Customer Reviews

Smoking 1:16 RC Tank German Tiger I Panzer w/. Engine Sound & Airsoft Gun

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Ok I have had mine for a week. No problems. The front drive sprocket came off but I just put it back on. The screw was lose so I checked all the screws for the wheels and found more lose ones. I really enjoyed running the tank. It can climb and go over things, but use some caution, as it is not a real tank. The track, wheels, and suspension are plastic. The airsoft gun fires the bb's fairly hard and engine sound is good if a tad loud. The manual is not easy to understand. The battery will only last about 20 - 25 minutes as noted. The good news is you can upgrade the battery. I just ordered two 3800 Mah batteries and a better charger for a little over $60.00 from Amazon (Search under 7.2v batteries). The original battery was a 1700 Mah. I think this will more then double the running time. This tank can be upgraded in a variety of ways. You can get parts to change it to a late version Tiger. In addition, you can upgrade the tracks and gears to metal (Some are sold already upgraded and I wished I would have gone that route). The frame and suspension can be upgraded to metal as well. For those really into accuracy, there are places to get parts that are more detailed. Some sites to help:

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There is a lot of stuff out there. These tanks are not perfect, but they are good. For the price they are a good deal for playing as is or a good starting point for more detail and upgrading. Just for the record I got my tank form Xheli Inc on Amazon. Have fun.

My husband loved it! It is a little fragile coming out of the box. We had to glue a few things. Makes alot of noise. But then I guess tanks are noisy!

I love playing with this toy.great battery life.The only problems I have had are that the tank quit smoking soon after the purchase and the little plastic detail pieces break off super easy.

I was amazed at the realism and the functions of this Tiger. They corrected most all the items that were not historically correct and this newer version is the best yet! I wasn't expecting decals and was prepared to buy them elsewhere but to my surprise they were included! I couldn't have gotten a better value for the money!

These new R/C tanks do a lot more than the models of yesterday for much less money. Good value if you know what you're doing. Enjoy.

I so wanted this tank to be awesome. But you can't always get what you want. The tank arrived in reasonable time. Excitement peaked when I looked at the packaging. Nice display box with impressive graphics. I asked myself why Walmart and Target don't carry these things, I mean they would fly off the shelf at this price. Well, I guess the problem may be they require the toys to work.

When I loaded all the batteries and turned it on got nothing but blinking lights. Turned to the directions. Would it freakin kill these Chinamen to hire just one English speaking person to write these directions? Well anyway, cryptically says "while lites flashing you no can control". Ok. So I call xheli. Wait a VERY long time on hold.

The rocket scientist that answers ask if I charged the battery and turned on the remote first then the tank. Of course I did. Ran back and did that. Still no go.

After many emails and phone calls, oh and by the way xheli, maybe you can get rid of that repetitive 10 tone midi that plays in your ear for the hour we are on hold for each call. I thought, maybe it's some type of CIA experiment trying to create homicidal rage, but no our government isn't that competent. Neither is xheli.

The long and the short of it is they sent new crystals. Don't work. Now they want to send a new transmitter and receiver board (that I would have to solder in. Can you say burn'n down the house!).

I say as chinese directions would say, "I send you crap tank, you send me my money". Just my two cents.