Re: New to tanks. [TANKS]

[Frank Pittelli <frank-at-rctankcombat.com>]

Michael Kouridakis wrote:
> Ouch! :)>  May have to booby-trap them in that case!  Sounds like great fun
> this tank business.  The technical aspect of the hobby is what interests me
> the most.  It's what drew me to RC submarines.  That too is an expensive and
> often complex aspect of the RC hobby but I try to build as much myself and
> as low-tech as possible just to see that it can be done.

As with any model hobby, total cost (construction, operation and 
maintenance) can span a huge range depending on which parts you build, 
buy, or scrounge.  Innovation can save or waste money, depending on how 
good your ideas are, but the real joy of the hobby comes from building 
something yourself and battling it successfully.

But, of all the other big R/C hobbies (car racing, boat racing, 
airplanes, ships, submarines) this is probably the least expensive 
because you can build a tank from virtually any material and from stock 
parts from the real-world.  Heck, junk yards alone have enough parts for 
hundreds of tanks.

        Frank P.