Cheerwing 1:72 German Tiger I Panzer Tank Remote Control Mini RC Tank with Rotating Turret and Sound

Nicely done toy. The sounds are great (engine idle, engine moving, shooting). Sound is loud but can be toggled off by pressing the hi/lo speed button with the turret rotation button. The detail on the tank is great. My only gripes: (1) no a/c adapter charging of the tank - only through a VERY short cable from the controller, and (2) although it has a speed adjustment button for fast and "not-so-fast"... the tank is fast... like really fast... like Daytona 500 fast..., and (3) although the turret does rotate and the muzzle does rise and fall, the action is based on a single button that toggles movement: first rotate left, then right, then left again and so on. Otherwise, it's built, well... like a tank. Its put together very well and solid. Getting it out of the box was a challenge, and children should be supervised by parents since a screwdriver will be required. It travels across tile and low carpet with no problems. I cant say if shag would be a problem, but I dont think so. Overall, I wish they would make a larger version that addresses the issues I listed above. But overall, I recommend highly. So much fun for all ages.

There are many revisions of the tank and controller judging from the images of others. Some have an antenna which is why I took mine apart, no antenna in this version. There's a spot for it on the PCB and range is fair (20-30 feet). I modified it with a custom 3D printed FPV camera mount as a DIY platform for a home plumbing inspection bot. Need something that can turn around within a 3 or 4" pipe and this can do it. After playing with it for about an hour figured out there is a speed control and wide turn but the way you use them is unintuitive and the supplied directions are useless.The speed control is indeed the top trigger button as other have mentioned but the difference in speed is almost imperceptible. You can hear the sound difference the servo's make when in "high" or "low" speed mode but it's so minor its almost imperceptible.The wide turn buttons aren't a mode switch, they're a setting and a real pain to deal with. You have to click them many times and the pre-programmed arc of forward/reverse gets tighter with each setting. To go back to driving straight though you must manually undo the wide turn mode by setting the arc in the opposite direction until you're straight. This could take up to 20 button presses to accomplish. Less than ideal but the feature does work, its in there.The turret actually spins in 360, each button press toggles the turret to reverse direction which I took advantage of for mounting an FPV camera. There is no servo to raise or lower the turret. It's on a spring which actually makes the movement quite realistic and enjoyable to watch. The construction is great but i'll ripping most of it apart since the charging port, speaker, and on/off switch are on the bottom which is really bad for driving over anything liquid.There's a tiny 110mah lipo in the tank and it lasts a good while, very power efficient. For my project I'll probably have to upgrade the battery.I'm extremely happy with the purchase. It's actually better quality than I was expecting. There's no way I could make those tiny tank treads on my 3D printer. The turret & treads are delicate and probably won't last long in the hands of a small child and to my knowledge there's no way to purchase replacement treads separately. I would love to be able to purchase them separately to have spares.It's extremely hard to find an RC car let alone a tank this small. I wish the turret had a servo to go up/down. Honestly this tank is darn near perfect and I'll probably buy another.

4/5 if you love Tiger tanks, but maybe a 2 or 3 otherwise. I ordered two. They both use the same channel.Pros - It's inexpensive. It looks really nice visually. The sounds are okay: loud and sort of accurate-sounding. I dropped it on the floor a few times and it didn't shatter. I haven't run it for more than a few minutes, so the battery may suck. It's pretty fun and I plan to modify it. I think the cat might learn to like it.Cons - overall crappy execution of the idea. It sucks at pretending to be a Tiger tank. The controls are terrible and simplistic, and I'm sure the gearing is from a race car or something - it's stupidly quick and way too responsive. It gets boring fast. It charges off the controller, which uses 4 AA batteries. It'll probably break before long. I doubt I'd buy another one, but if you want a tiny R/C Tiger MkI you might want one of these in your toy box.

This little thing is pretty awesome. I got two as presents, and they were both loved. It feels like a solidly built toy, and the plastic isn't too cheap and flimsy. Plus, it has a bunch of sweet functions such as forward, backward, zero-turning, turret rotation, kickback when you fire it, and lights and sounds. Plus, the tank itself plugs into the remote to charge, so the 4 AA batteries are all you need.Pros:- it suprised me with all the little details and functions- it's pretty fast (even though the speed isn't to scale)- plastics feel decent- packaging looks cool and has a sweet compartment for the remote. Also, the design doesn't look reslly cheasily put together in a Chinese factory. It looks and feels like a solid reputable toy. Anddd then you open the instructions... a little tricky to understand, but there isn't much to it anywayCons:- it's very small, and I can see pet hairs getting caught pretty easily and clogging up the axles (expected from this scale anyway)- one of the remotes wasn't controlling the tank, so I popped it open and soldered a wire that had popped out of the circuit board. It was an easy fix, and was probably because as soon as I got it, I dropped the box onto concrete from about 4 feet up. Nothing else broke, so Im happy with it!- there are two mysterious buttons on the remote that don't do anything, or at least I haven't figured it out yet. They don't work on either of the two I bought, so I'm guessing I just don't understand

For the price this is a neat toy but you need some experience with electronic repair. I had to solder the battery wires and add a piece of wire to the hole on the circuit board that says ant. This is so wire will be a antana for the controller . If you don't do this the controller will have a hard time connecting to the tank. After that it's fun and works well.