Discussion: Heng Long's 1/16 scale M1A2 Abrams RTR, Upgrade Edition!

[Woohoo\o/]

Oh he’s not really upgrading anything. He’s just having trouble with the airsoft gun not shooting strong enough.

I used to own the Abrams years ago. I now own the merkava and upgraded to the red 390 motors and the legoDEI ir unit.

what I really want to do is find a way to stabilize the turret with a gyro.

[keilau]

I want to thank you for the link. This helped. My buddy finally was able to get into the tank.

I upgrade the HL Abrams with Heng Xin ball bearing steel gearbox so far. It will be interesting to compare what your friend does.


I received an Abrams with a broken turret. I am still waiting for the replacement to come.

[Woohoo\o/]

I want to thank you for the link. This helped. My buddy finally was able to get into the tank.

[keilau]

Can someone point me out on where the screws are to remove the upper hull? It’s my friends tank he has the latest version. Thanks in advance.

I was helped by a picture that tank_me posted awhile back. The 4 holding screws are hidden under some small covers. See the posts at this thread:

https://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc-cars-tanks-trucks-and-more/rc-tanks/422971-working-on-heng-long-1-16-rc-abrams/page2

[Woohoo\o/]

Can someone point me out on where the screws are to remove the upper hull? It’s my friends tank he has the latest version. Thanks in advance.

[SoCalBobS]

That's good to know Bob. I have an Abrams with a couple of broken arms. Any idea where to buy spare ones?

Steve

You can order just about any spare part from Toucan Hobby direct from their website. Just ask for what you want. Shipping for small parts usually takes no more than 10 days. To make shipping economical, buy more than one! I'm planning on ordering two left and two right arms, for spares.

[Sureshot]

That's good to know Bob. I have an Abrams with a couple of broken arms. Any idea where to buy spare ones?

Steve

[SoCalBobS]

Here's a tidbit of HL info; I'd broken a metal suspension swing arm on my Abrams during a battle. Long story short, the swing arm is the same for the T-34/85! I had a spare; tada, tank repaired.

[Hell On Wheels]

Working on a resin modern TC bust..

Hello,
have you completed your commander figure? if so do you sell them?

[SoCalBobS]

If the things you are looking for are not made by Heng Long, you will have to hunt the internet; eBay & AliExpress to start with. There is a company called Toucan Hobby that carries a lot of stuff, no idea if they are accessible in Europe. Perhaps others here can recommend other sellers.

[Fhelm]

I am searching for the emergency light and the other accessories. But I cant find them by the spare parts.

[Fhelm]

Ok thanks

[SoCalBobS]

I have a question in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMaJ19kyOo8 he said that there is a link to some extra parts, I can not find it.
Does somebody know where I can find it? Sorry for my terrible writing I am from the Netherlands.

Go to the Motion RC website. Go to their tank page. Click the tank you are interested in. There is a tab there called "Spare Parts", click that.

Your writing is fine. I can't even say "hello" in Dutch!

[Fhelm]

I have a question in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMaJ19kyOo8 he said that there is a link to some extra parts, I can not find it.
Does somebody know where I can find it? Sorry for my terrible writing I am from the Netherlands.

[Rubicon99]

Hi all, im very new to the hobby, just purchased a hobby engine 1/16 Abrams rc tank, quite happy with it, but i can't seem to find any upgrade parts anywhere, iwas wondering if you could fit henglong parts,ie metal tracks, road wheels drive wheels and idlers, steel gearboxes etc, any help or information would be greatly appreciated, thanks Johnp23

Short answer is NO. Totally different tank brand with no mechanical commonality. It would be simpler and cheaper just to buy a HL Abrams then try to make HL parts work in you tank.

[John p23]

Hi all, im very new to the hobby, just purchased a hobby engine 1/16 Abrams rc tank, quite happy with it, but i can't seem to find any upgrade parts anywhere, iwas wondering if you could fit henglong parts,ie metal tracks, road wheels drive wheels and idlers, steel gearboxes etc, any help or information would be greatly appreciated, thanks Johnp23

[Rubicon99]

Question:
I got the M1A2 6.0 Heng Long for Christmas. It is the all plastic version with BB unit. I would like to replace the BB unit and put in a recoil barrel kit with an elevation servo kit also. Where would I get this kit from? The tank came from Amazon who got it from Toucan RC Hobby. I email them and they are all out of stock and not sure when they will get them in.

On a side note. Toucan support is really good. The battery that came with the tank would not charge. My charger kept giving me a "Temp is too high" The battery was a Super Li-ion 7.4/1800 mAh. The battery was very lite. As if there was nothing in the body. I emailed Toucan and they shipped me a new battery. Same battery, but a different size. It was half the size of my other Li-ion batteries. This one charged up fine, but only ran the tank for about 8 minutes. No biggie. I have other batteries that will work. But from the time I sent the email to the time I got the battery, was only 5 days.

To run servo recoil and elevation you will first need to upgrade the tank to at least a 6.1 system or other aftermarket control board that supports servos.

The stock HL recoil option is JUNK! It more often then not fires out of time with the sound, flash and track recoil because it is based on the mechanical function of the airsoft canon. It can be modified to work better, but even then 25% of the of the shots are “out of timing”.

There are a number of aftermarket companies that make full service recoil systems for the HL tanks. A simple Google search will bring them up. I use the kit that DLKMRC sells. Others are just as good.

[GITanker]

Question:
I got the M1A2 6.0 Heng Long for Christmas. It is the all plastic version with BB unit. I would like to replace the BB unit and put in a recoil barrel kit with an elevation servo kit also. Where would I get this kit from? The tank came from Amazon who got it from Toucan RC Hobby. I email them and they are all out of stock and not sure when they will get them in.

On a side note. Toucan support is really good. The battery that came with the tank would not charge. My charger kept giving me a "Temp is too high" The battery was a Super Li-ion 7.4/1800 mAh. The battery was very lite. As if there was nothing in the body. I emailed Toucan and they shipped me a new battery. Same battery, but a different size. It was half the size of my other Li-ion batteries. This one charged up fine, but only ran the tank for about 8 minutes. No biggie. I have other batteries that will work. But from the time I sent the email to the time I got the battery, was only 5 days.

[dai phan]

Just ordered one from TH. Dai

[dai phan]

It is the old version without IR.

This is the response from the seller. So it is modified 6.0 although it does not say so on the ad. Dai

Answers to your question "This is a modified version of 6.0, with more modifications than the original 6.0 configuration." LINTAO