RE: Set VSPro tank to unlimited play (no limit to ammunition or damage)?
<![if gte mso 9]>Hi bwatanabe, sorry to say there is no way to disable the 6 shot function from the VsTank Pro line of tanks. This function is build into the MCU board itself. Unfortunately, Vs Tank has no test mode for these tanks. Hope this helps and have fun with your new Vs Tanks!!
Posted on: 8/24/2012 11:08 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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Texas Armor Association tank battles - August 19, 2012
Texas Armor Association tank battles - August 19, 2012 Just wanted to remind everyone that our next battle event is coming up soon, August 19, 2012. Starting about 10am till 3pm. Location: Bomber Field in Monaville, Texas. Directions to Bomber Field can be found here: http:// www.bomberfieldusa.com Texas Armor Association Website: http://www.texasarmor.com/ Hope to see you all there!
Posted on: 8/14/2012 9:11 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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RE: dot pattern/as used on side fenders
Hi fellow tankers, Thanks for everyone’s nice compliments about our company. We try our best to have everything you tankers need in-stock at all times, but for items we don’t carry. Just let us know what Aber plating you need and we will start stocking them for you all. As to the Aber (ABE03) plating, which was mentioned here, we are stocking them now and will from now on because you tankers asked for it. Thanks again to all the RC Universe tankers out there that support our company year after year. Thanks, Gene
Posted on: 8/14/2012 9:03 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: Texas Armor Association tank battles - July 15, 2012
<![if gte mso 9]>OUR TEXAS ARMOR BATTLEDAY for this SUNDAY 7/15 is being cancelled due to continued heavy rains and flooding in low lying areas in the greater Houston/Hempstead areas. We are rescheduling this event to next weekend July 22, 2012.
Posted on: 7/13/2012 4:44 PM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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Texas Armor Association tank battles - July 15, 2012
Texas Armor Association tank battles - July 15, 2012 Just wanted to remind everyone that our next battle event is coming up soon, July 15, 2012. Starting about 10am till 3pm. Don’t forget everyone, if you’re new to 1/16 scale IR tank battling, this is a great opportunity to learn more about this great hobby, have some fun and make new friends. We utilize the Tamiya Battle System or any System that is Tamiya Compatible is welcomed. Even if you don’t have a tank, please come join us anyway. Location: Bomber Field in Monaville, Texas. Directions to Bomber Field can be found here: http:// www.bomberfieldusa.com Texas Armor Association Website: http://www.texasarmor.com If anyone has questions about this event, please let me know. Hope to see you all there!
Posted on: 6/28/2012 8:50 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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Texas Armor Association tank battles - June 3, 2012
Texas Armor Association tank battles - June 3, 2012 Just wanted to remind everyone that our next battle event is coming up soon, June 3, 2012. Starting about 10am till 3pm. Also on June 2-3, 2012. Bomber Field is having their Warbird Fly in event. So not only will you see RC tanks, you will also see some great looking RC planes too. More information about the Warbird Fly in event can be found on Bomber Fields website. Don’t forget everyone, if you’re new to 1/16 scale IR tank battling, this is a great opportunity to learn more about this great hobby, have some fun and make new friends. We utilize the Tamiya Battle System or any System that is Tamiya Compatible is welcomed. Even if you don’t have a tank, please come join us anyway. Location: Bomber Field in Monaville, Texas. Directions to Bomber Field can be found here: http://www.bomberfieldusa.com/dir.htm Texas Armor Association Website: http://www.texasarmor.com/ Hope to see you all there!
