Alright a fellow is offering to sell me his Tiger 1 since he upgraded to a Tamiya King Tiger (And Turning it into a beast) It has the following parts so and since i have no idea what is solid and not any advice here would be great.

Hull:AsiaTam lower hull with torsion bar suspension, Asiatam Upper hull with all metal working hatches
Barrel:Recoil, Aluminum barrel & Brass Muzzlebreak
Gear Box:Mato 3:1 brass gearboxes,
Tracks:Late AsiaTam steel tracks,
Road Wheels:Asiatam Late Metal Road Wheels
Turret:Stock Henglong (would replace this with a metal one)
Motors:Stock Mato
Board:Need to buy
Lights:is fiber optic MG\cannon has the high tension flag when firing.

Well what could i pay for this set up the guy wants 400 or so...So the same as as a Taigen all Metal stock pretty much what do you guys think?

If you plan on IR battling with it, your going to need better motors, because with all that metal it will turn into a pillbox after the first hit.
But if your going to just cruise around the backyard it should be fine.

How much would better motors run me? Trying to figure out what i can safely offer\put into this baby or if i should get get a Metal Taigen (which would need new motors to right?) Of course i will be IR battleing at some point....

For motors you can get them from Freaky!
http://www.shop.immortalhobbies.com/Tank-Gears-And-Motors_c7.htm

But if you want a tank that is going to be a good IR battler, then light the tank the better.
Your move-ability and battery life will be better.

Stince wrote:

For motors you can get them from Freaky!
http://www.shop.immortalhobbies.com/Tank-Gears-And-Motors_c7.htm

But if you want a tank that is going to be a good IR battler, then light the tank the better.
Your move-ability and battery life will be better.

I am waiting to see if freaky gets back to me about a Metal Tiegan and upgrade kit still....

Anyhow i would need a board and two motors right? IF i did go with Freaky it would be what the System upgrade pack + 480 Motors ?

Strato might be able to answer that one. His Tiger has some weight to it, I know he upgraded the motors but not sure which ones.

I really am torn on what to do now IF i where to buy this guys build is it worth the money? here are the pictures i was sent.








Or should i just order a Taigen tiger 1 late and customize it out my self?

White Tiger wrote:

Alright a fellow is offering to sell me his Tiger 1 since he upgraded to a Tamiya King Tiger (And Turning it into a beast) It has the following parts so and since i have no idea what is solid and not any advice here would be great.

Hull:AsiaTam lower hull with torsion bar suspension, Asiatam Upper hull with all metal working hatches
Barrel:Recoil, Aluminum barrel & Brass Muzzlebreak
Gear Box:Mato 3:1 brass gearboxes,
Tracks:Late AsiaTam steel tracks,
Road Wheels:Asiatam Late Metal Road Wheels
Turret:Stock Henglong (would replace this with a metal one)
Motors:Stock Mato
Board:Need to buy
Lights:is fiber optic MG\cannon has the high tension flag when firing.

Well what could i pay for this set up the guy wants 400 or so...So the same as as a Taigen all Metal stock pretty much what do you guys think?

I swore I replied to this... guess it went missing!

I think you have a great deal here.

First off the motors will be adequate for you. I have 400s in my heavy Tiger, and they perform well. The stock Mato motors are 380s, I believe.

Gearbox's are solid, they'll work really well assuming theyre not damaged.

The barrel & metal mantlet are great. I never got that for my Tiger because of the outright cost, simply for recoil effect.. but the asiatam barrel is great. Thats basically all this tank has that mine does not. Jealous

Asiatam tracks are really nice, best for the Tiger. The Late roadwheels are awesome too, thing is they may or may NOT have bearings, some did and some did not from Asiatam... my early Tiger metal wheels do not, and they work just fine anyway. In any case the LATE wheels are 33.3% lighter than the earlys, because they only have 2 rows instead of 3. Even better

Don't worry about a metal turret, it serves no purpose and they are expensive / heavy. No one can tell once it's painted anyway

If you can get a decent deal on shipping, I'd go for it. Add a Clark & half decent Turnigy radio (like $50 online..), and you're set.

