Looks a bit boarhound-y to me. On Tuesday, 11 September 2012 04:19:45 UTC+1, LIJagdpanther888 wrote: > > Hey Steve, > > Are those in-laws still coming?? LOL. > > I promise you that if you let me a room, I won't carp about how lousy a > ...!! Totally JUST JOKING!!! You probably get along great with your... > > Or you gotta say that at this point because your wife is in the room with > you as we speak, filing away the homeowner's insurance policy or > something... > > > Anyhow, WOW > the forum was "dead" this weekend... Did I miss someone's ... I thought > I'd gotten EXCOMMUNICATED from the forum for something I had > previously said... (and I've been fairly "quiet" as of late). > > Unusual for the forum to be so quiet just weeks before the next big > shoot-out. > > Oh yeah, will it be a TWO DAY EVENT? The Gettysburg locale? Out of town, > never built a..., potential first time battlers want to know!! > > > And here's a shout out to your unearthing the next big thing in treaded > boating!! Where in tooth picks do you guys find this stuff!! Too funny. > > Dave D. > > > PS... I have finally purchased a (used) table top DRILL PRESS, with > vise!!! I got a really great deal, nothing fancy, but it drills a mean, > clean hole through wood. The JS-III build officially begins TODAY!! > Err... Or as soon as I get done with the toy armored car I promised I'd > build for my 7yo nephew... It's four-fifths finished, but I needed the > drill press for a redo on the wheels, the hand held drilling of the axle > holes just didn't "cut" it!! And I found that roofing nails really don't > make the best axles... And the bevel I was able to put on them using the > press transformed them from just an old shovel handle cut up, to, well, > wheels!! Pictures to follow... No, I don't expect a place on the RCTC > list just yet for a little toy armored car!!... And the cool thing is, I > let him build some of it, I didn't pull the "just watch me kid and > learn" and don't touch anything on Uncle Dave's work-bench routine... > Actually, it was the keeping him out of trouble (preoccupied him with > little build tasks) while I did the lion's share on the table saw and > such. Not an easy thing to do, one eye on the saw, one eye on the kid, and > one eye on the finger that was about to be sawn... He's really a great kid > though, totally hands on. I had to laugh too, because he's abit OCD in > that he started cleaning up my work bench during a moment of boredom, and > half my tools suddenly went AWOL... He even started to put some wood > scraps into cardboard boxes!! He's definitely got a thing for > organization. Too bad he's not 27, with his energy and determination, he's > have his own tank done by now!! > > > Here's a couple shots of the armored car, my nephew picked it out of a > tank book I have (with me of course guiding him directly to the armored car > section page...see below, LOL.) I had started a really small (5 inch) toy > tank for him, but the road/sprocket wheels and treads projected to be too > difficult on such a tiny toy... > So about three weeks ago I had a brainstorm, and convinced him into > "wanting" an armored car instead. Voila, tread problem solved!! Also > helped to make it abit bigger, about 8 inches long... > > > These are the "before" shots, sans improved wheels... Slapped it all > together in about four hours.. So, I have hope!! > > > > Anyone care to guess as to what it might be? I modeled it after a legit > vehicle, abit of the translation got lost on the turret... but I think I > captured the essence of it!! > > > Here's a different angle... I'll have the "after" pictures up as soon as > the paint dries. > > > Yeah, I know Steve, the turret smacks a bit of T-34... That Russian > heritage seeping through again...LOL!! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* TyngTech <javascript:> > *To:* rctank...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > *Sent:* Monday, September 10, 2012 1:50 PM > *Subject:* [TANKS] For those on a budget > > Here's a way to combine a boating hobby with R/C tank combat. Just mount > a paintball gun on your own Iguana and voila! Two hobbies killed with one > stone... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceh9pJeD6QA > > ST > > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to rctank...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5261 - Release Date: 09/10/12 > >
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