Hello Stanley Just a quick thank you for this series about tank upgrades which I enjoyed watching and also solved the dilemma as to which Heng Long version should be my first purchase. Top job imo
Thanks, now that you've covered how you need to replace 90% of these Heng Longs, I know I'll get a Tamiya. Very informative, especially the part where you explained how a 5Ah Nimh lasts as long as a 1,8Ah lion.
Also got my own Challenger and upgraded it, truly speaking I am still trying to upgrade more and more - this is like more you upgrade more you want ;), got it painted, weathered and chipped and so on as well and now it looks a lot better than a standard plastic kit, thing I need to do still are magnets, which seem to be very useful stuff
Thank you Stanley ! I´m a entusiast for RC Tanks since the beginning for Heng Long. Congrats for expressive evolution in construction and technologic improvments ! Your job is amazing too ! So, in your opinion, the both type of batery works fine (I ask because I will need to buy one here, in my country).
So I'm aware that this video is fairly old, but is there a possibility of a potential demonstration video for the modifications made to the lower hull?
Hi, i have seen all your series of upgrading henglong tank. It really helped a lot. However I have question. I exchanged henglong mother board Rx-18 since my old one doesn't work properly. it can't change direction while going foward, although it can make a turn. I thought it was problem of either motor or motherboard. I changed moter to 390. However. I changed motherboard by new version of Rx-18, but it doesn't work. I tried ST key, but could not make it turned on. What do you think is the problem? and how should I solve it?
I have just brought a heng long walker bulldog tank v 7.00 everything works except i cannot change the 'sounfs effects' have tried ALL of the button etc...help!
I modify the smoke generator with a barbed tee and tubing running the tube out the top and now It is easy to put in liquid from the top of the engine deck.
For batteries, if i use a higher voltage battery, would that put too much stress on the tank or would that be okay (i guess i would need to upgrade certain components before i think of doing tank) i read more voltage means the engine receives more power and thus moves faster, wasn't sure if there was a limit to that
hi - not recommended unless the board is rated to do so. The reason being, the board is rated for a certain voltage, and using a 2 cell (2S) LiPo which has a maximum voltage of 8.4v is the most it can handle. A 3S is 12.6V and will definitely burn the board, as some in community shared. Some upgrade boards are rated for 12V, such as the TK Clark (TK40 and TK80) and IBU boards. Do check to be sure.
I have the Challenger and ordered a leopard and I would like to drive them in a muddy terrain. But do they get damaged by the mud or about 3inches of water?
honestly I'm against driving in too deep water- it's a mess to clean the tanks and the watertight intergrity is non-existent. It's the MFU board that might short out- but I saw some guys running their tanks through similar puddles (they have not reported any damage or we just never heard from them again, LOL) so can't be sure. But in hindsight, splashing through some puddles should be ok- since it's not immersed for long enough time for the water/mud to come in enough to cause damage to your MFU. Good luck!
Legion Products Stanlley thank you! A person in reddit told me that if I seal the holes of the hull with a glue gun and put some of the electronics in some balloons it should be safe if it gets into few inches of water or in the mud so I'll try that! But thank you very much!
Question, would you need a new transmitter for a TK22 board, or can you keep the default HL transmitter? Also, the already installed HL MFU, you replace it with the TK22 board?
hi Matthew! the upgrade boards (all brands that i know of) requires the use of a hobby grade radio. The stock HL transmitter is only good for the HL MFU. the TK22 (or whatever upgrade boards) replaces the HL MFU entirely.
3:00 1: Magnet mod contributes to this. The lower hull is stiffened by the upper hull being screwed down tight to it. The magnets remove this connection and make the vehicle much floppier than it originally was. 2: Any plans for an HSAB on your site for the HL KV-series?
