1/6 scale Armortek RC Tiger 1 Tank Build - (Video 15) Installing the Option Packs 

Thanks Steve, much appreciated. I love the sound effects...My next video shows it doing some basic manoeuvres and yes my lovely Granddaughter is always happy to help Grandad. Dont worry, like my biking days, I am only a fair weather driver 🙂thanks again for your continued support.

Thanks Scott, that means a lot. Yes more coming and hope you continue to follow my build projects.

@@tonys_workshop I certainly will!

Thank you..next video shows some (hopefully) interesting driving action. Thanks again for your continued support.

Hi Ray, and thank you for watching and following. I am so glad that what I am doing is inspiring more builders to take the leap...you will not regret it. I might drop Monique an email to see how they are getting on...I am also super excited about the M26.

@@tonys_workshop According to a note on the forum under the M26 section, they will start shipping this Wednesday, March 8.

Thank you and hope you continue to follow my build projects.

Thank you for such an amazing comment. I hope you do get to build one of these fantastic beasts. I have more coming up...hope you continue to watch and support.

Thank you. I did consider that, but the antenna location does interfere with the operation of the Turret. I may go on to add something to the turret rather that the top deck.

Thank you Steve. more coming next week..Yes my wonderful Granddaughter is always keen to watch and help...being a Granddad is the best job I have ever had.

Thank you. Your comments are very much appreciated. Hope you join me on my next tank build. The M26...videos up soon.

@@tonys_workshop I’m definitely looking forward to your next build.

Thank you so much. That means a lot and I am not finished yet...one more on this series next week, then a short series on my scratch built 1/6 scale bridge to drive my Tiger over, then on to the M26 build...hope you continue to watch and follow my projects.

Тестовые испытания тоже прошли успешно 👍

Доброе утро Вадим. Да, она сейчас на ходу. На следующей неделе я покажу немного вождения и более подробную информацию. Удачной недели и спасибо за вашу постоянную поддержку. Good morning Vadim. Yes, she's up and running now. Next week I will show some driving and more details. Have a great week and thanks for your continued support.

Thanks Russ, hope you are continuing to enjoy the Saturday morning pictures (wow..that takes me back) more up next week...Have a great weekend.

@@tonys_workshop still thoroughly enjoy your build mate, the wiring looked like a lot of faffing about, but as you said patience is the key. Have a good weekend too buddy.

Good morning Steve, hope the video did not disappoint. Yep..I went all in :-) I thought it was best to allow the tank to operate as intended. That was also an interesting conversation with my missus :-) I will be showing the tank driving next week.

@@tonys_workshop thought you looked beaten and battered,I have the upgrade conversation to come 😉

@@stephenparkes626 LOL..I was fighting Covid in the first part of the video...So I was self isolating in my Garage...Bliss🤣🤣

@@tonys_workshop wish I could do that in mine

@@stephenparkes626 🤣

Thank you Barry, please stay tuned, more videos coming up.

Hello Ritsuo Tsujimoto and greetings from the UK. Thank you for watching and supporting. Have you managed to bind the radio set with the receiver? This was my biggest problem. Once it was bound, it worked fine with some adjustments. 辻本律夫さん、こんにちは。英国からのご挨拶です。ご覧いただきありがとうございます。無線機を受信機にバインドできましたか?これが私の最大の問題でした。バインドすると、いくつかの調整でうまく機能しました。

@@tonys_workshop I can't talk to someone who is doing RC nearby We have not been able to bind the radio to the receiver for over a year. Since it is the previous version of Tiger 1, it has a silver motion pack and sounds.・The motor is moving, but it cannot be controlled by the transmitter! ! Now I'm having fun with twin merit, welding marks and painting. I'm thinking of asking Monique if I can replace it with a red motion pack. 身近にRCをしている人がいなので相談できず 一年以上　無線機を受信機にバインドできていません。 ひとつ前のバージョンのタイガー1なのでシルバーのモーションパックで音も鳴る・モーターも動いているけれど送信機でコントロールできていません！！ 今は、ツインメリットや溶接跡や塗装で楽しくやってますよ。 赤色のモーションパックに差替えできるかモニークに相談しようかと思っています。

@@user-nb3kl5zm6w I have always found Monique very helpful. I am sure if you contact her, she will try to assist. I guess you have searched RU-vid for binding videos?

