I haven't had the pleasure of seeing Brads tank yet in person, but after seeing Superfudge's and Tom R's tanks and set ups, When you say you are doing a budget I am amazed they don't just start laughing their heads off. I started these polls not to discourage anybody but to show people the costs of a hobby. Any hobby can be expensive but I really enjoy this one. I race cars as well and I have well over the price of my tanks in my engine alone. Not to forget the money my wife and I have spent on our children{yes I know they aren't a hobby} and the money I spend on my business equipment. After I post my next poll I will be doing some number crunching and post the results that I come up with.
I am still very new to this and if someone had said that I would get addicted to it the way that I have I probably would have laughed at them too.