Can I add a long barrel to my 1/16 Heng long Sherman?
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The panther barrel stuck in a howitzer Sherman makes my soul shudder.
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Dave, a Fella makes 76mm barrels but remember the turret on the henglong is a howitzer turret. It has the wrong mantlet entirely for a longer barrel. You could make a better swap out to a firefly barrel. The mantlet the Britts used was different but looked closer to the howitzer one on the heng long. I hate that vendors advertise that pantiger barrel as Fury just to sell them.
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Realistically the howitzer mantle, that holds the barrel, would never fit a longer barrel.
the 75mm Sherman has a barrel that is narrower but longer than the 105 howitzer but it has a different mantlet as well.
I suspect people are just tired of only having the howitzer turret on henglong tanks.
you could fit a different manufacturers turret for an accurate 75mm if you want to do some bashing but the only long barrel that was in a round turret was the Britts Firefly barrel. You could convert your tank to a firefly with some work.RC tank parts and accessories I make
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Originally posted by RichJohnson View PostRealistically the howitzer mantle, that holds the barrel, would never fit a longer barrel.
the 75mm Sherman has a barrel that is narrower but longer than the 105 howitzer but it has a different mantlet as well.
I suspect people are just tired of only having the howitzer turret on henglong tanks.
you could fit a different manufacturers turret for an accurate 75mm if you want to do some bashing but the only long barrel that was in a round turret was the Britts Firefly barrel. You could convert your tank to a firefly with some work.
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Yes the taigen / Torro is a proper 75mm. But the turret ring is bigger than henglong.
I think the mato 75mm turret is the same hull ring as the henglong size, but I’m not sure. I have never bought a mato turret, just the chassis.
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Originally posted by RichJohnson View PostYes the taigen / Torro is a proper 75mm. But the turret ring is bigger than henglong.
I think the mato 75mm turret is the same hull ring as the henglong size, but I’m not sure. I have never bought a mato turret, just the chassis.
Here is the picture I have of the 75mm short barrel Taigen M4 (left) and the HL 105mm M4 (right). I measured and I think the HL turret is a little bit bigger (1/16 inch)
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Both Taigen and Henglong have fudged the dimensions a little on ther turrets and gun mounts and barrels to allow for the airsoft systems. But, I would venture a guess the turrets are probably pretty close to height and width of scale.RC tank parts and accessories I make
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No, the taigen shermans have a bigger turret ring than the henglong sherman.
I would suggest buying the taigen hull as well as the turret and mate it onto the henglong chassis. Or just save up and buy the taigen tank. They are way better than the HL any way.RC tank parts and accessories I make
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