@@tonys_workshop yes! If possible, please show me a video of unity and setting. please. はい！できれば結束とセッティングの動画をみせてください。 お願いします。

Hi, I am not sure about your set up, but try looking at this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CIIviIiNxRI.html It may help.

Thank you Jim, It was a challenge, but really pleased how the tank is operating now.

Hi Daniel, and thanks again for your continued support. Yes every opportunity I get, she is out and about..My next Vid shows some of my driving footage with more planned after my Tank Bridge build. Hope you continue to watch and follow my future projects.

Good morning Gary and thanks for the positive comments. These are the batteries which Armortek recommended and so far working perfect. I also use the Ctek conditioners on my Quad and mower, they are brilliant bits of kit. So, I have hard wired(using the connectors supplied by Ctek) to the batteries and only disconnect the conditioners when not driving for a while or when ready to drive. I leave the batteries connected at all times as the Ctek conditioners are designed to allow this. I too was dreading this part, but once the radio set was bound to the receiver (by other people who know what they are doing :-) ) it was really just plug and play...Adrian from the Forum was a god send for tweaking the handset to operate exactly as I wanted it. I am a total newbie to RC and this was a challenge, but you are connected to some great people on the Forum who will be there to help. I know the guy you are talking about and I saw the Convoy light. I was also tempted to buy the Jack he sells as well. I did buy one of his Bosch lights and will be installing this at a later stage. When you are up and running, you know where to come to drive it :-) Have a great weekend Gary.

@Tony's Workshop morning Tony, I totally forgot to ask about you hand set/reciever my memory is completely shot bud. Is that the Taranis X9D plus? And how is it to use? Sorry for all the questions. I'm using the Frsky FSI6X on all my 1/16 and it easy to use not sure it will have enough channels for the panther..

@@garyrafferty8653 Hi Gary, no problem...I am using the Armortek recommended FrSky Taranis X9D Plus 2019 Transmitter with FrSky X8R 2.4G Telemetry Receiver. The biggest problem was trying to bind..I gave up and took it to a model shop near me, where they managed to bind it...After that it was fairly straight forward. The tank doesn't use the full 16 channels available as its functions are drive forward/reverse, steering, gun fire, turret operation, gun elevation, MG, light and sounds. So operationally very easy. Hope this helps.

Hi and thanks for pointing this out. It may have been partially to do with that but we were able to solve by adjusting the balance on the radio set. Hope you continue to follow my future projects.

Hi Chris, I really hope you do re-start...in fact in the 20 years that have passed Armortek have greatly improved the option packs and made it more user friendly to set up..it is very much plug and play and all the leads are clearly labelled. They have also improved the smoke system since I purchased mine, so you will find it easier than you expect. Not sure whether Adrian would 🤣 but I am sure that if you get really stuck the forum will help you. If you are now using the table lift cart this will also help with an improved working height. I also suffer from back pain from a motorcycle accident years ago, so the correct working height for me is so important. I hate bending over as it really aches. I have had some comments asking me to do a short video on the tools I used to build this model and I will be putting this up soon. It may also help you. Good luck Chris with your re-start and hope you continue to follow my projects. Have a great weekend.

@@tonys_workshop Tony yes a vid on the tools you used would be really helpful for those of us mechanically challenged. Though I have assembled 2 live steam locomotives they were Japanese kits that went together like a fine Swiss watch. This tank is quite a different “beast”. I hope your bike accident wasn’t too bad. I had 3 Harley’s at one time. Gave up the last one a few years ago. I really miss riding. Though I’ve had the kit for almost 20 years I’ve had life interfere and some distractions over the years. The biggest was another British “kit”. I owned a Daimler ferret scout car mark 2/3. That was indeed the coolest “toy” I ever owned. It had a Rolls Royce engine. These older kits are kinda primitive compared to the new ones. I really need a set of hull braces. I can’t believe these original kits with the heavy cast turrets didn’t include hull braces. The new motion packs would require new holes drilled in the hulls to mount the motors. When one barely knows what end of a screwdriver to use the idea of drilling new precise holes is a bit daunting. Your build looks amazing. Thanks again and have a good weekend also.

