I recieved my Tamiya 1/16 King Tiger a couple of days ago and in the process of putting the turret together the big black gear that turns the turret broke in two, I do not know how this happened. I followed the instuctions to a T. Has this happened to any one else out there? I need a new gear, I am at a stand still. Anyone know where I can get a new one, is there a upgrade version of this gear? This is my first try at RC tanks, not a good way to start. Could use same support. thank you in advance.
Frank the new Guy

Hallo Frank,

[link=http://www.axels-modellbau-shop.de/katalog/index.php?language=en]here[/link] or [link=http://www.wecohe.de]here[/link] you will get upgrade parts for Tamiya.

Greetings

I looked at these two sights I cant seem to find the turret ring

Yes, same thing happened to me too. I posted this back on a KT build thread a few weeks ago. Mine started out as the little black plastic cracking on the part that goes on the end of the barrel to make it recoil, then noticed my rotation ring gear broke, around the screws. I must admit I did put some force on all the screws that hold these plastic parts on. I had to order parts from tamiya america, lickily it was cheep, and pretty quick. You can order these online through their online store. I re-installed these parts and just barely felt for them to get tight without being loose. Since I finished the build about 2 weeks ago, no problems. I purposly look at these parts every time I turn the tank on. Should the plastic be tougher? Sure! Was it my fault? Yep, I guess nothing is perfect.

Thank you will contact Tamiya.
I have one other question if you dont mind,. That on and off switch that is mounted under the turret the wire dont seem to be long enough, did you run into that also.

I mounted my switch inside the tank, on the very top edge. Its easy to mount, with the man body off, you can put it on the top, near the inside edge, the main body will not sit on it, there's plenty of room. I thought it was crazy to mount the switch inside the turrent, and have to take the turrent appart if you need to work on anything. With the switch mounted in the "instruction manual" location you would need to turn the turrent to turn it on, its just a easy to pop the turrent off and slide the switch.

THANKS, THAT MAKES ALOT OF SENSE

Doesn't it come with any warranty?

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