Re: Pending Designation ? [TANKS]

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

Robert Currie wrote:
> I have one question about Pending Designation for Frank? To be admitted 
> into the Tank hall of fame you must have a rolling chassis? 
> after looking over Reg Longman's Canadian firefly and the amazing work 
> he has done ! I looked over the list of Tanks and something is not 
> consistent rolling not rolling ?no track ?Example: 
> #T004,#T006,#T0011,#T0015,#T0019,#T0020,#T0023,#T0025,#T031,#T032
> Please Place Reg Longman in a Designation spot, and please add him to 
> the Northern Barbarian Canadian Team page

Yes, indeed there are some inconsistencies in the level of completeness 
for some of the tanks with official designations.  In the first couple 
years of the hobby, we basically handed out designations to anyone who 
could spell "tank" properly (granted, that left out quite a few of our 
members :-)  Our goal was to encourage people to build tanks and show 
them off, and we assumed that they would actually complete them.

We slowly realized that many tanks were started, but few actually made 
it to completion.  So, starting sometime in 2004, we began requiring 
tanks to have a "rolling chassis" in order to be designated.  We know 
that once a tank can drive around on it's own power, it has a far 
greater chance of becoming fully operational and, hopefully, actually 
battling.

When Reg came along, we saw lots of great work, with plenty of pictures 
and details, so we created the "pending" index so people could see the 
work in progress even before it was officially designated.  Reg truly 
has a great looking tank and we have all the confidence that he'll 
complete it.  But, he simply needs to install motors, hook up a battery 
and drive it around to receive an official designation.

By the way ... when are the Northern Barbarians actually going to hold 
your first battle?   There was some talk of an event over a year ago, 
but no paintballs were ever broken.  Our vast viewing audience is very 
interested in reading about and viewing acts of battlefield bravery and 
heroism from battles outside of the Maryland Attack Group sphere of 
influence :-)

An official designation is not the "goal", it's simply the first step 
towards the total bliss that comes from covering another person's tank 
with paint!!!

        Frank "Designation Should Lead To Destruction" Pittelli