Buck, AT face value your statement has some merit, as there are many things that are produced that are powered with gas engines, and safely for that matter...
Alas, just about every one of those applications were built by large manufacturers, with big R&D budgets and years of experience building said applications, not some hobbyist trying to build his or her first gas powered train wreck... Something to reflect upon... Still, I agree that they would be cool though... if the safety could be guaranteed... which appears highly unlikely. Here are a couple of posts I've rummaged across in my journeys across that wonderful sea we call the Net... The second one has a cool video of a gas powered tank. http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=513&sid=7434166ce5867323f52505cd89a27824&mforum=eastpac This post is a forum that has some neat pics of the guts of a gas powered tank... http://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/41550/Tanks-in-Your-Backyard.html On this second page, look for the video on the right hand side, down a ways, and the gas tank makes it's appearance at 1'10" into the video, Jerry Carducci and his gasoline powered Panther, from Bay Area Tankers Group... I'm surprised that the tank's performance seems rather anemic, you'd expect otherwise. I'm sure Steve and the Pitelli's et al are silently grinning about this. The host is a bit of a dope, definitely not a tank surgeon... Host- "Jerry tell me, what's this tank again, is it a Tiger tank?" Jerry- "This is a Panther, a model A..." Host- "Panzer alright, which is also a Tiger, wasn't it or no?" Jerry- "Oh no, Panther" Host- "Panzers are different, alright..." ...not the best listening skills, but the host talks really well. His pronunciation of panzers is astounding!! And his preparation for the piece was top notch, he even got Jerry's name right !! And then a little later on... Host- "That sounds like my leaf blower..." But what do you expect from Hollywood... Dave D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Buck Cronk To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:44 PM Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: Gas powered tanks (Yet again) How many things are there today that are gas-powered that never explode or catch fire over a long lifetime? On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Ben Holko <b...@holnet.net> wrote: Yes Dave once commented to me that playing with a 1/6 tank was much like taking an expensive dog for a walk…. Gotta say I’d rather be driving a 2/5 version. From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcombat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of odysseyslipw...@aol.com Sent: Saturday, 23 June 2012 2:18 PM To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: Gas powered tanks (Yet again) In a message dated 6/23/2012 12:10:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sockles...@gmail.com writes: Chis, Dave makes 3/5 scale tanks, and he lives in Australia, -Gregory oh, that Dave..... ya, he might consider that tank to be too much of a toy and would rather spend the money to build one of his nice toys :) Chris -- 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 -- 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
