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thesun.co.uk - 12/18/2008

Toy tank will blow your mind | The Sun |News

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HERE is the ultimate boys' toy for Christmas – a giant radio-controlled tank so powerful it can pull a car. The 6ft long monster is a quarter scale model of a King Tiger, the German weapon which wreaked havoc on Allied tanks in World War Two. Weighing in at a whopping 250kg, the camouflaged ...

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technabob.com - 12/26/2008

1/4 scale RC tank: is this still a toy?

— technabob.com — I had my fair share of toy weapons as a kid: laser rifles that spark and pop when you pull the trigger, swords of all shapes and sizes, a slingshot. Apparently kids these days have much higher standards. Mark - 1 Tanks recently unleashed a 1/4 scale ... (more) 1/4 scale RC tank: is this still a toy?

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1/4 Scale King Tiger RC Tank - It’s Time To Rewrite My Christmas List
OhGizmo! — ... The Sun has a small story on what turns out to be the largest RC tank currently available for sale anywhere in the world. Now I have to assume by this point there are full-size, real tanks that can be operated remotely, but this one won’t get you arrested for driving it around (or through) your neighborhood. ...

Mind-blowing remote-controlled tank is 550 pounds of awesome
DVICE Atom Feed — ... at least we think it doesn't). But the two-foot-long barrel is motorized to simulate recoil, and it even has speakers that blare the satisfying, heavy noises treads make while crunching along. So, yeah, the price. With all of those big numbers up there, you should already be expecting this one right here: $10,000. The King Tiger is one of many model tanks of all makes and sizes built by the folks at Mark-1 Tanks, based in Great Britain. Mark-1 Tanks, via The Sun, via Geekologie

Quarter-scale RC tank can pull a car behind it
CrunchGear — ... Looking for a last-minute gift idea? Here’s a full-working 1/4-sized tank “powered by two, 500 watt 24 volt motors which are so powerful that it can pull a car on a level surface,” according to the Sun. The tank is a six-foot long replica of a German King Tiger, with “a fully working turret and a 2ft long gun with realistic recoil action.” Wow. ...