I took the tracks off and ran it a bit, and it works better now. The Sherman tracks are pretty thin compared to the Tigers, and at first the Sherman was having difficulty running in reverse. Tracks are rubber bank type, and time will tell how they hold up. The tank itself has no speaker, and the main gun and machine gun sounds come from the transmitter. A 5-10 second burst with the machine gun registers a hit on the tank, and the tank is disabled after 5 hits from either gun. Main gun fire is from a button on the right side front of the transmitter, and the left side has a button for machine gun. The turrets almost rotate 180 degrees, from about 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock. Tank movement is controlled using the left stick, and the right stick is for turret rotation. This is also about the max driving range from the transmitter. I measured the shooting distance yesterday and was making hits at 19 feet.
The controller has a small compartment that contains a charging cord that plugs into a port on the bottom of the tank. From that point it took exactly 10 minutes to recharge the battery. I believe that VS says run time is 15 minutes. I just ran one to check run time, and stopped after 20 minutes when it started slowing down and having a bit of trouble turning.
Sherman combo two days ago, and so far am pleased with the little guys! Speed is much slower than the older VS*R models that I usually ran off the side of tables, and seems close to scale considering the small size of these tanks. I still like the winter idea as I could use the terrain for the Battle of the Bulge games too.I decided to quit hijacking Shenlonco's awesome 1/24 battlefield thread and start my own, and offer a bit of review for anyone interested or debating grabbing a few of these. The down side is that you can see the gaps between the squares. The other is modular squares covered with static grass, modeling turf, etc which looks far more detailed. Its cheap and does not look all that bad if you do it right as it is seamless. First is a fleece blanket with roads spray painted on and you place objects under to to give you hills. I think I will go with a general European theater with modular terrain pieces to allow me to change the battlefield around.Īs for the ground, there are 2 schools of thought. There are tons of kits, soldiers and accessories for this scale. I used to wargame with 20mm soldiers back in the day, so this scale is no stranger to me.
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