Hey, my name is Gino and i have been modeling for about 2 years.I have a problem that i am hoping can be answered here.I recently put together a tamiya remote controlled tiger tank.Everything went fine and worked perfect for a day.the next day the turrnt on the tank stopped turning and i dont know why.The motor still turns but does not seem to be reaching the part in the turrent.I had bought a king tiger for my father in law and he also has the same problem. thanks for any help you can give.
Gino, if you are talking about 1/16 scale rc tanks, go to my website:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeochp7/id16.html
there is some explaination.
write to me or call me if you want if still problem.
thanks,tom
The rc tank is in 1/35 scale, I’ll check your site.
I had a similar problem when working with the 1/35 scale R/C M1A1 Abrams tank. The problem was that when the turret turned in one direction, it was sort of unscrewing itself from the hull. When this happened, the gears in the turret didn’t come in contact with the motor in the hull.
My solution was to shim the turret race ring from the hull underside with a very thin piece of sheet styrene. The piece I used was almost paper thin. I also blanked off the slots that the turret tabs fit into. I used the scrap pieces of styrene from the sprues that have the part numbers to cut and sand into place. I used some putty to fill the gaps and smooth over the area. Care must be taken to ensure no cement accidentily bonds the turret ring to the upper hull.
The results are that the turret will no longer come off of the upper hull, but the gears stay engaged while operating the turret.
Another thing to check is the gear you placed on the motor shaft itself. While it has to be pressed on with some force, with all the lube in the area, it can loosen up. That would cause the motor to turn but not the gearbox. I had that problem on one side of the Tiger I, where the other tracks would move faster because the gear was slipping.
If this is your problem, you can try taking off the gear, cleaning it and the shaft really well, scuffing up the shaft a bit at the end and gluing it back on.