We'll be expecting a comprehensive Battle Report Admiral.
And, if you please, not just the usual sardonic response to a SITREP request, SNAFU!!🙄
Bon chance mon ami🤞🤞
FLEET😎

Not completely different. Scale RC model boats have a lot in common with RC tanks, radios, smoke, sound, and more!

I have a 1/16 armor collection as well, mostly in WWII, but I do have an Abrams MBT. Like I usually do with many of my scale boats is to trace back to the real thing.

As we are on the subject of German Tigers, I have a King Tiger that replicates on captured by US troops. It was struck in the turret (also on the model), fixed to run, and covered with star flags. Lucky I found some photos and a short video of the real tank as references.

Like others I modified the tank. Applied "Zimmerit" ((JB Kwik"), to the modified body, and Airbrushed it. I can remove the flags so it can operate as German or US.

I also have a US half track, a modified M16 Quad 50 carriage RTR model. Converted it to a M3 half-track and added a crew and equipment. I addition, I have a good selection of armor, buildings, a bridge and more so the local cub can operate in a scenic area.

We will be attending a WWII reenactment (free) in Zephyrhills on the November 7-9 weekend. If you are there, stop by and see us along with many real vehicles and equipment plus the battle. We (Bay Area Blitzkrieg) will have a setup and mini battles over the weekend. I will be there on Saturday only.

Lew

Gee, I got one too, just haven't got around to R/C the tank & do the Tramontana ship

Hi Phil,

Being brought up not too long after the war meant that almost every kit available was for models from WW2, and when I got older the 1/16 scale r/c tanks were from the same time period.

Over the last few years I have moved on to tanks from the Cold War period as i now find them more interesting.

Here are some shots of a British Centurion Mk5 that I am working on.

This model was built from the 1/16 scale HAYA Centurion kit, and I added the Mk 5 Conversion to it.

It runs well, and during the winter I will complete the paintwork and weathering and add some markings to finish it.

Building and driving r/c tanks makes an occasional change from model boats and offer’s a new set of skills and materials to try to learn.

Bob.

Looks good i would love to build a tank at some point.
Philuk👍

Bob, that’s what I call up-cycling you have extended the life of a box
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Interesting, Bob. Something new to know. Thanks for sharing

Hi JockSott. That is an authentic camouflage colour way for the King Tiger, known as the “Ambush” camoflage scheme.

Towards the end of the war, Tiger 1’s were often taken into King Tigre groups to make up for their losses, and when they were they could be given the matching camo scheme (if time permitted) so they did not stand-out from the other tanks they were working with.

I had already done a King Tiger in this Ambush Scheme and several 1/16 r/c Tiger 1’s in different European, Russian, Winter and Desert camo schemes, so I thought it would be nice to do a Tiger 1 in this fairly unusual scheme for a change.

The King Tiger and the Tiger 1 were both made from the Tamiya Full Options kits, and they did look really good together.

Bob.

very nice, will add my tiger in winter camo...

Very impressive.... the Tiger. I use something similar, veggie boxes from the grocer but with holes on the side for more air flow.
But what are the dots on the tank for. Never seen anything like it in the WWII photos.