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Review and Discuss: Heng Long 1/16 King Tiger "The Brute"
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Originally posted by Goose246 View PostAny other tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated for this thing. I read something about gluing wheel hubs on?
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Originally posted by Goose246 View PostSo to paint these metal wheels and track.. any concensus on best way to remove track? Remove a track pin or remove the rear sprocket?
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I used Birchwood Casey Perma Blue on my Heng Long T-34 85 tracks. I wasn't thrilled with the results. Some areas didn't take the bluing. Wondering if I did something wrong. I cleaned the tracks thoroughly with hot soapy water, dried them and put them in a jar with the Perma Blue and shook it around for about a minute. Here's
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Originally posted by Goose246 View PostSo to paint these metal wheels and track.. any concensus on best way to remove track? Remove a track pin or remove the rear sprocket?
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Originally posted by Goose246 View PostOK, hopefully just one more question for you guys. Can the wheels be popped off easily for painting or better to leave them on and just mask off around the wheels?
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I want to thank everybody for their input. I have tons of RC jets and cars, but this was my first foray into a tank. I wasn’t sure what to expect from aI have tons of RC jets and cars, but this was my first tank. I wasn’t sure what to expect from a Chinese company, but I must say I have been very pleasantly surprised . Very fun little model. Got all the tracks and wheels painted, a lot of little paint applications that nobody would notice except me ha ha. My only complaint on this whole thing is the decals. They in no way shape or form wanted to stick and I had to coerce them into place. If anyone knows of an off the shelf, rattle can paint to match the mustard yellowish color let me know. The best I could do was krylon camo khaki. Turned out decent, but definitely lighter than the factory yellow
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I don’t know of anyone who has found an exact paint match. Many of just recover the tank with our own paint. That way we can do our own camo. Tamiya has two rattle cans with matching acrylics that are a good start; Dark Yellow, and Wooden Deck Tan.
As far as decals go, you’ve already found out it’s time to get some others. Peddinghaus is a good supplier. Dragon Hobbies on eBay is a great source.Twenty six tanks, and not done yet!
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Hey, Goose, welcome to the dark side of RC. For decals, peddinghaus is good, but I've always found them to be a bit thick for my liking. I like to check the static model shops, like Squadron Hobbies and Scale Hobbyist, but I really like stencils. I might even have some King Tiger stencils around here somewhere, if you can airbrush I might be able to send you some to try out. If I can find them. As for paint, I still have a small supply of Testors Dunkelgelb, and they sometimes show up on ebay. A friend of mine found a good source in spray cans, give me some time to contact him and get a source. Remember, on the real thing paint would fade quickly so shades will vary, but what really counts is that it looks good to you.
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