Small Scale Military Headquarters

Wow, someone to compete against VS tanks? I'll be very interested in a head to head comparison of quality, function and price.

TankDuel - great to hear that you are a source of info for RCTANKHQ. This Hooben looks promising in that its offering something new. I like the looks of the metal internal suspension components. 1. Are the suspension arms metal too? 2. Are the gearbox's late model Tamiya's for testing purposes or wi...

Tankduel - did they say anything about sound, gun recoil or being a shooter like the Hen Longs? I just went to RCTANKHQ and they show that the other 3 tanks will be the Abrams, Maus and E-100. If so those last two would be monsters.

Hopefully, they will develope something original in the way of electronics, but that may be a huge stretch.

http://www.hooben.com/Untitled-english.html

Found out about this at RCTANKHQ.COM. Hopefully they can make a go of it.

Save yourself some future headaches and go with the all metal upgraded to the Hen Long. I think Mato has the best deal with their packaged metal upgraded tanks. The Tiger 1 I got my son for Christmas runs great. I'm looking to upgrade the electronics in the near future from this site http://www.rcta...

Jason,
Thanks for the preview and a little insight into the development process.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-1-18-Remote-Con ... dZViewItem

Just too funny!!!!!!!!!

Volume One 'Drive Train and Hull' Panther Project from The Research Squad showed up today in the mail. Wow, I can't stop looking through it. If mechanical detail is your flavor, then this is the book to satisfy that hunger. I have Speilbergers book which was the best (technically) in my opinion, but...

I told my wife she was absolutely right and that I will start smoking and drinking regularly with the guys Friday and Saturday nights, hunting/fishing on Saturday mornings, golfing and or football on Sunday's. Gambling, fantasy football/baseball.....etc..etc... Oh yeah, it will cost a lot more to do...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Trumpeter-1-16-RC-MId-Pro-TIGER-I-Tank-GREY-n-Tamiya_W0QQitemZ180187011154QQihZ008QQcategoryZ44026QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This one came out of the blue. Also stopped at toys r us and they had a pretty good selection of 1/18 bbi planes - saw the hellcats and told the...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4JQbgccR4Y

Anyone know where the footage originally came from? British naration must be from some recently aired show.

Awesome work! I'd love to see that crawling around.
It needs some friends like a Maus or E-100 to play with.
Mythical battles like that would have been similar to the ironclads of the civil war.

Interesting read.

http://www.3ad.com/history/news/super.p ... hor2238566

$140 or $89 comes down to the quality of the product for the price paid. If this is a competition then someone has to declare a winner. Are there awards for this kind of thing in the toy industry. Best 1/18 plane of the year, paint scheme of the year, armor of the year, figure of the year....etc....?

I'd like to here an official response to exether_mega's question.
FAMO in 07 or 08?

40 with 3 kids and I'm the biggest one. I buy the planes and hang them in my two boys rooms and in the garage. No way I'd buy them for them to play with (not yet since they are 6 & 3) because that $50 toy will be toast in 10 minutes. Pink attack helicpoters hanging in my daughters room is never goin...

Earlier post indicated stronger landing gear. I can only hope that either diecast components or some type metal reinforcement is used. Rubber tires or equivalent material would be a bonus.

Yes, and hopefully the Tamiya release won't steal any of there thunder. I"m looking to get their suspension upgrade for my King Tiger from Backyard Armor once they get them in stock again.

Reading about the new King Tiger from 21st got to see if Tamiya had posted the new Panther. Hopefully this isn't a rehash of an already existing post....

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.p ... t-id=56022

This is going to be a very expensive year.......

There is a second one at Kirtland Airforce Base sitting in very good condition at what use to be the Atomic Museum. The museum was moved to oldtown Albuquerque for public access but the large stuff, like titan missle, minuteman, atomic cannon, etc. stayed at the old location.

Really good board for resources:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/M5Stuartrctankbattalion/

Googly, We did diverge from what wwIIcollector asked. It is true that Hen Longs are challenging to maintain and that will be discouraging to someone new to the hobby. The price of a Tamiya can be very intimidating too. I would highly recommend the VSTANK PRO with IR Battle. These are just about flaw...

GD quote: Hmm...isn't that kind of saying, "I enjoy driving my Pinto as much as my Porsche." To each his own, I guess...Although I could not possibly imagine how you could enjoy a Hen Long Tank as much as a Tamiya. Got any pics of your Tamiya Tiger with the Pershing? Yes, you are right, my Pinto, ak...

http://www.foren.de/system/thread-carag ... 13009.html

Somebody better send an email to them Germans and tell them they are wasting their money. LOL.....

I enjoy my Hen Long Pershins as much as my Tamiya Tiger.