I bought a HL StuG to add to my existing Tamiya line (Tiger I, M4) so my sons and I could battle together. I ordered the Mako board at the same time and they arrive almost simultaneously. Works as advertised, everything's great, only the HL and M4 share the same frequency, so no battling.

A week later, I have a new HL crystal set, plug it in and we're good to go. I pick up the StuG and hold it in front of the Sherman to range test the battle unit. Works great, kids are ready, I put the StuG down and go to drive it to the door.

Only I'm holding the Futaba Tx, not the HL and did I mention the M4 was on a table?

[:-][:@][:'(]

Broken drive shaft. No battle.

I guess it could have been worse, no other damage anywhere else. I ordered a gearbox, now we wait again. [&o]