Having thought about my comments for a few days I would like to apologise for the use of the phrase "pointless idiot" I didnt intend to upset anybody with my unfortunate choice of words but I can see why it did. I do however believe that any adult in a developed country has the chance to build a tank for themselves. its a simple case of what your prepared to sacrifice to enable it to happen. obviously its harder for some and easier for others. If you dont think its worth doing , then dont do it.
I would like to point out that Mr Bill Hamilton ,you are wrong in your statement that a Death Star trumps a tank . Paintball tanks are the best fun there is . and that comes from a devoted life long Starwars fan. I can only suggest that you build a tank and find out how much fun and reward can be had . Neil "Tank commander since 07 but Jedi since 77" R On May 28, 7:08 pm, Bill Hamilton <billw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:15 PM, <dwconn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > That said, I can empathize with Neil. Even the "elitist old boys" are > > entitled to an opinion. It's extremely frustrating for me to see the same > > people write in for years without ever producing anything. Like Neil, I > > wonder why they bother. > > I am one of those people who have participated in this group for years > without producing anything. I came across the rctankcombat site back > in the late 90s, and I've been on and off this list (and before here, > the old mailing list) as time allowed. Only recently have I had the > means and opportunity to put together a workshop, let alone have > several grand to spare to put together a tank. Now that I'm close to > paying off the credit cards that got me through too many years of > half-time classes and full-time work, I can turn my thoughts to > actually building something. Heck, this year was supposed to be "the > year of the tank"; it has since turned into the year of "building my > nephew a death star playset because my sister can't keep a secret for > more than five minutes." :) Believe me, if I could have built one > before now, I would have. Circumstances simply didn't allow it, but I > did what I could to be a part of the community and help out those who > were building tanks. > > However, if this community is becoming the sort that thinks it's fine > to insult and look down on people who haven't had the opportunity to > build a tank, people who think the only contribution one can make to > this group is to build a tank, I'm not sure that I want to do so. > There are plenty of things I can spend my time and money doing. I'd > rather not spend them around the sort of person who thinks it's fine > to knock down people contributing to this community just because they > haven't had a chance to build a tank. > > (And, yes, "Unca Bill's gonna bring me a Death Star!" trumps building > a tank any day.) > > -- > -Bill Hamilton -- 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
