Thought I would pop out and say there is a 75% chance I will make it to the Oct 29th battle (has the battle been named yet?) with SV15. There is better than even odds that I will bring a new tank out also. :) The Merkava IV has been shelved. After reading the mantlet rules and seeing the current trend of smaller tanks, I decided that the 1/6th scale Merk is simply too big and too vulnerable to finish. Not to mention the cost of batteries, weight, and transporting something big enough to take up 3/4" of the compact pickup truck bed! Heh. With the foundry now cleared of that lingering project, a new tank project has commenced. Drawings in hand, some engineering planning was done, templates created, and wood cut. After a few hours worth of work, the lower hull is put together complete with motor mounts. The geared motors have been test fitted perfectly. All in all, I am extremely pleased with progress so far. Tonight's agenda is starting work on the upper hull. The suspension is postponed until this weekend when the builder can dedicate a few hours of uninterrupted workshop time to the project. The new tank will meet the 36" rule. It will be fast. It will mount a .68 marker. It will carry the latest in battery technology. It'll be cool. It will be a little terror on the battlefield. :) Additional press releases are forthcoming around Oct 23rd. Mike
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