Stince wrote:

For motors you can get them from Freaky!
http://www.shop.immortalhobbies.com/Tank-Gears-And-Motors_c7.htm

But if you want a tank that is going to be a good IR battler, then light the tank the better.
Your move-ability and battery life will be better.

This is also true... heh.

Lighter tanks are easier on parts too

Awesome! How much would a good board & Decent Radio add to the cost (And where could i find one...) the guy said he just had the tank running so i dought it will have broken gears he is upgrading to a Tamiya tiger 1 to convert it into whittmans Tank. Also i can always upgrade the Motors later on if need be,

Strato50 wrote:

Stince wrote:

For motors you can get them from Freaky!
http://www.shop.immortalhobbies.com/Tank-Gears-And-Motors_c7.htm

But if you want a tank that is going to be a good IR battler, then light the tank the better.
Your move-ability and battery life will be better.

This is also true... heh.

Lighter tanks are easier on parts too

Just to make sure this means no Drag racing my tank?

I guess it comes with no electronics?

Probably another $150 with a Clark (lowest cost anyway) and a low cost radio. Check ebay for a used radio& receiver if you don't have one already.

No board or Controller and i want good ones...also will need batteries.......lol

$430 bucks shipped sound good? lol

Sorry to double post but Thank you too Stratos & Stince for all the help i have agreed to buy it $430 shipped to my door (then its getting a new paint job...lol)

Not a bad price shipped at all.

Remember not everyone's first car is a Ferrari Any basic 4 channel will do, you're not flying a stunt rc chopper here.

Strato50 wrote:

Not a bad price shipped at all.

Remember not everyone's first car is a Ferrari Any basic 4 channel will do, you're not flying a stunt rc chopper here.

my buddy is trading me a brand new Spektrum Dx5E so i just need the electronic board for the tank.......and the sounds....suggestions?

tomzag wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhiTnOi2vck&feature=player_embedded

While the full metal Tiger has a good base and quality parts, the electronics are HengLong garbage, and those gearbox's will last about 2 hours before the bushings eat themselves, or half the gears are stripped. Spend another $200 to get it working nicely, and throw out brand new parts... the main downfall of RTR Taigens / HL tanks.

We all have PILES of usually-crappy HL parts.

I like the paint on them

once you put them beside tamiya!!

Strato50 wrote:

tomzag wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhiTnOi2vck&feature=player_embedded

While the full metal Tiger has a good base and quality parts, the electronics are HengLong garbage, and those gearbox's will last about 2 hours before the bushings eat themselves, or half the gears are stripped. Spend another $200 to get it working nicely, and throw out brand new parts... the main downfall of RTR Taigens / HL tanks.

We all have PILES of usually-crappy HL parts.

Wait do you mean me? Or captain crazy there that won't stop trying to sell me his tamiya and telling me i bought "crap" Anyhow Clark German board should serve my electronic needs right?

Clark German board ? NO! Clark board is not from Gernan.
It is from HK or Taiwan..

Hulu, I think he means a Clark board with german sounds.

Clark, my friend was from Singarpo

Stince wrote:

Hulu, I think he means a Clark board with german sounds.

Yup why would i want to meet a guy named clark from Germany??????

*cough*

Anyhow i would assume that i also need a speaker to go with the Clark Board? lol

White Tiger wrote:

Stince wrote:

Hulu, I think he means a Clark board with german sounds.

Yup why would i want to meet a guy named clark from Germany??????

*cough*

Anyhow i would assume that i also need a speaker to go with the Clark Board? lol

Depends, if your new Tiger comes with one, no, but Immortal's speaker selection is great, or you could spend $5 and get a spare HL one too.