kurtmeyer

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM56023


ok whoever gets it first please posts pics and a build review....err...porkchop....

wackywheelz

OMFG the price... I dont know how you guys manage it!

Remember: be honest, dont hold back. If you find problems with the kit, make others aware so people can prepare aftermarket bits blah blah

kurtmeyer

i am ready for the review!!!!!!!!!!!!

PoisonPorkChop

YAAAHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here comes JagdPanther,Here comes JagdPanther,Right Down JagdPanther Lane....Everyone now........ready....Sing.....Here comes JagdPanther,Here comes JagdPanther,Right Down JagdPanther Lane..........


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Thats what HLJ has on my order Page.......BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT EVER!!!!!!!

WILL post pics,and a "Honest"report of the build with step by step photos....We will all build it together..Come one come all to a birth of a Tamiya JadgPanther!!!!!!

How we do it....welll....first..Food is over rated..Ill eat every other Day....

Wozwasnt

I take it you're a bit excited about this then?

PoisonPorkChop

Excited?.....I think I just hurt myself...and the Dog is looking at me funny..................if what they say is true,then i should be "Blind" by now...thats how Excited I am....Like a Teenage Boy at a Porn Shoot...Does that sum it up..hehehehe

shelden3

Wow...that was a bit too much information..........................

PoisonPorkChop

dsketcher

Best of luck with the build PPC. Eagerly awaiting details.

pattoncommander

that's $110 less than I paid for my 1;1 scale. Way too much overpriced.[:@] Back to conversion kits and the fun of rebuilding.

fv432

i will just wait 30 years or so for academy to buy up tamiyas old molds then wait for the re-release[][][][][][][][][sm=spinnyeyes.gif]

kurtmeyer

i am so damn excited too for you chop...and i am not getting mine till next year...well i guess we will be both happy...!!!!!

pattoncommander

goes back to HL...if they had any business savvy, they would read these comments and just maybe[&:]....they might put out what we want at less than platinum coated prices.

Panther F

Gasp ... sigh It's like comparing hamburger to steak.

kurtmeyer

does anyone or has anyone seen the box?i know...i am getting too excited....

7wt

I don't get hung up on cost, but why is it so expensive? I mean there is no turret so this thing is just a recoil mech and a Panther hull right? Has the a Panther runnning gear been sorted out yet? Am I missing something? Still, I want one so bad but I think I will get a Sherman or a Tiger first.

Panther F

Not to sound like I'm defending Tamiya, but to answer this question.

Once you build, own and operate a Tamiya tank then one will appreciate the cost of it. I'm sure after it's been out a while the price might drop or another vendor will lower the price. I'm not surprised it isn't any cheaper. With new electronics and a new elevation unit that can be rotated left and right as well as elevated and depressed.

swathdiver

It has nothing to do with how many parts were used to make it. Why do jeeps cost as much as minivans? It's what the market will bear. If supply lasts long enough, that price won't come down.

kurtmeyer

damn i cant wait.....i kn ow i am jumping the gun but i wonder what the next tank will be?

Panther F

Do you work on or sell automobiles for a living?

swathdiver

I used to have a race shop, why?

Panther F

First, a disclamer: I'm not trying to defend nor start an argurment. (Alot of that going on around here.)

Just curious as to what background you are drawing your comparison from. I have done both for over 25 years, was once ASE Certified and worked on BMW's, domestic and other imports. Comparing the cost of one automobile manufacturer to another isn't a very good comparison for comparing Hen Long to Tamiya.

Like I said, if you have built and owned them you'll know that the quantity of parts combined with the quality will dictate the price of a R/C tank. A lot of engineering went into the Tamiya tanks, so that will reflect in it's cost.

TXtanker

If Tamiya had more competition they would lower their prices, which seems to be coming soon... I never trust mechanics or auto sales people LOL ......

Panther F

I doubt it.

Well, it's good thing I don't work on or sell cars anymore, huh?

ksoc

Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Infiniti ...... and how cheap are they? They are in a feature / performance race. Competition does NOT always bring down the price, though it may improve the content.