New member from California
- Markocaster
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New member from California
Hello All, I am living in Norther California, originally from County Durham, England.
New to the r/c tank world , I have mainly built static models & 1 r/c Tamiya 1/35 tiger 1 some years ago. After much reading on this forum and scouring the web I am about to order a HL tiger one with metal upgrades off eBay from a California seller and can't wait to start detailing and painting it
I look forward to learning much more from the amazing modelers on this forum. cheers Mark.
New to the r/c tank world , I have mainly built static models & 1 r/c Tamiya 1/35 tiger 1 some years ago. After much reading on this forum and scouring the web I am about to order a HL tiger one with metal upgrades off eBay from a California seller and can't wait to start detailing and painting it
I look forward to learning much more from the amazing modelers on this forum. cheers Mark.
HL /Mato tiger 1 early, Tamiya Tiger 1 early, Taigen tiger 1 mid
Taigen T34/85, HL SU-100
Jagdpanzer Lang
Taiga Jagdpanther
Heng Long Sherman DGS Firefly kit
Tamiya King Tiger (unbuilt)
Mato all metal Panzer III
1/10 Jagdpanther
Taigen T34/85, HL SU-100
Jagdpanzer Lang
Taiga Jagdpanther
Heng Long Sherman DGS Firefly kit
Tamiya King Tiger (unbuilt)
Mato all metal Panzer III
1/10 Jagdpanther
- PainlessWolf
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Re: New member from California
Mark,
Welcome to the Forum! Lots to learn here from knowledgeable sorts. Pictures of your new tank when you are able, please. We love to kick the virtual road wheels and chat.
regards,
Painless
Welcome to the Forum! Lots to learn here from knowledgeable sorts. Pictures of your new tank when you are able, please. We love to kick the virtual road wheels and chat.
regards,
Painless
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- Markocaster
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Re: New member from California
Thanks Painless.
HL /Mato tiger 1 early, Tamiya Tiger 1 early, Taigen tiger 1 mid
Taigen T34/85, HL SU-100
Jagdpanzer Lang
Taiga Jagdpanther
Heng Long Sherman DGS Firefly kit
Tamiya King Tiger (unbuilt)
Mato all metal Panzer III
1/10 Jagdpanther
Taigen T34/85, HL SU-100
Jagdpanzer Lang
Taiga Jagdpanther
Heng Long Sherman DGS Firefly kit
Tamiya King Tiger (unbuilt)
Mato all metal Panzer III
1/10 Jagdpanther
- dgsselkirk
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Re: New member from California
Welcome California!
Your story is similar to many of us. hope you enjoy this new format as much as this old modeller does!
Your story is similar to many of us. hope you enjoy this new format as much as this old modeller does!
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- palepainter
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Re: New member from California
Welcome. Chalk another one up for Team Yankee.
Re: New member from California
Greetings ...you are so lucky... your location puts you smack dab in the middle of " free shipping " paradise lol...not to mention some outstanding deals from Ebay sellers
Welcome Sir... Welcome to the adventure
ALPHA
Welcome Sir... Welcome to the adventure
ALPHA
Re: New member from California
Welcome, any questions or help just post away.
Phil
Phil
- Markocaster
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Re: New member from California
Thanks for the warm welcome
I have spent the last few hours online and I think I have narrowed my search down to 2 tanks
IMAX Taigen tiger 1 early version, but I cannot decide if I should get the basic model or the all metal, I want metal tracks and could upgrade the basic one , but I suspect it would end up cheaper in the long run just getting the metal one to start? I am not bothered about a metal turret but metal chassis seems more durable? I am going to get the IR version not airsoft one, I can't see using airsoft and battling w IR seems cool. Any suggestions or advice appreciated. Cheers Mark
I have spent the last few hours online and I think I have narrowed my search down to 2 tanks
IMAX Taigen tiger 1 early version, but I cannot decide if I should get the basic model or the all metal, I want metal tracks and could upgrade the basic one , but I suspect it would end up cheaper in the long run just getting the metal one to start? I am not bothered about a metal turret but metal chassis seems more durable? I am going to get the IR version not airsoft one, I can't see using airsoft and battling w IR seems cool. Any suggestions or advice appreciated. Cheers Mark
HL /Mato tiger 1 early, Tamiya Tiger 1 early, Taigen tiger 1 mid
Taigen T34/85, HL SU-100
Jagdpanzer Lang
Taiga Jagdpanther
Heng Long Sherman DGS Firefly kit
Tamiya King Tiger (unbuilt)
Mato all metal Panzer III
1/10 Jagdpanther
Taigen T34/85, HL SU-100
Jagdpanzer Lang
Taiga Jagdpanther
Heng Long Sherman DGS Firefly kit
Tamiya King Tiger (unbuilt)
Mato all metal Panzer III
1/10 Jagdpanther
- HERMAN BIX
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Re: New member from California
go for the "built-not - Bought" option, and how satisfying can an I.R. hit be compared to a BB with variable ballistics & a smooth bore ??!!!!
Look after that Americas Cup mate, we will be wanting it back fairly soon.
Look after that Americas Cup mate, we will be wanting it back fairly soon.
HL JAGDPANTHER,HL TIGER 1,HL PzIII MUNITIONSCHLEPPER, HL KT OCTOPUS,HL PANTHER ZU-FUSS,HL STuG III,HL T34/85 BEDSPRING,
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
Re: New member from California
Don't own any Taigens ... yet lol... but if I were to get one... I wouldn't mess around... and just go with the High end model it costs like maybe 150 dollars more...but has more metal components slightly better gearboxes (because it's heavy) 20lbs+....so well worth the additional cost IMO.... I would also opt for the IR ... as it will probably be equipped with the recoil unit giving you the "cool" effect when firingMarkocaster wrote:Thanks for the warm welcome
I have spent the last few hours online and I think I have narrowed my search down to 2 tanks
IMAX Taigen tiger 1 early version, but I cannot decide if I should get the basic model or the all metal, I want metal tracks and could upgrade the basic one , but I suspect it would end up cheaper in the long run just getting the metal one to start? I am not bothered about a metal turret but metal chassis seems more durable? I am going to get the IR version not airsoft one, I can't see using airsoft and battling w IR seems cool. Any suggestions or advice appreciated. Cheers Mark
Good Luck... Happy Modelling Mark
ALPHA