Fireman Tim

My Feedback: (3)

Thanks for the great CAN-AM 1st Aniversary Battle Day lads. We had our largest tank battle to date with a 5 on 4 engagement.

Great weather. Half a dozen interested onlookers showed up. I heard "I gotta get into this hobby!" a few times. [8D]

The tank field is looking fantastic with the new airfield, hills and bridges. I think we may need to to expand to 4000 sq feet by the end of the year.

We were offered a free covered trailer to keep onsite and store our houses in (gonna have to remove the tires to keep it from rolling away).

On top of everything, Frank found "Hans" my missing P4 DAK commander

Loads of fun and laughter all day long. Thanks again.

Glen B

Here's a few pictures to give a general idea of what things looked like.

The field just keeps getting better

Glen B

A few more pictures.

Fireman Tim

My Feedback: (3)

Thanks for the pics Glen. The grass certainly looks green. Too bad everyone was busy having fun and not shooting any video. LOL

I was just contacted by a young lad and his father who attended todays battle. They both want to join and have asked my help in making thier first purchase.

Build it and they will come.

Stince

What a great day! Worth the 4 hour drive, even though I had Tiger troubles all day. I've got to fix that idler!!
Here are some more pictures.

Glen B

Lets not forget one of the most momentous occassions of the day.


The arrival of Captain action

Captain Action

HO BOY a picture of my Sherman fallen into the ditch along side the Tiger, THANKS STINCE [>:]....well you fell in first....
Monkey see monkey do ??

Ah yes the PanTiger Transport unit..code name Da Buick...

Panther F

I really like photo #5 Stince!


~ Jeff

WhiteWolf McBride

My Feedback: (3)

Hey Stince:

Ate those my donated sandbags in pic #6 (the capture... takes 3 Jerries to get one US trooper! Mebbe thats why they lost, eh?)

What did ya end up fillin 'em with, loose dirt? And thought about permanent filling yet?

WhiteWolf

Fireman Tim

My Feedback: (3)

Yes those are some of the sand bags you sent us. I just filled them with sand and hot glued the end together.

It was great to have Eggs daughters out to battle with us. I do feel bad when I shoot at them though. Lol

Airbrushler

wish i could have been there looks like you had lots of fun
wedding was good reception seemed like everyone left early i was home about 11:30pm
whens the next meet

Fireman Tim

My Feedback: (3)

October 8th!

We now have a storage trailer to keep our buildings in.

Glen B

Lets hope the weather is as kind as it was on Sept. 17th, it was great.

That is great news.

Most Can Am members know that right now, Tim, Roland, Captainaction and Airbrusher & Stince supply the scale structures that make the field so interesting. Currently, to do this, they have to pack their vehicles (and I mean PACK) with this stuff, haul it out, then take it back home. This is most appreciated but a lot of work for them, so this is very good news.

Stince

WhiteWolf,

It Tim that takes the credit for the diorama, I thought was pretty funny. Thanks for the sandbags Tim shared them among the group and I grab a few, now I'll have to see what I can use the for.

By any chance did anybody take a good picture of the huts, I forgot my camera and only had my phone to use.

Glen B

Intelligent camera use is not one of my best things.

They are off in the upper left quadrant of this one.

I should have got a better one, they looked very good.

Fireman Tim

My Feedback: (3)

Those Quonset huts are awesome. Really great work Derek. [8D]

You posted a pick of them (#8) a few messages up.

Stince

Ya I know, I was just wondering if anyone else got a better picture. The quality of the camera phone is not that great.

YHR

Boy you guys really have this coming along nicely. I'll have to start checking the Westjet flights out east!!!!!!!!!!!! I want in.

WhiteWolf McBride

My Feedback: (3)

Stince:

For a phone-cam, those pics are pretty good. I may have to consider a mixed still/vid cam as the Fuji FE180 10 Mp I had packed it in. Lens motor issues, but it was given to me, so no great loss (Idjit said 'keep it')

I have a Canon G2 with a telephoto, and its macro w/ stock lens is prettygood, but only 4mp. Then there is sis's Sony HandiCam, uses Compact-CD (downer) but can handle about 90 mins of vid on the original battery. Its on indefinite loan, and if I come down for Oct, I'll bring it and the Canon for a buncha pics and a few clips.

OH, got a decent laptop too, w/ a multi-type mem-card reader (not a Dollar store one) so if anyone wants to consolidate pics for a CD/DVD then, I can do that too.

WhiteWolf
- hoping things come together for October..

Captain Action

Ya Stince..... picture #5 came out nice and clear....... camra phone my @$$....[:'(]

Hay YHR if you do come down some time we will make sure and make it a mandatory battle day and no Wife vetos allowed..
The feild should be alot bigger next year and now that we can store stuff we will have more buildings on site.
I think we should invite the guys from MatoMart to come down too.
We do have an open door policy and try not to gang up on the new guys, unless you dis the Pan-Tiger ...then your toast...

Fireman Tim

My Feedback: (3)

Inviting the MATO guys is a great idea. Perhaps we should investigate getting tanks for club members wholesale?

YHR, Niagara falls is a great vacation spot. We are only 15 minutes away from there. She can shop while you drive tanks.

WhiteWolf McBride

My Feedback: (3)

Tim & crew:

Now that ya have a storage trailer... why not think about hitting a few R/C and/or air shows up Toronto way next year? or perhaps hitting CFB Borden or one of the other bases with tanks on display on a display/run day?

Its a thought... and if they have R/C aircraft already, shouldn't be tough to get the tanks cleared. Just a thought, might be a bit more 'incentive' for Mato to show up if there is more of an R/C audience, know whay I mean?

Just trying to think ahead, and out of the box, as usual.

WhiteWolf

PS: as for the trailer, I was thinkin a PODS donation or old cargo container might be less likely to 'go wandering'... unless you intend to pull the trailer rims/tires and store 'em elsewhere, and leave it on blocks. Just more randomization...

TeTris MoNk

Or ask the police if they mind donating an old tire block. It wont go nowhere