There's an interesting 1/10 Tiger I on ebay. The seller says it's a Seiki Tiger I and the body and running gear certainly are as are the power and
steering mechanics. It looks like some sort of hybrid or cross between what I've seen as an electric powered version and a glow powered version.
The gearbox doesn't look like any of those in my original gas powered Seiki Tigers so I'm thinking an electric that was converted or simply an early or
late version I'm just not familiar with. I first got one in 1979 which was a few years old and later I purchased 2 more and then about 8 that I sold when I
had my business in the 1980s. All of them were gas and they all looked very similar to my first except for minor differences in the body details and the
improved version of the transmission/ gearbox which was changed from a friction cone brake system for steering control to actual disk brakes.

This for sale one is rather a mess inside, appears to have been cleaned of paint and even most of the rudimentary stowage details standard at the time.
There seems to have been some mischief done to the inner left side but overall just needs a good cleaning and refresh. Seiki made a really good runner
and were always really reliable; the original gas versions had an outsized sirocco fan for cooling the engine that was very efficient; this one does not. I cannot see how the engine is cooled other than it's equipped with a helicopter type head- not so good in a tank. Still if someone could approach the seller for a lower price it is still a worthy model if one has an interest in 1/10 scale. A lot may be done with these.

Jerry

Seiki Tiger I ?

I'm thinking what I'm seeing on the inner left side is a sort of nearly full body length fuel tank. I find these models fascinating. I wouldn't buy it myself as I already have enough as I said but
I'd love to spend an hour or so going through it! I always learn something..

Jerry

Jerry,

If you want to see what a mess inside looks like check out this Metal Origin 234/2 Puma WIP teardown. Should be a fun one to follow.

https://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/foru...28cf684be2e50d

Chuck

I actually wrote the seller about his model. He was pretty open about his involvement with the model; virtually nil as he told me he bought it
from a German guy last year. He didn't know much more about Sieki other than they're no longer around. He does recognize that the model
was originally an electric that someone at some time converted to gas. The more I looked at it the engine in the model looks like a HB .
61 Stamo Helicopter engine as you can just make out the black plastic cooling shroud past the heli head. That's a pretty large powerful
engine for this model. Rather over powered really as the original spec was for a .40-.45 engine. Still an interesting model.

I hate to admit how many of those Puma kits I have. I wondered why you never hear about them any more... I'd love to know what gears the thread author
purchased and from whom. I've never built my kits obviously. I'd gotten the kit initially when it first hit the market and was going to wait for the hoped for upgrades
then purchased another when Metal origin had a promotion for their new and improved kit sometime later; in fact I thought you bought one also Chuck at the
same time? I'd like to swap zinc gears for steel every chance I get.

Jerry