Beobachtungsbereich - CF Tanker

[Beobachtungsbereich]

New to the forum.

Bit of a back ground on me. Been in the Cdn Forces for a 22 years. Been in a tank crew for most of them.

Done a few of tours, last couple in Afghanistan and the last one I was a tank commander of a Leo2A6(M) bombing around Zhari/ Panjwaii in Kandahar province.

Seen some stuff, did some stuff...delivered a few 120mm rounds to some people who deserved it. Still finding poo dust in my kit. LOL

New to the RC tank hobby. Looking to upgrade and make my 1/16 scale PzKwIV Aus G a bit more realistic.

Regards

[mcevoyi]

hi there Beo

and welcome to the club ... most of us are model makes of some kind and would love to do a lot more canadian armour form ww2 and modern too

best wishes

iain

[sparks]

Hi Beo,
Welcome to the forum
sparks

[Dietrich]

Hi Beobachtungsbereich,
Welcome to the Forum . Nice to have a 'Serving Tanker' as a new member. There is a 'search box' in the top right hand corner of the main banner, and if you have any questions then just post them any you can guarantee that somone will be along shortly who can answer the question or to point you in the right direction.
Alb.

[Saxondog]

Welcome to the forum, Interesting background. Look forward to your build. Have you considered the Leo as a build subject? A few guys have them on this forum.

Saxondog

[STEINER]

Welcome to the forum, Have you any pics of your Leo that you can show us here on the forum.
Cheers

[Beobachtungsbereich]

Here you go. I was just outside a little town called Sai Choy in Zhari district.

[Saxondog]

The Antenna are very interesting,the center one has three canisters are they some type of frequency synthesizers ,or some type of amplifiers? Of course don't give away any military secrete ,but a similar issue is German Command tanks used two radio sets and a distinctive antenna,is this picture an example of a command tank?

The canvas command hatch cover is this detail a field modification or a standard desert issue detail? We just don't have alot of first hand armor warfare accounts,and for the modeller these details are important.

Tamiya Leopard.jpg (29.62 KiB) Viewed 812 times

Hobby Engine Leopard 2A5 2A6.jpg (8.03 KiB) Viewed 812 times

[Beobachtungsbereich]

The Antenna are very interesting,the center one has three canisters are they some type of frequency synthesizers ,or some type of amplifiers? Of course don't give away any military secrete ,but a similar issue is German Command tanks used two radio sets and a distinctive antenna,is this picture an example of a command tank?

Dude, they are empty water bottles to hold glowsticks for night ops. Every panzer had them and every panzer had 3 antennas. It's called redundancy, and in a firefight your antennas are open to being hit, it's good to have redundancy.

The canvas command hatch cover is this detail a field modification or a standard desert issue detail? We just don't have alot of first hand armor warfare accounts,and for the modeller these details are important.

It's an umbralla and comes as standard issue with the Barracuda kit. When the noon day sun peaks at temps of 50C or more outside and well over 65C inside, a little shade allows the crew to be combat effective. Looks gay as hell, but 57C out and 45C in the shade....

Tamiya Leopard.jpg

Hobby Engine Leopard 2A5 2A6.jpg

When I save the cash I'll be getting one and doing it up like my old ride. I'm doing one now in 1:35 and it's costing me a shitload.

Regards

[Saxondog]

Thanks fo the insight, the RC TANKS as you can tell do not reflect the realism of the practical side of the real tanks. I posted the pictures because of the differences in the two offerings,150.00 for Hobby engine version and of course the overprice 850.00 for the Tamiya.

Their are many upgrades,and I'm sure we all understand the cost effects,3 years for me and 4 tanks later. My first a Heng Long Tiger cost alot by the time I had replicated the tank I was modelling.

Enjoy the forum, Saxondog