Richard L.

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I received my HL Walker Bulldog SS yesterday, and the gun muzzle got shattered during shipping. Any suggestions? Is a replacement gun muzzle or barrel available for this tank?

kevinb120

If you decide to keep it instead of returning it or waiting for a claim, you could glue it together with medium CA(superglue gel). Let a little ooze out(or put some on any cracks with a toothpick after its glued). When it dries hard you can sand it down with a sanding stick to shape and the CA will fill the gap. You can tjem paint over it with something close to the color.

swathdiver

IMO I wouldn't send the whole tank back. Try to get the seller to send you a new barrel if possible. That's an easy fix with CA. I know, I've done it already!

Richard L.

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Thanks. I will give it a shot and fill the seams with hobby putty, then sand and repaint. By the way, very nice driving tank. That S&S 10 speed makes a huge difference. Can't wait until Mato have the other custom limited edition tanks back in stock.

Richard L.

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I carefully glued the broken pieces back in place with Plasti Zap CA, sanded the seams smooth, and repainted. It didn't turn out too bad.

kevinb120

gotta love CA

swathdiver

Looks great, can't tell either!

rye

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hi
are these the ones they been selling on e-bay and where do i get metal tracks and other parts for this, thanks rye

swathdiver

MatoToys.com He'll have everything and should be re-stocked with tanks on or about the 15th of January.

Richard L.

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I have the S&S version from MatoToys, although I don't see them list it anymore on their website.

Harquebus

That looks great. I'm glad you were able to salvage it and make it look right again.

On a similar note, the plastic of these tanks can also be glued with regular plastic model cement. So if you want to add on other details like scratchbuilt parts, etc. and prefer the slower working time of plastic model cement, then you're good to go.

I guess the tank is made of a heavier styrene(?).

-Harq

Richard L.

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Yes, I did use plastic model cement to glue most of the little parts onto my T-34 tank.

Harquebus

Oh? That's good to know. I was unaware that the T-34/85 was constructed of a plastic similar to the Heng Long tanks.

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-Harque

Richard L.

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Yep, I think the T-34/85 is made out of similar plastic, and model glue worked like a charm.

kevinb120

The HL Bulldogs were on Mato's site a couple days ago. Definately recommend getting it from them with the metal gears installed already

martin g

Had the same prob with the Bulldog, did the same fix, note to all...its the Bulldong weak point for sure.

martin g

Had the same prob with the Bulldog, did the same fix, note to all...its the Bulldong weak point for sure.

Harquebus

Repaint that sucker!

Is it painted already in a sort of semi-gloss paint (like the HL's) or is that just bare plastic "molded in color"?

In any event, you just can't drive that beast around the way it is, as just another WSN T-34 clone...
Different decals can be had from other versions of the static Trumpeter kit.

-Harq

Richard L.

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The tank itself has a coat of flat paint from the factory, and the markings are painted on by the factory. The flash from the camera made the tank more glossy than it actually is. The things that are just bare plastic molded in color are the oil drums and other small detail pieces. I will weather the oil drums and tone them down a little to remove the shine.

ScottyS

That muzzle breakage is EXACTLY what happened to mine. I also glued it back, sanded, and painted. I've broken it again once since then, driving offroad. As long as the parts aren't lost, everything's OK......

Richard L.

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I painted the oil drums with Russian Armor Green and gave them a light coat of Testors Dull Coat to remove the gloss. The tank looks much better now.