$1 hamburgers? Mebe I have been living in Florida too long. I stil pay 89 cents :D
Chaffee is a nice idea. www.the-blueprints.com has some nice drawings that you can use for reference. What about using aluminum channel and plywood? You can beef it up with bondo and fibreglass cloth - or what ever is available in NZ. One of these days I will make good on my threats to have one of my tanks mobile and able to fire ... - Martin On Oct 16, 2:03 pm, "?" <edco...@live.ca> wrote: > Yeah, there seem to be Hamiltons everywhere, and this one must be one > of the worst...lol. I thought about aluminum, but its not really in > the budget, and ive never really worked with it. Also I've only got a > flux core welder at home, so anything other than mild steel would be > tough to assemble. 12 guage is pretty heavy (almost exactly 3 mm I > believe) but its sturdy, easy to weld and most important, available. I > also like the sort of rough look heavy guage steel can achieve when > finished, might be good to model cast parts. I think our exchange rate > is about the same as yours, but we might save a little on shipping ;) > Im still looking for a good (hopefully cheap)source for some double > pitch #40 k2 attachment chain if anyone knows of one... > > Ed > p.s. they've got 1 dollar burgers, but I wouldnt eat them every > day.... > > On Oct 16, 12:20 am, Gregory Pwneror <sockles...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I live in Hamilton too, but not in Canada. > > Good on you for using mild steel, I don't know of very many steel tanks, > > most are aluminium. I would personally use steel too, as aluminium is > > difficult to weld. Also how many mm is 12 ga? > > Attachment chain isn't particually expensive in the USA I believe, but it's > > rather expensive here in New Zealand, as everything else seems to be (even > > counting the exchange rate, I hear that in the USA they have $1 hamburgers). > > Most of your equipment will be usable in RC tanking, especially if you have > > an existing > 5 channel radio. > > > -Gregory > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 3:33 PM, <edco...@live.ca> wrote: > > > > Hi my names Ed, I'm from Hamilton ON, and I've been following this > > > site with much interest for nearly a year now. Recently given up and > > > decided to try my hand at 1/6 tank building. Heres the plan, so far... > > > I ordered several Paper model kits from europe and had them enlarged > > > from 1/32 to 1/6 scale. I figure I could use these paper parts as > > > templates for most of the hull and turret parts, that will be made > > > from welded 12 ga mild steel, of which I have an existing supply. > > > Already have a pair of motors too...and an old tippman marker. I'd > > > like to order some attachment chain as well tracks so I can get > > > started building (whats the pricing like on that stuff?). The subject? > > > I've chosen one I think no one has done before, the "M24 Chaffee". > > > Pics to follow...Most of my r/c experience is in aviation, so any > > > help, input, advice, or criticism would be appreciated.- Hide quoted text > > > - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
