Post Your Pictures: RC Tank Gallery

[GregH]

Bob, your DAK panzerIII looks great. Good job.

[quitcherbitchen]

Very Nice Bob.

[SoCalBobS]

Tunisia 1942!

I took my completed Panzer III L for an outdoor photo shoot.

[dai phan]

Hi gang...

Reworked the Torro Tiger crew by repositioning the right arm, puttied and repainted. The dude is held on by hot glue. Dai

[dai phan]

As just static displays that would be entered into a model show or placed on display in a museum, HL tanks would not be my first choice. They are what the are a TOY base to build off of to ones level of want. MANY folks build them up into quite outstanding looking and running models. It takes a lot of work which I have no interest or time for and my hat goes off to these folks for their dedication to the historical art side of this hobby.

I look at the real Tiger pictures and compared with the HL one. I must say the HL is a representation of the actual thing. In the radio control A/C world, they are called " fun scale or stand off scale". I have seen some well detailed HL tanks on YT but you are right, not accurate enough for static considerations. I think my 7th tank will be a Tamiya because I want to know how detailed they are compared to the HL ones. Dai

[Rubicon99]

Since the outline is questionable ( no amount of PE parts, detailing can correct it) , saying they are good enough for static display is quite a huge fantasy? Dai

As just static displays that would be entered into a model show or placed on display in a museum, HL tanks would not be my first choice. They are what the are a TOY base to build off of to ones level of want. MANY folks build them up into quite outstanding looking and running models. It takes a lot of work which I have no interest or time for and my hat goes off to these folks for their dedication to the historical art side of this hobby.

[dai phan]

They range from poor to fair in most aspects, but this gives them just enough to look decent to 95% of their target market which is not modelers, but younger “RTR” RC users. They are nowhere near Tamiya levels in accuracy, but then even Tamiya is not overly accurate on some of their 1/16 tanks.

Being fair in accuracy makes the HL tanks relatively easy to bring up to “good” levels with the right aftermarket parts, paint and a bit of “hobby’n skill”.

Since the outline is questionable ( no amount of PE parts, detailing can correct it) , saying they are good enough for static display is quite a huge fantasy? Dai

[Vaseline]

[Rubicon99]

Anyone knows how accurate the HL molds are? Dai

They range from poor to fair in most aspects, but this gives them just enough to look decent to 95% of their target market which is not modelers, but younger “RTR” RC users. They are nowhere near Tamiya levels in accuracy, but then even Tamiya is not overly accurate on some of their 1/16 tanks.

Being fair in accuracy makes the HL tanks relatively easy to bring up to “good” levels with the right aftermarket parts, paint and a bit of “hobby’n skill”.

[dai phan]

Anyone knows how accurate the HL molds are? Dai

[GregH]

Great looking Sherman SoCalBob.

Finished, we are never really finished , the re-paint of the plastic tracks.
What color was the question. There are many great pics in this thread to choose from.
I decided on medium dark grayish over the brown-rust combo I originally tried.
The german ww2 tanks used a steel & manganese alloy. Manganese is a natural medium-dark gray, it would take a long time for them to "rust", When manganese ages it actually gets darker gray before the usual rust color. Besides, how many really lasted that long on either front to rust ?

If the ground around here was not so hard from the lack of rain, I would pick up the natural dirt color from driving it around.

[SoCalBobS]

Thanks guys! I really enjoy taking a basic toy-looking tank and seeing what can be done. HL molds, whether they are super accurate or not, are so tank-y! Wish there were more....

[dai phan]

Damnation ! These look soooooooooooooooo realistic! Dai

[James]

Looks so good SoCalBobS !

[Rubicon99]

I decided, no spray-on, only real dirt!

Real dirt is best!!! Just don’t blow it off, instead gently brush it off with a soft wide paint brush. This removes most of the dust and dirt but leave some behind in the nooks and crannies. It also will slightly dull you paint over time👍 and add even more to the worn used look.

[SoCalBobS]

I decided, no spray-on, only real dirt!

[Rubicon99]

This was a requested build for a “Cold War” era Middle East desert themed T34-85.

It is a Pro Edition with all metal running gear and barrel recoil. The airsoft feature is disabled but barrel recoil was retained and its timing was adjust to match the cannon flash and sound. I also upgraded to a high output IR bulb and LegoDEI 360 IR receiver for increased IR battling lethality. Motors have been changed to Taigen black 380s. These are smoother running with slightly more torque then the stock HL motors.

Fun fast and easy build. Shown below parked next to a typical green T34-85. I made a short video of the two T34s playing follow the leader on my Instagram @ fsttanks. Feel free to take a look.

[Rubicon99]

Deadly desert rivals.....M51 “SuperSherman” vs T34-85.

[SoCalBobS]

My customized M4 Sherman. I mistakenly bought a "snow" Sherman, painted white. Not an issue, since I'd planned to repaint it anyway. The decals are Archer Fine Transfers, a product I highly recommend. I just installed the long barrel. Toucan sells it as the "Fury" barrel, but I wouldn't be surprised that it is the Panther G barrel. Looks long enough! I'm still working on the finish, wondering whether I should airbrush a dirt/dust layer on the undercarriage.

[Rdex2]

Rdex2,
I like the light on the top of your Abrams.
Is it used on the real ones also?
Steve

Thank you, Steve. I have seen beacon light on this web.

https://www.armyrecognition.com/unit..._11610155.html