[TANKS] Re: 3 stage transmission
A little more progress for me, I removed half the spring/arm/wheel assemblies that where 5mm and ground them back with a grinder to match the other half which where 4.5mm. The profile of these springs has basically become a D shape. Charged up 2 parallel sets of Nicads and drove it around for just over 20 minutes. Because the internals are not done and everything is sort of just sitting there decided to drive it slow and help break it in. Its driving better than last time but still needs some attention. The tracks are working well but need to loosen up more, the rubber, chain, metal and bolts sort of stick which is normal for this track at this stage but eventually it will droop. Here are a few minutes of the spring testing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvM7EbxjHVEfeature=channel_page George Mastoras --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[TANKS] Re: Tank Hauler?
Regarding tank hauler solutions Frank wrote: Sounds like you might be interested in the Tank Hauler Mark V design, as shown in the attached picture. Based on a series of failed tank hauler designs for the Tiger, the Mark V represents the highest achievement in tank hauler functionality. Though Frank takes much pleasure in extolling the virtues of his tank hauler and claims a design lineage from past Pitelli designs, it is in fact a cheap knock-off of the original Tyng Tank Hauler (TTH). If one were to review the following archival material from 2007 one will clearly see this for themselves. http://www.rctankcombat.com/archive/2007-09/msg00141.html All claimed virtues of the Pitelli hauler were in fact pioneered with the TTH and unlike Frank's steel version, a very functional TTH can be assembled from some scrap plywood, a 2x4, and some lawnmower wheels. One feature that Frank did not (our could not) steal/copy in his version was the self centering action provided by the angled leading edges of the support board (hence the ironing board nickname). This feature allows an automatic centering of the hauler to the tank when the tank is backed onto it. Regards, Steve First in Tank Technology Tyng ;-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[TANKS] Re: Gun emplacements
Modena wrote: how bunker like emplacements and their operating crew (and thus destroying the crew) would work is not covered by the rules I don't believe - there are allowances for fixed artillery and crew, but not in the spirit of a bunkeresq emplacement. All of our fixed artillery pieces include a Guard Squad, with the number of squad members determined by the CD and battlers prior to the start of the battle. Guards are indeed an integral part of the fixed artillery emplacement, allowing opponents to destroy the gun by killing all of the Guards. When that happens, the artillery operator must take all fallen soldiers back to Home Base, along with any ammo stockpiled at the gun. The operator can only return when a Support Vehicle hauls the soldiers and 40 rounds of ammo back to the artillery emplacement. At that point, the operator re-deploys the Guards and can then resume artillery operations. Guards are worth 250 pts each when the artillery piece is destroyed. Guards must be placed 10 feet from the artillery piece and may not be hidden behind any obstruction. Frank Guard Assassin, 2nd Class Pittelli --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[TANKS] Re: Is this a good deal?
I paid £150 for a 40MHz Futaba 4 channel with servos and Rx about six years back. I'd expect to be paying a lot less for a similar system now the market has a lot of flashy computerised Tx's available. Jon On Mar 11, 7:09 pm, Sgt.A.Johnson callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com wrote: I'm in Cambridgeshire. I have no map to hand at the moment and dial up won't let me use an online map so i have no idea how far that is. Probably too far as im in eaast On Mar 11, 2:27 am, Pureteenlard pureteenl...@hotmail.com wrote: If you only want a two channel system I can probably give you one of the many cluttering up my garage. If you live within the North West of england or within 50-odd miles of Stoke I could even drop it off for you. Pete. On Mar 10, 5:52 pm, Sgt.A.Johnson callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com wrote: Im not buying it anyway as i don't have cash and don't need 4 channels. I might just go with c6c. On Mar 10, 5:18 pm, Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos xchr...@otenet.gr wrote: If it is only FM , it is kind of expensive even TODAY, with the pound = 0.923 Euros. The BP 150 is euro 162. Compare, euro 135 with 3 servos, off teh shelf, no discount at:http://bestrcshop.com/eshop/product_info.php?cPath=4_58products_id=3200 135 euros is BP 124.5. You should be able to find FM RC systems way cheaper after 2.4 GHz systems were introduced . Chrys - Original Message - From: callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com To: R/C Tank Combat rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 9:47 PM Subject: [TANKS] Is this a good deal? I was in a small sports shop at the weekend and they have what used to be a fairly large rc counter/shop at the back. I went and had a look to see if there was anything that could be used on my supacat and found that they no longer sell much anymore and its more mail order stuff now. All they had radio wise was a Futuba 4 channel+4 servos +reciever for £150 Out of budget for me at the moment. I just want to know: How good is this deal? __ NOD32 3434 (20080911) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com-Hidequoted text - - Show quoted text -- 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[TANKS] Re: Is this a good deal?
