Tamiya USA on Facebook: 1/16 R/C M1A2 Abrams Full-Option IR RC Kit Announcement.
08-08-2017, 10:31 PM
#30
10-22-2017, 10:25 AM
#35
Oct 20, 2017
From AAF Museum Update:
Good morning,
EXCITING NEWS!!!! The new M1 Abrams RC Kits have shipped from Tamiya to us. They have not arrived but should be here (if all goes to plan) before the end of next week. We will work on getting those back out to you ASAP. Once we receive your payment we will ship that same business day or the next business day.
From AAF Museum Update:
Good morning,
EXCITING NEWS!!!! The new M1 Abrams RC Kits have shipped from Tamiya to us. They have not arrived but should be here (if all goes to plan) before the end of next week. We will work on getting those back out to you ASAP. Once we receive your payment we will ship that same business day or the next business day.
Last edited by Pcomm1.v2; 10-22-2017 at 10:36 AM.
10-22-2017, 04:57 PM
#39
Don't go that route buddy, been there with the Imai Elefant, Aeromate Tiger, AD 222, etc. These days even r/c tanks get redundant. The 1/16 puma was the talk of the forum for a bit...seen many running around? Your gonna end up with a cool door stop. Build it and bash it while you can!
10-24-2017, 06:51 AM
#45
Wow, looks nice!!!
10-25-2017, 02:51 PM
#47
10-25-2017, 03:58 PM
#48
What's that? You want moar?
What I am hearing is that the Abrams is quite simple and quick to build - Tamiya dived into the parts bin for quite a bit, good from a reliability and performance standpoint but nothing too groundbreaking. They skimped on giving it a scale articulating track tensioner in the style of the Pershing, but braced the hull around the highly stressed first return roadwheel with a beefy cross brace.
They didn't skimp on roadwheels and they are rubber rimmed unlike the Type 10, there was the obvious improvement in the packaging of the electronics along with an interesting bass tube pipe for the speaker box, and improved lighting fixtures (fiber optics have always been finicky). The plus side is an updated M2 and a new mold 30- caliber, pictured. The Type 10's 50 has more detail though!
Its disappointing that Tamiya only offers a choice of decals of two tanks from the same platoon, and next to no stowage. The Pershing came with heaps of C-ration boxes, ammo boxes and jerry cans. There are heaps of photos online that show Abramses heavily loaded down with all manner of external storage.
That's all for now
What I am hearing is that the Abrams is quite simple and quick to build - Tamiya dived into the parts bin for quite a bit, good from a reliability and performance standpoint but nothing too groundbreaking. They skimped on giving it a scale articulating track tensioner in the style of the Pershing, but braced the hull around the highly stressed first return roadwheel with a beefy cross brace.
They didn't skimp on roadwheels and they are rubber rimmed unlike the Type 10, there was the obvious improvement in the packaging of the electronics along with an interesting bass tube pipe for the speaker box, and improved lighting fixtures (fiber optics have always been finicky). The plus side is an updated M2 and a new mold 30- caliber, pictured. The Type 10's 50 has more detail though!
Its disappointing that Tamiya only offers a choice of decals of two tanks from the same platoon, and next to no stowage. The Pershing came with heaps of C-ration boxes, ammo boxes and jerry cans. There are heaps of photos online that show Abramses heavily loaded down with all manner of external storage.
That's all for now
10-25-2017, 08:54 PM
#50
Its disappointing that Tamiya only offers a choice of decals of two tanks from the same platoon, and next to no stowage. The Pershing came with heaps of C-ration boxes, ammo boxes and jerry cans. There are heaps of photos online that show Abramses heavily loaded down with all manner of external storage.