WELCOME TO THE RC TANK BATTLES AT

THE EXTRAVAGANZA, APRIL 27, 28, 29, 2012

AAF TANK MUSEUM, DANVILLE, VIRGINIA

HOSTED BY H*E*A*T CLUB & NEAD CLUB

SPECIAL R/C TANK BATTLE RULES FOR THIS EVENT ONLY:

1)  "TFA" STYLE COMBAT! 

We will use "Tamiya Frontal Armor", which means that everyone will adjust the mirror 45 degrees in their TBS "apple" making the tank defensive to fire in line with the cannon.  (See the YouTube video for the simple modification).  Your tank can be moving while firing.

2)  BRIEF TANK INSPECTIONS HELD. 

We will test 5 important things to qualify your tank for battle:  a) ability to take hits at TFA angles;  b) take the proper number of hits to be knocked out;  c) the apple is clear of obstructions; d) emitter depth matches stock;  e) tank road speed test.  

And 5 lesser items will be checked, but problems will only be pointed out as friendly warnings this time:  a) turret traverse speed; b) apple mounting depth; c) cannon flash clarity; d) speaker sound level; e) cannon recoil (if applicable). 

Thanks and see you there!

OOH RAH!

A WWII USMC Sherman 

A few months ago I happened to acquire an M4 105mm Tamyia Sherman kit from the PX at the AAF Tank Museum in Danville Va. I knew when I got it that I would not leave it in basic kit form and that I had a particular version that I wanted to build. That was the one used in the Pacific Theater of Operations as used by the USMC with the deep water fording stacks at Iwo Jima. Well, I ended up doing a bit more to it than adding the fording stacks. See what you think of it.