Hey all,

Since I havent seen any of these on RCU lately I thought I would post a few recent pics of mine, officially known as the 1/12 scale Heilang Toys (not Heng Long) Panzer, but is really an M1A2 Abrams. These are often found cheap on ebay and discount web stores, are very big (around 85cm or so) and a great project-tank, but be warned: they perform woefully out-of-the-box.

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It started life as one odd piece of a machinery (see above), and over time I have done many things to make it a little more like the real-life Abrams, like lowering the turret closer to the upper hull and limiting the suspension to give correct scale height. Have tried numerous electronics configurations but stuck with Heng Long S&S (RX14). Then theres the cosmetic side, many mods performed to get it looking right, as it comes with many unwelcome additions, mostly things places they shouldn't be - missiles, giant external fuel drum, molded cooling fans, odd toolboxes and big weld beads where there shouldnt be any.

Anyway, heres a few pics (and a funny [link=http://members.iinet.net.au/~wackywheelz/abrams.wmv]video[/link]):

Looking nice, and with tiger tracks that should perform well outside.

Sorry wacky looked much better before [sm=spinnyeyes.gif][sm=spinnyeyes.gif][sm=spinnyeyes.gif][sm=spinnyeyes.gif]

Only joking mate top work she looks real good

kind regards Rob

[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JkhWfX_c3M]This[/link] video pretty much sums up what to expect when theyre new, straight out of the box... (yes, thats top speed)

Those are pretty cool. I always wanted one of those 1/9 Abrams but man, I have such a small hobby room (9' X 11') and space is getting to be a priority.

Are those 1/12 scale Heilang Toys Panzer's pretty good in price?

Just had a quick look around, Raidentech had a special: 4 for $152.78 ([link=http://www.raidentech.com/1wolarecorcb.html]link[/link])

They are the older ones (like mine) - they have done a re-release, different paint jobs, same mechanicals (and therefor same performance). [link=http://ca.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RunningCat1]RunningCat1[/link] has some videos on Youtube - you will notice the tracks make it get all out of shape, especially on turns which are laborious due to the laggy drive system (small 9.6v battery, non-proportional, single speed, slight pause between go/turn commands - coupled to the nasty joins in the tracks = disaster)

Nice work wacky, 100% better then out of the box.[sm=thumbs_up.gif][sm=thumbs_up.gif]

Gary

Looks great and thanks for the tip, but Raidentech appears to be sold out (by now, anyway). Perhaps just as well. I probably didn't need one and certainly didn't need four.

looks much better ,a vast improvement
regards cliff

Nice work wacky. Looks real GOOD.
Alan

There are a few of these on ebay right now, retailing between £30.00 to £45.00

Hi Wacky,

Great looking abrams...............I have one coming soon.......how about issuing
a famous wacky's guide to modifying it?.........would be appreciated..........

Cheers

CaptB

Hi Wacky,

Great looking abrams...............I have one coming soon.......how about issuing
a famous wacky's guide to modifying it?.........would be appreciated..........

Cheers

CaptB