all metal 1/12 scale KT for about $1000

http://www.tokyo-hobbies.com/kingtiger.html

that looks worse than the HL pantiger [:'(][:'(][:'(][X(][X(][X(][X(][X(]

WOW they even show specs for a GAS powerd version!

now a nitro tank could be fun :P

just how do you get the high pitched whine to a nice deep roar?

Thats awful.

Yeah, not exactly scale is it? I might accept the lack of scale if it was a cheap way to get a 1/6th scale that needed some work to improve it, but not at 1/12th I think.

D.

very good one, this must be the 1944 late prduction just before German lost its factory, where there is shortage in steels, not bad, short version T34/tiger tank.

Another model on their site http://www.tokyo-hobbies.com/74jgsdf.html is a Japanese Type 74 MBT. This one is 1/10 scale.

Although they look like ****e, one thing that is appealing is that they seem to be quite rugged (could possibly need some bracing in the tub) so they should be great for doing it tough out in the field. I worked out that it would cost a tad over AUD$2000.00 including delivery to Australia, which seems promising. A little bit of cosmetic upgrades could make it quite presentable.

Cheers Mario

Just noticed that they use a single motor/clutch operated drive system, so all you "Super Spin" fans out there may want to look away

Cheers Mario

Not new. Ive had both. Transmissions where a total pain in the azz.

Can you tell us more about what they are like?

Somebody out there could porbby do a fair amount of business if they built a drive system like in the older style cattapillar.Using the electric motors with the esc that we have today,would make it rather simple.In a real cat you needed a main clutch and geared pot for the different working speeds.With the electric motor and esc,neither of the two are needed.There are two ways to accomplish the power to a live axle (i'll refer to the power driven shaft as a live axle,not knowing the proper termanolagy) This could be done with a worm gear from the main motor to a gear on the live axle.Or the second way I was thinking was to mount the main motor at 90% to the live axle and use a belt and pulley drive.I think the motor and worm gear would be the most efficient and easyiest way,plus a lot of options on gear size for drive axle speed.In this application you have a steering clutch for each track.the output to each track is the same.You wold have a simple spring loaded pressure plate,making contact with a simular plate on the main driving axle.There would be a lever attached to the spring loaded pressure plate by means of a ball type coupling.The lever would be of sufficient length to allow a simple servo to move the pressure plate back and forth,thus ingageing and disengaging each track.It would steer just like a real one.Every thing stated above is rather basic,the part that I don't have an answer for at this point would be what to use on each pressure plate that would be durable and would not allow slipping.Just an Idea,let me know what you guys think.This would be more suited to the larger scale tanks because of the nature of the beast. BIGMIG