RE: New Members [TANKS]

["Brian Kraack" <bkraack-at-siscom.net>]

Hi Todd - I'm from Springfield.  My tank isn't completely done yet, but it's
further along than on the website currently.

This winter I hope to get the thing rolling under it's own power ...

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com
> [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com]
> On Behalf Of Frank Pittelli
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:48 AM
> To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> Subject: New Members [TANKS]
> 
> A hearty welcome goes out to Todd from Lima, Ohio and Michael from 
> Meerbusch, Germany.  If you're in their general vicinity, please post 
> a message with your location and hopefully you can help them get 
> started.
> 
> I thought that everyone should share in the comments made by Todd in 
> his
> 
> subscription message:
> 
>       > I have recently discovered this Hobby,and I am blown
>       > away by it. The gears in my head are turning and I will
>       > be building my own. I have absorbed a lot of the material
>       > on the web page,and I am grateful for it.
> 
> Everyone who has joined the hobby over the past few years should be 
> proud of your accomplishments to date.  Operational large scale tanks 
> are not the easiest thing to make and it takes a lot of devotion to 
> not only get them built, but to make it to the battlefield and 
> actually battle them.  But, once you've made that initial time 
> investment, the fun dividends are enormous.
> 
> In 2005, I think we'll see an increase in R/C battles around the 
> world, which will cause the hobby to grow even more.  So, I encourage 
> everyone to simply pick a battle date and go for it.  There's nothing 
> like a deadline to encourage everyone to work harder and there's 
> nothing like a
> 
> battle to show you what you did right and wrong in the shop.  You only 
> need three tanks, armored cars, trucks or artillery pieces to make it 
> interesting and once you experience the thrill first hand, you'll find 
> it easier to attract others into your group.  And, after you've held 
> the
> 
> battle, you'll be able to write about your exploits for the whole 
> world
> (literally) to see on the web site.
> 
> Keep up the good work ... world domination is just around the corner.
> 
>       Frank P.
> 
>