@@StanlleyLegion I would end up with the tank you don't have one for haha. Not that it really needs it per-se...thing's pretty stiff all buttoned down tight. I am ordering the universal DAS for it, though, because the slop in the final drives is making it want to ride one track up on the tips of the sprocket teeth instead of where it's supposed to. Doesn't throw the track and I can re-seat it with a wiggle of the sticks, prevent it from happening by running the tracks a bit tighter than I'd like, but yeah. It needs those bearings.
@@StanlleyLegion I wanted to thank you for your fast reply. You just saved me money from buying the red motor. This is the first tank I will own. I have a kyosho Fazer mk2 Dodge charger I turned into the general Lee and a rc feiyue fy06. I think I'm going to love the leopard tank. Airhogs USS Enterprise that really fly.
Well hello my friend Mr. Stanley .i would like to know where to find the video to install the magnets for my Heng long Abrams and tiger 1. AND what kind of magnets I need.. this Marine would appreciate that of you mister Stanley.. and ,.we'll be waiting on your response
Should have added new batter connectors. Those ones that were on the batteries are super old tech like 25+ years and have massive electrical resistance and can even melt. There’s a reason why they aren’t used in rc cars nowadays that pull lots of power
Hi Stanley ! My name is ALEXANDRE. I living in SAO PAULO - BRAZIL. I intend to purchase a HENG LONG GERMAN LEOPARD 2a6 with TK-6.0s Mainboard. But unfortunately, I cannot import that tank with battery due to proibition laws. My question is, this tank works with 7.2 ou 7.4V. Whats is better ? Thanks for attention.
Sir i have a question my challenger 2 lost its track recoil. But when i long press K + S. It is shows track recoil. But when firing the canon it really has no track recoil. What can i do with my tank
I have two henglong tanks. Ones a leo 2a6 and the other is a abrams m1a2. The are both the upgrade version so far as metal tracks and gearbox but I want better motors for both. Can you please let me know what's best and how to get them. Thank you
I wish Heng Long could just provide a kit version of the Tank: Upper/lower hull, turret, and gun. Let the modelers choose their own upgrade. Heng Long's stock electronics are so bad (despite the upgrade to v6.0), any true hobbyists will just rip it right out and install hobby grade electronics. Right now we're throwing away a lot of stock parts (and money) when doing these upgrades.
Hello I brought a heng long recoil unit for my Clark tk40 and it keeps double firing the same recoil unit on the tk24 board works fine any ideas on how to stop the double firing?
Ok thanks for letting me know about the servo recoils what I was saying is the heng long recoil unit works fine on the tk24 but on the tk40 it just fires the motor and gets jammed like the switch isn't cutting in what channel would I plug the recoil switch in on a tk40 I've been putting it in channel 3 pins 4&5 like the other one that's works on the tk24 that's why I'm thinking I need to do something different because of the tk40
i think it's the board setting, which set to default servo recoil (i'm not entirely sure, as I didn't install the HL recoil unit with a CLARK TK board) you need to get the IR config kit (or TBU) and the Sony TV remote to configure the board. The instructions are on the website, under each board, in this case TK40
Hi there I watch a lot of your videos on TH-cam I’ve just bought a henglong 116 scale leopard he’s running on a 2.4 GHz model called SPECIALITY MODEL Handset and I want to change it to the new system that is the digital professional RC system can I just change it over could you let me know If it is possible
what's the version? as each version(generation) has it's own specific transmitter. Might be easier to replace the complete MFU with the transmitter. We sell that if you want
I'm going to now buy the tk22 servo recoil unit for my tank I notice you stock them and I live in the uk 🇬🇧 how long would it take to get here?(private jet)
Ok Stanley thanks for replying I've actually got a bellows for my challenger 2 I brought a petrol syphon pump and the top part of it was perfect great channel by the way nice to see someone working on a challenger tank
hi bro please reply to my comment now i want to ask briefly about the rc tank bro can rc tank model T90 use a 3000mah 2s battery please give me the tourial bro please?
