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KG
Statistics: Posted by Phyrephish — Sun Jun 26, 2016 5:43 pm
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Just some pics of a current project. I've been asked / "commissioned" to fit out a KT with Asp and as many bells and whistles as possible. The base unit was an IMEX KT. Quite a nice unit but of course factory electrics.... Anyhow the only other thing was that although the hull was coated in zimmerit the nice metal turret was not. I could not find any examples of such a beast existing so zimming the turret was job no.1. Also what tank to do was an important decision and a 505 KT was the choice.
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So decision made - zimming the turret.
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The electrics I may go into detail with later but I guess the most work involved re-doing the 360° turret wiring. If you are putting a proper controller into your tank then no matter what you will have to redo the wiring as the Taigen control units continue with the gun/recoil and elevation motors sharing the same V+. This job was made simpler with the 360° turret adapters for Asp. The current design was able to be easily modded to accept the Asiatam style motor recoil/elevation unit. The complicated factory wiring is all removed and the much much simpler Asp wiring done.
This project has shown me the need to produce a variant of the 360° board to make conversion of IMEX tanks to Asp control even easier.
Now since this is a 505 a knight insignia is needed. Commercially the best available seems to be the one from Tamiya but even that is not right looking at the photo below.
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Some commercially available decals are just plain wrong.
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So I've designed my own knight decal.
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With the zimm set it was down to painting using the usual same as everyone Tamiya Dark Yellow & Red Brown. Followed by detail wash, dry brushing and some mig pigments.
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I realise the purist out there will note the errors with the front of the turret. This is how the unit comes from IMEX and being a "commision" job we are working to within time and $$ constraints. So time consuming things like fixing the front of the turret or clasps for the tools have given way to other priorities.
This upcoming week I hope to design a custom smoke unit for her and get some decal applied.
Cheers
KG
Statistics: Posted by Phyrephish — Sun May 29, 2016 8:58 am
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Cheers
Grac
Statistics: Posted by Gra — Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:02 am
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Cheers
KG
Statistics: Posted by Phyrephish — Sun May 24, 2015 7:30 am
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I too have just bought a Tamiya 1/16 KT it is on it's way and it was a very good price compared to other shop in Australia.
I want to ad these parts:
Metal Gearbox Brace by Daryl turner, it seems everybody is using this
HennTec idler kit, or the Schumo Idler drums and wheels KT0014
Schumo ZUH Machine gun MG34
Schumo KT0019 Bosch headlight
Schumo tow shackles KT0013
Schumo Hex screws Schumo gear downs maybe?
Beire sound module from Germany maybe
Welsh Dragon Models Torro exhaust as I want smoke
Stella Models Muzzle Brake, this is cheap at $8.00
Any comments welcome
Regards
Anthony james
Statistics: Posted by anthony james — Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:10 pm
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Looks fantastic. I'm a subscriber of your youtube channel as well and I've all of your 1/16 tanks.
You've inspired me to get into my first RC 1/16 King Tiger tank. I did buy a relatively cheap, out dated Tamiya 56004 model as an impulse. I'm sort of regretting this as I would like to have all of the functions as seen in the later releases from Tamiya.
Having said this, I'm certain there are upgrades I could look into to obtain the upgrades I would like to see:
1. Dual motor with gear reduction for more realistic drive
2. Sounds for the motor and the guns
3. Upgrade to as many metal parts - don't know where I can get these
4. Recoil function for the main gun
Would you be in a position to provide me with your advise on this. I have not started on the build as yet, still unopened.
Many thanks
Statistics: Posted by tiger-won — Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:56 am
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So it can then take his owner still receiving this week.
Statistics: Posted by Edwin — Tue Sep 03, 2013 10:16 pm
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so I do not get too boring, I'm just going to make one small Köti conversion between....
That was a Tamiya Köti, which now has a new suspension, brushless drive, flash, recoil, gun evolation an 8-cell battery and gets a Beier sound module.
Here I am on the wiring.
So it should be finished on Monday then come.
Greeting Edwin
Statistics: Posted by Edwin — Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:09 am
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