RCU Forums - View Single Post - Need 'German' Ground Target for my Vortac Bomb Dropping 1/8 P-47
Old 07-10-2010, 07:59 PM
  #1  
CorsairJock
My Feedback: (90)
 
CorsairJock's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Parchment, MI
Posts: 3,219
Received 6 Likes on 6 Posts
Default Need 'German' Ground Target for my Vortac Bomb Dropping 1/8 P-47

I've been looking into R/C tanks appropriately sized to act as ground targets for my 1/8 scale Top Flite P-47. I've seen a number of 1/16 scale ones that come with airsoft shooting 'cannon', but they would probably appear to be too small to look right with my P-47. Price is usually under $100 shipped:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tiger-Tank-Airso...item3a5cbf2ad4

Then, I spotted this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/32-Giant-Panzer-...item255bc36701

IF, as they claim, it is 32" inches long (I assume counting the 'cannon'): that would make it about 1/10 scale, which would be close enough for my purposes. I would have my wife 'drive' it onto the runway, so that I (and others) could buzz it and 'attack' it with bombs. Price is slightly over $100 shipped, which seems like a pretty fair price if it is all they claim.

But, the big question is: is it really that big? anyone have any experience with these?

1st picture is the 1/16 Tiger I, 2nd is the '32" Panzer':

Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version

Name:	Hf97809.jpg
Views:	15
Size:	22.9 KB
ID:	1465920   Click image for larger version

Name:	Yw67217.jpg
Views:	18
Size:	24.5 KB
ID:	1465921