I just ordered a bunch of upgrades for my basic Tiger. I want to take it apart and paint and super detail the hull while I am waiting for the parts to arrive. Now I know how thanks to your video!
@@OpenRoader So it appears that they have done some revisions to the chassis since you recorded this. The forward screws on mine were not located where yours were....mine were underneath the spare track on the front of the hull. Needless to say, I ended up getting it apart!
I have a recent v7 Heng Long Tiger I and it's amazing to see how far they've been improved over the years. No need for a separate switch for the smoke unit or volume control, it's all controlled from the transmitter nowadays. Lots of other improvements too 🙂
Just bought one second hand - traced failure to start to loose battery box crystal removed and refitted its circuit board and secured the crystal with tape to prevent it falling down with gravity. Biggest problem was tracing the final 2 front superstructure screws behind the detachable track link section.
So a battery pack goes into the space at the bottom of the tank? Got a hold of what I think is a similar RC tank but it's not complete. There is a metal cover on the bottom. Several parts are mising so it can't just be powered up and go! Thank you the smoke generator is optional?
I have one, great fun. The tracks have track pins. Push out the pin so far and then pull with needle nose pliers. Reverse process to remount. Good video. I'm thinking about upgrading mine a little as it's the basic model. I have a broken torsion suspension arm I need to repair also.
Thanks for the video, I recently bought a older one thats not the smoker,sound but has the upgraded metal tracks and metal gearbox. Mine doesn't have that multi functional unit with all that stuff you have plugged in. Do I need that black box in order for it to run? I'm afraid I'm gonna go drop $80 on a battery and charger for it to not work. It has the green main board by the gearbox and everything else.
Hi mate, i have the same one with a snapped barrel. Well I think it’s the same one, it’s a blue box. Not sure it has speakers on the one I have or not, it doesn’t say on the box. It was my dads but he passed away. I was just gunna fix it up and see if it works. Any idea if the heng long v7 barrel will fit on this one? I haven’t even had it apart yet, I can’t get the hub caps off, well one came straight off but I can’t seem to get the other one off, it’s almost like it’s glued. Also the battery.. it has a nicd battery that hasn’t been used in a long time. How do I know of the battery is charging if there’s no light on the charger? Idk if the battery will even work to be honest. I went to charge but realised there’s no light on the charger, unless you just have to time it with the charger it came with? Any help would be appreciated mate, as I want to try and get a barrel for it off aliexpress and get it working again. Thanks
@@OpenRoaderThanks. I take it you don’t know about the nicd battery charger? Or if the v7 barrel will fit? I’ve just had it all apart and it’s definitely an older version than yours. It’s all solders inside with no plugs to take apart.
I have the same tank. Bought 10 years ago. Thanks. Every time I try to raise the main gun, it fires. Lol, our dog didn’t like me firing on mommy. 🤣. Just the machine gun. 😁
Excellent video man,thank you,i have one of these and my turret quit going up and down and i need to know how to take it apart to see what might the issue be,i use this tank very very little and before a few days ago it hadn't been started in like 3 years, i hope its not a electronic issue and more like a plug that might be loose etc
Hey, thank you much for your reply,i took the tank apart and kinda tapped the motor that moves the turret and presto it started working again, i think because i use the tank so little and it had been a few years it probably was just stuck from not using it, it works fine now,i know if it wasn't for your video i probably would have broken something taking it apart, much appreciated. I have metal tracks on mine and i was thinking of putting some new gears and motors in it,i have heard there is a set of motors and steel gears that give the tank more of a realistic slow speed and the gears of course being metal are much better,you wouldn't happen to have a part number handy for that or maybe the proper name that i can search for them? there are so many options out there between the old Tiger model (which i have) and the new Tiger model tank etc its kinda confusing to me,my tank is bare bones, no smoke no sound early model.
Sorry, I don;t have any part numbers or information on this tank. But there seems to be a big online following for these things. I'm sure a little searching and you'll find what your looking for. Sorry for the late reply.
I was having a problem with the Allen screws in the sprocket wheels because its a really weird size and I can't seem to find the right size. can you help find the right screwdriver bit size
Yes, the screws they use are cheaply made chinese crap. They are neither 3/32nd standard or 2.5mm metric. The metric seems a tiny bit closer. You might want to try a tiny screw driver or even file down a larger allen to fit properly. Sorry I don;t have better news for you. Good luck
thanks this is my second tank and now I have to find out why I have to take it apart to fix the smoke its not working hope its ok and I can fix it ....I have the same one you do with the upgraded metal gears and track
There is a very good chance the smoker is flooded. I have found through experience that if you overfill the smoker it will flood the heating coil and it will not smoke. I would drain the smoker, let it dry, then turn it on and see if it smokes, if it does, then add just a few drops of smoker juice. Never run the smoker completely dry for a long time.
