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				introducing myself
				Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 5:05 pm
				by ironmantom
				Hi there
my name is tom
im from stanley, co. durham, uk
I dont yet own any tanks, ive been racing 1/32 slot cars for a few years and fancy getting into something bigger, ive just been looking at the cheaper heng long stuff to start with does anyone have any reccomendations?
cheers
tom
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 7:59 pm
				by Hein SA
				Welcome Tom!
I'm more into scratch building, but here is a lot of folks who can help you with your first purchase 

 
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 4:39 pm
				by ruben2005
				
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 4:43 pm
				by Scooby
				Welcome to the forum Tom!
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 7:26 pm
				by sparks
				Hi Tom,
Welcome to the forum  
 
sparks
 
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 9:52 am
				by mt 1
				welcome to the forum 

 
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 12:53 pm
				by ironmantom
				thanks for the welcomes guys. been having a good browse through the forums on here, really looking forward to getting my hands on a tank and applying some zimmerit lol
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 5:55 pm
				by Saxondog
				Welcome Tom, First tanks a hard choice with so many fine tanks now on the market. Are you considering I/R battle? Most seem to start with the Tiger, but the Panther G and Jagdpanther also make fine first tanks and all three were Zimmerite coated at some point in their deployment.
Saxondog
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 5:55 pm
				by Saxondog
				Welcome Tom, First tanks a hard choice with so many fine tanks now on the market. Are you considering I/R battle? Most seem to start with the Tiger, but the Panther G and Jagdpanther also make fine first tanks and all three were Zimmerite coated at some point in their deployment.
Saxondog
			 
			
					
				Re: introducing myself
				Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 9:21 pm
				by ironmantom
				I do like the jadgpanther, but, I think for a first tank I want something with a moving gun. Ive always liked the tiger more than the panther so that will probably be a first choice. I am also considering a sherman but my first choice will more than likely be a german tank. I am not really a fan of russian tanks. 
I have considered I/R but unless there are other people in my area to battle i will stick to BB's to start with as i can mess about with that in the back yard by myself.