[TANKS] Re: Hello

Pat, First, welcome to the “club”. I’m a vendor of 1/6th scale product, so I have to be careful of what I say here… First, Armortek kits are not $3-4k. It’s more like $5k+ for just the empty shell of a large tank. Then you have to add all the electronics and other components to

[TANKS] FOA Commission Build 1/6th Scale Panther Ausf.G

Hi fellow R/C Tank Combatant, I'm including two videos of the commission build FOA Panther Ausf.G. It's a BIG tank and you might see it in combat at

[TANKS] Re: suggestion to help newcomers

I will unfortunately NOT participate in the upcoming battle, but Mitch and Paul will represent FOA with the new E-10 (with some Tyng Tech Touch – TTT!) I offered this very suggestion a couple years ago to put a color flag on each tank. I recognize that it defeats the camo, and it might be

[TANKS] Re: E-10 Jagdpanzer FOA Tank

Be warned "RC Combat Tankers" from the East Coast... the West Coast might decide of who will be elected to the highest office Video proof is attached... and a 16-yr-old might prove me right Cheers from Utah/California Loic, Mitch and

[TANKS] Re: E-10 Jagdpanzer FOA Tank

This is the first video for testing the tracks/suspension/lower hull. The test is focusing on tree stumps and "donuts" turns in the grass. The suspension seems too tense, and we will test with more relaxed swing arms. The electronics is "homemade" by Mitch with the help of his son Paul. FOA is

[TANKS] Re: E-10 Jagdpanzer FOA Tank

The E-10 Project is moving along

[TANKS] E-10 Jagdpanzer FOA Tank

[TANKS] Re: AAV-7 Fun Project

And this is a video of the water test. The weight distribution was slightly off and the vehicle is inclined on one side, but otherwise no problem. Very small leak at the idler tension system on the back through the bushing Water Test on YouTube

[TANKS] AAV-7 Fun Project

Hello Tankers, FOA was tasked to build an AAV-7 in 1/6th scale for an engineering firm testing the recovery of the real vehicles. No much detail is added. We used the Tiger I tracks, our experimental M1 Abrams wheels in resin. This tank is weighed down to allow water level at the curve of the

[TANKS] Successor of Talon

Hi Tankers, As a vendor of 1/6th scale tanks, I'm now out of my entire inventory of Talon SR. This ESC was very sturdy and I believe that I had only ONE that failed (out of 100+)

[TANKS] Re: Gettysburg 2014OCT26 battle reports - Battle 3, Bazooka Joe

This video brought back bad memories... I could only watch for 5 min! Bazooka Joe was way too efficient! -- -- 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

[TANKS] Re: Gremlins of Gettysburg

I see that I travel back to the Rockies and all this 'chatter' happens... Let me offer my perspective: - The FOA Production Tiger I was present at the event, including the systems: MPSS Suspension, TTMS Motorization, TTRS Rotation, TTES Elevation, TTX650 Tx/Rx with two push buttons, CONTRL1

[TANKS] FOA RC Combat Panther Ausf.G

FOA just release the video of our prototype Panther G, all ready for 'Tyng Tech' elevation, rotation and Paintball systems... We had some issues with ABS tracks breaking, but it seems like this tank is climbing curbs and doing U-turns in grass without issues. Did not break a single track. [the

[TANKS] RC Conversion of Dragon Plastic Kit M4A3 Sherman

Hello fellow tankers! I just posted a video of our conversion of the Dragon M4A3 Sherman with RC Combat capabilities. http://youtu.be/LbPgO9rWyFI I hope you don't mind the Glenn Miller song in the background, or the French accent The song should be credited to Oberst Johanns of this very

[TANKS] Metal Tracks - spin casting

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RR_3wyafPJk/U_Y3PaQCDNI/AMg/7RdAVU7ZZ34/s1600/pz4pwk_all2.JPG FOA has entered 'a deal' with a US supplier to make their beautifully accurate Pz.IV tracks and Idler wheels into metal! The attached video is the result of this work

Re: [TANKS] Re: TyngTech is Invading the UK!

