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Offline clipperjay

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Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« on: 25 April 2011, 10:06 »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pePhuQspnzs
Not sure what to buy him, but he loves this Heng Long Tiger Tank!
It shoots BB to 25Ft and has metal tracks, chassis with solid metal gearing, smoke, 1/6 scale so its big and weighs about 20 odd KG LOL.
He wanted originally a Spitfire plane, but he is only 9 years old so a tank might be better?
Any other good ideas?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71jiIdFLkUQ&feature=related

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #1 on: 25 April 2011, 10:58 »
thats a rather cool rc tank! plane is a bit much for 9 year old i would think!

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #2 on: 25 April 2011, 10:59 »
Holy sh!t that's awesome!

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #3 on: 25 April 2011, 11:23 »
Heres the plan: Buy one for your son and when he is at school you can play with it  :laugh: I

That looks cool nice with the smoke. I don't know what they use for the smoke but I would make sure its not some ridiculously expensive smoke fluid.
I recon a plane is a bit much.

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #4 on: 25 April 2011, 13:41 »
I think its just cooking oil they use not sure though.... I can upgrade the BB gun to Co2 proberly 250fps with a better spring, but can't trust him with it at 9yrs, the pets would get shot!
I was shocked at the price of the Tamiya ones jees price of an old golf some..... :cry:
One good thing the tracks and gear train is metal unlike the early plastic ones that broke very quickly.
Top speed 15MPH on a tank  :grin: :laugh: :shocked:

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #5 on: 25 April 2011, 19:27 »
deffo get him that  :cool: but also get one for yourself, will be much more fun going head to head wiv your boy in the garden

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #6 on: 25 April 2011, 19:31 »
Deffo get tank. Planes get expensive when they crash and trust me he WILL stuff it into a tree or the floor. I've done it several times already with an RC plane I have in Spain.

Tank looks great, always wanted one!

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #7 on: 25 April 2011, 19:52 »
deffo get him that  :cool: but also get one for yourself, will be much more fun going head to head wiv your boy in the garden

Haaa my RC days are well behind me! TBH I did have a few quality ones, passed them on over the years to relatives shame I loved my petrol buggys and trucks  :cry: Its weird after 20 odd years coming back to them  :embarassed:

Deffo get tank. Planes get expensive when they crash and trust me he WILL stuff it into a tree or the floor. I've done it several times already with an RC plane I have in Spain.

Tank looks great, always wanted one!

Hey Khare yeah I can handle helicopters but planes especially landing them is an issue even for me  :lipsrsealed: :laugh:

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #8 on: 26 April 2011, 21:31 »
http://henglong.co.uk/

blooming heck, they look fantastic

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Re: Sons birthday coming up wants this RC! Tiger MK1
« Reply #9 on: 26 April 2011, 22:55 »
http://henglong.co.uk/

blooming heck, they look fantastic

Yeah Hows is where I'm getting it from.
A mate will buy it for me tomorow, then we are going to pick it up on friday.
They look bloody good fun TBH.   :cool: