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WOW THAT WAS QUICK, GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN FROM THE FOLKS @ ETO ARMOR!
THANKS BOB AND YELLOWSHAKER!</p>

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THE PACKAGING IS OF TAMIYA QUALITY,WERE GOING TO SEE WITH THE TANK SOONhttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...sn/biggrin.gif</p>

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DAMyou all with all your prettys!

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SHOW OFFhttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...bananahead.gif

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Gadzooks, that was fast! Let me know what you think of the kit. And you can blame Yellowshaker for the shipping service. The kid is great, a real asset to ETO.

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LOL! Damn it, I will tell post to slow it down some...you guys are gonna be spoiled :D
Let us know what you think of the kit!

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The kit looks great normal flash,exspected with any model kit,the tracks are Tamiya quality ,took about a hour to get one length done,looks like 2 six packs to get them both done lolhttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...bananahead.gifand more Thanks go out to Mike (EOT) for all his help fellow DTC member!

Ed

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Impressive, will you be doing a build thread on the Elefant, this certainly has my attention

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oooooooooooooh nice

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Well got all the road wheels done,the bushings are very tight fit into the wheels and the quality of the fasteners are not great. the philips screw driver that is in the kit is useless.very impressed with the roller bearings for the drive wheels large leap up in quality from a tamiya kit. also some metal flash on the metal parts minor,can nock it off with little effort. make sure you wash everything with dove soap before paint, after handling the metal parts I could feal a oily film on my hands.

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Nice Ferdy you got there. Congrats! :)

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:DI think this man is on a  mission!

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Got sub assembly #17 completed Suspension A all went together well no problems the larger screws are of better quality, the caps are snap fit no glue required.

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Ha! all I need to do is drive 40 minutes up the turn pike to get my parts. LOL

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When you coming Gregg???
 
Viper, at this rate you should have it running ina  couple days! Nice!

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Oh no, surounded by German tanks again.[>:]Grrrr

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You need to step it up some! :D Cmpang already has his up and running! :) Dang, with all these build pictures I won't need the instruction manual to build mine. ;)


- Jeff

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make sure you hit the C-Clips with a file to smooth out the burrs before assembly.</p>

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Cmpang will be away for 2 weeks I will catch up and be done before he gets backhttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...n/punching.gif

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Thanks for the tip! ;)

Any decision on paint schemes/camo patterns?

Have you tested the gearbox yet? What is your opinion on performance and noise output?


- Jeff

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I have not tested the trans yet brass and nylon 380 motors should be quiet w/ roller bearings too, Poland 1944 will be my build

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well we have a true roller almost have to finish the other tracks( off to the store for another 6 pack of bud lighthttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...bananahead.gif) the handy tamiya 4 way wrench comes in handy for assembley of the tentsioner system enjoy,and yes EOT your half of the build consist of empty beer bottles, empty box and packing material.http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...ey/msn/lol.gif

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Viper do you think the TUs would be readily replaceble with the tamiya/impact tiger units? Im looking to gear down once I get the kit and those 3:1 drop outs actually cost more than a new set of tamiya tus!

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I'm hoping to be there on Sunday. Everything is dependant on when my mother will get out of the hospital. She has been in there for about 10 days now, so the weekend looks to be very busy.

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Thanks for the pictures!


- Jeff