RC tank T-34/85 winter camouflage 1/16 RTR BB PRO

Product detailed description

Remote control tank model (RC model), complete set with accessories.

RC model of the legendary Soviet tank T34/85 from the 2nd world war with electric drive, faithfully simulates most of the functions of the real tank. It is equipped with a realistic undercarriage with functional tracks, drive, travel and tension wheels that allow driving forward, backward and turning. The rotation of the tower and the aiming of the cannon (lowering and raising of the barrel) are also remotely controlled. The simulation is complemented by a sound module imitating the sound of an engine, machine gun and cannon fire, and a smoke generator. The model has a new tower storage structure allowing 360 degrees. turning. Driving time with a fully charged 1700 mAh battery is up to 25 minutes, of course depending on the driving style. The model has built-in metal tuning - metal tub, metal transmission parts, metal chassis parts, metal tracks, metal tower with an aluminum barrel. The details are from photo-etched metal parts. It requires increased maintenance and care.

scale: 1/16
length: 500 mm
width: 185 mm
height: 170 mm
weight: approx. 4.3 kg
A 2.4 GHz transmitter is used to control the model, the range of the RC set is approx. 30 m.

The package contains:
- finished model
- transmitter
- drive battery 1700mAh/7.2V
- mains charger 7.2V-400mA
- a bottle of smoke liquid
- small surface details and stickers

WARNING! This RC tank is not a toy, but a more sophisticated, functional model that behaves very much like a real tank. Due to its realistic parameters, if it is not properly assembled and operated, it can cause you injury, or injure the viewer, or damage property. If you use the model in the BB version (fires 6mm bullets), always follow the basic safety rules. Never leave the model unattended in the presence of children under 14 years of age. If you unlock the firing mechanism, always wear safety glasses, as do any spectators. A fired bullet can ricochet and damage your eyesight! Never aim or shoot at people or animals! Check the target area before firing. Never look (or a spectator) into the barrel of a tank with the firing mechanism unlocked, even if you think the magazine is empty. The responsibility for damages and injuries is borne by the user of the model, not the manufacturer, nor the seller! The model is designed to be driven indoors or outdoors on a solid dry surface, under no circumstances should it be driven in water, snow, puddles, mud, sand, tall grass, public roads and other places (e.g. parking lots ) with car operation. High "hairy" carpets are also unsuitable surfaces. This model requires regular maintenance and is intended for modelers over 14 years of age.

Warning - good advice: The control electronics of the MFU RX-18 (Heng Long) and its mutations (Torro, Taigen, Amewi, Pelikán and others) have a "diverse" quality and a short lifespan. For more advanced and demanding modelers/users, we recommend its complete replacement with MFU Elmod. If you are interested, we will advise you on everything and carry out the exchange. Although the replacement costs around €200, the tank model will get a radical improvement in all its features!

Our test - experience with the MFU RX-18 electronics: All RC tanks manufactured by the Chinese company Heng Long and packed in Torro, Amewi, Pelikán or other packages are standardly equipped with the RX-18 multifunctional unit, which has an integrated receiver, sound module and a mix-module ensuring the movement of the model. Whether it is the most basic version of the all-plastic tank model, or a tuning version with added metal parts, the product's weakness is its electronics. As part of their quality control, Torro puts supposedly higher quality RX-18s in the tanks and adds a cooling fan to the motherboard, but our experience is that it's still just generic Chinese electronics. Although it provides proportional control of the driving functions of the model, the sound module has also partially improved over the years, but the result is not satisfactory. The sounds of the engine, gunshots, or tank mechanisms are not very realistic and suitable just for a complete beginner. The imitation of a skid when firing from a cannon is ridiculous (this applies mainly to the BB version of the model), when the entire tank jerks backwards when fired, which is completely unrealistic. It has improved slightly in the newer versions of the RX-18, but overall there is nothing to rave about. But the worst thing is still the high percentage of defectiveness of this Chinese electronics, regardless of the brand of the distributor it is packaged under.
Our recommendation is not to expect much from tank models equipped with the RX-18 and its mutations. If you are buying the model as a toy for a child, then it is sufficient, you just have to expect that sooner or later the electronics will break.
If you are one of the more demanding modelers or fans of tank technology, we recommend replacing the Chinese electronics completely with the German Elmod Fusion ECO/PRO using the Carson Reflex 6k transmitter. With this German electronics, you will get a model on a completely new level, and you will get to know the world of realistic tank models.
Prepared by: Ing. Jozef Andal

Our test T-34/85 (Torro): This particular model comes from the German tuning workshop Torro. Although it is based on the original Chinese product of the Heng Long brand, it is radically supplemented with significant tuning. From my demanding point of view as an experienced modeller, it is a very good basis for further own improvement of the model. The tuning of the originally all-plastic model consists primarily of a metal chassis tub and a number of metal chassis parts, including belts, which significantly improves the overall rigidity of the structure and improves driving characteristics. All this at first glance gives the impression of something better, but despite this, I would call this model only a good semi-finished product for a more experienced modeler. This model has two chronic weaknesses. The first and main weakness of this product is its electronics. Despite the high-quality metal tuning, Torro installs the classic universal Chinese MFU RX-18 in its models, which provides proportional control of functions, but the integrated sound module completely degrades this model. A kind of universal engine sound, as well as imitations of the sounds of shots or tank mechanisms, are the same for all types of tanks. The smoke module is very noisy and if the speaker of the sound module is not turned up to full, the sound of the smoke generator will drown out the sound of the engine. I personally do not like the smoke generator producing white "cigarette" smoke at all. But the audience likes it, so what. However, I prefer to turn off the smoke module in my tanks, or not have it at all. As I mentioned, the general handling of this model is very good thanks to the metal tuning. However, what bothers me a lot is the way of imitating the slip when firing from a cannon (this mainly applies to the BB version of the model). When shot, the whole tank jerks back, which is completely unrealistic. The second weakness of this model is the single-purpose RC transmitter, which does not allow expansion and improvement of the model's functions. Gear wheels are metal, milled, so they have a relatively good service life. Metal belts and metal tuning significantly increase the total weight of the model and, of course, put more strain on the gearboxes. If I have to sum it all up, I would buy this model straight away with the fact that I will rebuild it to a higher modeling standard and replace the crappy RX-18 (even in the "tuning" Torro version) with a high-quality German ELMOD Fusion. After such modification, it is practically a perfect model. But of course, for a beginner or an undemanding tank modeller, it is a sufficient product even without replacing the electronics, just don't expect too much from it.
Prepared by: Ing. Jozef Andal