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[morph1155]

Hello all, I'm Paul aka Morph1155. I'm soo new to RC tanking that until I joined these forums (5th Oct) I didnt know that RC tanking was anything more than kids with toys....now I see its bigger kids with better toys

Anyway I've done some model tanks in the past 1:72 scale and such, and have done quite a lot of custom model building for warhammer 40k sci-fi style tanks. My passion is WW2 tanks and I'm still trying to take in the whole RC scene, so far I have nothing except a few youtube clips. I'm currently in the North Manchester area but in a couple of weeks I'll be in my new place in East Lancashire (thats United Kingdom for those not familiar with it)

The only question I have...and this is quite a broad question which is a lot to do with personal preference than anything but....my question is what is an ideal started tank for someone 'breaking in' to the hobby?

[littletankman]

Hi mate it all depends on the depth of your wallet . My first tank was the Heng Long Tiger . Now starting this thread you will get the Heng Long V Tamiya question start . I personaly like Heng Long as I and others on here chop them up improve and alter them with all the after market upgrades . Or you can just run them as they are . I do have Tamiyas to and on a quality level they are a lot better . But this is reflected in the price . The Heng Long Pershing gets mentioned as a good start tank but ive never had one myself . But the Heng Long Tigers good as is the Panther G ( but make sure you buy the Panther G not the old what we call 'Pantiger') and then theres the smaller ones like the Pz.III and Stug III . Speak to Dave hes on here as Forgebear . Ive bought many from him and you get an excelent service .

[Wizzard033]

Welcome morph1155 !

...and to ad to what littletankman has already stated, you might want to consider the upgrades available for a particular model or if you have the ability to custom build components for one. Also, Where you chose to run your tank as a "carpet basher" doesn't need to be as bullet proof as one you plan to run out in the elements.

[[ICE]monkey]

hi and welcome to the forum , for your first tank i would go hl over tamiya just incase this hobbies not for you , that way youve spent less money, and i would go for a PIII , great runner out of the box and again cheaper
regards, ice

[morph1155]

Thanks for the welcome guys, and the advice....another question I have is...how do I find groups in my area. I understand there are meets and such...shows and all that to attend but how do I actually find them??