This is a running video of a Tamiya RC 1/16 Centurion Tank. In this video, It crawls rock, hillclimbs, drives full blast and it sounds and looks super realistically. Expect spectacular sight and sound of a British Centurion Mk.III model RC tank that dazzles before your eyes!
00:33 Firing Main Gun
00:49 Rock Crawling
01:39 Hillclimb + Full Blast
Notes:
It never seizes to amaze me about a tank's suspension. Torsion bars, etc. Each tank seems to have its unique setup. This centurion model features Hortsmann suspension system, which is fascinating. Each wheel has lots of travel and is very springy, but when moved together at the same time, toughens up. The end result is agile on uneven surfaces, and yet proves ample support. So the ground clearance is high, and that gives this tank an edge on rock crawling performance.
The default battery tray is at the rear of the tank and that makes the battery easily accessible by removing the rear engine bay cover. However, the tank is very heavy in the rear and it doesn't climb well. I moved the battery to the front inside the hull, and added some extra weight. That improved the performance of the tank by a while lot.
Below is excerpt from TamiyaUSA.com:
The Centurion Mk. III was developed as a heavy cruiser tank to counter the powerful German Army tanks during WWII. The Mk. III was perhaps the most polished Centurion variant, equipped with the L/66.7 20 pounder long barrel gun. It was also deployed in the Korean War in 1950, and showed off overwhelming strength which saved the Allied forces from crisis many times. The production reached about 2,800 between 1948 and 1956. After the Korean War, the Mk. III were deployed in European countries, but also other areas such as India, Israel, and Egypt with their formidable force.