pangpang_man

Hi guys, I just bought a Tamiya tiger a few days ago.
I notice that is a plastic gearbox. So, does that mean the gear is not suitable for walking on grass?
If yes, any other choice? Impact? Asiatam? (will they fill into the hull without modification?) thanks

jwilliams3

Tamiya gearboxes are pretty rugged IMO. you may want to go to ETO armor and get chassis/gearbox stiffener - DP08 for Tiger 1, DP07 for King Tiger.

heavyaslead

If this is the 56010 or 56011 kit then all the gearboxes are metal.

The primary gears may be plastic but that is normal.

sevoblast

If you bought a new kit and it has the gearboxes with the black plastic covers, you are fine. They will take competition with metal tracks with no problems.

pangpang_man

[img]file:///C:/DOCUME~1/ENDLES~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/img][img]file:///C:/DOCUME~1/ENDLES~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png[/img][img]file:///C:/DOCUME~1/ENDLES~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.png[/img]I only have the one on right hand side. And counldn't find DP08 at ETO(seems out of stock). So, should I get the new vision with black cover or take another choice?

Shark27

pangpang_man,
The gearbox brace was at the top of the Tiger 1 page of products here is the direct link to the item.
http://www.etoarmour.com/product_det...productID=DP08
Happy Tanking,
Steve

pangpang_man

If I use impact gearbox, the orginal motors are good enough or still need to be changed?

sevoblast

The transmissions you have are the latest and best for Tamiya. They are quite strong enough to handle metal tracks in just about any environment.

pangpang_man

that's great~! because I find that the latest Tamiya gearbox is much cheaper than impact
then, I can just go for it!!!

sevoblast

Yes, get the one on the left for Tiger 1/King Tiger, they are the same for those two tanks. The one on the right is the original Type 1, long out of production and very much too fast. The one on the left is Type 3, the latest. Sherman and Panther use different length final drive shafts and while they will physically fit your King, the output shaft will be too short by about 3mm with a Sherman TU and far too long for a Panther/JP TU.

sevoblast

Try this for DP08 on etoarmour.com, first item at top of page for section on Tiger 1

http://www.etoarmour.com/products.php?ViewCategory=10