Hi everyone.
I am just about to buy my first tank which i think will be a Torro 1/16 scale Sherman.
I am not sure which to get a bb or ir model?
I hope you can advise me.
I have been looking and i think the Bristol armoured club is the closest so i will hopefully be seeing them soon.
Thanks
Hello from Devon
Hello from Devon
Torro Sherman
Torro King Tiger
Torro King Tiger
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HERMAN BIX
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Re: Hello from Devon
G'day mate, great to have you along.
Taking a punt here, but the I.R tanks seem to have reasonably good recoil systems on them, where the BB vehicles normally have none, but that will vary between brands.
Most clubs do not accept BB tanks unless there are of course safeguards in place so you dont go shooting bits off their works of art !!
Plenty of good direction here for your Sherman build...............but that wont be from me
These Sherman thingos are like a rubic's Cube, many combinations, many frustrations !!
Taking a punt here, but the I.R tanks seem to have reasonably good recoil systems on them, where the BB vehicles normally have none, but that will vary between brands.
Most clubs do not accept BB tanks unless there are of course safeguards in place so you dont go shooting bits off their works of art !!
Plenty of good direction here for your Sherman build...............but that wont be from me
These Sherman thingos are like a rubic's Cube, many combinations, many frustrations !!
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PainlessWolf
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Re: Hello from Devon
Welcome Artyfist,
Pictures of your tank, please, when you receive it. We love Shermans around here. Industrial works of art on tracks. Don't let our Mr. Bix shy you away from them.
regards,
Painless
Pictures of your tank, please, when you receive it. We love Shermans around here. Industrial works of art on tracks. Don't let our Mr. Bix shy you away from them.
regards,
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Re: Hello from Devon
The "Shermic-Cube"
Go your hardest mate, if is important enough for you to ask- its important enough for us to answer
Go your hardest mate, if is important enough for you to ask- its important enough for us to answer
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
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Estnische
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Re: Hello from Devon
Shermans? Tiger fodder!
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silversurfer1947
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Re: Hello from Devon
Regarding BB or IR, it all depends. At Bristol Armoured Division, no BB firing is allowed. Our tank battles all use the Tamiya IR sytem. As purchased, the Torro IR System is not compatible, so whatever happens, if you wish to battle, it will mean fitting a replacement control board. This in turn will mean the purchase of a transmitter and receiver. At yesterday's meet, we did make one discovery. With a Clark board fitted, a tank with a Taigen receiver was capable of taking hits. Whether or not this will apply to a Torro IR, we would need a tank to find out.
The BB tank is cheaper and you would be more than welcome to trundle it round our battlefield until you decide what to do. There are other members of the club much more experienced than me who can give you more (and probably better) advice.
The BB tank is cheaper and you would be more than welcome to trundle it round our battlefield until you decide what to do. There are other members of the club much more experienced than me who can give you more (and probably better) advice.
Richard
Tamiya Tiger 1, Taigen FlakPanzer IV,Torro M16 half-track, Tamiya Panther,WSN/Torro T34,Taigen M41 Bulldog,H/l/Taigen Sherman M4A3,H/L T90, Haya M3 Grant, Metal Origins 234/2 Puma, Nashorn by Alwyn. I was only going to have one tank - honest!
Tamiya Tiger 1, Taigen FlakPanzer IV,Torro M16 half-track, Tamiya Panther,WSN/Torro T34,Taigen M41 Bulldog,H/l/Taigen Sherman M4A3,H/L T90, Haya M3 Grant, Metal Origins 234/2 Puma, Nashorn by Alwyn. I was only going to have one tank - honest!
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Re: Hello from Devon
Hi Artyfist
Welcome to the forum.
Welcome to the forum.
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