Irvine RC Tank Club

[DavidN]

Our Irvine RC Tank Club is invited to be part of the City of Stanton's Teen Night Out Event this Friday. Our tank battle will be one of the programs of their games and activities for teens. If you have teens from 12 to 15 years old, you can sign up at the below website. It is from 6:30PM to 9:00 PM. This is our first time battling in the evening. It will be different. Can't wait to see how this will turn out.

https://secure.rec1.com/CA/stanton-ca/catalog

[DavidN]

[DavidN]

I bought this used dollhouse for $20. It is now our Irvine RC Tank Club's first plastic house for our battlefield. Slowly we will replace those cardboard houses, hehe!

[DavidN]

It is confirmed....We are invited to the Spirit of '45 event this Sunday. Looking forward to be there. Anyone would like to come with us, please let me know your full name so I can add you into our group. You won't be charge with admission fee. Please bring tanks that are late in the war. They give us space for 2 EZ Ups and a space 30x60 for our battlefield. It will be on concrete surface.


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[Rubicon99]

That's why I like the area we use in San Diego; dirt and sand, interesting terrain with dips and berms...

SD is by far the best tank driving/fighting action in Ca. Definitely worth the drive down. The soil is nearly for RC tanks.

[SoCalBobS]

That's why I like the area we use in San Diego; dirt and sand, interesting terrain with dips and berms...

[Tang - RC.Senshado]

Not fun if a newbies tank de-tracks or gets stuck constantly. We're just talking about making the game fun here.

[cmdrcody]

The people and the battles never get dull! But that terrain was giving us some challenges. We need to find areas with just solid packed dirt or concrete.

Well, there goes the realism of the battlefield. Deal with it!

[Tang - RC.Senshado]

Love the dirt field!

The people and the battles never get dull! But that terrain was giving us some challenges. We need to find areas with just solid packed dirt or concrete.

[SoCalBobS]

Love the dirt field!

[DavidN]

[DavidN]

[DavidN]

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[DavidN]

More pics from the battlefield...

[DavidN]

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[DavidN]

Our event st Stanton Central Park today.

[SoCalBobS]

Bob, it seems like you prefer the HL 7.1 board over the TK26?

Hi. With over two dozen tanks in my stable, I need to be consistent with the control systems. The 7.0/7.1's have a lot features I like; the no-spin steering option is high on the list. Adjustable precise steering is good, turning on and off airsoft is another. Smoke on/off of course. Simple volume control. The on/off wifi circuit can be used for any 6V application. My modern tanks have beacons on that circuit. Some other tanks have auxiliary functions on that channel. There are a lot of lighting circuits - muzzle flash, firing alert, brake and tail lights among others. Really the only negatives are the lack of a progressive damage from hits, and limited sound options. Regarding the latter, in outdoor battles one tank sounds like another from a distance. About 2/3 of my tanks only need the 7.0's. The 7.1s I install in tanks that have or I'm adding servo recoil or elevation.

I have three Mato tanks all of which require servo elevation and recoil. My Vandramodel conversions also use servos.

I tried a TK26 and the coarse steering control was off-putting. Also, I never did find out how to bind more than one tank to a transmitter. For Heng Longs it's dirt simple. I did love their sound options though.

I also tried a Clark TK50. After a few weeks it began to malfunction and after hearing the frustrations others have had with them, I decided not to pursue that course. I'm sure they can work well, but if a HL board breaks down, I'm not out $200 plus.

Just a personal preference.

[DavidN]

I've installed two of these cable sets, on a Pershing and a Sherman. They work fine! I did change the three-wire plug to work with a 7.1 board so I could activate servo operated barrel recoil mechanisms. If others think a 7.1 version is desirable, let us know.

Bob, it seems like you prefer the HL 7.1 board over the TK26?