I *owned* one not too long ago. I just got done selling it for parts. I was running it in the snow last year and split one of the drive sprockets in half. Personally I wouldn't bother due to the fact you will end up fixing it all the time. The tracks seem to be fine for it's intended use, but the gearboxes and sprocket are a real weak spot. People strip them out all the time. The other issue you will run into is getting a marker small enough to fit in the turret. The guy that used to convert them for paintball use ( www.foxflier.com) used a .40cal marker. That caliber paintball isn't as reliable (for breaking on impact and not in the barrel). If it's cheap enough, buy it and sell it on Ebay for parts so you don't have to ship quite a large box. When I parted mine out, I got over $400 for all the parts (minus the lower hull and upper hull). I listed the auctions like this: one track, one track, right gearbox, left gearbox, the turret (complete), left side of bogies and idler, right side of bogies and idler, all the electronics and radio, and all the other parts that could be removed from the hull and the accessories in the last auction. You can buy a complete tank for $150 so I was amazed at how much the parts brought in. I sold mine because of the sprocket issue and because the upper hull developed a large crack down the front armor plate. You would probably be looking at replacing the electronics and motors to make it strong enough to take the abuse that can be dished out during paintball combat. I would say price out some drill type motors and gearboxes, a new 5-6 channel radio, a .40 cal marker, and some motor ESC's and that's what you'd be looking at for it to be effective IMHO. You would basically have to purchase all of that stuff if you built a tank yourself. My first tank (T065) was built with scavenged ply so building the hull was not very expensive. My new KV-2 tank will be the most technologically advanced tank in my arsenal being made from PVC sheet (kinda expensive), the drive bearings are from a Go-Kart (like these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-5-8-Front-Hub-Quarter-Midget-Go-Kart-Barstool_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem4cec7ef3c1QQitemZ330385257409QQptZOtherQ5fVehicleQ5fParts) and will have some 450W 24V motors like these: http://tncscooters.com/product.php?sku=106118 . ESC's will be two Victor 883's with an IMX-1 tank mixer. Derek T065 On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Kelly G <kellyg3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Anyone know about the 21st Century 1:6 Stuart? > I found one to buy, but the guy doesn't have the RC radio for it. > Is this a problem? > About how much would it cost and how hard is it to convert it for paintball > use? > > Thanks, > Kelly > > > > -- > 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 -- 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
