As the builder of the third operational tank (T005) I guess I'm one of those "elitist old boys". The wall of shame was a joke. Maybe not as finely crafted as juggling little doggy heads was but a joke none-the- less. In hindsight I guess "Field of Unfulfilled Dreams" would have been better. Not everybody has the facilities or resources to build one of these beasts but if they have the dream or just like tank talk, all are welcome here. Everybody has an opinion about something and that opinion is bound to piss somebody off somewhere, so be prepared to get pissed off from time to time and then get over it. In the end it's just boys with their toys after all.
On another note. I wish this weekends battlers all the best. Do to a family matter this will be the first battle that I'll have to miss but my Cromwell will be in attendance thanks to Paul Pittelli. Good luck Paul and send a load of paint Franks way, and to everybody else who attends, have fun! Steve Tyng On May 28, 2:08 pm, Bill Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > That said, I can empathize with Neil. Even the "elitist old boys" are > > entitled to an opinion. It's extremely frustrating for me to see the same > > people write in for years without ever producing anything. Like Neil, I > > wonder why they bother. > > I am one of those people who have participated in this group for years > without producing anything. I came across the rctankcombat site back > in the late 90s, and I've been on and off this list (and before here, > the old mailing list) as time allowed. Only recently have I had the > means and opportunity to put together a workshop, let alone have > several grand to spare to put together a tank. Now that I'm close to > paying off the credit cards that got me through too many years of > half-time classes and full-time work, I can turn my thoughts to > actually building something. Heck, this year was supposed to be "the > year of the tank"; it has since turned into the year of "building my > nephew a death star playset because my sister can't keep a secret for > more than five minutes." :) Believe me, if I could have built one > before now, I would have. Circumstances simply didn't allow it, but I > did what I could to be a part of the community and help out those who > were building tanks. > > However, if this community is becoming the sort that thinks it's fine > to insult and look down on people who haven't had the opportunity to > build a tank, people who think the only contribution one can make to > this group is to build a tank, I'm not sure that I want to do so. > There are plenty of things I can spend my time and money doing. I'd > rather not spend them around the sort of person who thinks it's fine > to knock down people contributing to this community just because they > haven't had a chance to build a tank. > > (And, yes, "Unca Bill's gonna bring me a Death Star!" trumps building > a tank any day.) > > -- > -Bill Hamilton -- 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
