Well the closest people for you are a lot closer than mine, I'd have to go several thousand kilometers just to find a single rc tank, since sadly, im the only new zealander that posts here. -Greg
On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Chris Malton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Callum, depends on your definition on near. I'm in Chelmsford, Essex. > I don't class Cambridgeshire as too far. Obviously, the situation may > well be different for you, however, I'm just saying. > > As for what you build, as long as it looks VAGUELY like what the army > used or uses, I'm not going to complain. We've had all sorts of > variations on designs to make them easier to build. Heck, my Challenger > looks complete rubbish compared to the ACTUAL thing. But it's vaguely > right (and a BIT of a monster), so it's OK. > > As for when you start building, set aside half an hour, enough ply or > MDF or whatever you plan to use to get started (doesn't need a lot to > get started), and just start to build a bit. Don't think about the > whole thing. Just think about getting a little bit done here, and a > little more done there, and soon you'll find you can put bits together, > and you end up with a tank or SV or whatever you build. > > You don't need to buy everything at once, mine has been a case of buying > stuff as and when I need it. > > Chris > > On 01/01/2009 10:19, [email protected] wrote: > > From what I can see there is no-one near me. Oh well. I haven't > > started building because of a lack of tools and funds but somepoint I > > will get building. I wanted to build a kubelwagen but with my tools it > > will probably end up being a quadbike. Small but good for speed. > > > > On Dec 22 2008, 3:58 pm, Chris Malton<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Joules, > >> Welcome to the list. Your first few posts will get moderated > by the > >> guys in charge, but after a certain number of posts you get allowed to > >> post freely (as I understand it). > >> > >> As far as we know, there's nobody else in the Yorkshire area.... nearest > >> to you is the guys from Manchester - Neil and Pete (pureteenlard), but > >> that could easily change. 6 months ago, we didn't even have a battle > >> site in the south of the country, but now we have a site that works out > >> for most people. > >> > >> As for sourcing paintball stuff, that's not too bad. There's some > >> decent suppliers in the northern parts of the county. The cheapest by > >> far is Planet Eclipse (http://www.planeteclipse.co.uk). > >> > >> Best of luck with whatever you want to build. Pick something and start > >> building it. That's probably the best way to get started. And once you > >> do that, you will probably realise just how much fun can be had. > >> > >> Chris "Another UK builder! Wahoo!" M > >> > >> On 21/12/2008 22:20, Joules wrote: > >> > >>> Hi guys, > >>> anyone in the Yorkshire area like to team up and spread > >>> the load in designing and building a tank or two. I have access to a > >>> cnc router that could rattle off ply parts (upto 1m long in one > >>> pass). I use a package called Rhino for all my 3D modeling. Been > >>> looking at all the battle videos, and this looks a whole lot of fun. > >>> Whats availability of paint ball gun parts like in the UK ? > >>> Joules > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
