Hi, from a long time lurker

[kernewek]

Hi everyone, Craig here. I'm a Brit, originally from Cornwall but living and working in France for the past 20 years or so.

I started modelling back in the late 70s just before secondary school, the time-honoured way with various Airfix kits and small pots of enamel applied by brush. That kept me occupied for a couple of years and then I moved onto other interests.

Fast forward 40-odd years and my teenage sons are becoming interested in the military and WW2 in particular. One of them sends me a link to some RC tank sites and shortly after I pick up a used Heng Long Tiger off our local free ad website just for the fun of it ... and so it began

Currently have four tanks: two Tigers, one of which I'm laboriously trying to turn into an early Pz.Abt 502 survivor, and a pair of HL Jagdpanther pro versions which were too cheap to pass up when Motion RC were selling 'em off a while back. I've plans for all four which will probably take years to complete, but I guess there's no real hurry.

Thanks for creating this forum, and happy tanking to all

[Stormbringer]

hi and welcome aboard

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning!
Welcome to the Forum! Pics of your Tanks when you get the Time, please. We love to chat and kick the Virtual Road Wheels around here. Only 4 Tanks? *chuckles* Involvement and the Amazing Variety available nowadays will soon resolve that.
regards,
Painless Wolf

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Hello, kernewek! I am glad your sons are taking an interest in history. In my senility, I am leaning that nowadays the young consider even the Vietnam War to be old-timey. Gulp! At four tanks, you are on a good start, and how grand to have your sons join in! Along with Painless, I, too, would enjoy pictures when you get a chance.

[Martin2556]

Hi & welcome to the forum

[kernewek]

Thanks for the welcome chaps. I won’t bore you with pics of my three presently standard HL panzers, but here are a couple of work in progress images of the 502 Tiger I’m slowly putting together. Currently fitting an alloy rear panel as the original is a tad warped and the gaps around the edges were atrocious.

[tankme]

Welcome to the forum.

[michaelwhittmann]

hello from NJ, USA.

[Meter rat]

Hello and welcome from Argyle and Bute. That is some commitment and skilled metal work on the rear of that Tiger. I am surprised Mr Chef, who is our current Tiger botherer in residence, has not been along and introduced himself.

[MrChef]

Welcome to he forum Kevin.

Lot's to do on the Heng Long Tiger I and plenty posted on this forum sharing details.

Don't mind Mr. Rat he has a continuing internal conflict with Tigers. But believe it or not he has been known to have a few and does impressive work as well.

I have a hate/hate relationship with metal but looks like you've got the knack.