has anyone actually seen the hooben merkava tank yet.. i mean not on the internet. in a store.. i have been looking in the states and havn't had any luck finding one, with biden over here screwing everything up,   i am very reluctant to order one from overseas ..read more

Anyone know of a good place to get Russian tank marking/numbering stencils at all ? They seem rare. Some options for decals, but nothing that I can find for 16th scale stencils ..read more

a few months back i mentioned trying to make a flame thrower tank like the one i saw on you tube...  the first attempt did not go well.. well i bought a real cheap older heng long on ebay.  my friend had a very tiny battery powered pump . the kind that is in a syphen, you know like to take jerosene our of a can and put it in the heater.. we removed the larger hose off the syphen and put a smaller nossel on it and small hose .. like in a aquarium air pump we tested it and it shot alot farther that i ever thought..  drilled a snall hole in the lower hull..  we decided we ..read more

FOR 5 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A GERMAN COMMAND ANTENNA  FOR ONE OF MY TIGER I'S IT IS MADE BY ADER   1/16 German 1.8m Sternantenne D....  WELL I FINALLY FOUND ONE.. THE PLACE I FOUND IT DOESN'T EVEN SELL RC TANKS..... I'M FROM USA..AND WHERE DID I FIND IT ..IN AUSTRALIA.. ONLY BAD THING IS THE POSTAGE IS MORE THAN THE ANTENNA ..LOL ..read more

QMHE showcases all forms of scale modelling in Queensland in a family orientated event. There are modelling club displays from Queensland and Northern New South Wales, a wide range of retailers and informative workshop demonstrations. The annual Queensland Scale Modelling Championship is held as a part of QMHE. Here are the details for this years show: Dates: 25 and 26 August 2016 Venue: Redbank - Collingwood Park Sports Centre, 235 Smiths Rd, Redbank, QLD 4301 Hours: 20 August 2016 : 9.00am - 5.00pm 21 August 2016 : 9.00am - 4.00pm   For more information, please visit the QMHE website ..read more

Erik from Imex Model has given us a sneak peak at the new Taigen metal lower chassis/hull for the Heng Long Leopard 2A6 over on RCU. Here are a couple of pics - the entire thread can be found on RCU here ..read more

Looks like Taigen are releasing their own version of the JS-2 and Leopard 2A6. Here is the link taken from RCU. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-tanks-369/11643908-javascript-2-taigen-release-2018-a.html ..read more

G'day lads. Now I'm posting this as an abbreviated build just to get the hang of posting pictures in here with a view to more regular contributions.   For starters, IO cant praise the base Taigen model any higher. As with all brands, they have weaknesses & things we wish they would or wouldnt do, but this is a very high quality & affordable version with all the fruit. Having an all metal turret seems a great idea, but that being said, it makes thinks hard to modify, and, adds weight which affects shipping costs from overseas!!   Ive done a fair few cosmetic mods to it, includ ..read more

i saw new toros tanks today on the german website. the airsoft version has smoke from the barrel now, and the ir battle version has muzzle flash and smoke from the barel, the smoke can be turned off with a switch.. i do like the muzzle flash and smoke from the barrel thing.. i did my share of chasing squirrels and trying to blast them with a airsoft round,  i  do think the flash and smoke adds a little something ..read more

I purchased a Taigen Sherman 76mm kit from IMAX in Florida. The kit did not say anything about it being a ARTR kit without a manual. I have a box of parts and no way to build. They said sorry but you need to pay for shipping back and pay a 20% restocking fee.  ..read more