Not to get too technical on everyone but the turret of T055 made wicked chips every week from 1986-2006. maybe two decades of regularly being in contact with near boiling chip fat followed by 3 years of paint fired at it at 250 feet / second was too much for 1mm think (ish) aluminium. If T055 requires a returret then the FTF could be persuaded .
Neil R On Mar 2, 4:00 pm, "Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos" <xchr...@otenet.gr> wrote: > I'vw used alumninum sheets with variable thickness for teh turrets. 1.5 - 2 > mms. Never tears or bends. Even the upper hulls of my designated Tankette > and HAGO are built of 1.5 and 2 mm thick aliminium sheets and you've seen > photos of these after battles. I am surprised to hear that. I am wondering > if the pan is in fact a sheet that has been deformed in the press and has > lost "cohesion somehow" > Chrys > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil" <sasquevane...@aol.com> > To: "R/C Tank Combat" <rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 3:50 PM > Subject: [TANKS] Re: M1A1/M1A2 need help > > > What thickness of aluminium do you use, Chrys? The turret of T055 is > > made of alu (a chip pan) but it bends and tears when hit by > > paintballs. > > > Phil > > > On Mar 1, 6:48 am, "Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos" <xchr...@otenet.gr> > > wrote: > >> Or, just build a cardboard paper mock up, try all the shapes and angles, > >> cut with scissors, fit and hold them together with tape, then undo the > >> paper turret and copy the individual shapes in aluminum sheet. Cut with a > >> jigsaw. > >> Chrys > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Thomas Lum > >> To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > >> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 10:47 PM > >> Subject: Re: [TANKS] M1A1/M1A2 need help > > >> Buy yourself a 1:18 scale toy off of eBay. It will be the best $30 you > >> will spend on the tank (and don't buy a battle switch, but that's a > >> different thread for another time.) 21st century makes the toy you want. > > >> Tom (stick with wood) Lum > > >> On Feb 27, 2011, at 11:49 PM, tdobbins381 <tdobbins...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> I'm trying to start a 1/6 M1A1. But I what to get every angle wright. > >> I what to make it out of wood first. If it come out then I'll make it > >> out of aluminum. I can't find all the right dimensions from a real > >> one. Like all the angles on the top of the body by the turret. Can any > >> one help with any part? > > >> -- > >> 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 athttp://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 athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat-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 athttp://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
