Photo review of the VsTank M4A3 Sherman Camouflage (IR Version)
The VsTank M4A3 Sherman Camouflage is very similar to the Olive Green with the 105 mm gun. I will highlight some of the differences in the coming photos. This review will be shorter on the comments as it is similar to the 105mm Olive Green Version.
Side view. Notice the longer 75mm Gun compared to the 105mm Olive Green Sherman. The colors are awesome.
Closer look at the 75mm Gun.
Instead of a barrel, the Camouflage 75mm version comes with a Jerry Can and more Tracks in the front.
Rear view. *I shifted the Frequency Band sticker for my tank. New out of the box, the sticker is located on the underside of the lower hull, near the battery compartment.
Same fantastic weld marks
Working Lights, Movable Machine Gun and other minor details makes the tank standout as a Hobby Grade Item.
Same level of detail. Even the hard to see places have nice decals over them.
Underside on the rear.
Decals on the turret and great weathering.
More turret view
Turret with accessories on. Commander and .50 cal.
Top view of the Tank. Missed this out on the 105.
Same tracks. The ones we sell comes with the hard plastic treads. Hard plastic treads increase the realism and reduces the chance for the tracks to derail themselves on high friction surfaces like the carpet and floor mats.
Notice the difference in the Sprockets' design from the 105.
The VVS suspension. It is powered by a single spring for each pair of wheels.
The suspension, tracks and relatively small size makes the Sherman a very nimble Tank to drive and battle with. In reality, the Sherman catches fire easily and could be taken out from a distance by the German by their longer barreled guns like the Flak 36 88mm. But for VsTank, the battle system is designed standard across the board and therefore the nimbleness quickly becomes a noticeable advantage over bigger tanks like the Tiger and the KVs.
Tools are well painted with the spade crafted separately.
Closed commander hatch. This is different from the capula found on the 105. It's a 2 door hatch found on the 75mm.
There you go. 2 flaps. Do handle them with care.
Closed Hatch
Open Hatch
Location of the IR Sensor
Remember to take off the cap prior to battle.
Effective Suspension. Harder than those found on the Tiger due to its design.
Another look at the suspension in action.
Newer Electronics, Volume Control.
Location of the frequency crystal
Location of the frequency crystal
Movable Machine Gun on the hull.
Hull Machine Gun
Working Headlights while moving.
Photo review of the VsTank M4A3 Sherman Camouflage (IR Version)
Conclusion
Awesome Details.
Great tank to start the hobby on.
Easy to drive, easy to handle.
Small Size, advantageous in battle.
Comes with Hard Plastic Treads.
VsTank M4A3 Sherman, the best made VsTank till date. (excluding the King Tiger)
Today I’m going to write on the VsTank M4A3 Sherman.
It is proven to be the best made VsTank Pro till date.
Small and Robust, this small looking tank is really mean on the IR battlefield.
The Looks
VsTank M4A3 Sherman Olive Green, it really looks good right out of the box.
Side view, VVS suspension and 105mm Gun. Nice weathering.
The turret is so packed with details.
So is the front.
Rear view
Look at the details on the rear. If it was a toy, the details will no doubt be removed or limited.
The sprockets are detailed and very sturdy. I have never slipped a track with the Sherman. Awesome runner.
Rear idler. Look how deep the track teeth wraps around the idler.
The drive system that makes the Sherman the overall best runner till date.
The inverted U tracks. The tracks are narrow as compared to the others like the Tiger and KVs. Ability to climb does suffer a little but the advantages you get with the compact size and relatively harder to hit IR sensor easily outweighs the negative.
The VVS suspension. it works so well that the Sherman bounces when you drive it rough down an edge.
The headlights lights up when the tank drives forward/backward.
Weld marks.
Separately casted spade! Tools are carefully painted and no messy paints on the hull.
The cargo rack is one of the most flimsy part of this tank and it is quite sturdy. Caution not to lift the tank with your hands pressing on the rack, it will fall off. Nothing serious and a little hobby cement will instantly repair it. Handle it with care and you will save yourself the small trouble.
the rear lights are painted red
Closed Commander Capula.
