RC tanks, shame all over the maker for taking shortcuts and not looking at where the antenna should be..M-26, Tiger, Pz III, Sherman, T-34....all the same problem[:'(]....BUT a modeller with a little experience can relocate the antenna with very little problem, as with changing the many other idiocynracies of what Chinese makers think looks good. .


Still a nice looking Tiger.