Thought so. OK, my young friend, here's the drill. We have tankers from all over the spectrum here, and what I say is in NO WAY denigrating anyone's choice of tank, make, or model. I personally have somewhere around 15 1/16 tanks, most Tamiya, a few Heng Long, and 1, soon to be 2, Hoobens (that's assuming the rest of you lads leave me at least one Elefant for Joey to send to the digs).

However, some of us spend rather much money on our tanks, doesn't matter who makes the ready to run tank or the kit, monies that would shock some, including some or our wives. I am blessed with a wife, known as VCO, in that she is in to the tanks also.

Some of us go for virtually museum pieces in construction and detail (look at Yellowshaker's KT build thread), some of us are fighters with IR, and some of us build both. I do both, as does my charming bride. We fight with IR in competitions in USA, EU, and beginning in former SSSR. Ergo, while I know you are quite young and imaginative, we do not go for having our expensive tanks damaged beyond the normal bumps and scrapes from IR competitions.

Many of us are heavily in to the historic research to build a particular tank at a particular time, and also in to the latest developments in IR technology, transmission and motor developments, and ways to make our tanks stronger. It never ends. For some of your questions, google is your friend. For other questions, some of the lads here will answer, but please remember, for many of us the end result will be a tank worth well over $500, and in some instances far more.

https://app.ecwid.com/jsp/506055/sim...roduct=5005390

However, as a member of the Old Guard (tanking since '94), I welcome you to our hobby. I know that with time you will grow in to the hobby, and have a wonderful time. We all start as neophytes, and gain knowledge and skills with time and hands on experience.

Best regards
Sevoblast