Open Commander’s Capula
The Sherman comes with a pre-painted plastic commander. VsTank do sell a separate metal, pre-painted commander as an upgrade. This commander does help you block some angles where enemy tanks can shoot at and hit your IR sensor. Always put your commander on in battle. This is true for the .50 cal Machine Gun as well.
Closed hatch
Open Hatch, another great piece to block the incoming IR shot.
The Sherman comes with the newer Electronics, so the volume control.
The battery rack is one of the cleanest in the VsTank lineup
Let’s have a look at the location of the frequency crystal. I realised I missed out posting the location on the King Tiger.
The frequency crystals can be switched out so more tanks can actually run together. Currently you can run up to 13 tanks at once.
The location of the IR sensor. You will see why the Sherman is really hard to hit.
Slowly press and turn the cap, the IR sensor will show. Remember to remove the cap before battle.
Ready for battle.
the 105mm Gun does have an advantage during battle. It’s short and therefore highly mobile compared to the other tanks with longer guns. At closer range, you will almost always have an advantage against tanks like the Tiger 1.
VTX-10 transmitter. The same controller used on the King Tiger, the controller is very simple to use. It’s multi-channel means you can move, fire and turn all at once.
6 buttons on top, muzzle up/down, turret left/right, main gun and machine gun.
Sound
The VsTank King Tiger, with the newest electronics comes with the following sound effects:
Engine start
Engine idling
Main gun
Machine gun
Damage effects
Death effects
The sounds are loud and crisp.
Conculsion
VsTank M4A3 Sherman is one of the best tanks you can have in the VsTank range.
Quality is excellent as expected of VsTank and the compact size and robustness of the tank makes it pretty hard to hit. Not to mention the amount of details actually blocking the IR sensor.
If you’re looking to win more IR battles, the sherman is the top choice.
Requires
8 AA Batteries for the Tank (Rechargables are recommended)
6 AA Batteries for the Transmitter
1 Screw driver to remove the tank from the box and to unscrew the battery compartment found on the transmitter.
*we do ship worldwide, if you are unable to get one from our eBay store, due to the listing restrictions on eBay, leave us a comment or send us an email and we will ship one to you!
The long awaited VsTank King Tiger is finally here!
Today, I’ll be reviewing the new release from VsTank, the 1/24 scale King Tiger (Infrared Version).
Before I get started, pardon me for the language as I’m no where near being a writer of any sort. What I would like to do is to provide photo reviews of items we are selling to our customers like you with more information to help you reach your buying decision. Loads of pictures. Read on…
Released this month in November with months of delay, comes the King Tiger. Just in time for Christmas.
Awesome Paintwork
The first thing anyone will ever notice is the awesome paintwork VsTank has done on this beast.
Look at the awesome VsTank paintwork. 3-tone ambush camouflage.
The King Tiger is by far the best painted tank in the VsTank line up.
Awesome Paintwork and properly weathered body and decal.
Even the spare tracks hinged on the turret looks amazing. Realistic gun metal with brown washes.
Another look at the fantastic looking tracks.
Quality paintwork as expected of VsTank.
Quality paintwork extends to the rear.
Even the smaller parts are carefully painted without leaving a mark on the hull. Weathering on the flaps looks amazing.
More tools. You can see the mild weather on the sides.
From the details, you can see that VsTank has really put in a great deal of effort to produce the best looking King Tiger in the 1/24 scale. No other RTR 1/24 tank I’ve ever seen looks as good right out of the box.
Crank
More tools
Finally, the tow cables.
Moving Parts
The Commander's Capula: It's pretty much the same as the Tiger I's Commander Capula. Handle it with care. Without caution, it breaks easily on forceful contact.
The Commander's Capula: It's really works, just like the Tiger I, so some of you might want to close it if you are not planning to install the commander figure. Notice the weld marks? fantastic!
The aluminium barrel is mounted really close to the turret. Great. I've seen other tanks with the barrel so far away from the turret that the tank looks like a toy. This is hobby grade.
