Re: RE: Gray area for anyone [TANKS]

["David Beazley" <dbeazley-at-mindspring.com>]

Don't forget the other aircraft term,  Stand Way  Off scale
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Arundel" <pureteenlard-at-hotmail.com>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: RE: Gray area for anyone [TANKS]


> I'm with Mr. Tyng on this one. It should be about fun not perfect scale 
> modelling. Stand-off scale as the model aircraft fraternity refer to it.
>
> I'm planning on building my tank using as many commercially available 
> parts as possible. Wheels, suspension etc will be built using the 
> avaliable bits which are closest to the right size rather than me building 
> bits exactly to the right scale.
>
> Pete.
>
>
>>From: <funkyneroc-at-ntlworld.com>
>>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>>To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>>Subject: Re: RE: Gray area for anyone [TANKS]
>>Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:52:45 +0100
>>
>>Thanks bud ,
>>I wish I was in America or you lot were in Manchester.
>>Can "kind of looks like the subject vehicle from 20`"
>>be the new definition of scale?
>>
>>what if you squint a bit ? with your bad eye ?
>>
>>neroc
>>
>> >
>> > From: "Steve Tyng" <stevet44-at-comcast.net>
>> > Date: 2007/04/04 Wed PM 05:43:32 BST
>> > To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>> > Subject: RE: Gray area for anyone [TANKS]
>> >
>> > IMHO if it kind of looks like the subject vehicle from 20' then it's OK
>>with
>> > me.  Of course if you show up with anything and put it on the field 
>> > I'll
>> > shoot at it!  ;-)
>> >
>> >
>> > Steve Tyng
>> >
>> >
>> > > this hobby is about battles with near (enough) to 1/6th scale rc 
>> > > paint
>> > > fireing tanks, i believe this to be true,
>> > >
>> > > My question is :- how near enough is enough ?
>> > > I ask this after looking at my leopard ,
>> > >
>> > > i/   its double bogie Sherman style suspension.
>> > > ( that work very well )
>> > >
>> > > ii/  its 6 road wheels ,not 7
>> > > ( however I think the snow leopard had 6 )
>> > >
>> > > iii/ it`s far from perfect scale anything.
>> > >
>> > > I was thinking of asking Frank P if theres a place in the tank hall 
>> > > of
>> > > fame for neroc`s baby. but I`m not sure if its accurate enough,
>> > >
>> > > Ok :- Is my Leopard accurate enough ? Frank or anyone who has such
>> > > authority ?
>> > >
>> > > I wont mind if it isnt, there has to be some standard,
>> > >
>> > > Is it me or are a lot of people asking to be taken off the mailing
>>list,at
>> > > the moment?
>> > >
>> > > neroc
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
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