Hi! Few days ago...I bought one HL Tiger 1version 7.0 for my son. We played until battery dead ( not too long with the charging came from the shop). I charged completely the battery...put it on...playing again a little...and them, don't ask me why :)) I starded to experience with the combinations of buttons from the remote control..accoding with the papers the tank came...just to experiment... Unfortunately the tank now is really messed up on all directions. Everything works fine...all sounds...turret up down, left right, lights, sounds, machine gun, main gun....but the moving forward, backwards, left right is all over the place. More than that the tank doesn't rotate left or right on place...nothing... I tried to reset to factory settings and for nothing... I did it couple times...no reseting. All this in just few hours... Any advice? I heard that the soldering on this tanks are crap and the boards as well.... I am not an electrician type of guy and have no electrical measurements tools.. Any ideas? Thank you so much !!!!
It's possible that the motor got hot. Might need to have the gearing lubricated, maybe a motor upgrade. I'm not a real professional either. Maybe take it to the hobby shop. Sorry I'm not more help
@@OpenRoader Thank you for your reply!!! Much appreciated!!! I did again the reset to factory settings and it looks like is working fine forward and backwards..still struggle to turn on place..basically no turn. It manages to turn few degrees only to the left and only on moving forward or backwards. What intrigues me is...if I lift the tank in the air..it does all the movings correctly...like for ex... when all the way left or right..the tracks are moving one forward one backward...but when putted on the floor...it can't do the turn. All looks fine few cm above ground/floor when sustained and hold in hand...once putted down...no movement...sound ok...sound increase as I push left or right on the remote. The same like one accelerate a car but is not in gear...(only on the floor...and spins fine above the floor..on hand). I will have to open and visually inspect everything in there. Thank you again !!!
@@OpenRoader yes is in the house on the carpet. But this tank is brand new..lasted only 2 hours... and it worked in the begining on the carpet. Is carpet everywhere in the house. Tomorrow morning I will give it a try outside. Ut as I said it worked in the begining on the carpet. Thank uou for the tip !!!!!! Thank you !!!!
the lights don't turn on when you power up the tank but as you play with the tank and use it occasionally they come on and stay on for a moment then they go back off
I see, sounds like you have a bad connection. I would take the body off and trace the wires from the bulb back to where they attach to a PC board or switch. Check its connection there
Opened it up, looks fine apart from the board(was an rx18) looking a bit bubbled up, taking it to a model shop to be looked at. Still turned on and started so fingers crossed. And thanks for replying. P
this was a great video. I would like to ask how can you waterproof the bottom and how can you stop the tank from jumping back when it fires? I heard that it can be done cause I dont like it jumping backwards when it shoots.
I haven't tried to water proof this, so I'm not sure on that, as far as the jumping back, that's in the computer programming. it's meant to do that. it's not a mechanical mistake.
I have one, which emitted a burning smell on one side, then shut down, not sure what board it has in, going to dismantle and have a look, I believe It's an RX18 as it was a 2014 model with proprtional control. smoke still worked, but one track not. Help!?
I wonder if it ran dry? It may have burned the heating coil. Yep, pull it apart and have a look. Might not be a big deal OR it might be FARKED, good luck
I put a HL 2.4ghz in mine 2 days ago and it has the same sounds but it steers better. Its worth it. If u buy the board and remote its 50$ on www.ozarmour.com.au
Vincent Sluga Thanks for the info, completely dismantled mine, board was fine, one motor had burned to destruction. Thinking of a full upgrade bit by bit, can get metal upgrades for less than I thought, got the sprockets and idlers already. I'm a noob to large tanks.
manblackpm 2.4 ghz seems a good idea, the model shop I was going to have upgraded motors which fit, and need metal gearboxes, which I think I'll invest in, the plastic idlers always threw the tracks turning, hence metal replacements there...
Best things to do: Steel(ONLY STEEL) 3:1 gearbox 2.4ghz board for tiger 1 Metal tracks and sprockets Metal road wheels and idler wheel Taigen metal lower hull. Metal suspension arms and heavier springs. Thats what i run and i go all over. The Battery is your choice, but i reccomend Tenergy
Open Roader no it wasn’t. But I fixed it now. Basically i kept removing and Reinserted the channel chips into the remote and the tank and it finally made the engine sound when i pressed the key. Thank you
Can i ask a question? My controller is broken. Do i have to buy only the controller or the controller and the black thing that controls all the sistem? 2:44 i mean this
Have you tried pulling the battery out all together, turning on the power switch without the battery? Then fully recharge the battery, reinstall it and try it again
sherman with plastic track is fantastic, tiger pro with metal tracks can only use inside, outside throws tracks, plastic better in my opinion, metal is to heavy , less run time and more stress on everything :(...1-16th scale by the way.
