So, hello to those who I regularly chatted with, as well as the lovely few I jousted with from time to time. Someone fill me in on the latest regarding the Heng Long line. I see they have released or about to release a Panzer IV or III?

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

whats up?i wonder what happened to tomzag?
i dont know about the HL but tamiya is coming out with the new Panther....

Hello Templars83

Yes, HL has released short time ago a PzKpfw.III Ausf L. It´s a well made tank, with minor scale faults and is currently sold in two versions, "Smoke & Sound" with metal gears, and non S&S with plastic gears.
Hope it helps
Jose

I thought they all came with S+S and the gearbox was an upgrade?

Yup, the gearbox is an upgrade from the distributors (I said "is sold"), but the tanks come in two versions.
http://www.shantouwellsold.com/pp.asp?id=109&classid=61

YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS - I hope we get along better now after the hiatus. Truly, I will not be in like I was before.

But they're both S+S it's just that one has had metal gears fitted. They sell two bulldogs both have S+S.

I don't think that HL do non S+S tanks anymore.

Read carefully, even the ref. nr.is different WS20012-1 and WS20012. In the description of the WS20012-1 it says "can smoke", the Nr. WS20012 doesn't mention smoke....

The 2nd bulldog has sound but it doesn't say anything about smoke, so is this a sound only Tank?

I think the ref no. is different because one has a metal gearbox.

Like I said before I don't think HL make non S+S tanks anymore. Who'd buy them when the S+S versions are so cheap.

Read carefully, even the ref. nr.is different WS20012-1 and WS20012. In the description of the WS20012-1 it says "can smoke", the Nr. WS20012 doesn't mention smoke....
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maybe "can smoke refers to the HL elctronics

But the Bulldog WS20011 has sound but this doesn't say anything about smoke yet the picture shows a S+S tank.

Maybe they forgot to add smoke to both listings, as I've said I don't think HL make the non S+S tanks anymore.

HI..If Henglong have stopped makeing Non S&S versions , there must have been thousands of these over as these versions are still being sold on ebay today The S&S versions have not quite got into australia yet ..

Welcome Back buddy!

That's really strange, they've been available here in NZ for some time now www.trademe.co.nz sometimes S&S tanks go for $100 NZD

The only non S+S tanks I see nowadays are the old Tigers and Panthers.

Hi Templars. Glad to see you're back and still alive and kicking.

We have quite a few new 1/16 tanks and/or armored vehicles that are new for '07:

Matorro Sturmtiger
Matorro King Tiger
Trumpeter/WSN Tiger I
Xion SdKfz 222/223

And of course the Tamiya Panther.

Matorro is very much Heng Long by another name. They use the same-looking transmitter and some components are similar.
View this thread by yours truly for links to further info and photos: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5466338/tm.htm

-Harq

Trumpeter/WSN are releasing a King Tiger with a Porsche turret.

I saw where Trumpeter was releasing a 1/16 King Tiger static kit but there was no mention of any cooperation with WSN, thereby making it an RC vehicle.

What and where are your sources, may I ask?