Re: entry RC level vehicle [TANKS]

[Rick v100 <rickv100-at-yahoo.com>]

What are they retailing for at Wal-mart? 

Rick 


--- Derek Engelhaupt <derekengelhaupt-at-rocketmail.com>
wrote:

> I was wondering if the 21st Century Toys HMMWV MK-19
> grenade launcher could be made to shoot paint balls
> or how hard it would be to do?  Or if that Hummer
> had enough power to pull a dead tank back to base. 
> It has a tubular metal chassis, proportional
> control, 12V battery like the Stuart, and
> independant suspension.  These can be had for about
> $170 or less on Ebay:
>  
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/GI-JOE-THE-ULTIMATE-SOLDIER-RADIO-CONTROLLED-1-6-HUMVEE_W0QQitemZ6012136355QQcategoryZ2469QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>  
> Derek
> 
> Joe Sommer <anvilus9-at-adelphia.net> wrote:
> 
> Wal-Mart has an entry level RC vehicle for $150.
> 
> Nylint 1:6 Scale Radio-Controlled Rock Crawler
>
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4016706
> 
> It is a 1/6 scale Jeep Wrangler that could be
> converted to a
> WWII Jeep support vehicle.
> http://www.rctankcombat.com/support-vehicles/SV002/
> 
> Although I did not buy one, it appears to have four
> new features
> beyond 1/6 scale RC Hummers that are available.
> 
> 1) soft rubber tires rather than hard plastic
> 2) independent rear suspension - see photos at
> Wal-Mart link
> 3) 12V gel cell battery rather 9.6V RC car battery
> 4) 4 channel radio - use gear shift channel to fire
> a gun
> 
> Add $40 for a Splatmatic XJ40 marker to model a
> post-mount
> 0.50 caliber MG, and you could kill artillery crews
> or supply vehicles
> with no armor. Model a post-mount 105mm recoiless
> rifle and
> you could even hunt tanks.
> 
> Get a friend to buy one, and you could have your own
> battles.
> 
> Joe
> 
> 
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> 
> 
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