"Hello there".....I am so glad you found my channel. Thanks for watching and commenting. Up to this point about 280 hours. I have loved every minute of every hour of this build. I have more in the pipe line and hope you continue to follow my projects.

Hi James. Thank you, I will look into that. Thanks also for watching and commenting. Hope you continue to follow my projects.

Hi Nick, thank you for watching and commenting, unfortunately not. Armortek recommend the unit, but leaves it up to the user to buy this part of the build.

@@tonys_workshop thanks for the ansur i will look for it in de instruction book

@@nickw3159 Hi Nick, You will not find it in the instructions, but on their website...to save you searching..see below the kit I have purchased on their recommendations: FrSky Taranis X9D Plus 2019 Transmitter with FrSky X8R 2.4G Telemetry Receiver. Hope this helps.

@@tonys_workshop tony thanks for the answer

Hi Chris. I guess you are talking about the one that elevates the tank not the main table lift? If it is just the small scissor lift, they are widely available on the net, but I got mine from Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Motorcycle-Scissor-Lift-Hydraulic-Adjustable/dp/B0BDMD9HF7/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=scissor%2Blift&qid=1678977262&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1 As you would have seen on my last video, it is still ,just slightly too tall to slide under easily, so I would use a couple of pieces of 18mm ply to roll the tracks on to and then elevate. If you are not at that stage yet the a gently tilt lift up and slide the jack under does work. Hope this helps

@@tonys_workshop Thanks Tony. To elevate the tracks slightly never occurred to me! 😖Problem sorted.

Hi Gray, yes you are correct. I may change this as it is an easy thing to change,, but also looking to upgrade the MG at some point. Thank you for watching and commenting. Hope you continue to follow my builds.

Hi John, I have run my tank for a full 45 mins, then parked up without a charge for three days, ran it again for 30 mins and afterwards the batteries were indicating 46%..I have yet to run it longer than 45 mins in one session, but based on this I would hope to obtain at least 1.5 hours operationally, perhaps more...early days, but no problems so far.

@@tonys_workshop Thanks Tony. I would also expect whether it is driven on a flat surface or over rough terrain could also make a big difference.

Yes definitely John, especially when climbing. Having said this, they are designed to run a golf trolley and if it's any way like my golfing experience I am all over the place and take hours to get round :-)

Hi Bill, it is Right hand side single stick operation, forwards, reverse, left and right steering. it is super reactive and can spin 360 degrees super fast. Hope this answers your question.

Hi Chris, Yes I did and AT replaced it free of charge. the problem I had was it was 'juddering' if thats a word? The replacement servo moved better, but not as smooth as I would like. What is the problem with yours?

@@tonys_workshop . Mine is doing nothing. It twitched and moved at first but I wasn’t too sure which control on the transmitter was used so then I couldn’t find it again. I believe it was the SA switch. I’ve ordered a new servo as they’re cheap enough thinking it might have blown. The control and set up on the Taranis transmitter confuses the heck out of me!

Hi Chris, The set up is confusing....Where are you in the world...if you were close enough I may be able to help. I am no expert at all, but I will try and help if i can.

@@tonys_workshop Hi Tony. I’m in Wiltshire near the Berkshire border so a bit far for you to pop over I guess. I’ll persevere and it’s no big loss if I can’t get the MG servo working.

Hey Tony. After a few brain leaking tutorials about the Taranis transmitter I managed to glean enough knowledge out of the technobabble to solve my problem. MG is now functional!

The motors are 12 volt and the tank is run on twin 12 volt batteries connected in series to provide 24 volt. Not sure on the motor rpm, but check out a video titled 'Testing the power of an RC Armortek tank" it is impressive. Thanks for watching and commenting.

thanks for your answer. one More question, those motors don't have a nameplate with specs? or, could you measure how many Amps consume at high load?

Hi...The only info on these is what Armortek put on and this has no info on what you are looking for. Sorry I can not answer your question.