Field Marshall Lenny Posted March 3, 2016 Field Marshall Share Posted March 3, 2016 Does anyone have one of the RC Tamiya 1/16th Tiger Tanks? I really fancy one for my 50th birthday next year... http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/56010tiger/tiger.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Brown Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) I have the Tamiya King Tiger, bought it as a project for me and my son to build. They are not cheap around the £500 mark that was about 7 years ago. But well worth the money. Took a few weeks to build, plenty of parts just like a giant airfix kit but better Sounds of the engine, turret, gun, machine gun, turret traverse are excellent. At the time mine came without the metal tracks, so there is a bit of play in the tracks and dependent on the surface can be a bit jerky turning. There are plenty of upgrades available, smoke generators for the exhausts, improved suspension kits, tracks etc, just depends on how deep your pockets are. Edited March 3, 2016 by Peter Brown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted March 3, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted March 3, 2016 It'll be my 50th, so why not.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major General Bil4338 Posted March 3, 2016 Major General Share Posted March 3, 2016 Should be no problem for Lenny 'Mr. Deep pockets' Warren to get one right now! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted March 4, 2016 Author Field Marshall Share Posted March 4, 2016 20 hours ago, Bill said: Should be no problem for Lenny 'Mr. Deep pockets' Warren to get one right now! You must be getting me confused, I'm Lenny 'stoney broke' Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice kits but why not go for the really big ones, 1 12th RC, only £20,000, but you do get the figures as well lol, I have a 1 16th all metal Tiger, got it in weekly parts from Hatchette , only cost me £700 all told, still not added decals yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Brown Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I had a hard enough explaining to the misses, why I spent that amount on a box of bits (her words) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Karno's Army Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Sneak one of these in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAK D Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I know someone that had one and I think they are fantastic boys toys D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Ok two Tigers in the garden, thats just plain greedy, I think I,ll buy the full size replica the Russian guys built,Its a exact copy which moves great, sounds the dogs mahoonies, and fires pyros from the main gun and blanks from the MG, Its only 350,000 euros, which is dirt cheap, I might even buy the King Tiger they were thinking of building, imagine taking that out down the road for a loaf of bread and pint of milk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanswolf1224 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Tamiya has put out some great kits with excellent detail. a nice looking paint job. i have seen on the net kits of tanks and planes a long with others where the builder was like an artist right down to the last detail. when finished the realism is uncanny. and those two in the yard-----------COOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davejb Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 The main problem with Tamiya is the cost, there are other very good kits out there and some better than Tamiya and cost less. I build a large number of kits and its how you build that makes a kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Auld Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 That is a big toy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanswolf1224 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 can be called a BIG BOYS toy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted January 11, 2022 Author Field Marshall Share Posted January 11, 2022 Holy thread resurectuion Batman.... Here I am, 5 years later and thinking about one for my 55th.. .;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikakorpsrat64 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 11/01/2022 at 02:43, Lenny said: Holy thread resurectuion Batman.... Here I am, 5 years later and thinking about one for my 55th.. .;) Still havent gotten one? I had a big RC Panther, wasnt Tamiya though. Was pretty cool fired yellow plastic BBs. Kinda wish I still had it. But I remember these RC kits from Tamiya, well. Always wanted one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted January 20, 2022 Author Field Marshall Share Posted January 20, 2022 I may have found a prebuilt, customised, painted and weathered version. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikakorpsrat64 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 WOW!! That is lovely!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanswolf1224 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 looks to be very nice detail. again boys must have their toys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Auld Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Someone has done a good job with that! Remarkable attention to detail! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted January 24, 2022 Author Field Marshall Share Posted January 24, 2022 Or possibly this one, King Tiger... 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanswolf1224 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 wow!!!!!!!!!!! super detail. who did it??? so realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted January 28, 2022 Author Field Marshall Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 24/01/2022 at 16:16, hanswolf1224 said: wow!!!!!!!!!!! super detail. who did it??? so realistic. A guy on a RC tank forum, builds and then after a few years moves them on to fund new projects. They are absolutely amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanswolf1224 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 never have seen any thing like this-- so realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Field Marshall Lenny Posted January 29, 2022 Author Field Marshall Share Posted January 29, 2022 Here's the actual tanks... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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