IS-2 tank - test drive
 

IS-2 tank - test drive /Polish tank museum in Poznan/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dXGjrqEZZ4

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must be something wrong with U tube...have not been able to view several in the past couple days.[:-]

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COOL!

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Nothing wrong with You Tube but probably is some form of Non-Tankers Rivet Counter ban. :D

Nice video wsn123!



Jeff

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That really was a neat video; thank you very much for sharing it. I never realized how rough the welds and castings were on the tank, nor how filthy the inner side of the rear fuel tanks get from the exhaust. I think you'd need about THREE smoke units on a model to try and match all the exhaust smoke that thing puts out!

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Over fueling during a cold start I think produces the white smoke, probably want to look at the glow plugs or turn the motor over a bit longer before hitting the start button [&:]

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Great video!  Thanks for sharing.

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Deifnitely not the sound of the latest Tamiya JS-2....[:@]

Thanks for the video!

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awsome, love the saggy look of the belts when driving

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Having just listened to clips of both I would say they're pretty close....
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Yes, both are engines of some kind, indeed :eek:

Just compare idling sound such with idling sound from a tamiya such as found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...GjrqEZZ4&t=394

vs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...sRWzJ8Ft0&t=34


...and it couldn't be the sound of a JS-2, since Tammy put into the JS-2 the same MFUs previously used inside the KV1 and the KV2... and they don't share the same engine sound, definitely.

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The difference isn't really great enough to warrant a whole new mfu, they both use v2 v-12 diesels. Slightly different models in each granted but the difference isn't huge. As far as inaccuracies got a slightly different engine sound isn't the end of the world.

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At 700+ euro selling price I hardly find acceptable they couldn't flash the JS-2 MFU with a new set of sounds (some JS-2 in working order can be still found in the world).... but that's personal.
After they put out the 'supersherman' I have no faith in tammy's care for details anymore...

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I think Tamiya out-did themselves when they engineered the Pershing kit. That same team either wasn't retained or they didn't live up to their next kit.

Also, the JS-2 has a different speaker than the KV tanks and I think that's enough of a difference in sound to allow the same electronics to be used.

I'll wait and see if the JS comes down in price. What an awesome tank and kit! :D



Jeff

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Yes it is a awesome Kit and I want one myself and am waiting for the price to drop but ill play with my KV-122 for now when its done who knows I mite build another using the JS-2 turret from Tamiya .
Same with the Tamiya Leo2 I got the HL version will see if the price come down also .

Jimmy

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Or you may need only one of these....http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...eeth_smile.gifhttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...eeth_smile.gif

youtu.be/yDgxoOHEiXY
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