Dan,

You're a big part of the expansion as well. What you did to get Benedini and Darkith together as well as provide endless support is noteworthy and opened much opportunity in realism and getting HL to the level of Tamiya.

Tanks have a lot going against them in the RC world. There aren't many vendors, there aren't many venues, they don't go fast or fly. The biggest thing they have going is battling and that's where the growth will be. I had my Tamiyas a few years before I picked up the apples and it completely changed the hobby for me. We actually had to grind down the spiked ends of the Futaba sticks because they were cutting are fingers the first battles we so tense.

What I think is cool with this community is the vendors involved are for the most part, really into the hobby themselves, not just someone pushing product. Things are developed by users with users in mind.

The only thing I'd change is to get more involvement from people watching. This is one of the most welcoming groups around, but also seems to have the most people lurking compared to responding. I know some forums jump on you for asking before searching, but I've never seen that happen here. Jump in, get involved, even if it's just to say you like what you see, everyone will appreciate it.