Unofficial Tongde Churchill Mk VII 1/16 Scale Battle Tank Discussion Thread

**nmcleall** · Jun 22, 2024, 04:07 PM

Hi all here they are as promised

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**SoCalBobS** · Jun 22, 2024, 05:09 PM

Such great detail shots! Thanks a million!

**Someone** · Jun 22, 2024, 09:01 PM

Sherman mine sweeper in the background of one of the pictures. Forget what the name is.

**MaverickTank** · Jun 22, 2024, 09:16 PM

Thanks for the pics!

**nmcleall** · Jun 23, 2024, 02:15 AM

The Sherman is a crab 👍 and your wellcome when iv not got the kids I will get more next time .im happy to help as we all have a love and passion for the tanks and I’m only too happy to help because I’m very fortunate to live where I do and I believe in sharing the wealth. We also got to get photos of the Churchill mk2 that they’ve got there.

**SoCalBobS** · Jun 23, 2024, 08:37 AM

If you take more photos, I recommend you start a dedicated thread, "Bovington Tank Museum Photos". That'd be cool.

**nmcleall** · Jun 23, 2024, 10:56 AM

Ok I will do that 👍

**nmcleall** · Jul 3, 2024, 12:15 PM

Hi all I got my one today and love it but I’m also having issues with the gun barrel recoil system it looked out of the box fine then all of a sudden the barrel started wobbling about and then the recoiling stopped

**SoCalBobS** · Jul 3, 2024, 01:48 PM

Time to open her up! Sounds like the barrel or the servo became detached.

**MaverickTank** · Jul 3, 2024, 09:43 PM

I am having fits over the price. I have wanted a Brit model to compete my ww2 collection, but at 400 shekels, it's a bit beyond my budget. I would rather that Tongde ditch the plastic gearbox and have a steel gearbox + plastic road gear like Heng Long's "upgrade" option.

**SoCalBobS** · Oct 28, 2024, 09:12 AM

I took off my skirts today!

Sometimes thoughts work at each other.

1: McCleall posted some great shots from Bovington.
2: Often we like the way tanks look without side skirts. At a recent event I saw this on a Centurion.
3: I hadn't done anything to my Churchill since I got it. Usually I at least do some weathering but not in this case.
4: In Southern California tan tanks fit in better on our battlefields.

What does this add up to, you might ask?

Rough cut:

A lot of work to be done; cutting, sanding, clean up, maybe some rebuilding and repainting, but it's all feasible.

I have to say that whole space between the tracks was completely clogged with brush. Hey! That's why tankers remove the side skirts.

**PanzerLoco** · Oct 29, 2024, 03:28 AM

cannot wait to see the final result !!
before going for the home run,..
did you consider to strip only the central section of the fenders; the one that could interfere w/ the turret traverse when deform,..
As alway ; thank you for your post

**SoCalBobS** · Oct 29, 2024, 09:51 AM

Thought about it, also keeping only the section by the panniers, but no, so many of the photos I saw had the whole fender sections removed!

**SoCalBobS** · Oct 30, 2024, 11:47 AM

Progress...

**SoCalBobS** · Oct 31, 2024, 09:29 AM

I posted a quick, rough clip on YT just to show the exposed tracks running. This guy won't win any modelling awards. My hand tools made some bad cuts. Dirt and rust will cover most of it.

**tank_me** · Oct 31, 2024, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by SoCalBobS

I posted a quick, rough clip on YT just to show the exposed tracks running. This guy won't win any modelling awards. My hand tools made some bad cuts. Dirt and rust will cover most of it.

Have you tested the IR on it yet to see if it works with your other tanks or it's range? Curious as I bought that scratch and dent version. I haven't played with mine much as I've been trying to finish my Kranvagn.

**SoCalBobS** · Oct 31, 2024, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by tank_me

Have you tested the IR on it yet to see if it works with your other tanks or it's range? Curious as I bought that scratch and dent version. I haven't played with mine much as I've been trying to finish my Kranvagn.

I replaced the TD electronics with a Heng Long 7.1 board, a high power IR LED and a LegoDEI IR receiver.. It's been used on a number of outdoor battlefields.