Review and Discuss: Heng Long 1/16 King Tiger "The Brute"

[Goose246]

I’ve been working with Lucas at toucan for several weeks now but he has had no luck getting the metal hubcaps. Hopefully In the future they are available.

[keilau]

All I need is the hubcaps but that may be the only to get them at this point! Thanks for the link!

If you make acquiesce with a sales person at one of the Heng Long store such as Toucan Hobby, he/she is quite likely to get an individual spare part from the Heng Long factory for you. It happened with me a few times. However, those sales rep turns over quickly and seldemly stay more than a few months.

[Goose246]

By the way for anyone who may also run into this problem. The plastic drive wheel hubcaps absolutely do not fit on the metal drive wheels. However, the plastic caps fit perfectly in the metal front and rear sprockets.

[Goose246]

All I need is the hubcaps but that may be the only to get them at this point! Thanks for the link!

[keilau]

According to toucan hobbies, the model is so new they don’t have replacement parts yet. If anybody happens to ever see these come available as replacement parts please let me know!

This should work for you.
1:16 3888A RC tank spare part|metal driving wheels for king tiger| - henglong parts- Aliexpress

[Goose246]

According to toucan hobbies, the model is so new they don’t have replacement parts yet. If anybody happens to ever see these come available as replacement parts please let me know!

[Goose246]

Well, as a previous user said, the plastic caps will not fit on the metal wheels. By the time I filed them down enough to fit in the hole on the wheel, the plastic just disintegrated.

[Goose246]

Well, I borrowed a metal detector and look what came up!

[keilau]

I guess I'm the only one who taps them in with a hammer and wooden dowel. After painting a primer and base coat they have a snug fit. I dab a shot of light thread lock. Lucky enough I haven't lost one yet, but because I just said that I'll probably start losing them left and right now.😝😖😲

i must admit that I never tap the plastic cap in with a hammer and wooden dowel. I use my thumb to push it in. I did what I did mostly for look. The lighter weight is a bonus to keep it from falling off.

[MrChef]

I use plastic caps on my tank wheels because the plastic cap molding is usually much sharper than the metal cap casting, thus takes wash much better. A small, but significant improvement in appearance and the thick painting helps them to stick to the wheels better too. (The heavier metal cap falls off easily if I do not CA glue them.)

I guess I'm the only one who taps them in with a hammer and wooden dowel. After painting a primer and base coat they have a snug fit. I dab a shot of light thread lock. Lucky enough I haven't lost one yet, but because I just said that I'll probably start losing them left and right now.😝😖😲

[keilau]

Nobody will know they are plastic except you.....and now all of us!



(I've had to do the same on my metal wheels.)

I use plastic caps on my tank wheels because the plastic cap molding is usually much sharper than the metal cap casting, thus takes wash much better. A small, but significant improvement in appearance and the thick painting helps them to stick to the wheels better too. (The heavier metal cap falls off easily if I do not CA glue them.)

[SoCalBobS]

Nobody will know they are plastic except you.....and now all of us!



(I've had to do the same on my metal wheels.)

[Goose246]

Thanks! Plastic caps on way from Ali express so we’ll see what I can do

[keilau]

Wow…. These metal caps are absolute unicorns. I reached out to toucan hobby and he can’t even find any. (He is awesome by the way. Great customer service at toucan)

I assume the plastic caps will fit on the metal wheels? Can anyone confirm before I buy them ? Thank you

I actually packed away the metal wheel caps and use the plastic wheel caps on all my tanks. Many of the plastic cap were a slight pressure fit to the metal wheel and stays in place very well. If the plastic cap turns out to be under sized, I paint its rim with acrylic paint to help the adhersion. In all cases, I paint the cap and wheel with 2-3 layers of acrylic paint to reinforce the holding. I prefer paint over CA glue because the cap can be removed if necessary.

I do not have the HL King Tiger and cannot comment on whether my suggestion will work on it.

[Goose246]

Well that’s disappointing

[cmdrcody]

Plastic road wheel caps fit plastic road wheels and metal road wheel caps fit metal road wheels. They will not fit plastic to metal or metal to plastic without extra fabrication to make them fit or glue them on.

[Goose246]

Wow…. These metal caps are absolute unicorns. I reached out to toucan hobby and he can’t even find any. (He is awesome by the way. Great customer service at toucan)

I assume the plastic caps will fit on the metal wheels? Can anyone confirm before I buy them ? Thank you

[Goose246]

Well, of course the first time I had it out at my girlfriend’s house I lost one of the center hubcap covers, and it blends in perfectly with the terrain. After hours looking, I gave up. I have already reached out to toucan and Matomart about replacement sets, but if anybody has one They want to send me so I don’t have to order from overseas I would be happy to pay you up front

[SoCalBobS]

Contact Toucan via email. They have replacement parts not listed on the website. Or, check at Matomart. They sell metal lugs.

[Goose246]

Good morning all, since my king tiger came with a place for six towing lugs, but only came with four lugs. I’d like to add the extra two upfront. I did a quick search of king tiger accessories, but there is a torrent of things that come up. Anyone know if it’s possible to just get the sprue with the lugs on it?