Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

['jvragu47' via R/C Tank Combat]

Excellent recap of the days events Mike.
 
The Navarone fired 1500 rounds without a failure. That's 150 participants. 
Only 1 perfect score of all 6 targets occurred. Nice young lady performed 
the task in 43 seconds. And that was her first time through. All in all, an 
outstanding day.  

 
On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 5:30:21 PM UTC-4, Mike Lyons wrote:
>
> A great day!
> Beautiful weather, lots of people attended the event and we had around 200 
> kid-visits (many repeaters) at our activity.
>
> Frank and John set up half a dozen silhouette targets of tanks and 
> vehicles, plus one of an ambulance, and a post with 6 circular targets.
> A couple of shooters hit the ambulance and had to perform The Walk of 
> Shame to go wipe it off.
>
> John had kids taking 10 shots each with the Navarone Gun 
> .
> Prizes were awarded for the most hits in the shortest time each hour, plus 
> instant prizes for first-shot hits on the post targets.
>
> Frank had kids occasionally driving the Semovente 
>  to attract 
> visitors when things were quiet (which wasn't often)
> and was promoting the hobby to anyone who would listen.
> Several adults were very interested in (and many more just amused by) the 
> R/C Tank Combat concept.
>
> David and his buddy Dean had kids working Bazooka Joe 
>  
> while I oversaw Len Opie 
> .
> Kids were allowed 3 shots on each and about 75% were able to hit one of 
> the closer targets.
> Some of the best shooters were young girls.
>
> Bazooka Joe's marker locked up after about 100 rounds.
> I suspect it got liquid CO2 in there and something broke and jammed the 
> bolt open.
> I need to rearrange the layout so I can tilt the bottle.
>
> Len Opie had a new rotate servo mechanism installed the night before and 
> ran flawlessly* all day,
> on a single set of 4 AA batteries for the R/C receiver and 3 servos, for 
> an estimated 500 rounds.
> * I had to manually cock the marker a little each time because it wouldn't 
> fully cock with the trigger depressed.
> I was using a toggle switch to fire and separate joysticks for rotate and 
> elevate.
> Unless the toggle switch was rapidly reset it caused the problem.
> Not a big deal for a single-shot asset.
> A momentary pushbutton switch on the R/C transmitter would solve the 
> problem 
> but I plan to build a custom control box as used with RL001.
>
> At the end of the day the closer targets were almost completely covered in 
> paintball goo.
>
> When a pair of 12ish boys came back for their third time through I asked 
> if they had seen everything else.
> They told me "*Yeah, but this is the coolest thing here.*"
> This at an event with dozens of armored vehicles, many other vehicles, a 
> helicopter to sit in, horse cavalry,
> working dogs, lots of people in uniform with weapons, LEGO building, tank 
> demos, flamethrower demos, and more!
>

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Jean St-Pierre]

Great job!!!

Showing the hobby to the world is very important to get as many people
possible to give it a try and maybe get some of them to envolve in it!!!

Happy to see that kind of event working well!!!

Jean-Maxime Cyr St-Pierre

Le 27 sept. 2016 5:30 PM, "Mike Lyons"  a écrit :

> A great day!
> Beautiful weather, lots of people attended the event and we had around 200
> kid-visits (many repeaters) at our activity.
>
> Frank and John set up half a dozen silhouette targets of tanks and
> vehicles, plus one of an ambulance, and a post with 6 circular targets.
> A couple of shooters hit the ambulance and had to perform The Walk of
> Shame to go wipe it off.
>
> John had kids taking 10 shots each with the Navarone Gun
> .
> Prizes were awarded for the most hits in the shortest time each hour, plus
> instant prizes for first-shot hits on the post targets.
>
> Frank had kids occasionally driving the Semovente
>  to attract
> visitors when things were quiet (which wasn't often)
> and was promoting the hobby to anyone who would listen.
> Several adults were very interested in (and many more just amused by) the
> R/C Tank Combat concept.
>
> David and his buddy Dean had kids working Bazooka Joe
> 
> while I oversaw Len Opie
> .
> Kids were allowed 3 shots on each and about 75% were able to hit one of
> the closer targets.
> Some of the best shooters were young girls.
>
> Bazooka Joe's marker locked up after about 100 rounds.
> I suspect it got liquid CO2 in there and something broke and jammed the
> bolt open.
> I need to rearrange the layout so I can tilt the bottle.
>
> Len Opie had a new rotate servo mechanism installed the night before and
> ran flawlessly* all day,
> on a single set of 4 AA batteries for the R/C receiver and 3 servos, for
> an estimated 500 rounds.
> * I had to manually cock the marker a little each time because it wouldn't
> fully cock with the trigger depressed.
> I was using a toggle switch to fire and separate joysticks for rotate and
> elevate.
> Unless the toggle switch was rapidly reset it caused the problem.
> Not a big deal for a single-shot asset.
> A momentary pushbutton switch on the R/C transmitter would solve the
> problem
> but I plan to build a custom control box as used with RL001.
>
> At the end of the day the closer targets were almost completely covered in
> paintball goo.
>
> When a pair of 12ish boys came back for their third time through I asked
> if they had seen everything else.
> They told me "*Yeah, but this is the coolest thing here.*"
> This at an event with dozens of armored vehicles, many other vehicles, a
> helicopter to sit in, horse cavalry,
> working dogs, lots of people in uniform with weapons, LEGO building, tank
> demos, flamethrower demos, and more!
>
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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Mike Lyons]

