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    Front Range Armor Group (FRAG) in Denver has a few PDF's on their experiences and methods for battlefield design and construction of buildings, bridges and stuff.
    FRAG is the oldest 1/16th scale RC Tank Club in the World. Look to us for all kinds of information regarding the 1/16th scale RC tank hobby.


    I can't get the videos and most pictures to show up but here's the club page for central Texas region's battlefield co-located at Bomberfield in Monaville, Tx.


    Here's some video for Texas Armor Assoc battles.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZR...MAg3BoXtMlazdw


  • #2
    Nice. Thanks for posting this. Thinking about creating a bit of a battle ground out at our airfield.

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    • #3
      Arizona club battlefield: Desert Armor Korps

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      • #4
        For building construction materials, I've noticed some clubs use lighter materials (Foam, cardboard,etc.) while FRAG recommends plywood.
        I understand for a permanent, or semi-permanent battlefield using heavier materials would be fine as you wouldn't be humping the heavier buildings in and out of storage or transport every time you have a setup for a battle.
        On the other hand, with the lighter construction materials do you have to anchor the buildings so guys aren't pushing them around with their tanks? I started construction a fair sized "Farmhouse" using 1/2" pink foam and it doesn't take much to move it although it isn't finished with coatings and extra textures I still don't think it'll weigh that much. I thought it would be desirable if having to load and unload for a temporary battlefield but started wondering about tank damage or just being able to shove them around during a battle. One thought was having removable roof so you could add weight (Sandbag, bricks, etc.) or just building in tabs around the outside edges that you could drive large nails into the ground.

        Am I off the mark or do these scenarios pretty much cover it?

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        • #5
          Could built it on a plywood base, or some sort of wood frame , drill holes in the bottom and use tent stakes to hold them down. Im in the brainstorming portion of building a tank field and thats what weve come up with.

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          • #6
            Nice! Thank you for sharing the links. It will help me a lot in finishing my project. I am a big fan of hunting, and everything is related to guns. I want to open a shooting range in my town. I thought that it is a good business idea because there was no place where you legally could use the guns in my region. I already bought some software on softwaredeal store, to make the plan and design of it, but I realized that I have no idea how to make it and how to work with all these complicated software.

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