I most likely have $6k-worth of virgin or 'not-so-virgin' cardboards laying around our warehouse... where should I ship them? Do you take USPS Priority Boxes too? I can order a few pallets of them on the Internet and ship them direct to Tri-Pact Industries? Loic Funny is not part-of-my

Re: [TANKS] Re: FOA RC Combat Tiger Finished!

Few more pieces of information that you guys might enjoy: 1. We tested the above Tiger tank with 450W motors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANdYtKEtDCM#t=41 and 250W motors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASUPM0NWruQ#t=26 - I have linked the respective videos of the runs, and you might

[TANKS] FOA RC Combat Tiger Finished!

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9YiWTeTOSVM/U7r-JVA1ZoI/ALw/TIsXjAZYQlY/s1600/sPzAbt505_6.JPG Hello fellow tankers! We have spent a lot of time to put 12 working sub-systems in our 'RC Combat' Tiger I. Some of these systems would most likely be considered by your group as not

Re: [TANKS] Sights and sounds at today's event

Field of Armor decided to put a hold on its legal options, holding its breath that Tyng Tech would not bill his precious time to the failure of several FOA own-made systems... I'm still waiting for Tyng Tech report on the use of the laser in combat, wondering if Stephen 'Tyng' Wittman was able

[TANKS] Re: Spring Battle Reminder

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N4wELCKu5_w/U21Uzah8b1I/ALI/7hN8HecLZzY/s1600/10153647_10152377403660908_2629895257295183275_n.jpg Dear fellow Battlers, I will NOT be present at the Spring battle in Gettysburg. I really thought I could make it, but we had a new arrival in late April

[TANKS] Science/Robotic Fair Expo

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lUW3qXHrTAk/U0wxGJ3EYFI/AKw/ARnG-N2UJdo/s1600/schoolexpo3.JPG https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h-dabLf2YHM/U0wxAnZ4V9I/AKo/WA3etLJOVxw/s1600/schoolexpo1.JPG FOA participated in a Science/Robotic Fair at the Southtown Expo center last

Re: [TANKS] Re: explanation of r/c system mixing

I use x4 Talon SR http://www.fieldofarmortanks.com/product_p/foa-talonsr.htm(shameless plug!) on both FOA Tiger I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXyqYxMlUvg and Panzer IVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJhG2f55sOA. I have been running those tanks A LOT for the last few months. I have a

Re: [TANKS] Re: explanation of r/c system mixing

I asked Mike the exact questions and this is his answer: The FET's are rated at 100 amps continuous at 150 degrees C. The solder will melt before the FET fails. The capacitor inside the Talon will fail long before the FET's will I'm not sure where this discussion is leading? I can only talk

[TANKS] FOA Pre-Production RC Combat Tiger I Ausf.E Late

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C6mvJO6eTk0/Uz7QMaGL-pI/AKU/BaUY5kl-dyM/s1600/TheHero.jpg Hello fellow tankers, I have started an ONLINE build of the RC Combat Tiger Ihttp://www.sixtharmygroup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20518. (click on link) It looks similar than the Tiger I

[TANKS] Re: Survey time!

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QjnDDOSQInE/UzWueuUqV4I/AKA/QqDg1Z-hO1o/s1600/Duckbills-metal.jpg I do like your shiny. what do plan on casting? This is a spin casting machine with a melting furnace (the Vulcanizer is not far). The 9 or 12 molds can cast Pewter or Zinc pieces that

[TANKS] Re: Survey time!

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--sWAP0eU6X0/UzSJp_pl15I/AJw/YDX50oI8QLU/s1600/Furnace+and+Spin+Caster.jpg The reasons tanks in this scale are expensive is because they are ROBOT - including lots of working systems 1. Motorization 2. Suspension 3. Turret Rotation 4. Gun Elevation 5.

[TANKS] Re: FOA Internal Battle!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GM1OdF-QGmU/Ux9w23pUXeI/AJc/l4AdCAuZNhg/s1600/Neighbors+Yard.jpg Hi Neil, The field we do battle is safe on three sides (large building, train track and another building/tree/storage). The only area that is not safe is the road, where you can see

[TANKS] Re: FOA Pz.Kpw.IV Ausf.H Simple Motorization

Oberst Johann PLEASE SEND ME MORE MUSIK! My email is l...@fieldofarmortanks.com This is GREAT! I'm also looking for American music from WW II to illustrate the M4A3 Sherman. We are in discussion with the Chinese to get the Vantek Sherman running gears and tracks, and install them on the

[TANKS] FOA Pz.Kpw.IV Ausf.H Simple Motorization

Fellow RC Tankers, Since we are waiting for the RC Combat Tiger I to be cut, and waiting for our 3D Designer to give us the RC Combat Panther G, we were getting bored... and put a stock FOA-TTMS-HP into a Pz.IV Aus.H hull Below enjoy the YouTube video of our result!