You can add the metal wheels and tracks. I added the metal wheels onto minem- but all it did was make the tank a lot heavier. The tank is much slower and the battery doesn't last as long because of the added weight.
That magnet mod is best rc Tank mod in the History of TH-cam lol , Super informative Thanks Stan you are the Man :)
Haha thanks
Hello Stanley
Just a quick thank you for this series about tank upgrades which I enjoyed watching and also solved the dilemma as to which Heng Long version should be my first purchase.
Top job imo
Thanks, now that you've covered how you need to replace 90% of these Heng Longs, I know I'll get a Tamiya. Very informative, especially the part where you explained how a 5Ah Nimh lasts as long as a 1,8Ah lion.
It makes absolutely no sense to compare them. The gap in price is huge.
Also got my own Challenger and upgraded it, truly speaking I am still trying to upgrade more and more - this is like more you upgrade more you want ;), got it painted, weathered and chipped and so on as well and now it looks a lot better than a standard plastic kit, thing I need to do still are magnets, which seem to be very useful stuff
Thank you Stanley ! I´m a entusiast for RC Tanks since the beginning for Heng Long. Congrats for expressive evolution in construction and technologic improvments ! Your job is amazing too ! So, in your opinion, the both type of batery works fine (I ask because I will need to buy one here, in my country).
thank you! this video is old but gold! yes both batteries work fine.
Thank you ....! Really thank you just purchased one .. going to do all your tips
Cool mods, thanks for sharing.
good infomation thank you
Could you tell me what to use for the magnet mods? Any pointers?
Hello, good information to know, but can a 3s lipo battery be used safely in these Heng long tanks?
So I'm aware that this video is fairly old, but is there a possibility of a potential demonstration video for the modifications made to the lower hull?
Sure what are you looking for
Hi, i have seen all your series of upgrading henglong tank. It really helped a lot. However I have question. I exchanged henglong mother board Rx-18 since my old one doesn't work properly. it can't change direction while going foward, although it can make a turn. I thought it was problem of either motor or motherboard. I changed moter to 390. However. I changed motherboard by new version of Rx-18, but it doesn't work. I tried ST key, but could not make it turned on. What do you think is the problem? and how should I solve it?
thanks! I think it's possibly the plug is on the wrong side- or the motor wires are mixed up
Most excellent.
Interesting, good 👍🏼
I have just brought a heng long walker bulldog tank v 7.00 everything works except i cannot change the 'sounfs effects' have tried ALL of the button etc...help!
I modify the smoke generator with a barbed tee and tubing running the tube out the top and now It is easy to put in liquid from the top of the engine deck.
Hey Stanley… is there a way to run the Henglongs on 2S LiPo?
Yes just use
For batteries, if i use a higher voltage battery, would that put too much stress on the tank or would that be okay (i guess i would need to upgrade certain components before i think of doing tank)
i read more voltage means the engine receives more power and thus moves faster, wasn't sure if there was a limit to that
hi - not recommended unless the board is rated to do so. The reason being, the board is rated for a certain voltage, and using a 2 cell (2S) LiPo which has a maximum voltage of 8.4v is the most it can handle. A 3S is 12.6V and will definitely burn the board, as some in community shared.
Some upgrade boards are rated for 12V, such as the TK Clark (TK40 and TK80) and IBU boards. Do check to be sure.
I have the Challenger and ordered a leopard and I would like to drive them in a muddy terrain. But do they get damaged by the mud or about 3inches of water?
honestly I'm against driving in too deep water- it's a mess to clean the tanks and the watertight intergrity is non-existent. It's the MFU board that might short out- but I saw some guys running their tanks through similar puddles (they have not reported any damage or we just never heard from them again, LOL) so can't be sure.
But in hindsight, splashing through some puddles should be ok- since it's not immersed for long enough time for the water/mud to come in enough to cause damage to your MFU.
Good luck!
