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Hello from Surrey

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Hello!,

my name is Simon and im new here (surprise surprise!)
i am in to RC cars (mainly crawlers) and am currently setting up an off road area at a scout campsite i manage in Surrey...
as part of that interest (and a military vehicle interest) i bought myself an HG-P801 from Banggood (its a 1/12th scale Hemmt)
that led me wanting something to go on the back of it.. i couldn't find a 1/12th scale tank that would fit, so ended up buying a 1/16th Tamiya M4 Sherman that someone had built and painted, just needed some RC gear installed... which ive now done.

ive now got a bit of a bug and want more! :haha: :haha:
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Hello neighbour, and welcome to the forum Simon :wave:

Sounds like you are already hooked, one can never stop at just one tank ;)

May I ask what town in Surrey you're talking about re the scout camp site?

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Son of a gun-ner wrote:Hello neighbour, and welcome to the forum Simon :wave:

Sounds like you are already hooked, one can never stop at just one tank ;)

May I ask what town in Surrey you're talking about re the scout camp site?

Enjoy the forum.
Mick.
Cobham area :) i see you're from Surrey too!
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Hello Simon, this hobby does catch you! Currently on my 1st tamiya build! (Tiger 1) I'm sure it won't be the last. I'm from Surrey too :)
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I'm in Sutton, not far away.
Is the place you're talking about just off the A3 with a dodgy entrance?
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Son of a gun-ner wrote:I'm in Sutton, not far away.
Is the place you're talking about just off the A3 with a dodgy entrance?
close to that one... other end of Cobham :)
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simonclarke2000 wrote:
Son of a gun-ner wrote:I'm in Sutton, not far away.
Is the place you're talking about just off the A3 with a dodgy entrance?
close to that one... other end of Cobham :)
Ah, ok. I used to take a lot of camping gear etc to one there, well, I think it was there lol. My daughter used to help organise a guide camp in that area, at a scout site off the A3.
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:D Well, I'm not from Surrey, nor anywhere near it, but a warm welcome nonetheless!. Yes, this hobby certainly has an addictive element to it- one for which the NHS has no viable treatment. :D
Having acquired the Sherman, have you an inkling where the bug will direct you next, and to what model?
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43rdRecceReg wrote::D Well, I'm not from Surrey, nor anywhere near it, but a warm welcome nonetheless!. Yes, this hobby certainly has an addictive element to it- one for which the NHS has no viable treatment. :D
Having acquired the Sherman, have you an inkling where the bug will direct you next, and to what model?
Good question! The shop I got this one from has a few others, I like the fact these are all ready built and painted ready to go, however I would be quite keen to start my own build project, however I’m not very good at painting and such! I could quite happily build, but it would look like one of my toddlers had painted it!
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:wave: Hi Simon , welcome aboard … :thumbup: .Scout sites - Polyapes or Walton Firs ? :D
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