Welcome Tankford,


Bob here in NJ. There are some issues with the Tiger I. Mostly cosmetic, but they do tend to break tracks. H L never gave any spares but might now. If you would like some drop me a line and I'll send you a dozen for no charge. I hope you got the metal gearboxes as the plastic gears tend to strip out, particularly on the M26. HL tanks are a good start and I'm sure you will enjoy them. I started with H L tanks years ago and have long since graduated to Tamiya TBS battle tanks with IR systems and custom HL tanks (Stug & Panzer III) with Tamiya electronics.
Good luck and let me know if I can be of any assistance....Bob thecommandernj