Colleagues,
as far as discussion has been started several things are to be set up (as I understand) by this International Organization and actual proposals for future standards:
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ERICSCOTT (USA)</div>
1. Setting up the universaland standartized platform of performance of RCTank Models
2.International standards should be adopted to held WORLDand Regional competitions.A ‘KISS’ (keep it simple stupid) approach is a logical way to proceed in this respect.
3. Whatever platform of battlesystem is accepted, all the advantages and disadvantages of that system have to be accepted by the organization as ‘legal’.
We could suggest the manufacturer have a
LED intensity setting for class of
tank, i.e. switching to heavy would increase range OR register 2 hits on one shot for instance. This would alleviate any tampering of the detector and put the setting where it should be - on the
circuit board.
SEVOBLAST (USA)
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; text-align: left; border-left: medium none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; text-decoration: none">I would foresee an international organization that accepts clubs and individuals, with a broad guideline for tank competitions, just a general outline of what can and can not run. Exceptions of course should be made for first timers, as they are usually at the beginning of the learning curve. I would suggest a simple speed chart of max on road speed as the allowable speed for each tank, and a simple equipment test, IOW test the emitter and receiver, and how many hits the tank takes to die. Rivet counting as to 'your Sherm has upgraded armour as a field mod and therefore you have to reduce your speed by 1.3362 MPH' don't cut it. We have to be reasonable and fair to all
</div>Another option to consider it two or three levels of combat competitions,
- beginners,
- intermediate,
- Master Class, with the rules and regs needed for each.
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; text-align: left; border-left: medium none; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; overflow: hidden; border-top: medium none; border-right: medium none; text-decoration: none">I'm not talking of an organization with draconian rules of membership and competitions, but more of an umbrella organization for all of us.
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LPOSTER(NORWAY)
Setting up standardized rules for championship matches.
C4ISTAR (USA)
After the Master class is
Open Class which is
run what ya got.
YHR(CANADA)
Standards would help us move this tanking hobby along.
I think if we took the Tamiya standard, improved it with the chrome domes, and variable range emitters, we would have a robust system that would be fun to work with. Tell all the manufactures to use this for thier projects going forward. Have Heng Long, Tamiya, Hooben , and everyone else playing on the same page. I t would cost the manufacturers nothing but it would be a huge win for the consumers.
It really is time to try and get some manufactureres to agree to a simple IR standard that would allow us to mis match components and still have them function together.
...get IR standardized. This is an area that brings all kinds of tanks together in one area.. It would be nice if all the systems played together. I don't want to make this such a huge encompassing set of standards that would just overwhelm people.
Start with Getting IR standardized...
WhiteWolf McBride (CANADA)
I'm all for an International R/C Tank Battle Association/Organization/whatever (someone work up a good acronym pls?)... but...
...FREQUENCIES...Anyone showing up with a non-legal radio should be asked to pull-batteries, and ~if~ they wish to run next visit, get a Compliant Radio unit.
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HAL HUSKER(RUSSIA)
RCTANKERSUNIONNTERNATIONAL
YHR (CANADA)
Radio Contol Tankers Assoication RCTA Followed by the country
RCTA Canada
RCTA USA
RCTA Russia
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ASAproposal:</u>
would it be useful to set up the international SKYPE-teleconference to start discussions (possibly) in this direction not vertually but verbally also?
Also it is vitally important to listen to the opinions from Australia and NZ, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, UK, Italy, Check Republic, Canada, other USClubs, China, Thailand, Denmark etc...
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Please correct me if the opinions are understood incorrectly.
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