Front hatches are also working. You can purchase the King Tiger Crew Figurines Separately to have them sit on the open hatches. As any moving parts, take care or they might break. The moving parts looks sturdy enough for normal opening and closing without abuse.
You might want to close it to prevent accidental breakage of the hatches.
Opened hatch. This hatch comes with a catch to keep the hatch from hanging loosely.
Closed Hatch. Open with care.
Tow shackles look big and sturdy. Try not to ram your tank against another with directly with the tow shackles though.
Rear tow shackles. just like the ones in front.
Mud Flaps. These are the flimsiest parts of the tank. Whatever you do, do not ram it against anything, the hingles will break. Other than the mud flaps, VsTank imo, uses really good plastics that can withstand quite a pounding during battles where more often than not, you actually ram into things. Unless you're playing it outdoors in the field. Luckily, VsTank do sell spare parts for every tank that they've made.
Other details.
Other smaller details like the weld marks on the machine gun pod makes the tank look a tad more realistic. For those who doesn't own a VsTank, the headlights shown here does work when the tank moves.
Weld marks all over the tank. Edges roughened.
Closer look at the wheels. We've tried running it over and over and has yet to slip a track.
Working suspension. Standard on all VsTank comes working suspension. The suspension works really well with the King Tiger partly due to it's heavier weight. For hobbyist, you might want to consider weathering the wheels more to match the heavier weathered tracks. It's optional since the wheels look pretty good out of the box.
Pin-Type Tracks! VsTank has done it correctly and installed the pin-type tracks for the King Tiger. Saves us the trouble of having to clip tracks back all the time during battle.
Nicely weathered.
Comes with the newer electronics and therefore, the King Tiger does have the volume control found on the Sherman and other more recent tanks with the newer electronics. Nope, they are still the old 27Mhz radio crystals. Currently VsTank has 13 different frequency crystals and 13 tanks can run together at the same time.
The Transmitter
VTX-10 transmitter. This transmitter is by far the easiest to use compared to the old transmitters. 2 sticks for forward / backward / spin left / spin right / turn left / turn right. 6 more buttons on the top of the controller.
6 buttons fround on top: muzzle up / muzzle down / turret rotate left / turret rotate right / machine gun fire / main gun fire
Infrared Battle Brief and Sensor
For those who are new to VsTank, the one shown in this review is an Infrared Version. You can have it battle with up to 12 other tanks.
All the tanks come with a standard life counting system (6 Lives on each tank, if you die, simply off and on the tank and carry on the next round).
Armed with 2 types of armament, mainly the Turret Mounted Main Gun, which reduces your enemy tank’s life by 1 on every hit and the Machine Gun (uses the same Infrared LED as the Turret Mounted Main Gun, so do take aim using the Turret, not the machine gun found on the hull) reduces the life count by 1 every 5 hits.
Before going into battle, be sure to remove the Infrared Receiver Cap.
Where is the Infrared Receiver?. Press and turn the cap found right in front of the hatch on the turret to reveal the Infrared Receiver.
Remove the cap and you're ready for battle.
Accessories
Accessories includes: Standard German Tank Commander, Spare Tracks and Pins, Machine Gun and 2 x 88mm rounds.
Standard Tank Commander. VsTank sells the whole King Tiger Tank crew casted from metal. Look for them separately.
Sound
The VsTank King Tiger, with the newest electronics comes with the following sound effects:
Engine start
Engine idling
Main gun
Machine gun
Damage effects
Death effects
The sounds are loud and crisp.
Conculsion
VsTank King Tiger is one of the best starter tanks, especially in the 1/24 scale.
The quality is unmatched in the 1/24 scale and the spare parts available will keep your tank running for quite a long time.
Imo, the paintwork alone is good enough to have collectors buy them for static display.
Requires
8 AA Batteries for the Tank (Rechargables are recommended)
6 AA Batteries for the Transmitter
1 Screw driver to remove the tank from the box and to unscrew the battery compartment found on the transmitter.
So what are you waiting for?
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