Challenger 2 MBT

Mike Cooper · Post by **Mike Cooper** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:47 pm

Does anybody know of a company that produces a 1/6th scale Challenger 2 Tank, preferably metal, that is or can be converted to r/c.

Allan Richards · Post by **Allan Richards** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:40 pm

Mike,

I think that Mark-1 tanks have produced 1/6th scale Challenger 2 tanks www.mark-1-tank.co.uk. I would try Mark as a first contact point. Mark's tanks are fully R/C capable like the Armortek tanks.

Roland Wallick · Post by **Roland Wallick** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:51 am

Oh my Allen, you said the 'M' word. LOL
I remember in the infancy of Armortek, the 'A' word was not allowed on the Mark-1Tank forum,(tank talk) and if you used it you risked being banned, and if not, your post got deleted.
Just goes to show how nice Mark and Gill are.

Allan Richards · Post by **Allan Richards** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:43 am

Roland,

I remember those days only too well !!! I'm hoping that the two companies now live in harmony. I think Mike put a fair question on the forum, and if Armortek were to consider building a Challenger 2 it would not be available for a fair while.

Allan Richards · Post by **Allan Richards** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:47 am

Roland,

I just remembered that in those days Mark 1 hosted tank talk, which was also the forum being used by the UKTC. Hence I can see why it was not the done thing to mention competitors producs. ll thats changed now with the dedicated UKTC forum.

Robert Bruce · Post by **Robert Bruce** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:02 pm

Thankfully those days are in the past

Roland Wallick · Post by **Roland Wallick** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:39 pm

Allan Richards wrote:Roland,

I think Mike put a fair question on the forum,

I think so too, Id like to see some modern stuff also. But not yet, I havent recovered from the Panther.

Allan Richards · Post by **Allan Richards** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:01 pm

Roland,

I know what you mean, I have the early Tiger and I'm now building the Sherman. I'd love to have all the Armortek models but I just can't justify the cost at the moment - maybe if my numbers came up and money was no object.

I think a modern tank would be a reall Challenge - pun intended. They would be very big (and heavy) models but I think the real challenge would be to make them perform like the full size tank, that would be almost three times the speed of the Tiger with the suspension making them almost float over the ground.

Having scratch built a 1/12th scale DUKW I am wondering about a 1/6th amphibious scratch built Stalwart. If I can source suitable wheels that would probably kick off the project.

Roland Wallick · Post by **Roland Wallick** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:02 am

Allen
Good to hear I'm not the only poor boy in the house. lol