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Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 2:23 pm
by imthatguy
Hi folks,
My name's Matthew and I've been into scale building for some time now, though never touched a military kit. I've been primarily into 1:10th scale radio control 4x4's. Toyota's, Land Rover's, etc. I've always appreciated the detail work and getting as close to 1:1 as possible, so naturally the idea of a tank kit was definitely appealing.
This forum has a wealth of knowledge and I'm very excited to delve into it. For my first build, I'm going for the Tamiya Leo 1A4 and plan on converting it to a C1. Seeing that I'm Canadian, and born in '77, it seemed like a good fit. I've done some limited research already, and I think the K11 conversion kit is likely the way to go for getting this older model kit to RC. If I'm off in that assumption, please let me know.
Finally, here's a few photos of some of the scale truck builds I've done, enjoy!
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:48 pm
by jeff1101
Nice! Like it.
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:36 pm
by Red Devils
Welcome to the forum Matt. Great looking 4x4's, especially the jeep. Great choice on you first build, if you need any close-up shots of the Leo 1 drop me a request, there's a squadrons worth two buildings down from me. Enjoy...
Derek
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:45 pm
by imthatguy
Red Devils wrote:Welcome to the forum Matt. Great looking 4x4's, especially the jeep. Great choice on you first build, if you need any close-up shots of the Leo 1 drop me a request, there's a squadrons worth two buildings down from me. Enjoy...
Derek
That's a great offer, thanks very much Derek. I will certainly look you up when the need strikes!
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:49 am
by dgsselkirk
Hi Matt! Welcome! nice to see anther local
If you want check out CanAm Tank Club. We just had a great battleday today! the club has a few Leo's lurking. This site is the best resource I've come across. Just picked up the bug again after 20 yrs. and having a blast!
Dean
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:21 am
by imthatguy
dgsselkirk wrote:Hi Matt! Welcome! nice to see anther local
If you want check out CanAm Tank Club. We just had a great battleday today! the club has a few Leo's lurking. This site is the best resource I've come across. Just picked up the bug again after 20 yrs. and having a blast!
Dean
Heh, I've checked out that forum as well! Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely look around a bit more.
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 4:26 am
by MichaelC
Welcome Matt ! Good to have more local guys around. Let me know when you need to source parts in the Big Smoke.
MichaelC
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:51 am
by lliw180
Gday Matthew good work mate I like the Volvo c303 in particular. If you have any pic from the build you should do a build thred on that . look fowrd to seing you post on the Tamiya Leo. And when you say ( K11 conversion kit is likely ) are you talking about a 1/35 covertion to rc ? anyway welcome to the forum
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:33 am
by jarndice
Mathew welcome to the forum, I was amazed when you said you were embarking upon the Leo as your build, whatevers the matter with you, everyone starts with a Tiger 1, no good will come from originality such as this. seriously, what a relief, keep us up to date with it and of course any questions ASK, we like questions, it allows us to show our collective knowledge. enjoy, as though you need to be told. shaun
Re: Heavy Metal Noob
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:48 am
by sparks
Hi Matthew,
Welcome to the forum
Nice collection.
sparks