I just ordered a bunch of upgrades for my basic Tiger. I want to take it apart and paint and super detail the hull while I am waiting for the parts to arrive. Now I know how thanks to your video!
That's awesome. Glad this video helped. These are really detailed. Just a little paint and it will look amazing. Good luck with your build
@@OpenRoader So it appears that they have done some revisions to the chassis since you recorded this. The forward screws on mine were not located where yours were....mine were underneath the spare track on the front of the hull. Needless to say, I ended up getting it apart!
That's good information. Glad you still got it apart
I have a recent v7 Heng Long Tiger I and it's amazing to see how far they've been improved over the years. No need for a separate switch for the smoke unit or volume control, it's all controlled from the transmitter nowadays. Lots of other improvements too 🙂
Glad they have made it easier to work on.
Just bought one second hand - traced failure to start to loose battery box crystal removed and refitted its circuit board and secured the crystal with tape to prevent it falling down with gravity. Biggest problem was tracing the final 2 front superstructure screws behind the detachable track link section.
So a battery pack goes into the space at the bottom of the tank? Got a hold of what I think is a similar RC tank but it's not complete. There is a metal cover on the bottom. Several parts are mising so it can't just be powered up and go! Thank you the smoke generator is optional?
Yes, that's where the battery goes and I think the smoker was standard
I have one, great fun. The tracks have track pins. Push out the pin so far and then pull with needle nose pliers. Reverse process to remount. Good video. I'm thinking about upgrading mine a little as it's the basic model. I have a broken torsion suspension arm I need to repair also.
Thanks for your comments Matthew, good luck with your update
@@OpenRoader thanks! Your take down video will be very helpful. Good job.
All these years later and this video is still helping people! Nice
@@OpenRoader there you go! Well done!
What battery 🔋 should I get since I upgraded the tracks and Sprockets
TBH, I don't know. You might want to check some online forums or ask at your local RC shop. Sorry
Thanks for the video, I recently bought a older one thats not the smoker,sound but has the upgraded metal tracks and metal gearbox. Mine doesn't have that multi functional unit with all that stuff you have plugged in. Do I need that black box in order for it to run? I'm afraid I'm gonna go drop $80 on a battery and charger for it to not work. It has the green main board by the gearbox and everything else.
I honestly don't know if it will work with out it all. Maybe check with a hobby shop
Hi mate, i have the same one with a snapped barrel. Well I think it’s the same one, it’s a blue box. Not sure it has speakers on the one I have or not, it doesn’t say on the box. It was my dads but he passed away. I was just gunna fix it up and see if it works. Any idea if the heng long v7 barrel will fit on this one? I haven’t even had it apart yet, I can’t get the hub caps off, well one came straight off but I can’t seem to get the other one off, it’s almost like it’s glued. Also the battery.. it has a nicd battery that hasn’t been used in a long time. How do I know of the battery is charging if there’s no light on the charger? Idk if the battery will even work to be honest. I went to charge but realised there’s no light on the charger, unless you just have to time it with the charger it came with? Any help would be appreciated mate, as I want to try and get a barrel for it off aliexpress and get it working again. Thanks
Best of luck with your project, thanks for watching
@@OpenRoaderThanks. I take it you don’t know about the nicd battery charger? Or if the v7 barrel will fit? I’ve just had it all apart and it’s definitely an older version than yours. It’s all solders inside with no plugs to take apart.
There's 2 ports in the rear mufflers use a flashlight and magnifying 🔎 glass you will see the 2 fill ports for smoker
Thank you
When I first got tiger won the lights work perfectly
I have the same tank. Bought 10 years ago. Thanks. Every time I try to raise the main gun, it fires. Lol, our dog didn’t like me firing on mommy. 🤣. Just the machine gun. 😁
Mine doesn't have the screws under the Track Mine is a little different
I'm going to take mine to a RC Place and getting a upgrade wire to run to the Frount Hatch and a Oil 🛢 fill tube for the smoker
Sweet!
I have an older Tiger than I just repainted, I've lost my left drive and only one Tread Operating any Ideas?
Sorry, I never experienced that problem
@@OpenRoader Do they sell replacement drive trains?
