introduction
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:41 am
Hi everybody,
thought i did this earlier but obviously did'nt save it so here go's! Im new to this forum but not completely new to R/C Tanks, i have owned several down through the years including 3 Tamiya Kingtigers, 2 Tiger 1 full options, a sherman and a half built Leopard 2A6 i was building for someone else but sadly never completed.
I Considered myself a competent modeller but after seeing some of the builds on here, im now firmly back in the amateur ranks. I can weather and paint to a reasonable standard but im no scratch builder or model engineer and have never dabbled with the fiddly brass stuff to date.
Like many i have been out of the hobby for far too long due to the usual excuses, Work commitments, Carpet monsters Etc but im gearing up for what i hope will be an awesome Tiger 1 Late varient build, complete with Tamiya upper hull and super detailed turret, Asiatam lower hull, metal tracks, 3.1 gear box and Tamiya electronics aswell as a host of after market metal!
I'll keep you posted but for the moment im still gathering parts and referance material for a zimmed up late beast.
Just as a parting shot, i am lucky enough to travel extensively in my work and i have visited many great places along the way including French tank museum at Saumur, Panzer museum Munster, the KT at La Gleize in Belguim and i've clambered all over the Late Tiger 1 at Vimoutier in Normandy (quite a unique exhibit) as you really do get to climb all over it and jump up and down without being told off!
I Have been interested in Armour, particularly WW2 German armour since i was a small boy and the interest has never gone away ,although it has taken the odd lenghty holiday shall we say.
Good to say hello, look forward to collecting ideas and advice from all the excellant fellow modellers on here.
Best regards,
Stu
thought i did this earlier but obviously did'nt save it so here go's! Im new to this forum but not completely new to R/C Tanks, i have owned several down through the years including 3 Tamiya Kingtigers, 2 Tiger 1 full options, a sherman and a half built Leopard 2A6 i was building for someone else but sadly never completed.
I Considered myself a competent modeller but after seeing some of the builds on here, im now firmly back in the amateur ranks. I can weather and paint to a reasonable standard but im no scratch builder or model engineer and have never dabbled with the fiddly brass stuff to date.
Like many i have been out of the hobby for far too long due to the usual excuses, Work commitments, Carpet monsters Etc but im gearing up for what i hope will be an awesome Tiger 1 Late varient build, complete with Tamiya upper hull and super detailed turret, Asiatam lower hull, metal tracks, 3.1 gear box and Tamiya electronics aswell as a host of after market metal!
I'll keep you posted but for the moment im still gathering parts and referance material for a zimmed up late beast.
Just as a parting shot, i am lucky enough to travel extensively in my work and i have visited many great places along the way including French tank museum at Saumur, Panzer museum Munster, the KT at La Gleize in Belguim and i've clambered all over the Late Tiger 1 at Vimoutier in Normandy (quite a unique exhibit) as you really do get to climb all over it and jump up and down without being told off!
I Have been interested in Armour, particularly WW2 German armour since i was a small boy and the interest has never gone away ,although it has taken the odd lenghty holiday shall we say.
Good to say hello, look forward to collecting ideas and advice from all the excellant fellow modellers on here.
Best regards,
Stu
