Hello from the North East of England.

[C.V.R.T.Andy]

Just thought my first post should be to say hello to all fellow tank enthusiast
I've been looking at getting in to r.c tanks for a while now, so thought i would read up on r.c.tanks and what's the best place to get information is from like minded people like this forum . Looks like its going to take me a while to fish through all the threads .

Well a little about me.
I'm Andy 42 and love anything military in real scale and miniature. But have a big love for military land rovers.
At the minute i don't have an r.c.tank but will be looking at getting one when i have decided what works well and is reliable and realistic in appearance. Although i do like the jagdpanther by heng long.
Well that's enough about me, thanks for reading this dribble

[The Tank Man]

Hi there and welcome were about are you in the North east ! If your near Manchester you could bob down on October the 21 to our Rc tank club in Hyde! Regards Gary!

[C.V.R.T.Andy]

Cheers for the offer Gary but i'm in Newcastle, little bit of a stretch for me but you never know i could pop down one day in the future

[Red Devils]

Welcome to the forum Andy, have fun and good luck with the first tank.

Derek

[panzerschreck]

Hi Andy

Big hello and welcome to the forum from deepest, darkest Kernow

You couldn`t have picked a better time to join the hobby, so much great stuff is coming out on a nearly daily basis now we really are spoilt for choice

At the moment my R/C tank collection is split between (mostly) 1/16 and also 1/8 and 1/6, here`s what I reckon to them all, hope this might give you a few pointers when you come to buying your first tank:

1/16 Torro King Tiger, Professional Metal edition - 90 percent metal, superb fine detailing and paint job, fantastic indoor/outdoor runner, also comes with a wooden presentation/transport case. IR battle version with RX18 MFU fitted. My favourate 1/16 tank at the moment
1/16 Taigen M41A3 Walker Bulldog - Metal tracks, metal sprockets/idlers, heavy duty metal gearboxes plus custom paint job. Another good indoor/outdoor runner, fitted with 6 mm BB gun and RX18 MFU. A sometimes over-looked model, which is a pity as these do have a lot going for them in terms of further scope for upgrades etc - mine is done out in the style of a Warhammer 40,000 fantasy gaming tank just to be different!
1/16 Heng Long Type 99(A) MBT -Bog standard at the moment, but will be getting the usual metal upgrades in due course. That said, is a superb runner as is, very impressive size wise (bigger than my KT) and once again the level of detail straight from the box is spot on. Fitted with 6 mm BB gun and RX18 MFU. Probably joint favourate
1/16 Heng Long Pz IV F1, Custom Edition - Metal tracks, metal sprockets/idlers, metal suspension and heavy duty metal gearboxes plus custom DAK paint job. Great little runner once again, and a similar superb level of fine detail. Fitted with 6 mm BB gun and RX13 boards. I would say these make a superb first choice if you are looking to get into the hobby, as plenty of scope to upgrade or generally just tinker with!
1/16 (Heng Long donor chassis) Stug III - bought this as a one-off from a chap on ebay, has pretty much every metal upgrade available at the time fitted! Stunning level of detail, great little tank to drive. Fitted with a high intensity LED (muzzle flash simulater) and RX13 boards.

All of the above are smoke and sound, and have (with the exception of the Stug III), one or more working lights.

Now the big stuff (might want to wait a few years before considering this lot!):

Mark-1-tank 1/8 Tiger I Late Model - GRP hull/turret, metal sprockets/idlers/roadwheels, metal tracks, metal muzzle brake, brass barrel liner, metal drivers/bow gunner hatches and metal engine deck parts. Two 250 Watt electric motors with chain drives. Fitted with pyrotechnic gunfire simulator, LED for coax MG and smoke generator, plus full sound and water proofed electronics. The dogs danglers!
Model Works 1/6 M5A1 Stuart light tank - Again this is a bit of a one-off, as is fitted out with the MFU/DMD units from a Tamiya M26 Pershing, so sounds great! Had the turret interior built in by the previous owner, and I have fitted loads of Armorpax fine detail parts!

Hope all this helps, and welcome to the pleasure dome once again

[C.V.R.T.Andy]

Cheers for the info panzerschreck , i really don't know where to start on my reply but will say cheers for the info on the torro tanks . I have looked at them on ebay and thought i would be paying for a heng long with a wooden box , but 90% metal makes me think there could be a torro coming my way in the future . I like heng longs but there movement is a bit to much automated and they look light on there tracks over ruff ground, but the torro sounds a better option and heavier so will look more realistic in movement .
Regaurds 1/8 and 1/6 , i don't think that's on the cards due to budget but one big lotto win could change that .
One question i want to ask is do most people go for the bb tanks or infra red models ? .
And cheers Derek for the welcome
Regards Andy ..

[panzerschreck]

Hi Andy

From what I can gather, I think most people seem to go for the IR option, but then again I am just a big kid, hence my guilty pleasure for the BB option

[streetfighterjeff]

hi andy, i'm just down by whitby. there a a few members out and about round newcastle/ sunderland area. have you looked at rc tank regiment yet? lot of folk from here are on there as well.
jef

[C.V.R.T.Andy]

Cheers ps i think i will go for the infra-red option later and try the airsoft . But that could change as i go on, i'm like a kid in a sweet shop.
And cheers for the heads up jef will look in to that now and use the same name.

[sparks]

Hi Andy,
Welcome to the forum
sparks