Legion Products Stanlley thank you!
A person in reddit told me that if I seal the holes of the hull with a glue gun and put some of the electronics in some balloons it should be safe if it gets into few inches of water or in the mud so I'll try that! But thank you very much!
Sorry didn't get - metal crossbars and other (2nd number in list) for more weight or what?
hi Eugene. The metal reinforcement bars is to stiffen the lower chassis and yes, adds some weight.
A little of topic but where would I look to get a gun stabilizer? I heard the tk60 can support that but can it?
Jacob Hillstead you need to get the TK60G2 for the gun stabilisation
I can't find the g2 version where would I get it at?
Hi! If you dont mind, can you please give information about prices of rc tank? I really like to have one, its a gift for my son.
Thanks
Can u ship to the US??? I live in North Carolina. I love the mato tank. But i don't have any experience with the rc hobby.
yes we do
Sick
Question, would you need a new transmitter for a TK22 board, or can you keep the default HL transmitter? Also, the already installed HL MFU, you replace it with the TK22 board?
hi Matthew! the upgrade boards (all brands that i know of) requires the use of a hobby grade radio. The stock HL transmitter is only good for the HL MFU.
the TK22 (or whatever upgrade boards) replaces the HL MFU entirely.
Thanks so much!
I got a leopard 2a6 and I bought it with the metal tracks gearbox. I want the metal wheels and other upgrades where can I get them from?
www.rctanklegion.com/search?q=leopard
What about when you pick it up and it all drops on your foot, a few screws fine for me
We'd remember how to carry the tank by then!
Hi there was wondering where I would get the metal upgrades and other upgrades for heng-long-us-m41a3-walker-bulldog-3839-116-rc-tank/
not much, we have metal tracks, sprockets, steel gearbox
www.rctanklegion.com
hi can you show me how to up grarde circuit broad
STANLLEY YOU LEGEND
3:00
1: Magnet mod contributes to this. The lower hull is stiffened by the upper hull being screwed down tight to it. The magnets remove this connection and make the vehicle much floppier than it originally was.
2: Any plans for an HSAB on your site for the HL KV-series?
Yes you are right. The trade off for easy access. Unfortunately not at the moment
@@StanlleyLegion I would end up with the tank you don't have one for haha. Not that it really needs it per-se...thing's pretty stiff all buttoned down tight. I am ordering the universal DAS for it, though, because the slop in the final drives is making it want to ride one track up on the tips of the sprocket teeth instead of where it's supposed to. Doesn't throw the track and I can re-seat it with a wiggle of the sticks, prevent it from happening by running the tracks a bit tighter than I'd like, but yeah. It needs those bearings.
hi have you a video on the new version heng long Sherman 6.0 as I want to remove the turret system to increase the gun elevation thanks
not difficult, just open the lower hull, and then remove the turret ring, the turret will then come off. the screws are on the bottom of the turret
I just bought a 1/16 leopard tank. Still gearbox. Im wondering what motor is better. The red one or blue moter. I like my tank fast and torque.
If you use the Ultimate Gearbox, it comes with the blue motor and it is honestly good enough.
@@StanlleyLegion I wanted to thank you for your fast reply. You just saved me money from buying the red motor. This is the first tank I will own. I have a kyosho Fazer mk2 Dodge charger I turned into the general Lee and a rc feiyue fy06. I think I'm going to love the leopard tank. Airhogs USS Enterprise that really fly.
@@johnnyb2702 most welcome.
Isometime I hope You can sell it Heng long RC Tank all over in Indonesia. Thank you for information about it
I do sell to Indonesia. Just contact me Stanlley.legion@gmail.com or check our website Www.rctanklegion.com
Stanley how do you waterproof the tanks ?
sorry but I dont
Hi Stan! do you have any link where i can buy metal tracks sprocket set for Heng Long US M41A3 Scale 1/16? Thank you
we have them in stock.www.rctanklegion.com/products/mato-metal-upgrade--m41a3-metal-tracks-and-wheels
Thanks Stan!
