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	Our Price: £554.00 Availability: Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Days Product Code: TA56018 Kit Only 4 Ch Slow Charge Tank Deal [Add £115.00]Acoms Techniplus 4 channel 40MHz FM radio system, 2x Ansmann Racing 7.2v 2000mAh battery packs, 7.2v trickle charger & 8x AA batteries 4 Ch Fast Charge Tank Deal [Add £155.00]Acoms Techniplus 4 channel 40MHz FM radio system, 2x 7.2v 3000mAh Ni-MH battery pack, 7.2v delta peak fast charger & 8x AA batteries

Description Requires   Tamiya continues to develop its 1/16 R/C Tank Series. The fourth full-option kit to make its appearance is the German King Tiger Tank. Not only can the model move forward and backward and turn with a great sense of power, but the turret can be rotated and the 88mm gun raised and lowered. To imitate the firing of the main gun and front machine gun, light flashes while sound is heard. The sound of the engine has been recorded, with the assistance of the French museum of Saumur, from a real Maybach HL230-P30 engine of the only King Tiger kept in working condition in the world. All stages of the engine sound (idling through full throttle) and the metallic clanking of the tank tracks have been thoroughly recorded. During the second half of WWII, Zimmerit coating was applied on German tanks to protect them from the threat of magnetic mines. For this kit, the Zimmerit coating has been replicated with a unique relief printed seal. Thanks to this seal, you can now represent accurately a late war King Tiger with great ease. The German King Tiger Tank made it's appearance during WWII in 1944. The chassis front armor was 150mm thick with 80mm thick side armor and powered by a 700hp Maybach HL230-P30 engine. The Henschel and Porsche companies came up with rival turret prototypes. The first 50 tanks produced had Porsche turret whereas subsequent tanks were equipped with the Henschel designed production turret that featured many improvements over the first model. The King Tiger was armed with a 71-caliber 88mm gun that had enough power to pierce 150mm thick armor from 2000m away. Between The beginning of production in Summer 1944 and March 1945, 440 units were completed. Due to the havoc wreaked by the King Tiger during the final German offensive on the Ardennes front in December of 1944, the Allied forces that moved in on Berlin would fear the King Tiger up until the very last day of the war. Besides using an electric motor starter in general conditions, the King Tiger's engine was started using a crank starter on cold days to save batteries power. This model realistically replicates both of these procedures. When switching on transmitter first, the crank starting sound is heard, but when you switch on the receiver first, electric motor starting sound is heard. You now feel like you are part of the tank crew as you decide which procedure to follow based on temperature conditions. The only King Tiger kept in working condition is displayed in the Musee des Blindes in Saumur France. In order to record the actual Maybach engine sound, Tamiya's staff crossed half of the planet to come to Saumur. Hearing the 700hp Maybach V12 engine sound when running your King Tiger will provide you with an even more striking feel of realism. During the second half of WWII, Zimmerit coating was applied on German tanks to protect them from the threat of magnetic mines. For this kit, the Zimmerit coating has been replicated with a unique relief printed seal. Thanks to this seal, you can now represent accurately a late war King Tiger with great ease.   Features Overall Length: 640mm, Overall Width: 235mm The massive form of the most powerful tank of WWII has been accurately portrayed 88mm gun barrel replicated with aluminium Intricate tank tracks come pre-assembled Kit includes 1 tank commander (upper torso), and decals for the portrayal of 3 different King Tiger Heavy Tanks Turret can be rotated Cannon can be raised, lowered and fired Recreated sound effects, recorded from a real Tiger Working machine gun Torsion bar suspension DMD control unit Factory assembled gearbox Accessories for this product... Tamiya Tank Battle System Our Price: £80.00 Add Related Products... Tamiya German Jagdpanther Tamiya M4 Sherman Tamiya Russian Heavy Tank KV-1 Tamiya German Panther Type G Our Price: £739.00 Add Our Price: £462.00 Add Our Price: £845.00 Add Our Price: £739.00 Add Tamiya German Panzerkampfwagen IV Ausf. J Tamiya Russian Heavy Tank KV-2 Gigant Tamiya Leopard 2 A6 Tamiya M26 Pershing Our Price: £739.00 Add Our Price: £845.00 Add Our Price: £831.00 Add Our Price: £554.00 Add

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