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From: "John Barager" <gogetta20-at-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Nor-Eastern update [TANKS]
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:17:28 -0400
Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com 
Both of those controllers I can get at the hobby store here, but they're 
both about $240 CDN, according to their website. Which is arounf $195 US.. 
so I guess it would be cheaper to go elsewhere.
I'd like to think RC systems are a long way off, but I'll be trying my hand 
at them as soon as the hull is done, and I doubt the hull will take more 
then a month to finish when I get started on it (Too cold to fiberglass 
outside, and no shop, so gotta wait until May.)

Now, a dumb RC question (I really have no experiance with RC stuff), each 
channel controls like, 2 functions right? As in, up-down, or left-right?

And another dumb question, this time paint ball. What's the difference 
between .68 and .40 calibre paint balls? I mean, other then the size. Is one 
more accurate then another? And does barrel length affect accuracy to any 
real degree like it does on a real tank?


- John "I know the tanks, and nuttin' else" Barager



----Original Message Follows----
From: Joe Sommer &lt;anvilus9-at-adelphia.net&gt;
Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Subject: Re: Nor-Eastern update [TANKS]
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:43:04 -0500


At 07:57 AM 2/22/2005 -0400, &quot;John Barager&quot; 
&lt;gogetta20-at-hotmail.com&gt; wrote:
&gt;I was looking at RC controller systems at the local hobbey shop the
&gt;other day, and they're all really expensive. What should I expect to
&gt;pay for a good controler for an RC Tank? And how many channels do I
&gt;need?

5 channels for a tank, 4 channels for a tank destroyer

2 ch for tracks
1 ch for turret rotate
1 ch for gun elevate
1 ch for trigger

I have been very happy with my 6ch Hitec Laser 6
from Tower Hobbies ($138)
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&amp;I=LXCJG9**&amp;P=0

They also have a 6ch Futaba for $150.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&amp;I=LXVW08**&amp;P=0

Check with Frank about which frequencies are currently being used.

&gt;Oh, and a battle estmate, I'll have my tank ready by July or Augest
&gt;2006 if it kills me. I wanna spend my summer shooting at that
&gt;Hetzer.

Hetzers are very hard to hit.

Joe


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