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Captain Krunch
Recruit
Posts : 4
Join date : 2022-09-15
Age : 63
Location : Kitchener, ON
 |  Subject: New from Kitchener  Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:39 pm | |
| Well... how's this going to turn out?  I visited the Waterloo battlefield last weekend and was quite impressed with the setup!!! The people there were receptive and open to explaining the basics to me. I am very interested! Questions: 1) Is there a membership fee? Are there battle game fees? I'm thinking you must be renting that area. 2) What's involved with joining otherwise? 3) I'm totally new to the RC world. I read somewhere in here that buying a used unit first, 'to cut your teeth on' is best. Thoughts? Thanks for any answers in advance. Rob K. Captain Krunch |
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Abteilung 506
Second Lieutenant
Posts : 584
Join date : 2021-03-15
Location : Toronto
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:21 pm | |
| Welcome Rob
I'm sure some of the other members will be along to answer your questions on here but Mitch and I will be up at the field Sunday doing some work and running some tanks from about 9 to probably 2 or 3. While I don't sell tanks, just buy them you are more than welcome to run some of the ones I'll have up there on the field and we can answer your questions better there. I was the same as you 18 months ago as far as rc experience and now I have 12 tanks:D |
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MikeC
Field Marshal
Posts : 3047
Join date : 2013-08-25
Location : Toronto, Ontario
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Fri Sep 16, 2022 12:33 am | |
| Welcome Rob ! Last weekend was amazing and we certainly had lots of exposure. Not to be peddling my ware, but I am selling couple tanks right now. You can see it in the For Sale section of the forum if you are interested. They are not the beginning type price, but both are RTB (Ready to Battle).
MikeC. |
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treemagnet
Sergeant
Posts : 298
Join date : 2018-07-14
Location : Georgetown Ont
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:11 am | |
| Welcome to the forum Rob
Tom |
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Maczek
Private
Posts : 46
Join date : 2020-10-04
Age : 66
Location : Kitchener
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:18 am | |
| Welcome Rob.
You may see me on Sunday, as usually doing some work on the field and running my tanks... |
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Shoveler74
Second Lieutenant
Posts : 583
Join date : 2017-03-23
Age : 49
Location : Prineville, Oregon
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Fri Sep 16, 2022 12:10 pm | |
| Welcome to the addiction! You've come to a great place. On the forum you'll find a wealth of knowledge. Feel free to ask questions. Someone will have an answer for you.
I you are looking for a tank to get started with, there are several available within the club. I know that Dean just posted a few on another site as well.
Cheers!
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[b]You may be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper! - Death[/b]
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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2442
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Fri Sep 16, 2022 2:15 pm | |
| - Captain Krunch wrote:
- Well... how's this going to turn out?
I visited the Waterloo battlefield last weekend and was quite impressed with the setup!!!
The people there were receptive and open to explaining the basics to me. I am very interested!
Questions:
1) Is there a membership fee? Are there battle game fees? I'm thinking you must be renting that area.
2) What's involved with joining otherwise?
3) I'm totally new to the RC world. I read somewhere in here that buying a used unit first, 'to cut your teeth on' is best. Thoughts?
Thanks for any answers in advance.
Rob K.
Captain Krunch I'm going to go in reverse order for you. Q3. Most of us have started with the cheapest possible tanks we could get our hands on (Except for Martin who just finally downgraded from a Tamiya)... A couple options. - Used Heng Long Tank ($100-$200), upgraded to Tamiya Battle Standards ($200), plus miscellaneous stuff ($0-200)
- Purchase a used battle ready tank ($400-1000), See some of the ads put up by the members.
- Purchase a new tank ($250-800) (Non Tamiya), upgraded to Tamiya Battle Standards ($200)
- Purchase a new tank ($1000+) (Tamiya)
- Then purchase an IR receiver (maybe emitter as well) from Dean.
You can upgrade tanks to heck and also "detail them" to look phenomenal. Q2. Show up! Battle! Q1. For the KW field there is one of two options. Join the WRG club, or pay every time you battle. There is a thread on the forum that has those details. https://can-amrctankclub.canadian-forum.com/t3043-the-club-the-future
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Hammertime999999999
Lieutenant
Posts : 785
Join date : 2017-01-09
Location : Waterloo ON
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Fri Sep 16, 2022 2:43 pm | |
| Hey Rob,
Welcome to the Can Am RC Tanking family!
Mitch |
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Shoveler74
Second Lieutenant
Posts : 583
Join date : 2017-03-23
Age : 49
Location : Prineville, Oregon
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Fri Sep 16, 2022 7:08 pm | |
| Big Mike. You are still the king on individual cost! Did you see Armortek is releasing the Panther again?
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[b]You may be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper! - Death[/b]
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Captain Krunch
Recruit
Posts : 4
Join date : 2022-09-15
Age : 63
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Sat Sep 17, 2022 5:44 pm | |
| Thanks everyone for the replies!!!
Also, thanks for the invite on Sunday. I may or may not make it out as I'm in The Terry Fox Run tomorrow.
I wouldn't have a problem with the WRG membership fee (next year). The pay as you battle option is nice too.
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Abteilung 506
Second Lieutenant
Posts : 584
Join date : 2021-03-15
Location : Toronto
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Sat Sep 17, 2022 8:17 pm | |
| If you can't make it tomorrow there is a scheduled battle day next Saturday |
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dgsselkirk
Field Marshal
Posts : 3239
Join date : 2013-02-12
Age : 64
Location : Kitchener ON
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Sat Sep 17, 2022 8:26 pm | |
| Which brings me to... see next post!!! :-)
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"There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..."
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
Too many tanks, not enough time....
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Jarlath
Field Marshal
Posts : 2442
Join date : 2016-06-01
Age : 51
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: New from Kitchener Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:52 am | |
| - Shoveler74 wrote:
- Big Mike. You are still the king on individual cost! Did you see Armortek is releasing the Panther again?
LOL... I still have not even cracked the boxes open of mine...  |
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