Well hello my friend
Mr. Stanley .i would like to know where to find the video to install the magnets for my
Heng long Abrams and tiger 1. AND what kind of magnets
I need.. this Marine would appreciate that of you mister Stanley.. and ,.we'll be waiting on your response
th-cam.com/video/gwqmsB-AiHg/w-d-xo.html
you can buy from my website www.rctanklegion.com/products/super-strong-magnets-6mm-round-x-3mm
is lepoard hi end tank
Where can i get ultimate steel gearbox 2 and bigger motors for t90????....cannot find any on ebay for t90
Hi, you can order from my website Www.rctanklegion.com.
@@StanlleyLegion thx mate👍👍👍
Should have added new batter connectors. Those ones that were on the batteries are super old tech like 25+ years and have massive electrical resistance and can even melt. There’s a reason why they aren’t used in rc cars nowadays that pull lots of power
indeed- should have covered that!
Hi Stanley ! My name is ALEXANDRE. I living in SAO PAULO - BRAZIL. I intend to purchase a HENG LONG GERMAN LEOPARD 2a6 with TK-6.0s Mainboard. But unfortunately, I cannot import that tank with battery due to proibition laws. My question is, this tank works with 7.2 ou 7.4V. Whats is better ? Thanks for attention.
yes you can use 7.4v LiPo
I have a Maxamp 9,000 mah true 100 C rating 2 cell in my Heng long m41a3 Walter bulldog.
woah nice
Sir i have a question my challenger 2 lost its track recoil. But when i long press K + S. It is shows track recoil. But when firing the canon it really has no track recoil. What can i do with my tank
you don't have to press the K+S long, just press it together at the same time and get the "honghong" sound, and it should have a change.
I have two henglong tanks. Ones a leo 2a6 and the other is a abrams m1a2. The are both the upgrade version so far as metal tracks and gearbox but I want better motors for both. Can you please let me know what's best and how to get them. Thank you
Better to upgrade the gearbox to the Ultimate Gearbox as those are fully ball bearings with steel gears and uprated motors
@@StanlleyLegion where can I get the upgrades from?
@@chaejones3969 www.rctanklegion.com
8:12 Use NiMH/NiCD if you want sadness. Higher capacity lithium packs are better in every way.
hi can I upgrade the standard transmitter to a futaba 6 ch transmitter? thanks
hi Ahmad Azizul; yes you can but you need to change the MFU as well like the CLARK TK boards, ASP / IBU / EL Mod. We carry the TK series boards.
Do the TK boards support spectrum? can you add your own satellite for whatever radio you run?
I wish Heng Long could just provide a kit version of the Tank: Upper/lower hull, turret, and gun. Let the modelers choose their own upgrade. Heng Long's stock electronics are so bad (despite the upgrade to v6.0), any true hobbyists will just rip it right out and install hobby grade electronics. Right now we're throwing away a lot of stock parts (and money) when doing these upgrades.
you can order parts from me- we don't put this on the website, but you can email me.
Hello I brought a heng long recoil unit for my Clark tk40 and it keeps double firing the same recoil unit on the tk24 board works fine any ideas on how to stop the double firing?
Don't use that. It's junk. Get the servo operated recoil units. I sell them. Or most RC Tank shops would have these types
Ok thanks for letting me know about the servo recoils what I was saying is the heng long recoil unit works fine on the tk24 but on the tk40 it just fires the motor and gets jammed like the switch isn't cutting in what channel would I plug the recoil switch in on a tk40 I've been putting it in channel 3 pins 4&5 like the other one that's works on the tk24 that's why I'm thinking I need to do something different because of the tk40
i think it's the board setting, which set to default servo recoil (i'm not entirely sure, as I didn't install the HL recoil unit with a CLARK TK board)
you need to get the IR config kit (or TBU) and the Sony TV remote to configure the board. The instructions are on the website, under each board, in this case TK40
Hi there I watch a lot of your videos on TH-cam I’ve just bought a henglong 116 scale leopard he’s running on a 2.4 GHz model called SPECIALITY MODEL Handset and I want to change it to the new system that is the digital professional RC system can I just change it over could you let me know If it is possible
hi Paul
to change to a professional hobby radio, you need to change the MFU (control board) Can't do this otherwise!