I don't have £150 to spend on one anyway at the moment. And even if i had that money I wouldn't buy it.I don't need 4 channels unless i was to buy a c6c where the lower price makes it worth it On Mar 11, 9:00 pm, Gadget jonathan.townsh...@gmail.com wrote: I paid £150 for a 40MHz Futaba 4 channel with servos and Rx about six years back. I'd expect to be paying a lot less for a similar system now the market has a lot of flashy computerised Tx's available. Jon On Mar 11, 7:09 pm, Sgt.A.Johnson callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com wrote: I'm in Cambridgeshire. I have no map to hand at the moment and dial up won't let me use an online map so i have no idea how far that is. Probably too far as im in eaast On Mar 11, 2:27 am, Pureteenlard pureteenl...@hotmail.com wrote: If you only want a two channel system I can probably give you one of the many cluttering up my garage. If you live within the North West of england or within 50-odd miles of Stoke I could even drop it off for you. Pete. On Mar 10, 5:52 pm, Sgt.A.Johnson callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com wrote: Im not buying it anyway as i don't have cash and don't need 4 channels. I might just go with c6c. On Mar 10, 5:18 pm, Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos xchr...@otenet.gr wrote: If it is only FM , it is kind of expensive even TODAY, with the pound = 0.923 Euros. The BP 150 is euro 162. Compare, euro 135 with 3 servos, off teh shelf, no discount at:http://bestrcshop.com/eshop/product_info.php?cPath=4_58products_id=3200 135 euros is BP 124.5. You should be able to find FM RC systems way cheaper after 2.4 GHz systems were introduced . Chrys - Original Message - From: callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com To: R/C Tank Combat rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 9:47 PM Subject: [TANKS] Is this a good deal? I was in a small sports shop at the weekend and they have what used to be a fairly large rc counter/shop at the back. I went and had a look to see if there was anything that could be used on my supacat and found that they no longer sell much anymore and its more mail order stuff now. All they had radio wise was a Futuba 4 channel+4 servos +reciever for £150 Out of budget for me at the moment. I just want to know: How good is this deal? __ NOD32 3434 (20080911) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com-Hidequotedtext - - Show quoted text -- 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[TANKS] Re: Gun emplacements
Chris, You can have ana ctual artillery piece, like the Flak 88 or Navarone gun. Or just like the Germans, use a tank turret. My Bunker Comet was fielded in that spirit when the hull was out of order for the fall battle that you attended. John n Mar 11, 1:38 am, odysseyslipw...@aol.com wrote: i was just wondering, is there any good books that cover gun emplacements? just wondering as, if my nephew does come here for the summer, maybe we could try to build one for him to operate. since it doesn't move and has a structure around it, i thought it might be an idea (that's if he comes out and we can make it to a battle) I am looking (googling) at a few right now that are German, but would like to see if i can find a bit more info on them such as drawings / scale, something that can be built from. does anyone know about the emplacement at Capemay Point, NJ? did it have big guns? also, how do gun emplacement rules differ from the tank rules? Chris, _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219671244x1201345076/aol?red... %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[TANKS] Re: Gun emplacements
In a message dated 3/11/2009 11:13:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jpl...@yahoo.com writes: Chris, You can have ana ctual artillery piece, like the Flak 88 or Navarone gun. Or just like the Germans, use a tank turret. My Bunker Comet was fielded in that spirit when the hull was out of order for the fall battle that you attended. John i remember that. i just thought if i were gun emplacement, it would look like the old style bunkers Chris, _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219671244x1201345076/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[TANKS] Re: 3 stage transmission
Hi George, Nicely done.Very neat and tidy. Love those torsion bars! Cheers Kaz On Mar 11, 1:28 am, George Mastoras id...@optusnet.com.au wrote: A little more progress for me, I removed half the spring/arm/wheel assemblies that where 5mm and ground them back with a grinder to match the other half which where 4.5mm. The profile of these springs has basically become a D shape. Charged up 2 parallel sets of Nicads and drove it around for just over 20 minutes. Because the internals are not done and everything is sort of just sitting there decided to drive it slow and help break it in. Its driving better than last time but still needs some attention. The tracks are working well but need to loosen up more, the rubber, chain, metal and bolts sort of stick which is normal for this track at this stage but eventually it will droop. Here are a few minutes of the spring testing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvM7EbxjHVEfeature=channel_page George Mastoras --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