A great day!
Beautiful weather, lots of people attended the event and we had around 200 
kid-visits (many repeaters) at our activity.

Frank and John set up half a dozen silhouette targets of tanks and 
vehicles, plus one of an ambulance, and a post with 6 circular targets.
A couple of shooters hit the ambulance and had to perform The Walk of Shame 
to go wipe it off.

John had kids taking 10 shots each with the Navarone Gun 
.
Prizes were awarded for the most hits in the shortest time each hour, plus 
instant prizes for first-shot hits on the post targets.

Frank had kids occasionally driving the Semovente 
 to attract 
visitors when things were quiet (which wasn't often)
and was promoting the hobby to anyone who would listen.
Several adults were very interested in (and many more just amused by) the 
R/C Tank Combat concept.

David and his buddy Dean had kids working Bazooka Joe 
 while 
I oversaw Len Opie 
.
Kids were allowed 3 shots on each and about 75% were able to hit one of the 
closer targets.
Some of the best shooters were young girls.

Bazooka Joe's marker locked up after about 100 rounds.
I suspect it got liquid CO2 in there and something broke and jammed the 
bolt open.
I need to rearrange the layout so I can tilt the bottle.

Len Opie had a new rotate servo mechanism installed the night before and 
ran flawlessly* all day,
on a single set of 4 AA batteries for the R/C receiver and 3 servos, for an 
estimated 500 rounds.
* I had to manually cock the marker a little each time because it wouldn't 
fully cock with the trigger depressed.
I was using a toggle switch to fire and separate joysticks for rotate and 
elevate.
Unless the toggle switch was rapidly reset it caused the problem.
Not a big deal for a single-shot asset.
A momentary pushbutton switch on the R/C transmitter would solve the 
problem 
but I plan to build a custom control box as used with RL001.

At the end of the day the closer targets were almost completely covered in 
paintball goo.

When a pair of 12ish boys came back for their third time through I asked if 
they had seen everything else.
They told me "*Yeah, but this is the coolest thing here.*"
This at an event with dozens of armored vehicles, many other vehicles, a 
helicopter to sit in, horse cavalry,
working dogs, lots of people in uniform with weapons, LEGO building, tank 
demos, flamethrower demos, and more!

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Joe Sommer]

On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 9:44:31 AM UTC-4, Joe Sommer wrote:
>
> I confirmed RCTC participation at VMMV with Marc Sehring for
> Sunday 9/25.  We plan to provide our usual RC tank shooting
> gallery for kids (kids shoot, not kid targets).
>
> I cannot attend.

Joe 

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[TyngTech]

The wife and I are trying to plan a much needed getaway that week.  Don't 
think it will include Nokesville.

