The rules are here: http://www.rctankcombat.com/rules/
Plenty of info on tanks already built here: http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/ Plenty of how-to's: http://www.rctankcombat.com/articles/ And yes, these tanks are scratch-built, except for one or two converted RC toys. Ben On 16/08/09 6:38 PM, "Achtung Bill" <[email protected]> wrote: > > What rules are we talking about? > > On Aug 1, 9:09 pm, Gregory Pwneror <[email protected]> wrote: >> Welcome Human, >> I would recommend a Tiger too, the only problem is that there's heaps in the >> hobby already. A panther would work quite well too. I would recommend >> building a Super Heavy Tank, but I believe they are against the rules, as >> the vehicles have to have been in production. You could always build a >> support vehicle, armored car or fixed artillery. Artillery is probably the >> easiest to make, the most expensive thing in it would be the paintball >> marker. >> >> -Gregory >> >> On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: >>> First of all, welcome. Hmmm....starter kit? Not sure exactly what you >>> mean there, but any "kit" in the size of vehicles we dabble in would be kind >>> of expensive. I bought a 1/35 scale model and took measurements off of it. >>> Then I multiplied the measurements by 35 and divided that by 6 to get to 1/6 >>> scale (yes, I know there is some number to multiply the measurement by to >>> get directly to 1/6 scale but I personally didn't use it). I would choose a >>> tank that is somewhat large (small tanks as a first tank can cause issues >>> with fitting everything in the chassis). I would also build a tank that >>> doesn't have too many curves or wierd features that are hard to build. My >>> tanks are built using a table saw, drill press (and hand drill), grinder, >>> miter saw, dremel, and a jig saw. If I were you, I would start out with a >>> material like wood since it's cheap and fairly forgiving. Other than that, >>> look at how some of the tanks are constructed on the rctankcombat website to >>> get some ideas on good and bad designs. It took like a year and a half for >>> me to build my first vehicle. I'm building a second one and it will be >>> mobile by the end of this weekend after only a month and a half. And by all >>> means ask questions of the group. Personally I would build something like a >>> JSU-152, a Jadgpanther, or a Jadgtiger as a beginner, but that's just me. >>> Tank destroyers like those have gobs of room in them. >> >>> Derek >>> T065 >> >>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Achtung Bill <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>>> Well I am new to the R/C tank hobby, but I have been building armor >>>> kits forever and of course I like the German WW2 panzers just like >>>> everyone else. I would like to know what a good starter kit would be. >> >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
