Theres a few in australia.
On Jan 4, 5:58 am, "Gregory Pwneror" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
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