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Hello from london!

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Hello from London!.

Was into the RC tank stuff many many years ago.......10-12, had a (still do somewhere) Heng Long Tiger with the original El-Mod physics setup in it.

Looking to get back into this mostly as a modelling thing but also because RC toys are always fun, also quite into photography and motorbike stuff.
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Hello and welcome to the forum Mishka :wave:

I too love bikes (Although in my past now) and photography, although not the type of models I can post here ;)

I hope you get plenty of inspiration from our forum for future builds.

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Hi Mishka, as an ex-Londoner you have my sympathies! No, it's a great place. Any tank groups locally?
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General Jumbo01 wrote:Hi Mishka, as an ex-Londoner you have my sympathies! No, it's a great place. Any tank groups locally?
GJ

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Not a clue to be honest re local groups, just remember this place from years and years ago n saw you had the truck section which I will be hanging around a fair bit, Intend to make an 8x8 vehicle (not a tatra....not at first anyway) which will be something as far as I know different and unusual, still forming the plans in my head.
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I've been forming the plans in my head to convert this to 8x8

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Son of a gun-ner wrote:I've been forming the plans in my head to convert this to 8x8

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is that one of the Bruder ones? saw some posts mentioning them, are they roughly 1:16 then?
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Welcome along!

Bruder are 1/16 I think. Tamiya do 1/14 which is comparable.

We run a tank club/meeting in Tunbridge Wells every few months and the next one due in January.
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Yes, it is a Bruder, but I don't think you can obtain the 8 wheel ones anymore, or that length of trailer.
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Ad Lav wrote:Welcome along!

Bruder are 1/16 I think. Tamiya do 1/14 which is comparable.

We run a tank club/meeting in Tunbridge Wells every few months and the next one due in January.
Will have to let you know how I feel closer to time :) am not hugely well atm
Son of a gun-ner wrote:Yes, it is a Bruder, but I don't think you can obtain the 8 wheel ones anymore, or that length of trailer.
An interesting, getting one for a trailer to modify the hell out of could be interesting though especially if making a Tatra 8x8 as they would haul tanks about
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Welcome back into the addicted fold, Mishka (... a relapse? :lolno:). Hope you feel better soon.
A tank build, whether static or RC, is always a good distraction, I find, unless it has left the financial coffers completely empty... :haha:
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