A bit off topic, finally got some time to do some tanking so made a vid, tried standing on my tank for first time. Weight is about 45 kilos, Voltage is still at 12volt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5tfvQjeOFI On 20/12/09 11:56 AM, "Derek Engelhaupt" <tan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Since I have PVC left over, I was going to rebuild the hull of my M113 out of > PVC. > Although the whole thing will probably be 1/2" PVC due to the fact that's all > I have > left. It will increase the weight somewhat, but the 450W motors are more than > up the task to power it. I should get the scale out and see what the KV-2 is > weighing > at this point. I'm putting the new metal lathe to work turning the sprocket > hubs down > to decrease weight and add some detail to the face of them. > > Derek > T065 > > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Ben Holko <b...@holnet.net> wrote: >> T067 weighs in at about 80kg currently, perhaps another 5kg or so to add yet. >> >> I am about to make an M113 out of steel and by my calcs with 2mm steel it >> will not be anywhere near 100kg. Of course it will only be 75cm long, wont >> have a turret. If you went for a 1/6 Abrams or similar large vehicle then I >> guess you could hit 100kg easily. >> >> Ben >> >> >> From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcom...@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Gregory Pwneror >> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 9:55 AM >> To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: 1:6 all up weight? >> >> >> They seem to be about 50-100kg (No, I'm not converting it for you), depending >> on what they are made out of. A mild steel tank would weigh upwards of 100kg >> I would think. Has anyone actually made a steel tank? >> >> -Gregory >> >> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Fred Thomson <f...@thomson-online.org> >> wrote: >> My Bulldog is a porky 200lbs. >> >> Cheers, >> Fred >> >> -- >> >> 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
