I would recommend a tank destroyer, Or a WW1 Mark V. (The Mark V had no suspension, and the boogies are bolted on both sides, making the whole track assembly strong. Also, a hinge track would look quite good I suspect)
I'd go with the simplest, Because in my experience, everything gets more difficult. My Sherman tank chahsis (carries a four year old) Worked well initially, but there;'s a lot of wear and weight, things get loose,... aim for reliability and simplicity Steven C. -----Original Message----- From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcom...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Tyng Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 7:27 AM To: R/C Tank Combat Subject: [TANKS] Re: Seeking advice for a first tank For your first tank I wouldn't even recommend a sprung suspension. I'd build a solid suspension and worry about all the other details that your tank must have to be operational. Since everything suspension-wise is outside on the Sherman to begin with, it would be an easy matter to upgrade to a suspension later on. Steve Tyng mike wrote: > Fellow hobbyiststs, > > You probably forgot (like me) that I was going to build an M4 Sherman. > The problem is its lack of information. Can somebody share a way to > acquire some reasonable blueprints? The model is specifically the M4A3 > 76mm (Wet) Sherman VVSS similar to the HVSS E8 I believe. > > Would you recommend Horizontal or Vertical Suspension? HVSS is more > advanced, but would it be more difficult to build? > > Also, I plan to build its geometric frame of the tank's body out of > either aluminum/steel squared bars or maybe just 1in wood. Whatever it > may be, the armour is most likely 1/2in ply as in accordance with The > Prophecy. Can you provide any constructive criticism, advice, or > ideas? > > Thank you for supporting amateurs and I hope to participate more in > this hobby. > > > > -Mike M�ne @ > http://moonrcprojects.googlepages.com The contents of this electronic mail message and any attachments are confidential, possibly privileged and intended for the addressee(s) only. Only the addressee(s) may read, disseminate, retain or otherwise use this message. If received in error, please immediately inform the sender and then delete this message without disclosing its contents to anyone. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
