Another new chap to the forum!
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:07 pm
Hey all,
I'm new to the forum and just wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself. My first encounter with RC was in the early 90s when my parents bought me a little Jeep Cherokee (given my diabolical memory I have no idea why I remember it so clearly
) and over the years this developed in to a full-blown interest in 1/10th scale cars; culminating in the early 00s with a small collection of different vehicles, each tweaked and poked (and crashed) far too many times. There were no local clubs but I ran these models with a couple of friends and we always enjoyed ourselves.
A good eight years ago now we relocated to the Highlands and with no one to run the fun of driving a 30-40mph model sadly began to subside and eventually I began selling my models off. I haven't owned an RC model since but have always had a soft spot for them.
Military vehicles - especially from WW2 - have always been an interest for me and, well I might as well be honest; several weeks ago I took the plunge and downloaded the free-to-play game World of Tanks. Taking to the battlefield alongside iconic vehicles from the war was simply more fun than it had any right to be and I was instantly hooked. The knock-on effect? I began looking in to getting an RC tank...!
I spent a week or two researching different models and literally spent the past week umming and erring as to whether to take the plunge or not but was finally convinced after I found this forum and spent some time looking at the fantastic 'decoration' jobs some of you guys have managed with your vehicles. On Thursday, then, I placed my order for a Heng Long StuG III; the version pre-fitted with metal tracks and a metal gearbox. Having read a nifty little piece about weathering shiny metal tracks I've also ordered a bottle of gun-metal colouring solution to get me started so I eagerly await the chap from Parcelforce!
I'm looking forward to learning more about the world of radio-controlled tanks and already have a stack of questions building up!
Regards,
I'm new to the forum and just wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself. My first encounter with RC was in the early 90s when my parents bought me a little Jeep Cherokee (given my diabolical memory I have no idea why I remember it so clearly
) and over the years this developed in to a full-blown interest in 1/10th scale cars; culminating in the early 00s with a small collection of different vehicles, each tweaked and poked (and crashed) far too many times. There were no local clubs but I ran these models with a couple of friends and we always enjoyed ourselves.A good eight years ago now we relocated to the Highlands and with no one to run the fun of driving a 30-40mph model sadly began to subside and eventually I began selling my models off. I haven't owned an RC model since but have always had a soft spot for them.
Military vehicles - especially from WW2 - have always been an interest for me and, well I might as well be honest; several weeks ago I took the plunge and downloaded the free-to-play game World of Tanks. Taking to the battlefield alongside iconic vehicles from the war was simply more fun than it had any right to be and I was instantly hooked. The knock-on effect? I began looking in to getting an RC tank...!
I spent a week or two researching different models and literally spent the past week umming and erring as to whether to take the plunge or not but was finally convinced after I found this forum and spent some time looking at the fantastic 'decoration' jobs some of you guys have managed with your vehicles. On Thursday, then, I placed my order for a Heng Long StuG III; the version pre-fitted with metal tracks and a metal gearbox. Having read a nifty little piece about weathering shiny metal tracks I've also ordered a bottle of gun-metal colouring solution to get me started so I eagerly await the chap from Parcelforce!
I'm looking forward to learning more about the world of radio-controlled tanks and already have a stack of questions building up!
Regards,
.Good lot of guys we have here 
.With the stug111 try some MIG Pigments they look great when there on...Kind Regards....Brian
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