Posted on: 5/14/2012 10:07 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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RE: VS tank track upgrade
[quote]ORIGINAL: nexusys Commander, im very pleased to look at all those details you have on that Abrams.....youre missing the tank tracks... that will complete the looks! [/quote] Thanks for everyone’s compliments. NEXUSYS, your right! That would finish off the Abrams tank very nicely. I’ll have to see about adding them in the future but for right now. We are saving them for our VS customers
Posted on: 5/9/2012 10:19 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: VS tank track upgrade
VS M1A2 Abrams tank. Many new pictures for all you VsTank fans out there. ENJOY.../proddetail.php M1A2 Abrams: www.artistichobbies.com/proddetail.php
Posted on: 5/8/2012 9:26 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: VS tank track upgrade
[quote]ORIGINAL: B.A.D.A.S.S.Force ArtisticHobbies article quote, "We will add more details and pictures in the future." ... hey, it's the future ... (assuming the tank still exists in your immediate vacinity) time to take out the old digital camera & take those full shot multiple angle pictures of the completed project , I know all of us 1/24 scale tankers would greatly appreciate seeing what can be done & how great these smaller tanks can look when adding such a realistic touch to modding them! [/quote] Hi B.A.D.A.S.S.Force, I totally agree, time for some new pictures. So I will try to have some new photos up by Tuesday. Yes with the 360 mod, you must be aware and not forget which direction your turning the turret or your in for some pain.
Posted on: 5/5/2012 1:08 PM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: VS tank track upgrade
[quote]ORIGINAL: nexusys Thanks Commander, just a fictional Leo... i put so much effort into it. thank you again... how's yours? any customization? any photos to share? [/quote] I only have an Abrams, The only pictures I have at this time is what’s on our website and is also on display at our office location in Texas. My Abrams has the old 06 MCU board inside and it’s a BB shooting tank
Posted on: 5/5/2012 10:52 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: VS tank track upgrade
Hi nexusys, Yes, The Abrams pads are raised but they are plastic pads, not rubber. The tracks and pads are molded as one unit. The tops of the raised pads are painted black to simulate rubber pads, but only the tops of the pads are painted black. The pads on the Leopard tracks are raised slightly more than on the Abrams. For those that don’t know, the picture above of nexusys Abrams, these tracks are considered the old plastic hard tracks (snap together) and are still great tracks in my opinion. They came from VS already pre-assembled but came with no pads, unlike these new pinned hard tracks. The stock rubber tracks that come with all VS Abrams also have no pads. I still have the rubber tracks on my Abrams because there better on tile, concrete and hardwood floors. By the way nexusys, nice looking Abrams and Leopard tanks, The Leopard is awesome, nice detail work!
Posted on: 5/5/2012 9:04 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: VS tank track upgrade
for the VSP M1A2 Abrams and the Leopard. The first type is the heard plastic tracks that snap together.... The other type of hard tracks is the new hard plastic Pinned type for both the VSP M1A2 Abrams...: www.artistichobbies.com/proddetail.php M1A2 Abrams: www.artistichobbies.com/proddetail.php Unfortunately, VS has only
Posted on: 5/4/2012 12:27 PM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: Texas Armor Association tank battles - May 6
Hi Bob, I will pray to the weather gods for cooler weather for you. Hopefully you can make it out this year, that would be great. By the way, the Thirsty Parrot has been calling out your name! Lol For those that don’t know what the Thirsty Parrot is, it’s a restraint and bar right down the road from our battlefield. They make awesome food and is a nice way to finish off a day of battling.
Posted on: 5/3/2012 8:32 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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Texas Armor Association tank battles - May 6
Just wanted to remind everyone that our next battle event is coming up soon, May 6, 2012. Starting about 10am till 3pm. This event will be a work and battle day. As you know, we haven't been at our battlefield in Monaville for the past 2 months because of events at other locations. So our battlefield needs some TLC. Please bring your work tools, flamethrower or anything else that will kill weeds. Lol Don’t forget everyone, if you’re new to 1/16 scale IR tank battling, this is a great opportunity to learn more about this great hobby, have some fun and make some new friends. We utilize the Tamiya Battle System or any System that is Tamiya Compatible is welcomed. Even if you don’t have a tank, please come join us anyway. Location: Bomber Field in Monaville, Texas. Directions to Bomber Field can be found here: www.bomberfieldusa.com/dir.htm Texas Armor Association Website: www.texasarmor.com Hope to see you all there!
Posted on: 4/26/2012 10:29 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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RE: Pershing turret on a Sherman.....no kidding!
Thanks for the photo’s Yellowshaker. I love the old black and white photos. It could have been a PIv gun on the KV-1 I seen, Thanks! Rex, if you look at the B/W photo very closely. Look at the rear sprocket, you will notice that the track is not connected and just hanging on the sprocket. That’s why there’s so much slack in the tracks shown in the picture.
