sabreuk1 56 Posted August 15, 2013 it seems most people fixate on the germans a lot not just on rc but other things like flight sims etc I suppose there is more to choose from but you cant realy have a rc battle with a Sherman against several different german tanks and the odd Russian tank here and there, it would be nice to see more variety though the Abrahams hmmmmm in my opinion is a bit yesterday now even there new a3 which is due out soon doesn't touch the chally 2 in many areas and it doesn't help that there built by bae systems just for a change we are ahead of the Americans in armour and other things pretty looking wouldn't like to be on the receiving end but they have been penetrated in Iraq where as the chally 2 has never lost a crew man yet been close but no fatalitys. of we are talking modern tanks in the line up the new a7 leopard2 and the French le clerc and maybe even the israli merkava would be nice additions but times are changing and most nato forces are loosing heavy armour and going for wheeled vehicles for the tasks that are now being asked of the forces like cqb in built up areas so its not tracked but a supacat jackal 1/2 would be awesome, a husky/mrap, mastiff/cougar, would also be awesome or our new foxhound with 4ws aswell as 4wd heres a jackal. [/url]">http:// heres a husky. [/url]">http:// heres a foxhound [/url]">http:// heres a mastiff [/url]">http:// Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted August 15, 2013 I remember the smaller scale model released by Lesney/Matchbox in the 70's, called "Weasel". I have never seen a real one, and I don't even know if it exists at all, but would love to have it as 1:10 in RC fashion. Here's some pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabreuk1 56 Posted August 15, 2013 yeah it exists bud ours was called a fox or ferret depending on the turret it was a recon car before saxon and cvrt came out in mid 80s, they where noisy cramped horrible things but had a damiler engine, sounded a beast but well wasn't the best . heres a fox [/url]">http:// heres a ferret [/url]">http:// 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted August 15, 2013 Wow, that's fantastic! Thanks for sharing the info/pictures, sabreuk1! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabreuk1 56 Posted August 15, 2013 no probs bud any 70s to present military questions on vehicles giz a shout 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teddyt 17 Posted August 19, 2013 A Cromwell and Centurion, lets have some British tanks in the Tamiya line up as no one else makes a british tank in 1/16th scale. not only would it be a hit with tankers it would also be a commercial sucess 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr crispy 2293 Posted August 20, 2013 I'd also like to see Tamiya bring out a 1/16 RC Jeep. Can't be much harder than the Kublewagon they did and surely it'd have a large market! Be great running it along side the tanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyabigstuff 832 Posted August 20, 2013 Should definitely be a British tank - dreadful omission by Tamiya that there isn't at least 1 in the line-up. Cromwell, Churchill, Crusader, Chieftain, Centurion, Challenger, probably missed a few. R/C 1/16 Jeep would be cool and look great alongside a Sherman but I think the 1/16 Kubelwagen is long discontinued - can't find it on the Tamiya website now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bromvw 744 Posted August 20, 2013 I would love to see a Jackal - perhaps on the CC-01 platform . I did have a idea to do one having seen a Action Man Jackal in Toys'r'us , but the proportions where all wrong and it would need vast amounts of cutting to extend the body and maybe widen it. My vote for a UK tank go's to the Challenger in Gulf War one spec ( Kuwait ) 1991 . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bromvw 744 Posted August 20, 2013 Is the Foxhound basically a up dated version of the Worthogs as used by South African defence forces in the late 80's / 90's ? That Hull looks very similar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabreuk1 56 Posted August 20, 2013 all our hulls are now v shaped for ied dispertion after it goes off, yes its themed on the African design but has been vastly improved mr crispy. you cant tell by the other pics but all of them have v shaped hulls for that reason. bromvw I have that jackal toy from toys are us and your correct the proporations are wrong and not to scale at all I don't think you could convert it to rc unless you wanted a posh action man vehicle lol. agreed on the chally 1 gulf war though a mk3 with the extra armour and extra fuel tanks would be quite good plus the mk3 looks meaner than the normal chally 1 mk1 thinking about it I think you could make a coyote the 6x6 supacat easier than the jackal as I reakon you could use the truck chassis. [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bromvw 744 Posted August 20, 2013 I guess I an bias having served in Kuwait back in 1991 . As for the Action man Jackal I think it's possiable working to 1/6th scale . The big problem is what running gear to use but the cc-01 keeps coming to mind . you would have to extend the toys r us one but it needs the rear gunner adding anyway so its do able . The one issue I have not figured out is just how far I can extend the cc-01 track width . 22mm hex extenders are easily available so its really a question of finding wheels with enough off set that look scale correct and military . [/url] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabreuk1 56 Posted August 20, 2013 heres mine and the dimensions [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// [/url]">http:// Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bromvw 744 Posted August 21, 2013 You see that second roll hoop behind the cab ? I recon that if you where to cut there and extend the chassis by using aluminium box section tube and making up the side lockers from styrene then you could make this fit a CC-01 . ok so it might not be 100 % true scale but it would have the 'look' certainly . all that would then need doing is joining the front and rear cages . Add a rack to the cage extension tubes and it might work well . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berman 5315 Posted August 21, 2013 My LHS has a JS2 in stock and has a tiger 1 coming along with my leopard, he keeps saying that if one of the tanks doesnt sell he would love to be able to use one of them to modify the M16 kitset on the back wall into a runner. A half-track or something similar would be kinda cool. I agree on the rc 1/16 jeep, or some other accompaniment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabreuk1 56 Posted August 21, 2013 You see that second roll hoop behind the cab ? I recon that if you where to cut there and extend the chassis by using aluminium box section tube and making up the side lockers from styrene then you could make this fit a CC-01 . ok so it might not be 100 % true scale but it would have the 'look' certainly . all that would then need doing is joining the front and rear cages . Add a rack to the cage extension tubes and it might work well . hmmm might just work be interesting if you managed to get it going it does need extending as the toy is too stumpy and boxy compared to the real thing, I think accurate armour do a jackal and coyote model but I don't think they do it in a large enough scale. the husky would be easier as that's an international mxt all you would need is a cab, the foxhound would be interesting with 4 wheel steer and diff locks on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyabigstuff 832 Posted September 12, 2013 Looking through some Tamiya catalogs today - noticed they did make an R/C Chieftain in 1/25 & also an R/C Panther in 1/25 - these are the only 2 R/C tanks I can find in that scale. I would definitely get a British 1/16 tank if Tamiya decide to make one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya1/10 382 Posted September 13, 2013 most of us like modern tanks because of their designs from mobility, armor and armorment. They are just cool piece of killing machine. Modern tanks can out accelerate , stop , manouver, climb and off road to any car out there and with its 120mm canon point behind you you..the intimimdating factor is just off the scale. maybe with modern tanks because of copyright, patterns, TM etc is stopping Tamiya in producing your favourate tank. Than how about those ugly, slow and crew torturing WWI tank? Just a thought.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
