IMEX, Taigen & Waltersons Tank News
04-26-2018, 01:40 PM
#26
Thread Starter
"I have the Leopard at the warehouse and will get some pictures of it soon. New upper hull with sliding hatch, all new metal turret, and of course our metal lower hull to match. It will be here July/Aug or so though of course I'll try to push for asap"
Are any improvements in Taigen Leopard lower hull suspension also expected ?
Are any improvements in Taigen Leopard lower hull suspension also expected ?
I've not had a complaint to the Taigen lower hull. I can stand on it and I'm a hefty guy at around 180lbs. Honestly I don't see a need for "improvement" when it works great already 
I have been keeping watch on the replacement parts and they are very rarely sold for that tank, just like the Sherman. The new lower hulls are super tough and work great out of the box. You are welcome to email me with some concerns or suggestions though, I'm always happy to pass it along if I see it is a worthy improvement!
I have been keeping watch on the replacement parts and they are very rarely sold for that tank, just like the Sherman. The new lower hulls are super tough and work great out of the box. You are welcome to email me with some concerns or suggestions though, I'm always happy to pass it along if I see it is a worthy improvement!Erik, when you say there are 2 people coming out with an M-60 do you mean manufacturers like Heng Long, hooben or waltersons?
DKLM has one too, those are the two I was speaking of. I would tend to favor DKLM if I had to pick on both release ETA and quality.
04-26-2018, 03:22 PM
#27
Power Pole connectors are very popular in the ham radio field. They are beefy robust, very safe, come in kits and are available in several sizes and include red and black male/ female plugs. They would be the best for the industry to move to but they are not cheap at all.
04-26-2018, 11:42 PM
#28
Power Pole connectors are very popular in the ham radio field. They are beefy robust, very safe, come in kits and are available in several sizes and include red and black male/ female plugs. They would be the best for the industry to move to but they are not cheap at all.
Jerry
04-27-2018, 02:10 AM
#29
Why complicate things, RC car and boat people run far more current hungry vehicles than we do, xt60 are my preference but pretty much anything that isn't a tamiya connector should be fine for a 1/16 tank
04-27-2018, 03:18 AM
#30
Next unit will be the last pre-production and the rest will be sold. Price should be slightly over $1000 sans board, so about $100-300 over the most expensive Tamiya F/O kit. Its mobility and sound volume should be better than any stock Tamiya. Some part will be cast/printed with extra tough material.
Last edited by Longsheep; 04-27-2018 at 03:21 AM.
04-27-2018, 03:24 AM
#31
If it ever gets made, it will be in premium HL quality but at slightly higher price due to smaller production. The earlier discussion on FB suggested no torsion bars, but it is subjected to change. So far only rough CAD drawings are available.
04-27-2018, 05:25 AM
#32
Just within the scope of my models AND using a superior, safer connector to do it..
Jerry
04-27-2018, 05:37 AM
#33
Thread Starter
Power Pole connectors are very popular in the ham radio field. They are beefy robust, very safe, come in kits and are available in several sizes and include red and black male/ female plugs. They would be the best for the industry to move to but they are not cheap at all.
I've seen these sorts of connectors but hadn't really looked into who made them. I believe APS uses these in their UPS units and heavy current versions to boot. I can see they are a quality unit. I would think the 45 amp connector set should be more than enough for anything we could come up with no? https://powerwerx.com/anderson-power...-sb-connectors
Jerry
Jerry
04-27-2018, 07:04 AM
#34
WOW, you are probably the first person to say they love powerpoles I've met!! I love them actually, on all our current chargers I help with there are powerpole DC connectors as you can get a ton of current through them and you don't special cables to make serial connections with them! When I run dual batteries on my car it is simple to just unhook them from each other (the leads are interlocking and can be swapped in any direction) and make a serial connection with ease. Definitely my favorite connector if I'm not looking at weight savings.
Oh yea, the contacts on these are big just like the Traxxas plugs, very secure too. Unfortunately the ability to unhook them from each other might be a bit too unsafe for the normal customer, possibly a drop of glue or something might help there. If you can, definitely check them out and order a set, you won't turn back for sure
Oh yea, the contacts on these are big just like the Traxxas plugs, very secure too. Unfortunately the ability to unhook them from each other might be a bit too unsafe for the normal customer, possibly a drop of glue or something might help there. If you can, definitely check them out and order a set, you won't turn back for sure
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