Posted on: 4/6/2012 2:32 PM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: Pershing turret on a Sherman.....no kidding!
Hey Rex, I’ve seen this before and yes it would make for a great conversion to do. God knows all us tankers are looking for something different to build. A while back I came across a Tiger 1 turret on top of a KV-1 Lower hull. It looked really cool and something different. Just cants seem to find that B/W picture again?
Posted on: 4/6/2012 11:15 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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Texas Armor tank battles at the Old Tyme Wonderland
Texas Armor tank battles at the Old Tyme Wonderland. April 22nd, starting at 11am till 6pm, The Texas Armor Association will be having their tank battles at the Old Tyme Wonderland grounds in College Station, Texas. Date and Time: Sunday, April 22, 2012 Location: College Station, Texas The Old Tyme Wonderland will feature: World War II exhibit, House-drawn wagon rides, Mechanical bull, petting zoo, pony rides, kids train, wine tasting, Easter egg hunt, live music and much much more. The Old Tyme Wonderland will be having their event for the whole month of April (Weekends Only) starting on April 7th. Tickets and directions can be found on the Old Tyme Wonderlands website. The Old Tyme Wonderland 18898 HWY 6 South College Station, TX 77845 979-690-7212 http://www.oldtymewonderland.com Texas Armor Association: http://www.texasarmor.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TexasArmor
Posted on: 4/3/2012 10:00 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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RE: Question re: my Tamiya Tiger, DMD, MF
Hi Jon, We have this part in-stock if you still need one! RC Tank 2-Way Connector: www.artistichobbies.com/proddetail.php
Posted on: 3/30/2012 9:55 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: Awesomehobbies owener has died
This is a great loss to the entire RC tank world and our players go out to his entire family! I did not personal know him, but from time to time over the past years we did exchange emails regarding the latest RC tank and hobby news. My correspondence with him will be missed.
Posted on: 3/30/2012 9:45 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: Texas Armor Association at the Museum of the American G.I.
I’ve never been to the Patton Museum before. I here it’s a great place to visit. Do they still have battle reenactment shows there?
Posted on: 3/12/2012 2:57 PM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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Texas Armor Association at the Museum of the American G.I.
Texas Armor Association at the Museum of the American G.I. Texas Armor Association tank battles will take place Saturday, March 17th 2012 and will be held at the MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN G.I. open house March 16-17, 2012. March 17th starting about 9am, The Texas Armor Association will have there tank battles on the Museum grounds not only to support the Museum, but also to get the word out about our club and RC tanks. Museum of the American G.I. open house will feature: Military Flea Market and military displays including WWII and Vietnam Era Military Vehicles and a fully restored WWII M5 High Speed Tractor from 1943. The M5 is a 13-Ton tractor, which was used to tow the 105mm and 155mm Howitzer and spare ammunition. Special raffles will be held for a ride in a WWII Sherman Tank. On Saturday at 2pm: THE LIVE WWII Battle Reenactment FEATURING COUNTLESS AXIS AND ALLIED ARMOR FIGHTING VEHICLES, WWII SOLDIERS, AND PYROTECHNICS. Admission - $6 donation to the museum and free parking. Food and drinks will be available. THE MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN G.I. 1303 Cherokee St, College Station, Texas 979-777-2820 or 979-739-4037 MUSEUM WEBSITE: http://magicstx.org MAP: http://magicstx.org/Mapopenhouse.html Texas Armor Association: http://www.texasarmor.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TexasArmor
Posted on: 3/9/2012 10:47 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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RE: Jumbo Is dome
Excellent Job! Thanks for sharing the pictures.
Posted on: 2/23/2012 11:23 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: XION = Confoosion!
Hi Jerry, received the same email a few days back. The white page is because there is no HTML or any other code on the page. But the page is dropping a cookies called (XTCsid) into your browsers. Just cant tell what kind of cookie it is. Just to be on the safe side, I recommend that everyone visiting this site delete their cache and cookies folds in their browsers after leaving the site. Rather be safe than sorry! Did I here someone say "Lets go phishing"!