[TANKS] Paintball and the Law

Hello fellow tankers. I built a HTML page about Paintball and the Law. It will be posted on the FOA website. I wanted to show this page to you guys first, especially because I used a lot of info from the RC Tank Combat website on the safety tips. Let me know if you think I should add/subtract

Re: [TANKS] Re: FOA RC Combat Tiger Video

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p6fTnG7QN-0/UvOt92wyM1I/AFw/RV6o1dRpQUM/s1600/DocRunOver.JPG Ok Chris. I don't have a video, but I have a photo! Does that count? -- -- You are currently subscribed to the R/C Tank Combat group. To post a message, send email to

Re: [TANKS] Re: FOA RC Combat Tiger Video

A member of the Utah Military Vehicle Club was wondering if FOA 1/6th scale 'RC Combat' Tiger I Ausf.E could run over his body... [at the Crossroad of the West gun show] Below is the answer... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxSVJChvhHc BTW, this is the difference between an RC Vehicle and

Re: [TANKS] Re: FOA RC Combat Tiger Video

Hi Neil, good to hear from you! was the man hurt ? Of course 'Doc' was not hurt! He is the one who asked for the experiment. You noticed that first I asked him to put his arms down, to allow the tracks to have a shallower initial climb, but then he requested that his arms be up to see if the

Re: [TANKS] Re: FOA RC Combat Tiger Video

LOL Chris, But at the end of the video, you see that guy sitting on a chair. He is part of the UMVC as well. He took a phone video of the running over doc (I hope it was not a photo!). He will be coming to my office this week to sell me a nice WW II coat that would fit perfectly in the uniform

[TANKS] FOA M4A3 (105) Sherman

Hello fellow tankers! Here's the first video of my work on the FOA 1/6 M4A3 (105) Sherman. It is the Dragon kit, with steel inserts, including a fully functional suspension that works like in the original tank. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnvC2iiIIhg I still have some issues with the

Re: [TANKS] Pittelli Prize

After being and acting as a newbie at the Gettysburg event, I found that theory thinking and practical combat might be two very different environments... For IFF, I would suggest something SIMPLE: What about a long antenna on each tank, and colored triangular flags? As this hobby grows, and

[TANKS] Re: FOA Business Update

Michael, Thank you for your response and input. I'd like to answer each of your questions below: 1. Different spring rates. The springs are rated for 19 lbs each. They are 1/2 ID, radial-over-center leg coiled springs with tangential leg. If you try to source them yourself, it would be between

[TANKS] FOA Business Update

Hello Fellow Tankers, I'd like to update your group first on the NEW products I've listed on our website. I'd like to get your input as fellow tankers about the products, price range, and interest on the items I've posted. If you don't wish to comment publicly, just shoot me an email

[TANKS] 0.50 Marker

Hello Fellow Tankers! I just purchased a couple 0.50 Paintball markers. I want to install them on my Pz.IV family of tanks (0.5 is a 76.2mm scale size, Pz.IVH had a 75 mm). But I heard that the ball being so small has a better ballistic than the 0.68? However, the weight of the 0.68 is 3.2g

[TANKS] Re: internal gears

Doug, I use a laser cutter that is very affordable. If you send me your drawings (DXF, Corel draw or preferably Solid Works files) , I can have them bid out and you can decide Cheers, Loic On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 9:38:46 PM UTC-6, RocketMan wrote: Hi Steve – In the spring, you

Re: [TANKS] Re: New Business

Today, we moved the Panther TTMS system into the ABS Tiger, which had a second generation suspension system. It took a few hours but it was straight forward. Then I was wondering if I will lose tracks like we did on the Panther, what about the plastic sprockets? or the 1/2 hardened steel axle