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MikeC Field Marshal
Posts : 3030 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
| Subject: Taigen JS-2 ! Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:27 pm | |
| Just when I finally got a Tamiya....... Oh well. |
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Renesis Corporal
Posts : 131 Join date : 2017-03-01 Age : 34 Location : Etobicoke, ON
| Subject: Re: Taigen JS-2 ! Mon Jan 01, 2018 6:44 pm | |
| Hmmm i wonder how their kit will compare to Tamiya's? I like the metal turret and what looks like a a functional engine hatch probably where the ON/OFF switch, smoke and volume controls are.
If they made JS3 id buy it lol |
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MikeC Field Marshal
Posts : 3030 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
| Subject: Re: Taigen JS-2 ! Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:42 pm | |
| This might be a sign of things to come. Because the smoker and on/off is mounted to the upper, the upper is actually hinged at the back so you can open up for battrery and not have to remove the wiring for on/off and the smoker........ |
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Airbrushler Retired
Posts : 2567 Join date : 2012-04-27 Age : 60 Location : Windsor, ON
| Subject: Re: Taigen JS-2 ! Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:58 pm | |
| probably hard to get at the gearboxes _____________________________________________ |
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Jarlath Field Marshal
Posts : 2436 Join date : 2016-06-01 Age : 51 Location : Kitchener, ON
| Subject: Re: Taigen JS-2 ! Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:05 pm | |
| Those "scissor" bars for upper/lower are pretty "meh"..., Rather just have a single Prop Bar or similar than the dual lift arms. Plus how does the front secure? |
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MikeC Field Marshal
Posts : 3030 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
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Jarlath Field Marshal
Posts : 2436 Join date : 2016-06-01 Age : 51 Location : Kitchener, ON
| Subject: Re: Taigen JS-2 ! Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:24 pm | |
| Those two small plastic hinges takes all the mass of the upper? Cringe... Hope they never run into something or drop into our river at KW . I would have used a 'J' hinge internally that worked on the lower inner hull wall. |
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Renesis Corporal
Posts : 131 Join date : 2017-03-01 Age : 34 Location : Etobicoke, ON
| Subject: Re: Taigen JS-2 ! Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:54 am | |
| No torsion bars either? Hmm |
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MikeC Field Marshal
Posts : 3030 Join date : 2013-08-25 Location : Toronto, Ontario
| Subject: Re: Taigen JS-2 ! Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:29 pm | |
| Spring is a not a bad thing if it is done properly. It also allows more space inside the tank as well. |
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Jarlath Field Marshal
Posts : 2436 Join date : 2016-06-01 Age : 51 Location : Kitchener, ON
| Subject: Re: Taigen JS-2 ! Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:39 pm | |
| - Renesis wrote:
- No torsion bars either? Hmm
Not too concerned regarding the coil spring "torsion" arms. It will be the mass of that lower hull that concerns me more... Ugh. All metal lower (sprockets, idlers, roadwheels, tracks, arms, hull) means super heavy on the drivetrain. Is it geared as a standard speed, or a low speed/high torque? (3:1 vs 4:1)? Would need to be offered with steel gearboxes obviously... |
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