The first toy tank from the early 1950s was a West German Gama Windup Tank, a gift from an uncle, which I could never windup, typical German tank. The first rc tank, a Tamiya Tiger IE, bought used, assembled though unpainted. Bought it off eBay after I saw my first infrared tank battle at the 2004 TamiyaCon in Southern California. The Tiger was later rebuilt, upgraded with almost every aftermarket performance item possible (gear reduction, 400 black can motors, all the Daryl Turner metal parts, bearings, scale 88mm metal barrel and other misc stuff). Prior, to rc tanks I had been interested in reading about WWII, including the German Panzer's and their combat tactics, so getting a Tiger model worked for me.

John