ST

On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 9:44:31 AM UTC-4, Joe Sommer wrote:
>
>
> On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 5:37:13 PM UTC-4, Frank Pittelli wrote:
>>
>> Sounds like we have a couple people interested in attending, but let's 
>> powwow at the battle before confirming.
>>
>
> I confirmed RCTC participation at VMMV with Marc Sehring for
> Sunday 9/25.  We plan to provide our usual RC tank shooting
> gallery for kids (kids shoot, not kid targets).
>
> Current tankers -
> Frank Pittelli (coordinator)
> John Pittelli
> Mike and David Lyons
> Joe Sommer (long shot possibility)
> Steve "Real Estate Magnate" Tyng (trying to shame him into attending 
> something)
>
> Joe
>
>

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Joe Sommer]

On Friday, August 5, 2016 at 5:37:13 PM UTC-4, Frank Pittelli wrote:
>
> Sounds like we have a couple people interested in attending, but let's 
> powwow at the battle before confirming.
>

I confirmed RCTC participation at VMMV with Marc Sehring for
Sunday 9/25.  We plan to provide our usual RC tank shooting
gallery for kids (kids shoot, not kid targets).

Current tankers -
Frank Pittelli (coordinator)
John Pittelli
Mike and David Lyons
Joe Sommer (long shot possibility)
Steve "Real Estate Magnate" Tyng (trying to shame him into attending 
something)

Joe

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Mike Lyons]

Bazooka Joe and Len Opie will be there.
David and 1+ fellow Boy Scouts will assist guests with the bazookas. 

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Frank Pittelli]

Sounds like we have a couple people interested in attending, but let's
powwow at the battle before confirming.

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Joe Sommer]

On Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 10:57:14 AM UTC-4, Mike Lyons wrote:
>
> We plan to go on Sunday.
> We will bring rocket launcher/s if RCTC has the usual shooting gallery.
>

Marc Sehring sent me an email in July and invited RCTC
to participate again this year.

Marc Sehring

Operations Manager
Virginia Museum of Military Vehicles Inc.

If we will have attendees on 9/25, I will inform Marc and request 
our standard location for the shooting gallery.

Yes? No?

Joe

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Mike Lyons]

We plan to go on Sunday.
We will bring rocket launcher/s if RCTC has the usual shooting gallery.

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Frank Pittelli]

Sunday the 25th is clear on my calendar as well.

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Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

['jvragu47' via R/C Tank Combat]

I will try to make it on Sunday. 

On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:00:06 PM UTC-4, Stu wrote:
>
> Is anyone supporting this, in September:
>
>
> * Register 
> 
>  Today 
> for Our Open House! *
> *"The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA*
> *September 24 and 25, 2016*
> *10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days*
> *Family-friendly activities*
> * Open House Schedule *
>
> *All Day on Both Days (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.):*  
>
> Courtesy Don Flory 
> - Vehicles on Display
> - Helicopter on Display
> - Living History Unit Displays
> - 9/11 Artifacts on Display
> - Scavenger Hunt for Kids
> - Museum Membership Sign-up
> - Museum Merchandise for Sale
> - Semper K-9 Demonstration
> - Veteran Welcome & Registration
> - Artifacts & Displays in Hangar Building
> - Voices of Freedom Recording Studio & Interview Registration
>  
> Courtesy Amy Flinn 
>
>  *Recommended donation:* 
> $10 per adult
> Proceeds support the future Museum.
> * The Museum's "Tank Farm" 13906 Aden Road, Nokesville, VA Please REGISTER 
> 
>  
> if you plan to attend-- We hope to see you there! *
>   
>
> *We need your support  *
>
> *to make the American Wartime Museum a reality!*  
>
> JOIN or RENEW your Museum membership.
>
>   Click here. 
> 
>   
>  
>
>

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[TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

[Stu Cameron]

Is anyone supporting this, in September:


Register
 Today for Our Open House!
"The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA
September 24 and 25, 2016
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days
Family-friendly activities



Open House Schedule

All Day on Both Days (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.):
[X]

Courtesy Don Flory
- Vehicles on Display
- Helicopter on Display
- Living History Unit Displays
- 9/11 Artifacts on Display
- Scavenger Hunt for Kids
- Museum Membership Sign-up
- Museum Merchandise for Sale
- Semper K-9 Demonstration
- Veteran Welcome & Registration
- Artifacts & Displays in Hangar Building
- Voices of Freedom Recording Studio & Interview Registration

[X]

Courtesy Amy Flinn

 Recommended donation:
$10 per adult
Proceeds support the future Museum.
[X]
The Museum's "Tank Farm"
13906 Aden Road, Nokesville, VA
Please 
REGISTER
 if you plan to attend--
We hope to see you there!






We need your support

to make the American Wartime Museum a reality!


JOIN or RENEW your Museum membership.

  Click here. 





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