Hey Al, you didn't cause any discord and you didn't do anything wrong. There are no hidden rules and yours was a viable question so please don't worry about it. I really am very glad to see you posting and I hope you'll stick around and enjoy this hobby. If there's ever anything I can do to help just sing out. Happy tanking, and I can't wait for you to post photos of your new tank (when you get it).

As for tanks for you and your son (at least one of them) Erik has a nice Panzer III in scratch and dent right now. It's IR so you can battle and that really is a good price. I highly recommend that you call Erik and see what he can do for you. I know shipping is more from the US, but it's still a lot less than from Europe or Asia. You can see the PIII here

http://www.imex-model.com/product/CT...29.html?cid=88

As for an allied tank to battle against, that's a little harder for a lower priced tank. Matomart is out of stock on the IR KV-1, and I'm not sure if HL ever made an IR T-34 or Sherman. You could always get a second German tank to battle with. I don't think the tanks will know the difference.

Hope that helps, and again, welcome to our addiction.