Introductions... and insanity

[Steve Edwards <sedwards-at-awger.net>]

Greetings all!

Although I found the website a long time ago I just recently joined the 
mailing list... and I'm still catching up on the archives, so apologies 
in advance if I'm re-asking a silly question.

With a couple of WWI tanks preparing to join the ranks, what are the 
general feelings about larger-than-1/6 scale tanks? I'm contemplating a 
1/4 or 1/3 scale Jagdpanzer, which (at 1/4 scale) would be a little over 
six feet long and about seventeen inches tall.  Given the low profile 
and ruling-out of frontal hits I'm guessing that, even at six feet long, 
it could still be "competitive," and the larger size will give me some 
additional room to play with more gadgets (like a snowplow blade).

Comments regarding my sanity will be politely acknowledged but won't 
have any more affect than those made by my coworkers that already think 
I'm insane for wanting to build a tank in the first place. Cautionary 
tales from those who have gone this way before and have decided that the 
trip wasn't worth it are welcome. Encouragements will only get me in 
more trouble with my wife (but, then again, such is life).

As an aside - I'm terrible with names, so forgive me for not 
remembering, but I did meet some of you (Frank and Steve?) at the recent 
shindig down in Danville, VA; I was the crazy guy with the video camera 
that was asking about artillery and bigger tanks.  :-)  I'm looking 
forward to the tank battle on the 30th, but I'm not all that familiar 
with the St. Charles area (only been there a couple of times) so I'll 
need some directions.

    - Steve