https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxOUNkxgSoY

Great radio! I had one for my quad copters, very impressive for the money and loaded with features!

I haven't seen anything about the Asp really, anxious to see what its features are.

You will end up loving that camera once ya get into it. I have been considering picking one up myself, my camera body was like a $2500 full frame body but its just old enough to not be capable of video and I would really like to have that function.

The camera is gonna be an education in itself. This is the first time I've gotten above the Instamatic level so I think I have a lot of reading to do. I'm gonna start with the paper basic manual tonight and hopefully tomorrow I can move on to the included tutorial CDs. I've played with it just enough to know I should stop playing with it until I learn what all the buttons and switches do. So far I read about charging the battery and did that, but I won't do more until I read up on it. There's not much of the season left in Detroit, but next year I should be getting some great pics and vids in a much improved village. I've already got enough winter projects lined up to make sure I won't get them all done, but if I can I want to try to set up some kind of indoor area to showplace the progress I make over the winter. Kind of like a large diorama where I can get tank photos, changing out the buildings and accessories as I get them finished. I think I might be able to use a corner of the basement for that.

As for the Asp, I plan to begin the installation Saturday morning, but I have a bunch of automotive stuff that needs to be taken care of this weekend so we'll see how it goes. You can see a lot of the asp features in this video of Kevin's and I can't wait to try some of them. Well, all of them, really, but some more than others. Like the rev function, and the incoming hit sounds. I think those are firsts for airsoft. When it comes to electronics advancement in airsoft tanks I think Kevin has taken us a giant leap forward with this board. And yes, it's fully IR capable but the battle guys are gonna have to wait a while to see me install an Asp in an IR tank. I'm hoping someone else will tackle that first. For me the one really cool thing IR has that airsoft doesn't is barrel recoil, but Imex is about to change that and I'll be getting an airsoft recoil turret for this tank at the same time as the Jagdtiger.

Kevin has a great youtube channel and I'll be watching a couple of his vids again right before the installation begins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn4YyaCP-PQ

That looks pretty impressive, I really wish I lived closer to some of the battle areas like Danville. I don't know if I will ever change out boards or not, If I do it has to be something thats still able to battle with the Taigen tanks as thats what everyone around here has and is getting. And I am not sure if any of the boards have that option, haven't looked close enough, they of course mainly go after tamiya compatibility for good reason.

As far as the camera goes, once ya start messing with it you will get the hang of it fast. And don't worry, hitting the wrong button wont mess the camera up. Worst case scenario would be accidentally deleting some photos.

I'm pretty sure the Asp will battle both HL/TG and Tamiya. That's one of the great things about Kevin's boards, you can kill a Tamiya tank and turn around and kill a Heng Long tank without ever changing a thing. His boards just slaughter them all!

Now that would be cool!

I am not so sure about this. When you are talking to him that would be a great question to get clarified, but when reading about this board on the RCTA website, I thought I read somewhere this was dropped,.

Realistically with battle damage and wt classes being required, the ability to trade IR shots is only half the game.

I know that with the Mako I could give hits to both Tamiya and HL/TG, and the Mako is what's providing the IR for the Asp so I'm assuming it will be the same, but I'm not 100% sure, and that's why I said "I'm pretty sure" above. Not totally positive, but I will ask Kevin about it and let you know.

wow all these new toys...lol

Yeah, that's called "annual bonus".

At least I'm helping to fuel the hobby with lots of money spent, right?

Just wait til you see what came in the mail today.

lol i always looks foward to your videos and news of mail

We are having big seminar regarding ASP this coming Sunday!
It looks like that it has great functionality. We'll see.

Can you please tell me more about the seminar, Hal? Is it through your club or something? Do you have a unit available to test? I'll be starting my Asp installation this weekend so if I can be of any help just let me know.

Pretty awesome Gary! Keep us posted!