Armortek

Hi Christoffer, the chevrons of the Armortek tracks are not half as tall as the ones of the steel track links, and the original tracks are not half as heavy as the steel ones. I think that these both characteristics cause that Armortek tracks don't have the same issue, but depending on their true sc...

Hello guys, in Hausen I could speek to Olaf, who has the same issue with his steel track links, of course. Now he grinded the chevrons to only 1 mm thickness. Also with this slim height the Jagdpanther is not able to ride curves in meadow grounds! Only hard floor grounds are fine. Therefore I finall...

Hi all,

I would like to add another little video with some clips showing the deployment to the so called tank parade in Hausen. I call it 'making of', because it contains only simple scenes from the Jagdtigers onboard-cam.

https://youtu.be/ipTeml1zFIE

Hi all, here some pics just made by smartfone.... Reinhold usually starts with a tank formation ('Panzerparade') behind his estate (and 2 of his neighbours :wink: ). Then the tanks start a tank walk through his village onroad and offroad (some traffic roads are closed for that) to the town hall. At ...

Hi Mark,

I think that you said all that is to be said about Hausen annual tank festival. Thanks in the name of Reinhold, the event organiser! I tried to make some pics and clips, but they are not yet sorted and uploaded........

Hi Steen,

the Jagdtiger is ready to be loaded tomorrow.....

Hi Mark,

I will visit the meeting only at saturday, without overnight stay.

Hi Steen,

I will be there too, of course. I have only about 80 km. Reinhold wishes me to bring the Jagdtiger with me.......

My Charger is a Junsi 4010 Duo combining the capability to charge (and balance) all types of batteries (lead acid, LiFePO4, LiIon, LiPo, NiCD, NiMH and so on) with currents up to 2 x 40 amps (or 70 amps combined) at voltages up to 30 volts (10 LiFe cells). Please note: the charger is designed for us...

In my Panzer IV I use also Lifes. You may use either 2 blocks of 4 cells (2 x 12 volts) or 8 single cells for 24 volts. The blocks have a built-in battery management system (BMS), which gives fully protection against deep discharge and overcharging when using a simple lead acid charger with over-vol...

Hi Martin, glowing LEDs in the exhaust pipes are a nice thing, but unfortunately you can see it only by night. Reinhold has such a feature added to his King Tiger in 1/4 scale. On top he has combined it with real flames coming out of the exhausts simulating backfire. :shock: These flames are made by...

A really good advice! :) I am using two-state relays which can cut off the main circuit without any power consumption when the switching operation ist done. So I can safely switch up to 100 amps by pressing 'doll's kitchen' pushbuttons and with zero power consumption when switched off. https://abloa...

Hi Sam, one big trouble when using powerful amplifiers is the juddering and clattering of the whole hull, the other issue is the fact, that sound isn't emitted by the exhausts, but by the radiator fan openings. The first trouble causes Olaf's built-in cam failing totally if the full power of his Pan...

Here are some more keypoints we like to consider for our tanks (Armortek and others): -- for outdoor activities 2 x 60 watts are a suggested minimum of power. A car hifi power amp (for subwoofers) with 250 watts is preferred, but most of them need only 12 volts and therefore a battery of its own or ...

Hi Steen, I don't use a Benedini sound module, but I am glad having a stepless loudness control via its own transmitter channel pot with my Beier modules. Imho it is rather necessary because all sound modules need a seperate power amplifier with at least 2 x 60 watts (normally 2 x 120 watts) to have...

OK, that's right, but I wonder why some guys buy a kit, leave it for years and then try to sell it again. Others build it up and leave it then uncared for years. I don't think that a tank model is a profitable financial investment. Guys may like assembling, or may like to play with it in the fields ...