KV-85

[DavidN]

If 1) it hasn't been done already, and 2) I get up to LA in September, I'll do it. it won't show back up until October though. If I don't go in Sept, and Rich does, maybe he can bring it back to SD with him.

Light gray interior, brown exterior, and black burn marks.

Per your request, I took the mansion home after the LA battle last weekend. I read your post and I bought 4 spray cans according to the colors you recommended. I had some prime spray cans at home and primed it yesterday. Today I did it in 1/2 hour. I left two rooms saved from the fire :-) I hope to get your approval Bob. Any changes, let me know :-)

[Timbo68]

You might look into the Hooben T-55 kit. Its very Tamiya-esk and priced quite well. DKLM has carried them for about 275 for years. Just need to have your own MFU system. Almost bought one about 3 times over the years.

Agreed - it makes a good tank but requires a lot of adjustment and fettling. HL 6.1s MFU works well with it.

[DavidN]

Bought my first Tamiya 1/16 RC King Tiger in 1995. It was $500. That was the only RC tank I had until HL Tiger I came out.

[Rob1970]

So how long have you all been in this hobby?

When did I join this forum? Uhm... since June? Always been into static models, 1/72 and 1/48 scale WW2 aircraft mostly. Got into tanks through WarThunder (which I played as motion-sickness therapy) and the adds that show up when you do that. Adds for the Heng Long Sherman I got as my first. And I now have... 9 tanks? Ye gods... I hadn't actually counted them yet... Oh, and today a 1/14 scale Willies and 1/16 scale truck came in...

[oldwolf]

As far back as Tamiya was making motorized model tanks. Hand held battery packs with push buttons and wires leading to the tank. I had a panther, jadgepanther and t34 85 all in 1/25 scale. Put on zimmerit using auto body filler. Also had the 1/16 sherman 105 and the 1/15 stug IV by... Bandai maybe? Gear boxes were absolute crap back then so none of them ran for long. Then life got in the way for 30 + years and I just got back into it in the last year. Lots of nice improvements!

[SoCalBobS]

So how long have you all been in this hobby? I found an old photo of my KV-1E dated 2009! Note the old style IR mushroom and the required antenna for 27mhz. Long gone.

[RichJohnson]

You might look into the Hooben T-55 kit. Its very Tamiya-esk and priced quite well. DKLM has carried them for about 275 for years. Just need to have your own MFU system. Almost bought one about 3 times over the years.

[SoCalBobS]

Just when I thought it was safe....

..to engage in assembling the T-34 turret and KV-1 chassis, Vandra releases this:



a ZIK-20 SPG with a 152mm gun conversion. I won't do it, I already have enough tank destroyers, but you never know when boredom will prompt an impulse!

[SoCalBobS]

With the proper paint, it'd look like a German town home abandoned during the war! If you see another one, pass it on to me for painting.

[RichJohnson]

Hey hey that Barbie castle was mine…… for about two weeks. I pulled it out of a neighbors trash can. Good field prop score. I rather liked it 😆
counting the two buildings I delivered to LA Tank this month that makes 5 hard fixed buildings I’ve donated to them. I just don’t have room to store buildings at home.

[Rubicon99]

OMG is that the Barbie Dream House in the middle of that tank battle?!? LOL. Only in California!
Steve

Anytime one can add buildings to a field is a good thing. It was just brought in that day and we ALL said through it out on the field. IT IS being painted so hold your horses with the comments. You can make those when we all see your battle field with all its perfectly built and painted buildings.

I did not bring the building but the one who did is a well know contributor here and one of the best R/C tank builder I know. I for one am happy he has the imagination to see the potential of the building.

[Rob1970]

Light gray interior, brown exterior, and black burn marks.

"War had changed Ken, and when he came home and found Barbie and Skipper together... well... something snapped..."

[SoCalBobS]

If 1) it hasn't been done already, and 2) I get up to LA in September, I'll do it. it won't show back up until October though. If I don't go in Sept, and Rich does, maybe he can bring it back to SD with him.

Light gray interior, brown exterior, and black burn marks.

[DavidN]

We are working on that. A member picked it up on the side of the freeway a couple weeks before the event. Any bidder on the this paint job ?

[SoCalBobS]

For the love of God, put some paint on it! 😱

[Sureshot]

OMG is that the Barbie Dream House in the middle of that tank battle?!? LOL. Only in California!
Steve

[DavidN]

By the way, nice shot!!

[DavidN]

I enjoyed fighting with that KV-34-85. It was very solid and the tracks were so wide that it rode over everything. Thank you!

[Rubicon99]

Great photo by the way! It captured the moment right when my M26 “Beast Master” scored a hit on the King Tiger top left( see photo below). You can see the “hit indicator” LEDs lighting up.


Oh that was my “KV85” shown it’s the one I let you borrow that day.

[SoCalBobS]

Nice! That explains some image differences I’m seeing.