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im looking to pick one up and am not sure where to begin.
id like a bigger tank and think 1/16th is the way to go but am not sure.
anyone out there have experience to share?

I've dreamed of it for a long time since seeing Glo-plug motor tanks at the Army Show at Aldershot when I was little.

The 1/16 scale looks good and chunky, though I think there are more choices of vehicle available in the 1/24 scale.

There must be clubs for it. THe fun is playing battles, of course.

if you look around enough you can find some that shoot BB's. I've been forbidden to get one

sirlynchmob wrote:if you look around enough you can find some that shoot BB's. I've been forbidden to get one

I bought three of them for my sons and I last Christmas.

It was fun while it lasted. but they are not cheap, and none of them are still running at this point...

CT GAMER wrote:

sirlynchmob wrote:if you look around enough you can find some that shoot BB's. I've been forbidden to get one

I bought three of them for my sons and I last Christmas.

It ws fun while it lasted. but they are not cheap, and none of them are still running at this point...

ouch... hate to hear that. 1/24 IR battle tanks do seem more available but its hard to tell which tanks will work with which.

CT GAMER wrote:

sirlynchmob wrote:if you look around enough you can find some that shoot BB's. I've been forbidden to get one

I bought three of them for my sons and I last Christmas.

It was fun while it lasted. but they are not cheap, and none of them are still running at this point...

What make?

I had a pair of tiny 2" tanks that could shoot each other with infra red beams. They were the best thing ever but they were broken in about a month.

I have built the 1/16 kits and they are fairly sturdy construction. With proper care (graphite lube) they can last for a long time, and look nice even when their functionality is over.

I've considered getting one that fires BBs to use in airsoft, but I haven't yet...

Ive always liked the Tamiya RC tanks. Hella expensive and a hella time to build.....but for realism.....I dont think there is any better.

http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/56032super_sherman/index.htm