<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--sWAP0eU6X0/UzSJp_pl15I/AAAAAAAAAJw/YDX50oI8QLU/s1600/Furnace+and+Spin+Caster.jpg> The reasons tanks in this scale are expensive is because they are ROBOT - including lots of working systems
1. Motorization 2. Suspension 3. Turret Rotation 4. Gun Elevation 5. Paintball Marker 6. Paintball feed 7. Electronic System (ESC, mixers, switches, fuse block, E-switch, ...) and in the case of optional FOA systems 8. Coaxial Laser Pointer 9. Smoker 10. Sound System Many will want to pick and chose the systems they want, but the first 7 items are required for a stable platform There are other COSTS issues that are not often recognized by the new people coming into this hobby 1. Many see the fun to build those tanks as a personal challenge to their engineering skills. They do not factor the time they think through, design, build, fail, re-build, and test. Cost of someone's OWN TIME is cheap to that individual. 2. RC Combat is not for the faint of heart! Those tanks are dealing with much more challenges against the environment that one initially thought possible. Most tanks that i have seen break down after years of service or new to the hobby are self-inflicted: Marker solenoid failing, motor burning, tracks failing, gears jammed. More systems in the tanks, more probability of failure. 3. Sixth Scale is NOT a proportional iteration of 1/16th scale or small scales... I do not believe in the $1k tank. You get what you pay for. But somebody at RC Tank Combat will prove me wrong because they are ingenious, resourceful, and have access to the occasional ESC or powerful motor for a dime. A business cannot survive on those terms. We need solid, reliable and tested systems - at reasonable costs. We also need the right material. See what FOA just purchased and installed in their warehouse! (see photo!) -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
