Very cool ! : ) The world need more teachers like you!
On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 5:44 AM, <rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Today's topic summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat/topics > > - School battles , Long time coming <#14680040ef171403_group_thread_0> > [5 Updates] > > School battles , Long time coming > <http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat/t/ec07996262cecd0d> > > neroc1 <funkyne...@ntlworld.com> Jun 08 08:02AM -0700 > > its taken a while but the red tape has finally been severed enough at > my > school for me to show the world this little movie- > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsU0YwsWiWM > > > The battle was titled "The Great Out Doors", as its our first venture > to > battle in the fresh air. > I have lots of footage of this and other battles fought on school > grounds > but this is the only one posted to youtube at present. > Im not permitted to post footage myself, it all has to be done by a > designated member of staff and she informs me she is very busy, its a > pain > but perhaps a necessary pain. The kids make me laugh and its great > working > with teenage mentality, it reminds me of Pete. > > Neil R > > > > > "Doug Conn" <dwconn...@comcast.net> Jun 08 01:51PM -0400 > > That looks like a lot of fun. Were all those vehicles built by your > students ? > > > > From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto: > rctankcombat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of neroc1 > Sent: Sunday, June 8, 2014 11:02 AM > To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > Subject: [TANKS] School battles , Long time coming > > > > its taken a while but the red tape has finally been severed enough at > my school for me to show the world this little movie- > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsU0YwsWiWM > > > > > > The battle was titled "The Great Out Doors", as its our first venture > to battle in the fresh air. > > I have lots of footage of this and other battles fought on school > grounds but this is the only one posted to youtube at present. > > Im not permitted to post footage myself, it all has to be done by a > designated member of staff and she informs me she is very busy, its a pain > but perhaps a necessary pain. The kids make me laugh and its great working > with teenage mentality, it reminds me of Pete. > > > > Neil R > > > > > > -- > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com <mailto: > rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto: > rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > Joe Sommer <anvil...@comcast.net> Jun 08 11:29AM -0700 > > On Sunday, June 8, 2014 11:02:25 AM UTC-4, neroc1 wrote: > > > its taken a while but the red tape has finally been severed enough > at my > > school for me to show the world this little movie- > > Neil R > > Your Fox looks quite frisky on pavement. How does > she handle on grass? > > Joe > > > > > neroc1 <funkyne...@ntlworld.com> Jun 08 11:31AM -0700 > > Hello Doug, two of the assets involved are "old timers" to > rctankcombat. > T055 & T068 have been converted to NERF capability , (remember these > are > children) T088 was involved and my new Fox in the early stage is > speeding > around here and there. The school has extensive grounds that I plan to > conquer in future "NERF" wars, involving - 1,a well tendered field , > 2,thick swampy woodland , 3, the delivery area and 4,the bin store. > this > space was just outside the woodwork rooms and is handy for initial > battles, > Stockport Academy is the place for UK tank battling and the kids dont > know > how important they are to the future of the hobby. The students are > given > simple tasks that eventually build more complex parts like tracks. Im > building a T60 (as well as other things) and I have a few kids each > week > adding a few track links (the record is 6 in a 1 hour lesson that one > of us > would do in 10 minutes or less).its difficult teaching a group of > teenagers > something that Im more or less making up as I go along, but its > happening, > slowly..thanks for asking. 8) > > Neil R > > On Sunday, June 8, 2014 10:51:00 AM UTC-7, RocketMan wrote: > > > > > neroc1 <funkyne...@ntlworld.com> Jun 08 12:05PM -0700 > > Hello Joe, thats a very good question, I`havent tested it on grass > yet, > although I dont think it`ll be a problem on short grass, but long > grass I > dont know, remember this Fox is running on 12v 7ah SLA`s but could be > run > on lithium up to 30v. at that voltage it might take skyward. who knows > ? > its a lot heavier than its frame was designed for but it manages to > hold > together so far. do you like the turret? would anvilus machine works > like a > laser cut flat pack sent out? (free of charge to distinguished friends > of > the FTF) , its a very simple set that can be glassed over or if your > "in" > with the pittelli clan you might consider a carbon fiber coating as > its all > the rage dont you know? > > Neil R > > > On Sunday, June 8, 2014 11:29:06 AM UTC-7, Joe Sommer wrote: > > > > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
