Re: [TANKS] Re: Rules of engagement

[Doug Smith]

Aaron, I fully agree that a machine gun would not be effective against a
tank.  It can do effective damage with standing troops. True, tank shells
were used against embedded  sites and a machine gun would not be effective
in this case.  Most troops were on their feet and a tank with a machine gun
was a real deterrent.  Add paper troops and the tanks have a target and
must battle each other to get to them.  I think it would be realistic and
fun.  Doug

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Aaron  wrote:

> I dont fore see any oppoition to the whole Airsoft augmentations, they
> would just be 100% ineffective against other tanks and Arty's troops. Other
> objectives I could see them being of use though such as paper soldiers.
>
> Aaron F
>
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Re: [TANKS] Hello from NZ

[Richard Walton]

Whoa that some great work,makes my M1A2 look like crap!   Keep up the good work!

I have lurking on this site for 6 months, was going to post some pictures, but 
going to have to photoshop them to keep up with the NZ dude!
Again excellent work!

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> Hi guys, have just found you and i am part way through a build so i thought i 
> would put a link up to me project for your comments
> Havea look at http://spudnik1970.blogspot.co.nz/
> Any comments or ideas would be greatfully accepted.
>  
> Grant
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Re: [TANKS] Re: Hello from NZ

[Derek Engelhaupt]

Hehehe...Pete is jealous of your equipment...  :)  I'd be scared if he
starts winking at you.

Derek

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Pete Arundel wrote:

> Oh shut up! I'm jealous enough of your equipment without you telling me
> stuff like that!
>
>
> On Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:18:23 UTC+1, Grant Stonnell wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>> I have done a little bit of stress testing to make sure it will hold up.
>> at both ends of the travel the rack ether hits the casing or the spring
>> comes under full compression, as well as that if you look closely at the
>> pinion you will see it has little lumps on the side of the rounds, this is
>> to stop the end of travel causing extra stress on the last tooth on each
>> end.
>> I have tested it with about 5-600 full movements but i have also done
>> some testing with extream forces, eg i got a 6lb hammer and hit the crap
>> out of the end of the trailing arms, this bent the trailing arms but the
>> R&P teeth held up fine. :)
>> At the end of the day if they do fail its only 1 min of cutting to make a
>> new pinion out of 10mm Aluminium and about 2.3mins to make it from 10mm
>> Stainless Steel or the like :)
>>
>> Grant
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:56:30 AM UTC+12, TyngTech wrote:
>>
>>> Grant,
>>>
>>> Impressive work on your Abrams and horizontal springing solution.  Have
>>> you had a chance to stress test the rack and pinion setup?  I'd be
>>> interested to see how well that first pinion tooth holds up after a couple
>>> thousand cycles.
>>>
>>> Again, nice work.
>>>
>>> Steve Tyng
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, June 29, 2012 2:30:08 AM UTC-4, Grant Stonnell wrote:

 Hi guys, have just found you and i am part way through a build so i
 thought i would put a link up to me project for your comments
 Havea look at 
 http://spudnik1970.blogspot.**co.nz/
 Any comments or ideas would be greatfully accepted.

 Grant

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[TANKS] Re: Hello from NZ

[Pete Arundel]

Oh shut up! I'm jealous enough of your equipment without you telling me 
stuff like that!

On Tuesday, 3 July 2012 22:18:23 UTC+1, Grant Stonnell wrote:
>
> Hi
> I have done a little bit of stress testing to make sure it will hold up.
> at both ends of the travel the rack ether hits the casing or the spring 
> comes under full compression, as well as that if you look closely at the 
> pinion you will see it has little lumps on the side of the rounds, this is 
> to stop the end of travel causing extra stress on the last tooth on each 
> end.
> I have tested it with about 5-600 full movements but i have also done some 
> testing with extream forces, eg i got a 6lb hammer and hit the crap out of 
> the end of the trailing arms, this bent the trailing arms but the R&P teeth 
> held up fine. :)
> At the end of the day if they do fail its only 1 min of cutting to make a 
> new pinion out of 10mm Aluminium and about 2.3mins to make it from 10mm 
> Stainless Steel or the like :)
>  
> Grant
>  
>
> On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:56:30 AM UTC+12, TyngTech wrote:
>
>> Grant,
>>
>> Impressive work on your Abrams and horizontal springing solution.  Have 
>> you had a chance to stress test the rack and pinion setup?  I'd be 
>> interested to see how well that first pinion tooth holds up after a couple 
>> thousand cycles.
>>
>> Again, nice work.
>>
>> Steve Tyng
>>   
>>
>> On Friday, June 29, 2012 2:30:08 AM UTC-4, Grant Stonnell wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi guys, have just found you and i am part way through a build so i 
>>> thought i would put a link up to me project for your comments
>>> Havea look at http://spudnik1970.blogspot.co.nz/
>>> Any comments or ideas would be greatfully accepted.
>>>  
>>> Grant
>>>
>>

