Re: New Member from NC

[Manuel Insua <mugso-at-bellsouth.net>]

On 6/11/02 11:12 AM, "Brian Kraack" <bkraack-at-siscom.net> wrote:

> Cool!  I'm making good progress on my tank.  The lower hull is put together
> now.  Now I'm working on the road wheels and the track assembly.  I've
> attempted to cut several wheels ... I ended up with an egg shaped one and a
> square with rounded edges :(  So, now I'm looking for other wheel solutions.
> 
> I haven't heard back from the local belt company I posted last week. I might
> have to go there personally.
> 
> After the track assembly is done (sans track), I'll do the upper hull, and
> then the turret
> 
> I have pics of what I have so far.  Maybe soon I'll get a website up ....
> 
> brian
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Frank Pittelli <frank-at-pittelli.com>
> To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 6:58 PM
> Subject: New Member from NC
> 
> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
> 
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