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If you had the machinery this is not a big task. From what I see of the vid it looks like they contract out the parts and just assemble. They are nice tanks though.
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Oh, I want one of those with a paint ball gun. By the day’s end all the Prairie Dogs around here would look like hippies in tie die.
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Within the first minute or so of the video there's a person using a claw hammer to work on a cupola.... :-(
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Claw hammer? That's nothing! You should see what I routinely come across everyday in factories &/or construction projects around here.
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I can't get on my Youtube account right now but those of us in the know should be answering people's questions in the comments / promoting 1/16! I'm seeing plenty of questions like 'wow where can I get something like that!?' and 'wow if only they had BB shooting ones...'
Get on it folks!
Get on it folks!
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As you say Jerry, there is always one Prize idiot.
I liked the part where one chap is using a vice to press two parts together, the very few people who I have spoken to who own Metal box models as in 2 people both had to replace speed controllers and various other parts also some of the mechanics are not first rate.
Building a model from scratch is far from simple especially when you have to design every last component before you can even begin to manufacture the model
I liked the part where one chap is using a vice to press two parts together, the very few people who I have spoken to who own Metal box models as in 2 people both had to replace speed controllers and various other parts also some of the mechanics are not first rate.
Building a model from scratch is far from simple especially when you have to design every last component before you can even begin to manufacture the model
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In 1/16th scale a .45 caliber barrel would be a 182.88mm cannon. Have you ever noticed that an airsoft unit is approximately the same shape as a .25 caliber automatic? I think it would be a VERY bad idea to put anything dangerous in our tanks. Imagine what the hobby would be like with the ATF breathin' down our necks. They may be for girls but I'll stick with paintballs and bbs. Besides, what's wrong with girls? I like girls!
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In 1/16th scale a .45 caliber barrel would be a 182.88mm cannon. Have you ever noticed that an airsoft unit is approximately the same shape as a .25 caliber automatic? I think it would be a VERY bad idea to put anything dangerous in our tanks. Imagine what the hobby would be like with the ATF breathin' down our necks. They may be for girls but I'll stick with paintballs and bbs. Besides, what's wrong with girls? I like girls!
I lived in California in the early 80's and there was an outfit there I believe in northern Cal that sold an all-metal tank that ran on gasoline engines. I was poor as dirt at the time but man did I want one of those. The company probably didn't last long and the tank probably would have gone through parts pretty quickly. By now it would have been a huge paperweight for decades probably.
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Before I dropped 8 grand on one of these, I would want to make sure they got the reliability issue fixed. Transporting a heavy tank for 5 minutes of running would grow old fast!!!!!!
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At first I thought .... no way am I gonna spend 30 minutes watching this .... but I got hooked after a minute or so. Very interesting, I enjoyed watching it. I would like to spend a day or two at that facility just watching, looking around and checking everything out. Thanks
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That would have been me. JC Scale Armor. I was selling Maier Panthers and Seiki Tigers. They were ( and are ) glow engine powered models.
Yeah, shooting anything from a tank beyond light, sound or harsh language is a major mistake in my opinion, just my opinion however in my models I practice it
religiously. I'm no stranger to firearms, I just strongly feel they don't have any place in RC armor.
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That would have been me. JC Scale Armor. I was selling Maier Panthers and Seiki Tigers. They were ( and are ) glow engine powered models.
Yeah, shooting anything from a tank beyond light, sound or harsh language is a major mistake in my opinion, just my opinion however in my models I practice it
religiously. I'm no stranger to firearms, I just strongly feel they don't have any place in RC armor.
Jerry
Yeah, shooting anything from a tank beyond light, sound or harsh language is a major mistake in my opinion, just my opinion however in my models I practice it
religiously. I'm no stranger to firearms, I just strongly feel they don't have any place in RC armor.
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Excellent suggestion !!!! If a tank can be equipped with engine, cannon and machine gun sounds, why not rotten language comments when it is hit and knocked out of action ----- the ultimate realism !!!
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Very Cool...
Though the Teenage Boy in me says Hell Yeah to Live Firing RC Tanks...
The Rest of me says "Be Quiet, and Go To Your Room!"...
I would be interested in buying some 1/6 Scale Panzer II Suspension Parts from these guys...
Lets Be Safe Out There...
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Though the Teenage Boy in me says Hell Yeah to Live Firing RC Tanks...
The Rest of me says "Be Quiet, and Go To Your Room!"...
I would be interested in buying some 1/6 Scale Panzer II Suspension Parts from these guys...
Lets Be Safe Out There...
-gus
Last edited by Augustus1967; 10-24-2014 at 02:11 PM.
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Let’s be clear here by placing a weapon in an RC tank would convert it from a mere model to a mobile weapons platform, this in the hands of the local nutter would be lethal and also highly illegal, if you are in doubt take some drawings to the local police station informing them of what you intend to build, I’m sure they would be delighted to discuss ways of improving firepower.
There are enough nutjobs brainwashed enough to try this sort of thing don’t give them ideas.
There are enough nutjobs brainwashed enough to try this sort of thing don’t give them ideas.