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[TANKS] Re: Desert One- AKA Kurt

[Grant Stonnell]

Hope all goes well for Kurt and Suzi from NZ, best wishes

On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 3:01:39 PM UTC+12, jvragu47 wrote:

> Fellow tankers,
> My friend Kurt in Las Vegas is currently in the 
> ICU .A mass was found in his brain, and some clots in his lungs. Please 
> keep Kurt and his wife Suzi in your thoughts and prayers over the coming 
> week. He is due to have surgery this Wednesday.  I'll keep you posted as I 
> receive more info.
>
> John" Long live the Alliance" Pittelli
>

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[TANKS] Re: Hello from NZ

[Grant Stonnell]

Hi
I have done a little bit of stress testing to make sure it will hold up.
at both ends of the travel the rack ether hits the casing or the spring 
comes under full compression, as well as that if you look closely at the 
pinion you will see it has little lumps on the side of the rounds, this is 
to stop the end of travel causing extra stress on the last tooth on each 
end.
I have tested it with about 5-600 full movements but i have also done some 
testing with extream forces, eg i got a 6lb hammer and hit the crap out of 
the end of the trailing arms, this bent the trailing arms but the R&P teeth 
held up fine. :)
At the end of the day if they do fail its only 1 min of cutting to make a 
new pinion out of 10mm Aluminium and about 2.3mins to make it from 10mm 
Stainless Steel or the like :)
 
Grant
 

On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 12:56:30 AM UTC+12, TyngTech wrote:

> Grant,
>
> Impressive work on your Abrams and horizontal springing solution.  Have 
> you had a chance to stress test the rack and pinion setup?  I'd be 
> interested to see how well that first pinion tooth holds up after a couple 
> thousand cycles.
>
> Again, nice work.
>
> Steve Tyng
>   
>
> On Friday, June 29, 2012 2:30:08 AM UTC-4, Grant Stonnell wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys, have just found you and i am part way through a build so i 
>> thought i would put a link up to me project for your comments
>> Havea look at http://spudnik1970.blogspot.co.nz/
>> Any comments or ideas would be greatfully accepted.
>>  
>> Grant
>>
>

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Re: [TANKS] Desert One- AKA Kurt

[Buck Cronk]

All the luck, success, and joy in the world to you, my friends.

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Doug Conn  wrote:

> I’m very sorry to hear this. Best of luck to Kurt and Suzi. I hope the
> surgery goes great.
>
> ** **
>
> **-  **Doug
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> rctankcombat@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *John Pittelli
> *Sent:* Monday, July 02, 2012 11:02 PM
> *To:* tank club
> *Subject:* [TANKS] Desert One- AKA Kurt
>
> ** **
>
> Fellow tankers,
>
> My friend Kurt in Las Vegas is currently in the
> ICU .A mass was found in his brain, and some clots in his lungs. Please
> keep Kurt and his wife Suzi in your thoughts and prayers over the coming
> week. He is due to have surgery this Wednesday.  I'll keep you posted as I
> receive more info.
>
> ** **
>
> John" Long live the Alliance" Pittelli
>
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Re: [TANKS] Re: Hello from NZ

[Buck Cronk]

Amazing!

