u/RC_Senshado

Greetings everyone! Just wanted to announce an upcoming gathering we're having of our SoCal RC Tank Club if you're interested in IR battling or just hanging out and talking about the hobby! All are welcome. We'll be at Tony Lam Park in Westminster, CA 5/31/26 (a Sunday). Bring your friends! If you're on the fence about joining, bring your tank and your questions anyway! We love to help! We're up to about 2 meets a month now but I don't want to spam it every time here so if you want to be more up to date, we're on IG (@ socalrctankclub), FB (SOCAL RC Tank Club). I also maintain a discord for my fellow RC tank and tank anime enjoyers (https://discord.gg/bqCKBR7N2r) which holds a subsection for the SoCal RC Tank group as well.

Some pics of our last RC tank battle in Huntington Beach from 5/17: we got some new cultured members into the mix and these are some of the highlights. I hope we get more RC Senshado participants as well as Senshado spectators at our future events and make an entire anime subdivision within my club (SoCal RC Tank).

So a few of us in Socal RC Tank Club wanted to do a themed gathering for our club's monthly battle. It would be great if people who were fans of the show attended and hung out or even joined us if they have IR battle ready tanks. Even if you don't play, it's good to meet and celebrate the love of our favorite show together. We're thinking Saturday June 20th, 2026. Location will be in Huntington Beach. Basically our first RC Senshado Festival. Mark your calendars!

THIS IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT OR PAID ENDORSEMENT****
A company called Ironquad who makes really nice FPV cameras is about to release their new YoHD Micro FPV system and I was sent a unit to evaluate. I had did an interview with them in our social media channels before and their reps were actually getting into RC tanks (or maybe I convinced them, who knows). The system itself is for ground vehicles that will include a 1080p wifi camera and goggle system for a street price of $250. Again, this really isn't intended to be an advertisement nor am I being given anything to do so or paid by them but I am excited to share it. On a personal note, my goal in the RC tank space besides making a bigger and better club is to attract cool products and innovations to our space because we're so niche and I think this is a big step in that direction. Anyway, look these guys up if you're looking for some nice camera setups to add to your RC vehicles.

We'll be playing with it over at my RC tank club (@socalrctankclub). Having tried Ironquad's flagship product when he interviewed me about our club, I was super looking forward to this and now it's finally here. My independent and objective take on this item is that it's a great system for the money. The camera is lightweight, is versatile in that you can power it off a 2s or 3s lithium battery (I use the same packs I use for my smaller tanks). The FOV is fixed forward however there is about a 10 degree angle of adjustment you can manipulate which turned out to be pretty handy for my tank. The goggles are a fixed setup so there's no fine tuning, but works and connects the moment you power it. The goggles can run off of a 2s-6s lithium battery. Footage is displayed real-time with sound and you can also record if you add a micro SD card (sold separately). I will have footage as soon as I get my card in the mail. I'd say the limit might be heat, so cool it between sessions and you should be okay. Goggles are fixed though so no adjustments are possible. Video recording is 1080 @ 60 frames and 720 at 100 frames IIRC. If you need it to be on a gimbal or adjustable goggles however, this is where you should be looking at the higher end option.

Oh and this is the interview I did with him for his channel using the gimballed camera on my RC tanks:

https://youtu.be/CgFQ7xzPcKk?si=89KlCb6oYwLFeFMV