Same as before lads.

Set up begins at 9:30am. Last salvo is fired at 4:00pm

-Bring $5 for Food and drinks (please no $20 bills)
-Bring a lawn chair
-Bring a friend


Only 4 Battles left until the war is over! (end of the year that is )

And it's the day after my birthday!!

Who's bring the cake?

Is anyone up for a light hearted skills competition ? I was thinking something along the idea of driving through a course (through town and back maybe) shooting a tank, making hit, then driving back from where started. I have a brand new 1:35 scale DRAGON MODELS PZ IV with the 10.5 cm gun unbuilt model kit I would donate for a prize.

If the course idea is not interesting, let's make up something that is challenging, but something everyone can do. We can time it. The fastest time wins ?

"THE CAN-AM TROPHY"
(Which, by the way, is a real life name of a full size tank competition trophy)

Think of it, you will be famous !!!

Your thoughts on the idea ?

Stinger

We used to do a time trial last year, that was fun, adding a target to hit would add to the skill challenge of it.

The "Fast Draw" challenge seems to be alot of fun, even though Strato keeps winning it.

Or we can try something new ..... Hmmm ....maybe " Whack-a-PanTiger"!

I think these different ideas are good.

The only thing with timed events are that some of us with 3:1 gearbox equipped tanks are disadvantaged on speed, but the 3:1's give an edge on control, so I'd give it a try.

Stince wrote:

Or we can try something new ..... Hmmm ....maybe " Whack-a-PanTiger"!

I also especially look forward to running over the Captain America figure with one of the "Cats" The KT is prefered but a Tiger I or Panther will do. (Just living up to my signature lines, below)

If there are enough for two classes, (3:1 and standard gear sets) I'm sure I can come up with another prize...

If we have the interest then, I will bring the prize(s) with me.

Stinger

What if we have standard gears and 400 motors.... Do I get my own class?

What you need to do is set up a course that use all skills, not something based on just speed.
Some examples would be steering ( forward and backward ), climbing, shooting IR targets, etc...
That way it's more of even play field.

I agree with Stince. Taking speed out of the issue as a means for winning. More about control and accuracy. If we can come up with a mini course with a few targets that should work fine.

Here is the prize :

I would be glad to take part, my M-26 has 3:1 gears so is slow but climbs and turns well. My M-41 haS standard HL gears and motors w/metal tracks so speed is non existant on either tank.

I need to advise that i will not be able to help set up or tear down. ( picking up the tank and placing it down on the ground may be dicey as well.

In late May / June I pulled / stretched my Achiles Tendon ( Quite painfull) After a month or so it was feeling better and on the mend but at our last battle day I must have re injured it and on the following Sunday I could hardly walk. After a couple of doctor and hospital visits I am trying to take it easy ( unsucessfully).

I am currently north at our cottage and as usual STUFF has to get done.

It will be embarassing to sit and watch you work but some one has to do it.

Pain or not I am anxiously awaiting our meet.



Wayne

Wayne, don't worry about, we'll have enough people to cover it.

Main thing is take care of yourself, but for sure, come on out.

Ya Wayne come out and we will give you a hand with tank. You can even pull a chair up to the battlefield if you need to.

Was your friend John able to get his tank fixed?

Tim told John it was an easy thing to fix, so I am guessing Tim will look at it on battle day.

Wayne

What toys are you al bringing out to this one?




For sure!!




Yes



Oh yeah



More than likely.





Probably, to show and run (its still airsoft) this is the one I will be converting to IR, this fall.

You and that Panther porn Glen!!!!

For me its just my Bulldog this time. Haven't gotten all the parts to run the Abrams yet. >.<

Going to bring out my new Snow Tiger and hopefully a battle ready bulldog....and my Camera.

Woooo Bulldog Battalion!!!!

Stinger wrote:

....and my Camera.

Outstanding

Those pictures from the last couple meets are EXCELLLENT

Thanks so much Glen, much apprecaite the comments. They take several hours to do and post, but it's well worth it. The tanks look great and is a great opportunity to showcase the tanks of the Group.

Keeping mind that when other tank groups check us out, they can see the caliber of tanks we run, which is just awesome.

Keep up the good work on your tanks folks...they'll be famours. Ok, well maybe not famous, but they will be posted on the web for all to see.


Something that hasn't been done in a while, is a group shot with all the tanks side by side. If everyone's game, we can do that on the 25th.


See ya then.

Stinger

Noticed this wasnt posted up on RCU so I went ahead and make a thread.

I work nights that weekend, but with a LITTLE luck, I will make it! I might get lucky and have a Sherman to play with. Otherwise its the yellow tank death squad on their own

Thanks Strato!


When you get your Sherman are you going to paint it yellow too?
They did have Sherman in North Africa and Italy that where paint in a nice desert tan. It would be different from all the olive green ones, I thought about doing it with mine, but went with the black and green instead.

Derek, that's brilliant..! I'll see if I can work something out!

Maybe alter the shade a bit

I've always like this one.




What electronics are you going to run in it?

Captain Action, please remember to bring Captain America to the Aug. 25th meet to set out on the field

Weather site for the area, so you can keep tabs on the forecast;

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Buffalo&state=NY&site=BUF&textField1=42.8898&textField2=-78.8597&e=0