Oh yes, they sell full metal upgrades for everything
Excellent video man,thank you,i have one of these and my turret quit going up and down and i need to know how to take it apart to see what might the issue be,i use this tank very very little and before a few days ago it hadn't been started in like 3 years, i hope its not a electronic issue and more like a plug that might be loose etc
Glad this video helped you. Yeah, probably something simple
Hey, thank you much for your reply,i took the tank apart and kinda tapped the motor that moves the turret and presto it started working again, i think because i use the tank so little and it had been a few years it probably was just stuck from not using it, it works fine now,i know if it wasn't for your video i probably would have broken something taking it apart, much appreciated.
I have metal tracks on mine and i was thinking of putting some new gears and motors in it,i have heard there is a set of motors and steel gears that give the tank more of a realistic slow speed and the gears of course being metal are much better,you wouldn't happen to have a part number handy for that or maybe the proper name that i can search for them? there are so many options out there between the old Tiger model (which i have) and the new Tiger model tank etc its kinda confusing to me,my tank is bare bones, no smoke no sound early model.
Sorry, I don;t have any part numbers or information on this tank. But there seems to be a big online following for these things. I'm sure a little searching and you'll find what your looking for. Sorry for the late reply.
I was having a problem with the Allen screws in the sprocket wheels because its a really weird size and I can't seem to find the right size. can you help find the right screwdriver bit size
Yes, the screws they use are cheaply made chinese crap. They are neither 3/32nd standard or 2.5mm metric. The metric seems a tiny bit closer. You might want to try a tiny screw driver or even file down a larger allen to fit properly. Sorry I don;t have better news for you. Good luck
@@OpenRoader well thanks I had a feeling that was your answer
Sorry, good luck
thanks this is my second tank and now I have to find out why I have to take it apart to fix the smoke its not working hope its ok and I can fix it ....I have the same one you do with the upgraded metal gears and track
There is a very good chance the smoker is flooded. I have found through experience that if you overfill the smoker it will flood the heating coil and it will not smoke. I would drain the smoker, let it dry, then turn it on and see if it smokes, if it does, then add just a few drops of smoker juice. Never run the smoker completely dry for a long time.
can you drain it with out taking it apart
trackspike64 I think you can pour it out the top by putting it upside down, but I don't remember. You may have to take the top off the tank
Hi!
Few days ago...I bought one HL Tiger 1version 7.0 for my son.
We played until battery dead ( not too long with the charging came from the shop).
I charged completely the battery...put it on...playing again a little...and them, don't ask me why :)) I starded to experience with the combinations of buttons from the remote control..accoding with the papers the tank came...just to experiment...
Unfortunately the tank now is really messed up on all directions.
Everything works fine...all sounds...turret up down, left right, lights, sounds, machine gun, main gun....but the moving forward, backwards, left right is all over the place. More than that the tank doesn't rotate left or right on place...nothing...
I tried to reset to factory settings and for nothing... I did it couple times...no reseting.
All this in just few hours...
Any advice?
I heard that the soldering on this tanks are crap and the boards as well....
I am not an electrician type of guy and have no electrical measurements tools..
Any ideas?
Thank you so much !!!!
It's possible that the motor got hot. Might need to have the gearing lubricated, maybe a motor upgrade. I'm not a real professional either. Maybe take it to the hobby shop. Sorry I'm not more help
@@OpenRoader Thank you for your reply!!! Much appreciated!!!
I did again the reset to factory settings and it looks like is working fine forward and backwards..still struggle to turn on place..basically no turn. It manages to turn few degrees only to the left and only on moving forward or backwards.
What intrigues me is...if I lift the tank in the air..it does all the movings correctly...like for ex... when all the way left or right..the tracks are moving one forward one backward...but when putted on the floor...it can't do the turn.
All looks fine few cm above ground/floor when sustained and hold in hand...once putted down...no movement...sound ok...sound increase as I push left or right on the remote. The same like one accelerate a car but is not in gear...(only on the floor...and spins fine above the floor..on hand).
I will have to open and visually inspect everything in there.
Thank you again !!!
When your trying to turn, is it on carpeting? I really hates carpet. Best on concrete, wood or tile
@@OpenRoader yes is in the house on the carpet. But this tank is brand new..lasted only 2 hours... and it worked in the begining on the carpet. Is carpet everywhere in the house. Tomorrow morning I will give it a try outside. Ut as I said it worked in the begining on the carpet. Thank uou for the tip !!!!!! Thank you !!!!
These do not work on carpet, it's too much friction on the treads and the motor.
the lights don't turn on when you power up the tank but as you play with the tank and use it occasionally they come on and stay on for a moment then they go back off
I see, sounds like you have a bad connection. I would take the body off and trace the wires from the bulb back to where they attach to a PC board or switch. Check its connection there
what does.that circuit board.do? i have older version but want to put the 2.4ghz radio in. do i need that circuit board?