Posted on: 2/23/2012 11:17 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: Texas Armor Association tank battles – February 19th, 2012
Tomorrows Texas Armor Battle Day has been re-scheduled. Hi everyone, we have came to the decision that it would be best for us to cancel tomorrow’s tank battles do to reports of flooding in the area. We have re-scheduled our tank battles for Sunday - February 26, 2012 and hopefully our battlefield and the surrounding areas will be dried out by then. I will keep everyone informed and will send out another email reminder to everyone regarding tank battles on February 26. Thanks, Gene
Posted on: 2/18/2012 9:57 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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RE: Issues with M1A2 VSTANK
Hi yong2579, sorry to hear about the issues your having with your Abrams. The only way your going to be able to fix this problem is to replace the entire gearbox. Out of the 3 years that we sold VsTank’s, we have come across 5 tanks (07 MCU) that had issues that you are describing. Each time we replaced the gearbox for the customer and that solved the issue 100% of the time. Each time this happened I personal took apart the gearbox to see what the issue may be. All 5 times there were no signs of damage that would cause this issue. One time I added some plastic lubricant to the plastic gears to help with friction and this helped, but this only helped once out of the 5 gearboxes tested. Another time there was a soldering issue to one of the motors. It looked like the wires were soldered on correctly, but looks can be deceiving. After re-soldering the connection, this solved the issue entirely. The other 3 gearboxes I couldn’t explain the cause of the issue. With what was said above, VS has made many changes to their tanks over the past year. So this could be an entirely new issue that I haven’t come across like a voltage issue to the motors from the main board. Back in late 2010, we received a bad batch of Abrams with major MCU board issues. It’s just a good thing because in early 2010 we started tested ever tank that we received from VS or this would have been a very costly issue on our part. I feel bad for your distributor because it sounds like he received a bad batch of Abrams with gearbox issues. Unfortunately I know how he must feel! Please keep us posted on this issue
Posted on: 2/4/2012 10:31 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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Texas Armor Association tank battles – February 19th, 2012
Texas Armor Association tank battles – February 19th, 2012 Just wanted to remind everyone that our next battle event is coming up soon, February 19th, 2012. Starts about 10am till about 3pm. Location: Bomber Field in Monaville, Texas. Directions to Bomber Field can be found here: www.bomberfieldusa.com/dir.htm Texas Armor Association Website: www.texasarmor.com We utilize the Tamiya Battle System; any System that is Tamiya compatible is welcomed. If you’re new to 1/16 scale IR tank battling. This would be a great opportunity to learn more about this great hobby. We hope to see you all there!
Posted on: 2/3/2012 10:34 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "War Room"
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RE: RC Tank Clubs Attention (Rev)(up to 24 clubs now)
Club name: Texas Armor Association Location: Monaville, Texas USA Number of regular attending members: 10-12 Date began: 2003 Do you have a permanent battlefield: Yes; outside 7200 sqft at Bomber Field Theme followed: WWII How often do you meet: Once a month Source of battlefield play: Tamiya or compatible units Do you have a website: Yes, http://www.texasarmor.com Main contact person: Tomas, texasarmor@hotmail.com Dues: $60 yearly or $30 yearly for anyone under 15 years of age Anything special you want to add: We are all about having a good time.
Posted on: 1/16/2012 11:37 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: King Tiger Small Diorama
God knows I love my King Tigers but I must say this one tops the charts in my book. Great detail work and fantastic pictures! Gene
Posted on: 1/12/2012 11:05 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: RC Tank Battles in Russia
Hi Hal, Thanks for sharing all your pictures and video with us all, Nice looking tanks. Nice to see other clubs in other parts of the world. It’s probable a good thing that your battlefield is indoors since I imagine that outside there at this time of year it’s packed with snow and very cold weather. How many times a year does your club get together? Gene
Posted on: 1/12/2012 9:18 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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RE: Fan Grills
Nice job on your screens and your weathering is excellent. Thanks for sharing the pictures since I think this will inspire others in their future tank projects. Gene
Posted on: 1/12/2012 8:56 AM by Author "M1A2 Commander" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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