New Walker Bulldog?

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What do you think of Heng Longs new Walker Bulldog?
It's just another tank	1 (11.1%)
No thanks, its not a Tamiya	0 (0%)
About time we had more options	3 (33.3%)
I plan on getting it	3 (33.3%)
Already ordered it	2 (22.2%)
Total Votes: 9

New Walker Bulldog?
Topic Started: Jun 20 2006, 01:27 PM (307 Views)
outcastrc	Jun 20 2006, 01:27 PM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	New poll just for the fun of it...



spoon37	Jun 20 2006, 02:30 PM Post #2
Trax Master Poster Posts: 602 Group: Admin Member #11 Joined: December 14, 2005	I like it... there are so many designs of tank you cant really get the whole deal from Tamiyas 5 or so designs.... cool tanks tho they are I like variety.... aint gonna order one till I have cash tho... :rofl:



oztruck	Jul 21 2006, 04:13 AM Post #3
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 82 Group: Contributing Member Member #94 Joined: June 27, 2006	Got one last week, Placed order, next day got message to tell me the order is processed. 5 days later its here in my hot little hands Thats FAST. It runs better than it looks,S&S Super Version. Heaps better than my standard Pershing, which I an going to upgrade to a S&S S/V. as soon as I can.



Supreme Reign	Jul 22 2006, 08:50 PM Post #4
Making Trax! Posts: 134 Group: Family Member #77 Joined: May 7, 2006	More tanks to choose from is always better. We sure can't wait for 4 years for Tamiya to give us a new tank. The Bulldog's sweet!
	DestinyYou cannot destroy my destiny!


jstewa41	Jul 23 2006, 08:00 AM Post #5
Swayed by the Trax Posts: 5 Group: Member Member #96 Joined: July 1, 2006	More tanks are better always .... But it would be nice if HL would get the SCALE and SHAPE CORRECT for a change.... sheesh first the Tiger lower hull they call a Panther now a Walker that the lower hull is the same as the Pershing. (not to mention they continue to produce a tank with the mantlet upside down too funny)



outcastrc	Jul 23 2006, 08:48 AM Post #6
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	That might very well be on purpose. They needed to change the design enough so that they weren't "stealing" the design from Tamiya. Maybe they made the decision to do that.



jstewa41	Jul 23 2006, 05:30 PM Post #7
Swayed by the Trax Posts: 5 Group: Member Member #96 Joined: July 1, 2006	Where do you think Tamiya got the designs? If you send people to take measurements and photos of REAL tanks and them come up with a model its not stealing even if it is exactly the same as another company. Its only stealing if you buy the other companies kit and then reverse engineer the molds. Even if you did you could change enough of the details to have plausable deniablity without messing up the over all scale of the tank. They did what they did to save $$$ pure and complex



oztruck	Jul 23 2006, 11:58 PM Post #8
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 82 Group: Contributing Member Member #94 Joined: June 27, 2006	I have both the H/L Pershing and the Walker Bulldog both tanks look great. The Pershing has 12 road wheels 6 each side while the Walker Bulldog has 10 road wheels that is 5 each side. The Pershing has 2 excape hatches in the hull, while the Walker Bulldog only has 1. The M26 has a flat hull , the M41 has a more curved hull The M26 has a flat rear, while the M41's slops in. I have found that the only thing they have common is that they are both GREEN. I dont think they are the same, do you? :rolleyes: The quality of the HengLong M41A3 is great the detail is fine the fit of parts is good, except for the turrent halfs, the track is good and will look even better when painted, The tank runs at a speed that I can live with, the exhaust smokes, it makes sounds, some better than others, but best of all you can go to battle with other tanks without a pole with lights on it sticking out of the top of your SCALE tank. And all of this for less than $200Aus.



jstewa41	Jul 24 2006, 02:28 PM Post #9
Swayed by the Trax Posts: 5 Group: Member Member #96 Joined: July 1, 2006	If you want to fire plastic bb's thats fine (or better yet the 6mm paintballs) I did not pick on your tank because its a HL. in fact I own a HL 1/24 abrams I use as work to shoot managers who dare come near I also own a 21st cent 1/6 Stuart that shoots .40 cal paintballs so please do not think I am someone who only buys Tamiya. I do have a full option WSN T34 and a FO Pershing and am building a Jumbo Sherman now. ...I picked on the HL walker because its TOO long look at the spacing of the road wheels and look at a real Walker (or scale drawing on onwar.com).... if you still think the HL is good - great but dont throw stones at people who want RC tank makers to get it RIGHT. Now go play with your toys .. ..... while I go play with mine Regards, James "How come there is always time to do it over, but never time to do it right the first time."



spoon37	Jul 25 2006, 03:24 AM Post #10
Trax Master Poster Posts: 602 Group: Admin Member #11 Joined: December 14, 2005	with it being based on the M26 pershing (like the 'pantiger' being based on their Tiger I) it was never gonna be perfect - at least they used just 5 roadwheels as I understand it it was gonna use 6 like the M26.... for most folk the fact that is has working tracks and vaguely resembles an M41 for very little money makes it a great buy. I'm sure a Tamiya version would be far better, but it would also cost upwards of $600 for the kit alone.



outcastrc	Jul 25 2006, 06:17 AM Post #11
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	Exactly my thoughts. I really don't care that the sounds wrong, or the dims are wrong, or whatever. When I look up pictures on the net and I look at the HL, I think "yup thats the tank". HL is marketing to me and others like me. They just want a tank. A cool tank, and its cheap to boot! To this group (the majority I think) you'll never convince them to spend 5-6 times as much for more realism. Thus the arguement continues till the end of time... All I know is they are good enough for me... I have zero interest in making them more accurate. But I do have enough interest in owning every last one of them. I just love the concept of tracked vehicles. Eventually I will pick up "spares" and start morphing them into various projects that interest me.



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