I hear ya Joe. And the earlier comments too.

I haven't been around for a while due to that myself. RC tankers are an odd bunch compared to the static modeling world and the larger RC world. I do a lot of static modeling too and honestly, if I post progress on a build online, I'll get tons of comments and questions and it makes the effort of posting worth it.

A few months back a new guy posted photos of his Tammy Tiger which was fantastic. He was doing everything right, build a beautiful tank. He wasn't asking any questions and obviously had it under control. He got maybe one other comment besides mine. Hundreds of views, no comments. He hasn't posted more photos since, why would he? He could post the same build elsewhere and get the attention it deserved.

Build threads take effort. I finally got around to converting the Eduard Schwimm. It's using 6 servos, 2 esc and is fully water ready, just need to work out the animation on the driver and MG gunner (yes, they're skeletons).

I didn't stop to photograph during the build, just when I was doing stuff for the static world. I did grab a shot of it kicking up a wake in testing: