----- Original Message ----- From: Dana Lowell To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:29 AM Subject: [Armornut's RC Armor Hut] Tank Fan Report: Sunday at Danville (9/7/08)
On Sunday eight die-hard tankers battled for a third day in a row! We finished Doug's Team Competition battles for valuable certificates from the museum PX. And we enjoyed an extended lunch to tell all kinds of stories with the gang. It was a very pleasant day with a very enjoyable hobby. A great bunch of guys. One thing I noticed was that on Friday Quinn and his father John were "the newbies", but by Sunday they had become strong and dependable wingmen in battle. Everybody really helped them along "the RC tank learning curve" all weekend, until they were nearly as capable of scoring hits and kills as any of us veterans out there. That was cool. More pics! I was busy battling all day, but I made a point to at least snap a few more photos: Here is "Jersey" Bob Held's motorpool at his workbench...a good variety of vehicles: http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2792.jpg Bob tested the wireless video camera on his 222. This little car weighs about ten pounds! http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2764.jpg Of course, Willy ran more of his trucks Sunday...this one I called "Mad Max"! http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2769.jpg Here Willy uses a custom conversion forklift to place a motor onto a Pershing: http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2773.jpg Doug Gasser did another outstanding job as the facilitator of this AAF RC Battle event. I include a shot of his poster here in order to point out some of the nice things about it. As you can see, tankers are encouraged to "coach" or tudor the newbies in basic RC lasertag techniques DURING some battles. (This is terrific, because ultimately, it helps make them more challenging opponents for all of us). Everything at the event is set up to be "fair and fun". And finally, the battles will be non-stop...so if you throw a track or something, the gang won't stand around waiting for you...just take your time to get your act together and join us for the NEXT battle! http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2771.jpg On Sunday we also experimented with something a little different. We controlled a couple battles using an "RC racing style" platform. Which means all 8 of us stood at one end of the battlefield on top of the old Bradley training turret! From up there we had a different perspective on the battle: http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2777.jpg Here's the bird's eye view from high up on the Bradley turret. This was an entirely new ballgame, because we could no longer depend on the "line-of-sight" style shooting that we are so accustomed to. I really enjoyed this "3rd person" view of combat! However, there were no secrets among enemies...because we were all standing side by side, and could overhear all the team tactics! http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2776.jpg This is Quinn with his 3rd place prize. He beat a lot of Danville veterans to get it. And in the team competition he even scored his first official kill! He and his dad came up from Winston-Salem, and their enthusiasm for this hobby is contagious! http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2758.jpg Well, just like on Friday and Saturday, I have one more funny story to finish with. On Sunday afternoon we were getting a little giddy from all the non-stop fun. So at the end of one battle, Doug tried to back his Panzer III over the railroad ties at the edge of the field. He ended up "popping a wheelie" and it stuck in that upright position! Then I tried the stunk with my big Tiger I, and I ended up dumping my electronics all over the floor! It was silly, yes, but I guess we were loopy from fighting about 100 battles this weekend!!! http://www.lowell.to/tanks/IMG_2788.jpg In closing, I want to thank Doug for running a totally stress-free weekend, and Karen and Bill for hosting all us fanatical tankers once again. Hey, there are plans in discussion for maybe adding more battledays sometime soon...so keep an eye out for new announcements. Meanwhile, I've got to get my tanks fixed up for Tomas' Texas battles in just two weeks!!! See "y'all" there! Dana Lowell CO H*E*A*T RC Tank Club North Carolina __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (3) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Visit Your Group Yahoo! News Get it all here Breaking news to entertainment news Biz Resources Y! Small Business Articles, tools, forms, and more. All-Bran 10 Day Challenge Join the club and feel the benefits. . __,_._,___ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
