1/12 M1A2 Abrams (w/ Heng Long board) – HL track conversion

January 8, 2010 by  
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link-by-link tracks and drive sprocket, instead of the poorly designed rubber tracks. Sprocket currently painted Dark Yellow instead of Light Sand, as I’m out of paint. Currently using Heng Long (non-S&S) electronics and 2 x 1700mah’s. Tons of mods done, and scratchbuilt extras (CIP panels, APU in bustle rack) from styrene. View my complete project log here: www.hobbyhavoc.com … M1A2 Abrams 1/12 Heng Long HL remote control tank panzer S&S upgrade conversion hailang hobby havoc australia tracks …

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21 Responses to “1/12 M1A2 Abrams (w/ Heng Long board) – HL track conversion”
  1. hellow533 says:

    mine is about 2 1/2 feet long and a foot wide lol….. shoots airsoft pellets to lol…

  2. MechMac666 says:

    It´s nice! How much does it weigh? I have modified the same Tank.
    Have a look at my Videoanswer.

  3. JeremiahTrane says:

    Thats pretty sharp :-) Tanks for sharing lol

  4. SirFrancisBacon88 says:

    I love this tank, nice job.

  5. gr8sk8er5 says:

    where u get it??

  6. MasterMind81112 says:

    thats cool

  7. biped19 says:

    The cool thing is that the electric motors and gears on this model sound a little like the Abram’s Turbine engine.

  8. nakazatoGTR says:

    no more dessert colous paint?

    mix 30% yellow ochre house paint with flat white 70%.

    voila!
    desert scheme!

  9. nakazatoGTR says:

    scratch the linked tracks thing. i got an old TMarui M1 with(link tracks) no RC remote, so i intend to use my type90′s on it.

  10. wackywheelz says:

    1/12 scale means its 12 times smaller than the real thing. 12″ of real tank equals 1″ of scaled tank. Real Abrams hull length: 7.93m (26ft) – 1/12 hull length: 66cm (26inch)

  11. aznstarcraftboy says:

    dude, that’s so cool. But 1/12 scale is hard to convince me……just like, 12 of these lining up is equal to the real M1??the real M1A2 is huge…

  12. nakazatoGTR says:

    yep, why?

    can the RC board you used in your m1 fit into th 1/24 scale hull?

    are there any linked tracks for 1/24?

  13. wackywheelz says:

    So you have the 1/24 Heng Leng Type 90? (often falsely sold as “Marui OEM”)

  14. nakazatoGTR says:

    dude, could you please list out the parts you replaced, and where do i get them?

    special emphasis on the RC board.

    i am tired of my Type 90 tank throwing tracks at every turn.

    thanks.

  15. wackywheelz says:

    Hi Roberthehn – they are sold under a guise of names, you see them on ebay all the time. Usually like “huge 85cm tank” or “1/12 panzer”. If its 1/12, its one of these. They come in two paintjobs: green with dark-green camo and tan with brown camo. Hope that helps :-)

  16. roberthehn says:

    Can you please tell me where I can purchase a M1A2 Abrams tank similar to the one you have in your video?

  17. roberthehn says:

    That is way too cool!

  18. wackywheelz says:

    Yep, 6mm BB’s

  19. Woozi1 says:

    Awesome vid man. Can that thing shoot?=)

  20. wackywheelz says:

    Thanks for the comment. I havent done much with this lately, as I’ve got a few other projects on the go (Bandai Hummel). Today I made a halftrack for a bit of backyard fun… will post videos when its worthy of public audience :-)

  21. Woozi1 says:

    Cool..

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