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 7:56 AM, TyngTech  wrote:

> Grant,
>
> Impressive work on your Abrams and horizontal springing solution.  Have
> you had a chance to stress test the rack and pinion setup?  I'd be
> interested to see how well that first pinion tooth holds up after a couple
> thousand cycles.
>
> Again, nice work.
>
> Steve Tyng
>
>
>
> On Friday, June 29, 2012 2:30:08 AM UTC-4, Grant Stonnell wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys, have just found you and i am part way through a build so i
>> thought i would put a link up to me project for your comments
>> Havea look at 
>> http://spudnik1970.blogspot.**co.nz/
>> Any comments or ideas would be greatfully accepted.
>>
>> Grant
>>
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RE: [TANKS] Desert One- AKA Kurt

[Doug Conn]

I'm very sorry to hear this. Best of luck to Kurt and Suzi. I hope the
surgery goes great.

 

-  Doug

 

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On Behalf Of John Pittelli
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 11:02 PM
To: tank club
Subject: [TANKS] Desert One- AKA Kurt

 

Fellow tankers,

My friend Kurt in Las Vegas is currently in the ICU
.A mass was found in his brain, and some clots in his lungs. Please keep
Kurt and his wife Suzi in your thoughts and prayers over the coming week. He
is due to have surgery this Wednesday.  I'll keep you posted as I receive
more info.

 

John" Long live the Alliance" Pittelli

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Re: [TANKS] Re: Desert One- AKA Kurt

[Aaron]

I went and saw him Friday after work. He was only a short distance from 
where I work so I rushed over as soon as I heard. He is in good spirits and 
doing better than the doctors thought he would.  Though his prognosis was 
not good, he is strong, positive and plans to fight every asset at is 
disposal. I have no doubt he will win.
Our prayers and thought go out to Kurt.
 
Aaron F
 

On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 6:38:42 AM UTC-7, tan...@gmail.com wrote:

> He will be in my thoughts and hope he recovers swiftly.
>
> Derek
>
> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:44 AM, Neil Rochford wrote:
>
>> Heartbreaking news , Over the last few years I feel I have become friends 
>> with these "tankers", people who although I may never meet, I share a bond 
>> in this labour of love that we do.
>> Kurt is one intelligent, humorous and charming man who will pull through 
>> with the aid of some very clever and dedicated doctors.
>>
>> Neil R
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Re: [TANKS] Re: Desert One- AKA Kurt

[Derek Engelhaupt]

He will be in my thoughts and hope he recovers swiftly.

Derek

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:44 AM, Neil Rochford wrote:

> Heartbreaking news , Over the last few years I feel I have become friends
> with these "tankers", people who although I may never meet, I share a bond
> in this labour of love that we do.
> Kurt is one intelligent, humorous and charming man who will pull through
> with the aid of some very clever and dedicated doctors.
>
> Neil R
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[TANKS] Re: Hello from NZ

[TyngTech]

Grant,

Impressive work on your Abrams and horizontal springing solution.  Have you 
had a chance to stress test the rack and pinion setup?  I'd be interested 
to see how well that first pinion tooth holds up after a couple thousand 
cycles.

Again, nice work.

Steve Tyng
  

On Friday, June 29, 2012 2:30:08 AM UTC-4, Grant Stonnell wrote:
>
> Hi guys, have just found you and i am part way through a build so i 
> thought i would put a link up to me project for your comments
> Havea look at http://spudnik1970.blogspot.co.nz/
> Any comments or ideas would be greatfully accepted.
>  
> Grant
>

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[TANKS] Re: Rules of engagement

[TyngTech]

Dirk wrote:

> I originally thought that larger paintballs would just make a bigger 
splat rather than a lethal
> blow, so now that I am going to make the barrel smaller I wondered if I 
could fire 3 rounds
> at the same time.

No, you cannot for a couple of reasons.  Tank can only be armed with 
semi-automatic paintball markers which only fires one round per trigger 
throw.  And, unless the vehicle being modeled had more than one main gun in 
real life (like some of the WW tanks), a tank can only be armed with one 
marker.  Which tank are you modeling?

> Also is there a speed limitation?

Currently no but it is coming.  At the last rules discussion we came closer 
to adopting vehicle parameters (speed, defense, mag capacity) based on a 
models size and not the vehicle modeled.

Steve Tyng

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[TANKS] Re: Desert One- AKA Kurt

[Neil Rochford]

Heartbreaking news , Over the last few years I feel I have become friends 
with these "tankers", people who although I may never meet, I share a bond 
in this labour of love that we do.
Kurt is one intelligent, humorous and charming man who will pull through 
with the aid of some very clever and dedicated doctors.

Neil R

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