Dear sir my tiger 1 lights Don't want to stay on ... Any ideas ?
Hi Barry, I'm no Tiger expert, but a quick question, do they turn on and then turn off?
Thanks for the information on how to…
Your welcome
Can u do one with the t90
Sorry, this is the only one I own
is this the pro version
I don't know if there is such thing as a pro version, but this one was upgraded with metal treads and drive gears
@@OpenRoader i see
Opened it up, looks fine apart from the board(was an rx18) looking a bit bubbled up, taking it to a model shop to be looked at. Still turned on and started so fingers crossed. And thanks for replying. P
Cool man, post back what you find
this was a great video. I would like to ask how can you waterproof the bottom and how can you stop the tank from jumping back when it fires? I heard that it can be done cause I dont like it jumping backwards when it shoots.
I haven't tried to water proof this, so I'm not sure on that, as far as the jumping back, that's in the computer programming. it's meant to do that. it's not a mechanical mistake.
There is a cable leading to the turret which you disconnect and this stops the tank 'jumping'
Check out TH-cam. Someone on here has done it.
+Victor Lonsdale awesome, thank you Victor for helping answer that question
Good video. You sound like Nick Cage!
Thank you. No one has ever told me I sounded like Nick Cage. Interesting
Thanks brother
No problem, hopefully this helped
where do the wires from the turret plug in ?
I have one, which emitted a burning smell on one side, then shut down, not sure what board it has in, going to dismantle and have a look, I believe It's an RX18 as it was a 2014 model with proprtional control. smoke still worked, but one track not.
Help!?
I wonder if it ran dry? It may have burned the heating coil. Yep, pull it apart and have a look. Might not be a big deal OR it might be FARKED, good luck
I put a HL 2.4ghz in mine 2 days ago and it has the same sounds but it steers better. Its worth it. If u buy the board and remote its 50$ on www.ozarmour.com.au
Vincent Sluga Thanks for the info, completely dismantled mine, board was fine, one motor had burned to destruction. Thinking of a full upgrade bit by bit, can get metal upgrades for less than I thought, got the sprockets and idlers already. I'm a noob to large tanks.
manblackpm 2.4 ghz seems a good idea, the model shop I was going to have upgraded motors which fit, and need metal gearboxes, which I think I'll invest in, the plastic idlers always threw the tracks turning, hence metal replacements there...
Best things to do:
Steel(ONLY STEEL) 3:1 gearbox
2.4ghz board for tiger 1
Metal tracks and sprockets
Metal road wheels and idler wheel
Taigen metal lower hull.
Metal suspension arms and heavier springs.
Thats what i run and i go all over. The Battery is your choice, but i reccomend Tenergy
Which is better? Heng Long or Taigen?
There the same company. Tiagen bought hang long.
But Tiagen is a better product. But u will pay for this.
Thank you will tomorrow ?
Thanks dude 👍
Thank you sir
Hello my tank turns on and the lights start flashing. But when i click the key on the remote the tank does not turn on
Does it make the engine sounds?
Open Roader no it wasn’t. But I fixed it now. Basically i kept removing and Reinserted the channel chips into the remote and the tank and it finally made the engine sound when i pressed the key. Thank you
@@LilSixy Excellent! I have found these to be very robust. A little tricky, but not very complicated. Once working, they keep going! Have fun
Can i ask a question?
My controller is broken. Do i have to buy only the controller or the controller and the black thing that controls all the sistem?
2:44 i mean this
That I don't know, maybe try ebay or try contacting the manufacturer
@@OpenRoader ah ok. Thank you for the video😁
No problem, thanks for watching
@@OpenRoader no problem and thank you again for this video🤣
I can't wait until I can afford the metal chassis parts
These are fun to build up and upgrade, good luck
Mine is the Plastic German Tiger 1 Tank
Man I have a problem my tank can't turn on and I need to know how make it run again but I cant
Have you tried pulling the battery out all together, turning on the power switch without the battery? Then fully recharge the battery, reinstall it and try it again
sherman with plastic track is fantastic, tiger pro with metal tracks can only use inside, outside throws tracks, plastic better in my opinion, metal is to heavy , less run time and more stress on everything :(...1-16th scale by the way.
sorry I mean the two wire plug from the gun (red and black wire)
Thanks that might be useful
Mine is different but it is also heng long
My Electric power Board is more complex not as explained like yours
We Google how to take apart heng long tiger, not old fart plays with already disassembled heng long tiger
You are brimming with intelligence,watch the video and maybe you will understand.
Lot more wiring than yours