how do you take out the metal return rollers (i need to swap mine out with metal return rollers)
the small rollers on top? as it's glued on, you'll need to carefully pry them off.
@@StanlleyLegion sounds challenging- how to pry?, from base and lever?
yes sir. Do be careful.
could you post a link down the comentarys where 2 buy the battery and maby the rest, please? A realy nice video btw!!
everything is on www.rctanklegion.com
@@StanlleyLegion thx :D
Son just got a U.S.M41A3 Walker Bulldog for Christmas and did come with a transmitter or assesories, where can I find?
what's the version? as each version(generation) has it's own specific transmitter. Might be easier to replace the complete MFU with the transmitter. We sell that if you want
@@StanlleyLegion price on transmitter?
@@danathansanchez1106 complete set (MFU, radio, speaker, daughter board, elevation) USD$50
Do I need all those things for a new trasmitter?
At least you got all the right parts
Can u pass me a link where i can get a powerfully batteries? I got a t90 from heng long.
You can buy them on eBay.
You'll want a 7.2v NiMH with perhaps 3300mah, or more.
3300mah should be good for upto an hour's run time
How did you upgrade the receiver?
yes, the MFU can be upgraded to TK CLARK + receiver + radio
@@StanlleyLegion thank you for replying
Very interesant is geniali
I'm going to now buy the tk22 servo recoil unit for my tank I notice you stock them and I live in the uk 🇬🇧 how long would it take to get here?(private jet)
we have both recoil units, long and short. We can ship before Friday. Not sure how long UK Customs clear the items out though.
What would I need for the challenger 2 tank long or short?
short. you'd want to get the bellows too.
Ok Stanley thanks for replying I've actually got a bellows for my challenger 2 I brought a petrol syphon pump and the top part of it was perfect great channel by the way nice to see someone working on a challenger tank
thanks mate- due to work, this project stalled, although i build more customers' tanks than my own, ironically!
Where can i ge all those accessories for t90 ?
www.rctanklegion.com
Hello,
Nice Video. Where can i get this Magnets???
In Malaysia, Daiso. But I will put these on my website too if you want
@@StanlleyLegion that would be great!!
And please Link ure Homepage:-)
Greetings from Germany
hi bro please reply to my comment now i want to ask briefly about the rc tank bro can rc tank model T90 use a 3000mah 2s battery please give me the tourial bro please?
hi- not with the stock battery compartment
could you upgrade T90 of heng long
Manochsrinoul 9999 yes of course
You can add the metal wheels and tracks. I added the metal wheels onto minem- but all it did was make the tank a lot heavier. The tank is much slower and the battery doesn't last as long because of the added weight.
My leopard 2 chassis is just pure metal
Me:Guess I bought premium leopard
Indeed. This video was made in 2017 and much have changed specifications wise from HL
What is your web site?
Www.rctanklegion.com
@@StanlleyLegion thank you sir
Berapa harga T-90 tu bos?
RM809 (MZ gearbox)
hi Stanley
Berapa itu harganya
which item?
Itu RC Tank?? RUSSIAN T90..
Legion Products Stanlley harga RUSSIAN T-90
Retail price is rm789
Legion Products Stanlley kalau misalkan saya beli kirim ke indonesia berapa kira-kira ongkos kirimnya??
is this a rc tank toy or a stereo .who cares enjoy the toy.oh boy!
Reply to my chat bro