The main problem I've thought of when thinking of making kitset tanks is how things are going to be put together. RC Paintball tanks need to be pretty sturdy, if you made it out of metal, you'd need to weld it t get the strength. One of the main causes of the cost is the engines too, if someone could get a bunch of good cheap engines and somehow also get cheap batteries, then it may be a reality. If you used the C6C it'd remove most of the cost of a controller too. A book may work too, sell it at hobby conventions and at paintball and RC plane events. The real problem with RC tank combat is that you need competition to play, but to have competition you need a user base, which you won't get without other people to play with, it's a catch-22, also most people will just buy 1:16 scale tanks for $450 instead.
-Gregory On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Mike Måne <mike082...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Like Ed mentioned, I do not know of very many people who would have > the eagerness to pursue the time and money-consuming hobby of RC tank > combat. Most hobbyists like just RC stuff or just paintball stuff, but > it takes a unique interest to combine the two. I personally doubt we > could successfully produce starter kits, since people typically do not > search for them. (I still think starter kits take away part of the > emotional attachments to creating your own vehicle too.) Perhaps all > the veteran tankers could combine their experience and their records > and publish a booklet on RC Tank Combat? With enough supporters, and a > good spokesman, perhaps you can find a willing book producer. > > --Mike M. > > On 09/11/2009, ? <edco...@live.ca> wrote: > > > > I would be curious to see just how cheaply such a kit could be put > > together... we are essentially combining the hobbies of radio control > > modelling and paintball. Both have traditionally been considered small > > niche markets, and neither hobby is really a poor man's game... > > > > Ed > > > > On Nov 9, 10:07 pm, Gregory Pwneror <sockles...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think I'm the only person from New Zealand. Plus I don't have a tank. > I > >> think about 5 people in the Southern Hemisphere have running tanks. > >> > >> -Gregory > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:45 AM, callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com < > >> > >> > >> > >> callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > Sounds like a good idea but i doubt we would have much of an influence > >> > on it. Perhaps we may be able to highlight things required for hobby > >> > shops and then they deal with rest??? > >> > >> > On 9 Nov, 12:04, Stephen Cobb <cyberslur...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > I am the only person in about 20 miles that has a tank and there is > >> > > only 2 in 100 miles of me.... but there are several hobby shops > around > >> > > here in Tampa florida area So I think I will be taking to the hobby > >> > > shops to show it off and try to get some more people intrested. > >> > >> > > The local shop here that is the big one is Hobbie Town USA. Maby > some > >> > > of use could get with hobbie shops and come up with some sort of > "tank > >> > > starter kit". Maby it could include a 6 channel radio and reciever > and > >> > > the speed controll and a couple of motors??? anyone have any ideas > on > >> > > this... If we can some how do this in a way that will keep the cost > as > >> > > low as possible then maby we can get more people in the game. > >> > >> > > What do you guys think??? > >> > >> > > Steve Cobb > >> > > cyberslur...@gmail.com- Hide quoted text - > >> > >> - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > > -- > -Mike Måne @ > http://moonrcprojects.googlepages.com > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
