RC Tank 's Definitive Guide
The beginner's guide to RC tank 's world, A quick ride in the detailed and historical hobby beginning with defining what is the hobby of RC tank models, Its a hobby which is suitable for 12 year old kids or 50 year old men its all about history of warfare equipment ( especially tanks ), major battles and army equipment.
Most of hobbyists share that love of war history starting from WW2 till modern wars, And there have been more than 900 different types of tanks, armored vehicles and artillery manufactured through modern history of military equipment.
Every and each one of them has its own details, features and an amazing history of success and disappointments. For that having a detailed tank model or RC tank for a hobbyist means taking a part of that magnificent history.
After all You can't forget the element of fun after all its a remote controlled tank there is a ton of fun ideas can pop up in your head about it right now.
A kid's toy or a grown man hobby ?!
you may be thinking about that in my opinion i think it can go both sides, Some RC tanks are more toys than a hobby or a model and some of them can't ever be considered as a "Toy", how and why will be explained in the article below.
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Assembly
States of Assembly for RC Tanks
When you buy a RC tank model it can be in different conditions inside the brand new box and here comes the real hobby. RC Tanks mainly are customizable there are no rules or limits you can upgrade buy new features or the optimize you tank to the best condition.
RTR ( Ready to Run ) : Its the condition when the tank is fully assembled from the manufacturer and doesn't need any further steps or work ( except charging or batteries ) to get it run.
Needs assembly ( Unassembled Kit condition ) : When you buy RC tank in this condition the tank will come in pieces and you will make the assembly process using tools and instruction manuals, This type of assembly condition require several skills and the assembly time can take weeks or months. The assembled kits usually are much more detailed and curved than RTR tanks (The Real Hobby) .
ARTR ( Almost Ready To Run ) : The Tank kit needs assembly but the tank will lack of any electronics or paints which can be sourced in the after market.
Assembly Parts
Components ( Plastic and metal ) pieces , chassis, torsion bar, suspension parts, electric motors, wires and electric components and a control unit.
RC Tanks Main Parts :
RC Tanks Inner Parts :
Specifications
Main Scales of RC Tanks
Starting as RC tank collector you must know about scales because every model or RC tank is made according to size scale of the real tank, Scales have wide variety mainly from 1/72 ending with the giant 1/4, we will mention here most popular scales and recommended uses :
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1.Tamiya ( RC Tanks Gold Standard ) : The Highest quality Japanese brand for RC Tanks makes a wide collection of tanks with distributors around the world.
Note : Tamiya IR battle system units are widely used in tank battles and clubs.
2.Heng long : High quality Chinese brand make a lot of models for relatively cheaper price.
3.Taigen
◊ Buy The tank :
RC Tanks online stores :
You will find multiple online stores and marketplaces which you can source your tank kit from. We will recommend a few great stores selling original high quality kits.
- Hobbytron
- IMEX
- Amazon
- ebay
- Tankzone UK
- Hobby Ease
- Mark 1 Tank 1/6 - 1/4 scales
- RCTANK.de
As You can check custom RC tanks for sale on our RC Tanks Marketplace when you can buy directly from the seller (which is a hobbyist as you are ).
How much does it cost ?
Costs vary for RC tanks beginning with small RTR models with some advanced capabilities can range between 20$ - 100$, and larger models or kits (1/24 - 1/16 ) with IR battle capabilities range between 100$ - 2200$, As For king sized RC tanks ( 1/6 - 1/4 ) the retail prices range between 2000$ - 15000$.
◊ Get your Tools Set Up Then Get Your Tank Assembled :
RC tanks Toolkit :
As a collector you will need a suitable toolkit to build or fix your tank.Many high quality toolkits can be found in hobby shops or online stores for great prices and you will also need paints and glue depending on the tanks kit or the camo you want.
Recommended starter toolkit :
◊ Join A battle :
RC tank Battles :
RC tanks can actually battle and these battles requires IR battle system to be installed in the tank, As we mentioned before there are two types of RC tanks airsoft and IR, If you are planing to join a battle you should choose IR compatible tank which you can install IR battle system in it.
IR battles are actually a great simulation of the real battle, if the tank fired the main canon at another tank the receiver in the tank will receive IR beams and will simulate being hit with sounds and may also shut the tank off .
RC Tank clubs usually organize events for tank battles using detailed well-organized battlefields fits recreations of historical battles sometimes.
RC tanks battlefields :
For a certain level of collector building historical tanks isn't enough at all without creating a battlefield suitable for the area the real tank used to operate in, Battlefields usually include ( houses, roads, bridges, bunkers and of course small soldiers to run it all ).
