Re: [TANKS] Re: KV-2 update

[Derek Engelhaupt]

It takes some trial and error to get the bends right.  Sometimes pieces have
to be heated
and formed and then re-heated and re-formed.  Some of them aren't perfect,
but they look
decent enough.  Some of the bends were then finished using a belt sander to
smooth out
the bends and remove any heating marks.  I used a hand propane torch to heat
the plastic.
I wish I had an old oven that I could heat the pieces with.  That would make
it easier.  All
of the rounded edges were done on my router.  PVC routes really nice.  Much
better finish
on the routed pieces than wood.  It does glue easily unless you are in a
really cold garage
like me.  The glue can take a long time to dry when it's cold.

Derek
T065

On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Mark_123521
wrote:

> Derek:
>
>  Nice work!!
> That PVC plastic is cool stuff, strong, glues easly, cuts nice, impact
> resistant, and I see it bends well. It looks like a good choice for
> building a tank.
> Your plastic tank is looking good!
>
> How hard was it to get good bends for your turret? How did you heat it
> for the bends?
>
> Mark
>
> On Feb 20, 11:34 am, Derek Engelhaupt  wrote:
> > whoops...sage=sag
> >
> > Derek
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Derek Engelhaupt 
> wrote:
> > > Phil  the tracks weren't connnected, so they don't sage quite so much
> when
> > > they are.
> > > The attachment chain tracks can sage since they do not come off the
> > > sprockets.  Yes,
> > > it is an "ugly" tank, but it does have tons of room.  I'll easily get a
> > > 20oz. CO2 bottle in
> > > there to feed the gun.
> >
> > > Chris, yes that is frost.  We are renting a place on a lake since we
> had to
> > > move for my
> > >  wife to find work.  Still haven't sold our house way up north.  This
> place
> > > has a detached
> > > 3 stall garage with no heat.  My garage in my house was attached and
> > > heated.  Boy I
> > > miss it.  It was about 10 degrees outside last night when I was
> working.  I
> > > only have a
> > > dual head "sunflower" type portable LP heater that I use.  It can bring
> the
> > > temp up in the
> > > garage to about 40 degrees after a couple of hours.  I work wearing my
> > > Carhart pants,
> > > jacket, insulated hunting boots, ski hat, and gloves.  Not sure why
> anyone
> > > in their right
> > > mind would install new garage doors in MN that aren't insulated.  I put
> up
> > > plastic sheeting
> > > between the stalls so I'm only heating the one stall.
> >
> > > As far as the velcro is concerned, I put a strip all the way across
> both
> > > the front and rear edge
> > > of the top.  The top is very snug since I rough cut the shape and hand
> > > fitted it to the top by
> > > sanding the edges on a belt sander.  It was a lot of work, but I wanted
> the
> > > seal tight to keep
> > > paint out.
> >
> > > Derek
> > > T065
> >
> > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 9:34 AM,  wrote:
> >
> > >>  is that a bad case of frost on the garage door?
> >
> > >> looks good in plastic
> >
> > >> as to the lid, how much velco did you use?
> >
> > >> Chris,
> > >> Odyssey Slipways 
> >
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[TANKS] Re: KV-2 update

[Mark_123521]

Derek:

  Nice work!!
That PVC plastic is cool stuff, strong, glues easly, cuts nice, impact
resistant, and I see it bends well. It looks like a good choice for
building a tank.
Your plastic tank is looking good!

How hard was it to get good bends for your turret? How did you heat it
for the bends?

Mark

On Feb 20, 11:34 am, Derek Engelhaupt  wrote:
> whoops...sage=sag
>
> Derek
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Derek Engelhaupt  wrote:
> > Phil  the tracks weren't connnected, so they don't sage quite so much when
> > they are.
> > The attachment chain tracks can sage since they do not come off the
> > sprockets.  Yes,
> > it is an "ugly" tank, but it does have tons of room.  I'll easily get a
> > 20oz. CO2 bottle in
> > there to feed the gun.
>
> > Chris, yes that is frost.  We are renting a place on a lake since we had to
> > move for my
> >  wife to find work.  Still haven't sold our house way up north.  This place
> > has a detached
> > 3 stall garage with no heat.  My garage in my house was attached and
> > heated.  Boy I
> > miss it.  It was about 10 degrees outside last night when I was working.  I
> > only have a
> > dual head "sunflower" type portable LP heater that I use.  It can bring the
> > temp up in the
> > garage to about 40 degrees after a couple of hours.  I work wearing my
> > Carhart pants,
> > jacket, insulated hunting boots, ski hat, and gloves.  Not sure why anyone
> > in their right
> > mind would install new garage doors in MN that aren't insulated.  I put up
> > plastic sheeting
> > between the stalls so I'm only heating the one stall.
>
> > As far as the velcro is concerned, I put a strip all the way across both
> > the front and rear edge
> > of the top.  The top is very snug since I rough cut the shape and hand
> > fitted it to the top by
> > sanding the edges on a belt sander.  It was a lot of work, but I wanted the
> > seal tight to keep
> > paint out.
>
> > Derek
> > T065
>
> > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 9:34 AM,  wrote:
>
> >>  is that a bad case of frost on the garage door?
>
> >> looks good in plastic
>
> >> as to the lid, how much velco did you use?
>
> >> Chris,
> >> Odyssey Slipways 
>
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Re: [TANKS] Re: KV-2 update

[Clark Ward Jr]

Derek, very very nice :)  I love how the thick plastic looks after
you've got it formed... very much looks the business.

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[TANKS] Re: KV-2 update

[Phil]

Nice job. I particularly like the sagging tracks- very authentic. I
hope they work.

You certainly have masses of space in the turret for paintballs and
stuff. I like the KV2, tanks should be ugly in my view and she
certianly qualifies!

Phil

On Feb 20, 6:58 am, Derek Engelhaupt  wrote:
> I *finally* got the gun mount done so now I can concentrate on mounting the
> marker.
>
> http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM13-1...http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM09.jpghttp://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM08.jpghttp://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM12-1...
>
> I'm thinking about hinging the square blow out panel detail on the top of
> the turret so I can
> load paintballs in the magazine.  I added the ladder on the sides of the
> turret.  The top rung
> is functional to remove the turret top since it's held in place with
> velcro.  Rungs were made
> from an old wire coat hanger.  Having the large mantlet box actually serves
> to balance out
> the weight of the marker.  It's not an exact replica of the real thing since
> the complex angles
> on the real once were too hard for me to reproduce, but I think it turned
> out really nice anyway.
> The white dots on the sides of the turret represent the crew pistol ports.
> They are made from
> those nail on furniture glides that nail onto the legs.  Had them laying
> around the shop.
>
> Battery mounts done:
>
> http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/IM10.jpg
>
> You can see the track tensioner in that pic also.  The aluminum angle on the
> front is a detail
> on the real tank and it also serves to strengthen the front end during
> impacts.  The battery
> door is a really tight fit so I made the periscope a functional handle so I
> can open the door
> easily.  I found a really small Maglite flashlight that will be mounted in
> the front armor plate
> to have a functioning headlight.  I'm still getting the suspension sorted
> out and once I do, it will
> be time for a test drive.
>
> Derek
> T065

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