Hi there!

My name is Robert Marks, and I've just bought a Heng Long T-34 (with 6.0 IR), and I'm rather hoping to find people to have tank battles with in the Eastern Ontario region.

I'm also rather hoping to come and join the battle at the Aquino Tank Weekend in Oshawa in September this year, assuming that is happening, and I was wondering about how to go about doing that and what it would involve.

(For example, do I need to pay a membership fee or register somehow, make any modifications to the tank so that it can play properly with others, etc.?)

Best regards to all,

Robert Marks

PS: For those with children who are interested in tanks, my wife and I discovered that the T-34 can play with the two 1/30 Heng Long tanks we bought when I was first exploring this a few months ago.

Welcome Robert 

You have lots of guys on here that will help with the info you need they have battles all the time I'm not updated on the workings of the newer HL boards most guys run Clark Boards they make a group purchase maybe once a year maybe 2 times

My Favourite tanks is also the T-34
There are lots of posts on mods and upgrades on the forum everyone helps each other on here they are a bunch of great people

Robert B. Marks wrote:

do I need to pay a membership fee

No sir, but we do take bribes/donations/etc

Robert B. Marks wrote:

make any modifications to the tank so that it can play properly with others, etc?

As mentioned briefly, the more custom battles use aftermarker controller boards to fight as they are fully programable for armor types and both movement and performance adjustments (Some allow for additional/custom sounds).

At the KW Garrison the aftermarket boards are the norm, at Mississauga field the newer Heng Long controls are popular (They do not fight nicely with most aftermarket boards.)

Jarlath wrote:

At the KW Garrison the aftermarket boards are the norm, at Mississauga field the newer Heng Long controls are popular (They do not fight nicely with most aftermarket boards.)

Well, having only just gotten into this hobby (and on something of a shoestring), I can understand why.

That said, due to geography alone (all of the battlegrounds are at least 3 hours away from us by car), I'm probably limited to the event in Oshawa at the tank museum (and any smaller gatherings arranged in my general area). Is there anybody whose brain I can pick about that (I mean, does participating in the tank battle lower the price of admission, do I need to upgrade the board before I'd be allowed to take the field, etc.)?

Mississauga Field might be your best bet at this point, especially if you are on HL 6.0. All the battles in K/W and Oshawa will be Tamiya Based IR (Tamiya and other after market boards).

Mississauga Field also tends to be a free for all, where K/W (Permanent) and Oshawa (Once a year) is a little more organized because of the standardize IR and field layout etc.

MikeC wrote:

Mississauga Field might be your best bet at this point, especially if you are on HL 6.0. All the battles in K/W and Oshawa will be Tamiya Based IR (Tamiya and other after market boards).

At this point, Mississauga is too far away, so it's something of a no-go.

So, I need an aftermarket board installed (I can probably manage that within nine months). Is there anything else I need to do (sign up sheet, etc.)

Robert B. Marks wrote:

MikeC wrote:

Mississauga Field might be your best bet at this point, especially if you are on HL 6.0. All the battles in K/W and Oshawa will be Tamiya Based IR (Tamiya and other after market boards).

At this point, Mississauga is too far away, so it's something of a no-go.

So, I need an aftermarket board installed (I can probably manage that within nine months).  Is there anything else I need to do (sign up sheet, etc.)

We are not that serious......... Unlike say Danville. Much more relax. You just show up and battle ! Just make sure your tank(s) is battle ready that is the tough part for most of us. That's another reason why we all have multiple tanks, aside from the fact that you can't just buy one tank as they just start showing up as many spouse/partner quickly found out.

MikeC wrote:

We are not that serious......... Unlike say Danville. Much more relax. You just show up and battle ! Just make sure your tank(s) is battle ready that is the tough part for most of us. That's another reason why we all have multiple tanks, aside from the fact that you can't just buy one tank as they just start showing up as many spouse/partner quickly found out.

That's good to know!

