New Member from NC

[Frank Pittelli <frank-at-pittelli.com>]

In Response To Benjamin Horne Who Wrote:
> 
> Hey, what a great idea. I haven't gone paintballing in quite some time 
> but this really makes it more interesting. I'm new to the hobby of RC 
> tanks. I've been looking at some of the real expensive ones and had to 
> laugh, gulp. Well anyway, I think your on to something and would like to 
> get some more info on this new hobby.
> 

Welcome aboard, Ben.  Quite a few people have coughed over the price of 
the commercial large-scale tanks and assemblies, which simply means that 
you've got to roll up the sleeves and start modeling and scrounging.  An 
entire tank, including the cannon, can be built from scratch using parts 
commonly found in hardware stores, flea markets and surplus catalogs. 
In fact, half of the fun is figuring out how to solve a multitude of 
operational problems while staying within your own personal budget and 
scrounging skills.  Some people go one way, while others go another, but 
in the end, the tanks roll out onto the field and that's where the final 
grades are given out. So, start asking away and we'll try to get you 
rolling.

FYI: Quite a few prospective battlers have joined the mailing list in 
the last few weeks that all live within 100 miles of Annapolis (the 
self-proclaimed center of the R/C Tank Combat world ;-)  Looks like we 
can achieve a CBM (Critical Battling Mass) of 6 battlers by the end of 
the year if everyone starts working on vehicles.  And then, if 
everything works out, we can invade the frontier territories west of the 
Mississippi by the end of 2003.  North America and world domination will 
soon follow, I'm sure ;-)

        Frank "Peace Through Global Domination" Pittelli