Nice job. I particularly like the sagging tracks- very authentic. I hope they work.
You certainly have masses of space in the turret for paintballs and stuff. I like the KV2, tanks should be ugly in my view and she certianly qualifies! Phil On Feb 20, 6:58 am, Derek Engelhaupt <tan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I *finally* got the gun mount done so now I can concentrate on mounting the > marker. > > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM000013-1...http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM000009.jpghttp://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM000008.jpghttp://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM000012-1... > > I'm thinking about hinging the square blow out panel detail on the top of > the turret so I can > load paintballs in the magazine. I added the ladder on the sides of the > turret. The top rung > is functional to remove the turret top since it's held in place with > velcro. Rungs were made > from an old wire coat hanger. Having the large mantlet box actually serves > to balance out > the weight of the marker. It's not an exact replica of the real thing since > the complex angles > on the real once were too hard for me to reproduce, but I think it turned > out really nice anyway. > The white dots on the sides of the turret represent the crew pistol ports. > They are made from > those nail on furniture glides that nail onto the legs. Had them laying > around the shop. > > Battery mounts done: > > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM000010.jpg > > You can see the track tensioner in that pic also. The aluminum angle on the > front is a detail > on the real tank and it also serves to strengthen the front end during > impacts. The battery > door is a really tight fit so I made the periscope a functional handle so I > can open the door > easily. I found a really small Maglite flashlight that will be mounted in > the front armor plate > to have a functioning headlight. I'm still getting the suspension sorted > out and once I do, it will > be time for a test drive. > > Derek > T065 -- 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