One more question, if I may: would I need to pay full price to get into the museum for the battle, or is there a discount or comping of some sort (I ask because I saw elsewhere that participation in the Oshawa battle gets you in for free, but I don't want to make any assumptions)?

Greetings and welcome Robert. We are playing it by ear on the admissions thing for Oshawa. Like all organizations they have been hit hard by COVID so will in all likelihood be cutting down on freebies. I will send you some info on the upgrade questions you are asking shortly...

Robert B. Marks wrote:

MikeC wrote:

Mississauga Field might be your best bet at this point, especially if you are on HL 6.0. All the battles in K/W and Oshawa will be Tamiya Based IR (Tamiya and other after market boards).

So, I need an aftermarket board installed (I can probably manage that within nine months).  Is there anything else I need to do (sign up sheet, etc.)

Looks like I was wrong about that - well, I'm planning to be there with my wife and daughter anyway to check out the tanks, even if I don't get to play in the RC tank battle.

i guess i would be the closest member to your area living in Pickering and i think a could lend you a tank when
the oshawa a go. hope you dont mind german tanks lol

Negaduck wrote:

i guess i would be the closest member to your area living in Pickering and i think a could lend you a tank when
the oshawa a go. hope you dont mind german tanks lol

I hadn't even considered the possibility of borrowing a tank.  Any chance of getting one with a pink angler fish on the turret?

Question: is the only RC stuff happening there the battle, or is there some other fun with RC tanks as well that I might be able to bring my T-34 for?

Robert B. Marks wrote:

Negaduck wrote:

i guess i would be the closest member to your area living in Pickering and i think a could lend you a tank when
the oshawa a go. hope you dont mind german tanks lol

I hadn't even considered the possibility of borrowing a tank.  Any chance of getting one with a pink angler fish on the turret?

Question: is the only RC stuff happening there the battle, or is there some other fun with RC tanks as well that I might be able to bring my T-34 for?

We have some skill drills/races that are a relatively new addition

Jarlath wrote:

Robert B. Marks wrote:

Negaduck wrote:

i guess i would be the closest member to your area living in Pickering and i think a could lend you a tank when
the oshawa a go. hope you dont mind german tanks lol

I hadn't even considered the possibility of borrowing a tank.  Any chance of getting one with a pink angler fish on the turret?

Question: is the only RC stuff happening there the battle, or is there some other fun with RC tanks as well that I might be able to bring my T-34 for?

We have some skill drills/races that are a relatively new addition

So my T-34 might get to play after all - wonderful!

Next question: do I need to have paid a membership to either the K/W or Mississauga clubs to attend, or am I good just coming as a free agent (for lack of a better term while my morning coffee kicks in)?

I would have to get another panzer IV before i would paint the pink angler. i do have a stug in the works that may make me unwelcome if i paint it a certain way lol

Negaduck wrote:

I would have to get another panzer IV before i would paint the pink angler. i do have a stug in the works that may make me unwelcome if i paint it a certain way lol

You can paint it any way you want Russell

Lets see what Oshawa has up their sleeve for us closer to the date. We don't know arrangements yet...

We always do some kind of donation to the cause but lets wait and see...

So, funny thing about naming a Russian tank...I decided to name my tank "Wolf" (wolves are my favourite animal), and so I used Google translate to find the Russian world for wolf and wrote it on my T-34.

The Russian word for "wolf" is "волк" - so my tank has now picked up the nickname "Bonk" in my family.

Should have gone with Боевая подруга. And then not told your wife what it means. 

Shoveler74 wrote:

Should have gone with Боевая подруга. And then not told your wife what it means. 

I don't know...I think there's something goofily endearing about a T-34 named Wolf and nicknamed "Bonk."

Robert B. Marks wrote:

Shoveler74 wrote:

Should have gone with Боевая подруга. And then not told your wife what it means. 

I don't know...I think there's something goofily endearing about a T-34 named Wolf and nicknamed "Bonk."

I even know of a theme song for it lol