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Anothet total newbie
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:47 pm
by Leo Part 1
Hi,
As a life long fan of 1/35 scale modelling, a former soldier and a very big tank fan I'm taking my first steps in the world of RC tanks.
I like both modern and 2nd world war armour, tanks and IFV's alike.
I have little knowledge on remote controlled gear but a fast learner and willing to learn and (later on) share knowledge on this forum.
O, and I come from The Netherlands. You know, that country that thought it could do without it's tanks and sold all of it's Leopard 2A6.....Only to regret it afterwards. And now they only lease less than 20 tanks from the Germans.
Regards,
Michiel
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 5:59 pm
by Rattlesnake road
Welcome buddy, at least the Leopards are better than the Centurions you had in the mid 70’s.
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:00 pm
by Model Builder 4
Hello Michiel and welcome to the forum
I also started modeling in 1/35 scale but then I found 1/16 rc and it is much more fun
Cheers,Lee.
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:57 pm
by Rattlesnake road
I got quite a few 1/35 for this Christmas also x2 1/16 soldiers which were under coated black today
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:54 pm
by Jimster
Welcome to the forum! Leopards are the best tank in the world! They get that from their grandfather, the Tiger 1. It’s a family trait
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:10 pm
by Leo Part 1
Jimster wrote:Welcome to the forum! Leopards are the best tank in the world! They get that from their grandfather, the Tiger 1. It’s a family trait
It sure is the best looking modern tank, in my opinion!
Model Builder 4 wrote:Hello Michiel and welcome to the forum
I also started modeling in 1/35 scale but then I found 1/16 rc and it is much more fun
Cheers,Lee.
Well, after many Leopards, Tiger and Panthers (and others) it's time for something new. At least in a bigger scale. Of course, my wife seems to have a different opinion: 'Oh, so now you are going to play with your tanks as well?"
Rattlesnake road wrote:Welcome buddy, at least the Leopards are better than the Centurions you had in the mid 70’s.
True! But what a waste of money and knowledge to sell them......
Rattlesnake road wrote:I got quite a few 1/35 for this Christmas also x2 1/16 soldiers which were under coated black today
I just had my stash increased as well, a SPz Puma, a Boxer and a M2a2. But hey, one has to save some kits for when retirement is there....
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:45 pm
by Rattlesnake road
Retired this month at 66, the youngsters where I worked began to annoy, they fudged the jobs and the managers were not really interested.
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:23 am
by dutchy
he weer een nederlander er bij.
welkom en veel plezier hier.
leopards zijn inderdaad leuk. maar wel de eerste serie.
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:52 am
by silversurfer1947
For the benefit of non-Dutch speakers, this translates as :-
hey another Dutchman there.
welcome and have fun here.
leopards are fun indeed. but the first series
Re: Anothet total newbie
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:42 pm
by 43rdRecceReg
Well, Dutchy, given that much of the Netherlands is below Sea level..
I would have thought, that swapping Leopards for submarines could make good sense.
When I used to stay with friends living in Oisterwijk, I found it hard to sleep at night for the thought of the dykes springing a BIG leak
On the plus side, though, I liked the fact that it was only necessary to pedal a bike
once, in order to
freewheel right across town