Hi McSpuds, I am making a M1A1 and the best way forward for any person starting out making a 1/6 is to buy a kit say 1/32 and scale up. 1/32 to 1/6 times measurement by 1.58. mine is 52" long.
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa468/andydelve32/Photo287.jpg On Jul 27, 8:59 pm, McSpuds <mcsp...@insightbb.com> wrote: > I have been building RC Ships, Aircraft, and cars for years. A friend > and I have been absent from our main hobby "Warship Combat" for some > years now due to time and funding restraints. > > I am now retired from the Army and time seams to be something I have > plenty of, I wish I could say the same about funding but life is good > anyway. > > We have been looking into how we could convert our old Small Gun > warship hobby into tanks. The safety of the guns has been an issue > that we can not get around so we are adjusting our thought process to > that of paintball. I remembered some folks talking about tanks back a > few years ago so we looked up Frank's Site. > > I am going to be starting a 1/6 scale Tiger I, Late War Model. I also > think we are starting a Ferdinand as well for my friend. > > My thought process is to build a plug for the turret and hull and make > a reinforced fiberglass hull. > > Once built, a few times around the local park and we should have some > more building in this area. > > Anyway, I have located some drawings of a tiger, but they are not very > clear or large enough to be scaled at Kinkos. The lines blur too > much. Does anybody have a 1/6th scale plans for a tiger I can > purchase or get a copy of? I would be eternally thankful. > > McSpuds > Ky -- 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
