Phil I can tell you who has confirmed as definite :- Phil P , Neil R ,Pete A ,Phil D ,Claire A, and if its in Manchester Aaron L . possibles are Chris M if held on the 7-8th , James M yet to reply .
Venues :- i have a few fingers in pies in Manchester (sadly nothing good for free yet) but would like Jason to contact his farm owning friend in Surrey , However Jason is now a farther and i dont wish to pester him as he will be very busy. Id like to quote Pete here :-"Must step up the search for a good battlefield" How you getting on Pete ?? best I`ve got right now. Neil R On Jun 25, 12:44 pm, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > Going back to this topic, I'd vote for 14/15 August as I've got a > concert on evening of the 7th- could manage both possibly but better > not to. > > Do we have a venue? Who can come? > > The Hetzer is now happier- wiring problems solved (I think) and I hope > to have 2 working tanks for August. I will report on how I solved it > (a) when I'm sure I have solved it and (b) when I check which bit of > fiddling about worked! > > Phil P > > On Jun 17, 2:13 pm, neroc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think its now time to take the bull by the horns. No less than :- > > Phil P ,Neil R ,Pete A (+2 others) are gonna be battling on either > > August 7-8th or August 14-15th . it will probably be around > > Manchester / South Cheshire way. > > The next attendee to confirm will set the particular weekend as the > > rest of us can currently do either weekend. > > Accommodation is offered for the Saturday night at The Funky > > Towers ,Stockport ,Manchester. > > > Neil "Personally I would prefer to battle in the south where the rain > > is slightly warmer." R > > > On Jun 17, 12:53 pm, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hero? You say you want a hero? I'm sure I've got one somewhere. > > > Perhaps in the shed. Ah yes, there it is, under my swivel chair, but > > > it's not quite working yet. Have you got a split pin? > > > > Seriously guys I'm up for combat weekends 24th July to 22 August. > > > Charlie's Wood is available but it'd be nice to go somewhere else. > > > > Building-wise I've been installing the C6C into Hetzer T057. > > > Definitely a learning process which has taught me a lot about how r/c > > > works- I've managed to get round a mixing problem on Locust T055, > > > which uses a Futaba transmitter and Sabertooth but would only provide > > > 75% of power if mixed through 1 stick- it produces 100% now. > > > > The Hetzer now starts and runs faultlessly at about 3mph- good enough- > > > for 5-10 minutes, at which point it goes all sulky and sits at the > > > bottom of the garden making random track movements until you put it on > > > your mother-in-law's old shopping trolley and drag it back to the shed > > > for a rest. Sounds a bit like the problems Neil had with the Leopard > > > last time out. I'm checking connections and wondering about cooling > > > fans. I also need to finish installing the marker. > > > > Phil- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
