Or would it be just to big and heavy? me..I think the bigger the better lol
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:54 pm
by Richie Wignall
hi
i know were theirs a abbot for £12000! and personnel carrier for £7000!! very tempting if i had the land
richie
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:32 pm
by Allan Richards
Many moons ago I went to an auction at Littlecombe Steam looking for old farm stationary engines, as I was into restoring these in those days. There was an Abbot for sale which drove off its low loader and went for £2800 which would be about £6000 in todays money, so they are going up in price faster than inflation. Abbots can also go on the road, so its not so important to find a place to run them.
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:04 pm
by Richie Wignall
hi allan
this is on the road, with new pads!!!
richie
Re: would amortek ever make a 1/4 scale tank?
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:02 pm
by Chang
michael didonato wrote:Or would it be just to big and heavy? me..I think the bigger the better lol
A 1/4 full metal AFV would be too heavy to run by electrical motors and batteries. It's weight would be 3.4 times of it's 1/6 counterpart. Hardly could be handled by a single player, transported by sedan/hatchback.
I believe in "bigger is better" policy too. But.....to that BIG is out of the question.
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:29 pm
by Nigel Allen
Guys,
Over the years I have own a few vehicles, 432, Saracen F604C, Ferret, Humber Pig ( NI ) and for a very short time a Chieftain. All great fun to drive but the down side is fuel cost's, spare parts and fitting them. So thats why I now own 1/6 scale. Yes you can pick these vehicles up for less than a Armortek model but remember the Army sell them as scrap and a lot are.
Nigel.
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:39 am
by Armortek
Speaking as the person who does most of the packing I think you may not be surprised to hear that my vote would be a comprehensive 'NO'!
Gill
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:13 pm
by michael didonato
Hey.. was just throwing something out there....I just like the idea of being 1 up on the competitors...I found this company is thinking about making a 1/4 all steel tank..they even might make it driver operated... www.modelworks-int.com/asp/future.asp
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:14 pm
by stuart holden
Armortek wrote:Speaking as the person who does most of the packing I think you may not be surprised to hear that my vote would be a comprehensive 'NO'!
Gill
ha ha you would still be packing this time next year
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 2:39 pm
by Tim Bowman
Armortek wrote:Speaking as the person who does most of the packing I think you may not be surprised to hear that my vote would be a comprehensive 'NO'!
Gill
LOL LOL
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:42 am
by Robert MacDonald
michael didonato wrote: Hey.. was just throwing something out there....I just like the idea of being 1 up on the competitors...I found this company is thinking about making a 1/4 all steel tank..they even might make it driver operated... www.modelworks-int.com/asp/future.asp
Hey Michael:
Modelworks went into administration last June and its assests have now been dispersed. They will never be building a 1/4 scale tank or a 1/6 scale tank or a 1/8 scale tank. The guys who ended up with those assests (tank bits) are only making traction engines and steam lorries.
Rob
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:39 am
by michael didonato
Robert MacDonald wrote:
michael didonato wrote: Hey.. was just throwing something out there....I just like the idea of being 1 up on the competitors...I found this company is thinking about making a 1/4 all steel tank..they even might make it driver operated... www.modelworks-int.com/asp/future.asp
Hey Michael:
Modelworks went into administration last June and its assests have now been dispersed. They will never be building a 1/4 scale tank or a 1/6 scale tank or a 1/8 scale tank. The guys who ended up with those assests (tank bits) are only making traction engines and steam lorries.
Thanks..I been waiting for a reply for about 3 months now about some parts I need to finish my 1/8 tiger tank....they still have an active website...saying to place orders for a re-realease of their tiger 1??
Rob
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:22 pm
by Robert MacDonald
Hi again Michael:
According to the communications I've had with Dean (formerly of Modelworks now of Steam Traction World) they do not currently intend to do the 1/8th Tiger 1. Deciding instead to focus on the Steam Traction models.
I too had contacted them in regards to their Tiger (and never heard from them) as I was already into them for two other kits (traction engine and locomotive). They went under shortly after they proposed to rerelease the Tiger. That was one of the reasons I decided to take the step into Armortek's Panzer III - its about the same size as a 1/8th tiger.
Hey.. was just throwing something out there....I just like the idea of being 1 up on the competitors...I found this company is thinking about making a 1/4 all steel tank..they even might make it driver operated...