Tragedy & Triumph!

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Here is the story:

I was doing some more weathering to my Tiger yesterday and decided to test the functions again (I do this from time to time, just to make sure) I went to fire the main gun and… ZZZZZ No Flash!

So, I open up the hull, to see if maybe a connection had come loose, all was fine. Hmmm, perplexed, I pull the flash unit connector off the plug and saw it! A piece of wire (and I mean 1 strand) had touch 2 of the connector pins on my DMD control unit and shorted something out [:0]

I almost went BONKERS! I kept calm, ready to really freak out, I called Tamiya USA’s tech line. I explained the situation and the tech guy said he would send me another neon flash unit ( Reg $35.00) for free. All I would have to do is pay for shipping. Well, I felt a tad better, but was still afraid. What if it was the DMD unit? I asked how much that would be, he said $240.00 [B)]

I was a basket case until this morning, UPS delivered the replacement. I had paid for Next Day Air because it was going to eat me alive to wait and ponder.

Well, I pulled out the old one, installed the new one and then tested…

TRIUMPH! It worked again. I then went to my air compressor and blew out the entire inner hull, just to make sure no other wire bits remained. I have no idea where it came from.

I must now sing the praises of Tamiya once again. Not only do they provide us excellent kits, the really do look after their customers! [:D]

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[:D][:D][:D]Great! And thanks, Tamiya!! (We’d hate to have Eric go bonkers!)[:D][:D][:D]

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thank goodness, the story had a happy ending !
lucky eric, and three cheers 4 Tamiya !
frosty[:)]

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Thank God for Tamiya USA! I’d hated to have seen the headlines…

** Ohio man commits suicide - shoots self in head with Tiger Tank **

or

** Ohio man accidentally shoots self with Tiger Tank…witnesses say “he thought it wasn’t loaded and he moved a loose wire…” ** [;)]

Glad to hear it worked after Eric. I know you were sweating that one!! I’d have hated to hear you had to buy a new DMD unit!! Now get that thing finished and quit playing around. [;)] [:-^]

Eric

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Hey! That happened to me once too. Main gun and turret power on… Announced ‘On the Way!’ pressed the Cadillacs and nothing. Had to use the manual blaster to send it.[:(!]

I’m glad support got your tank up and running![:D]

Ron.[;)]

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You mean Tamiya doesn’t include Firing Circuit testers with their kits? [#oops]

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I think make one to scale with a little LED. slide it in the breech and bango! LOL.[:D]

Ron.

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I glad you got it fixed Eric.
mark956

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Well, all’s well and ends well.

Thank God.

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Scared me there for a minute Eric. Glad to see everything is okay. Now about that Panther and surprise you were going to do…[;)]

Bill and Eric(Erush)-ROTFLMAO. Thanks, I needed that this week.

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Well, lets have a look at the real bright side…$240 less freight for the flash unit = more money for new kits. LOL.

Glad to see it wasn’t terminal Eric (pun intended)

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Good to hear Eric … hate to think of something as simple as a loose wire causing so much grief.

And kudos to Tamiya for their support.

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Good to hear it’s up and running!
Good to hear Tamiya USA is on the ball, too!