As the tank that helped the Allies end the war, it naturally deserves a fancier, more feature-complete RC equivalent. That's exactly what you'll get out of the Professional Edition Heng Long 1:16 ...

But the real meat and potatoes of the hack comes in getting the RPi to talk to the tank’s circuitry. Just getting the Heng Long Tiger I remote control tank apart proved to be a ton of work as ...