Hi Rebelion,
I sent you a PM about the North East Armored Division tank group. If you are interested in joining us we about 80 miles from you in PA. We meet and battle tanks here in NJ. We have members in five states and it is a great group of guys. I'll be driving thru Allentown on Thursday evening on the way to Danville for the three day tank battles there.

Here is a link to us..... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/queenspanzergroup/


Here is some info on you pershing question.

The Tamiya Pershing "wire hygiene" is vital. It is always a very challenging job. Be creative and DO NOT bundle the wires too tightly. My trick is to use cheap re-tieable wire tires from bread bags or the wire from the 21 Century Toy packaging on the wires until I'm 100 % sure they are in the best spot possible. I also use clear scotch tape to keep the reciever DMD neat. There are a few types plastic wire clips that I use as well. I will attach some pix for you to examine. If you need more room you can remove the speaker from the large box and remote mount it. I install a screen to protect the speaker and I also mount almost everything with velcro instead of the double sided tape. This was you can shift things around a little and change alignments or orientation. I have a method for the Pershing and when I am satisfied that it is the best position then I replace the reuseable ties with the smallest wire ties I can. Also, cut the ties with a exacto knife and not a wire cutter. The sharp end of the wire ties will not only cut your hands but can chaffe fine wires like the communication cable and IR emmiter wires. I also try to run wires underneath components in the tank whenever possible to keep them out of the way. In the Panther and other front gear box tanks, I cover the gearboxes to keep wires and dirt out while keeping the oils and grease in. I hope this will help you out. The M26 is a great tank but not very forgiving on "wire hygiene"..... Just remember it could be worse.... It could be a Leopard. The Leo turret holds everything and is very tight.

Bob, thecommandernj NEAD CO