The body hooks onto the rear cross-member of the chassis at the back and is then velcro'd at four points (two per side) in the middle and at the front. The bonnet (hood) and rear deck will probably be hld down by magnetic catches. If these allow an accurate paintball to blow the bonnet or decking off then it just allows the gunner in question to punch the air and yell woo-hoo! This feature will make Neil happy.
According to the rules, vehicles shouldn't get any closer to each other than 5'. However, in the heat of battle anything can happen so I thought I'd better test for the worst case scenario. Since it survived, I'm reasonably happy with it. As fot the state of my wheelie-bin, all I can do is quote the Iron Duke himself; Publish and be damned! On Nov 6, 11:14 am, Bill Byrnes <bb_ho...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Mr. Miaow, > The vehicle build looks good. Battery access will be easy with it on top > like that. Will this body be attached to the frame by hinges? > > You said your test paintball shots were from 1" away. I haven't been to an > actual battle yet (not from lack of trying), but I think that tanks and other > vehicles shooting at your vehicle will be farther away than 1". Did you test > it from different distances like 5' and 20'? Again, I have a lack of > experience, but if an enemy vehicle gets within 2" or less, you should > probably move yours- maybe even sooner. > > Also, your pictures can be used as evidence that you've defaced government > property- in this case painted grafitti on municipality-owned waste > collection bins. For a small fee, I won't turn you in. > Bill > > P.S. Pz38(t) now has its required "big red handled power cut off switch" > sticking out the back. I suppose it is more standard and safer, but it > looks like a wind-up toy now. > > --- On Sat, 11/5/11, Chairman Miaow <pureteenl...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: Chairman Miaow <pureteenl...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [TANKS] Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures. > To: "R/C Tank Combat" <rctankcombat@googlegroups.com> > Date: Saturday, November 5, 2011, 6:07 PM > > I've done a bit more work on the Morris and a little bit of testing > too. > > The bodywork was tested a few weeks ago by having Phil Palmer's Hetzer > fire a round into it at a range of a little under 1". > > The results were a little disappointing. Although the foamcore / > polyethelyne sheet composite construction survived the strike, the > aluminium foil outer layer was wrinkled and the inner bulkhead > slightly deformed. Paintball resistant rather than paintball proof > would be the honest way of describing it. That said, replacement of > damaged sections can be done in a few minutes with no tools more > complex than an exacto knife and a hot glue gun. Anyway, here are a > few pictures of her current condition. > > http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/382796_101503696411825... > > http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/376991_101503696415775... > > http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/380185_101503696425875... > > http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/393115_101503696430325... > > The upper-rear deck lifts off to reveal the cargo area; > > http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/386807_101503696434175... > > -- > 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
