Me and my lad

[Gazbo]

Howdo !
I posted a question, before I introduced myself !
Sorry about that. this is my first ever forum - anywhere !
(took me all my time to suss out how to post in the first place! haha.)
Anyway.
I am Gary Armitage. I'm 55 this month. I'm a mechanical fitter, at a chemical factory in west Yorkshire, UK.
My son Dan is 18, and is a trained Tree surgeon.
About 7 years ago, my workmate promised me a Tank, for me to practice my airbrushing on(another hobby I'm not yet good at).
I didn't expect much really. He said it didn't work, and the kids had lost the controller (Tranny). I was surprised when it turned out to be ( I think) a HL Mk1 Abrams, 1:16.(I was expecting airfix / corgi, or something around that scale. (I'd never seen an RC tank before at this stage)
Barrel was snapped (red light in muzzle type), and one track was missing. I bought a new set of tracks, and glued the barrel back on.
(Just realised - I still haven't attempted a paint job on it !)
Long story short, I decided to stick a multicore up it's jacksie, and rigged up a wired remote from spares / switches etc. from within the bowels of my workshop. It worked !
We had a good few hours of fun with that tank.
I have flown model Aircraft with Dewsbury M.A.C. for years, and also built a royal navy ship from plans,but had never thought of tanks - until then.
'Er indoors (Chemical Helen) then bought me the HL Tiger 1 for Xmas. (smoke and sound, with bb gun, but old board type)
Dan then got a basic HL Walker bulldog, and his cousin, a Snow leopard. I built a bridge for the garden, and a bombed out building/ with german radio set and some oil drums etc, just for fun.
That was all about7 years ago ! All got shelved, as work commitments/weather limited our time.
Now we are at it again, bought 2 new (Proper 3000 Nicd) batteries, and I've just begun an attempt at weathering. I was looking at the beautiful photo's on this site, when I realised someone may know about a fault on my bb gun, so I joined today, and promptly posted my question. After the rather pleasant rollicking from Jarndice (Thanks for that)
I am now, hopefully, putting the record straight)
Thanks for letting me join guys. There may not be too much forthcoming from me for a while, I'm learning from the bottom up, but I'm sure I'm better off by being a member here, and if I do have any useful info - I'll be glad to share it with you guys. Best regards. Gazbo

[jtracks]

Welcome to the forum and to the world of rc tanks. Most important, have fun with the tanks and ask all the questions you may have.

[HERMAN BIX]

G'day Mr Gazbo, welcome along to the land of unicorns & tropical paradices.................

Well, that would be the case if we didnt bust out all our moolah on tanks

Ask away mate, I'm sure you have things good enough to ask- so its good enough for us to answer..............
Pictures when you can, though depending on your computer navigation skills, that can be a question in itself !!
Did me in for a while until I gave up & asked................ohhh, a person like an 18year old son that is most likely an X-box mechanic in his spare time

Tiger 1(like you already )

[Gazbo]

Thanks guys. I will post some pics, but 'ang on a while. I haven't got going yet ! haha.
PC skill are ok Herman BIX, so should manage that bit ok. just need to do some after's for the "before and Afters" if that makes sense !
Now then, where's me paint gone ? .....