Doug,
I used Styrofoam covered in aluminum foil for the BT-7 turret. I still have
the form. It was constructed from layers of Styrofoam. Hard templates were
used for guiding a bread knife to cut the conical shape. I used a positive mold
method. The form was made a bit smaller than the finis
Make your master exactly how you want your turret to look, then give
it a couple of coats of fibreglass. Pull the master out and discard
it. Once the master is out you have a perfect negative replica of your
turret, coat the inside of the fibreglass shell with a mold release,
then layup more fibre
Oh ! I see now. Ron, is this what you were describing, too ? Sorry, I
misunderstood. I guess it would be like this, then, where I sand away the
blue areas
What material is a good choice ? I don't think foam would work for
vacuforming. Even I use fiberglass, I'd like a mold that survives
Frank,
That is what I was attempting to say. You did it so much better!
Ron
Frank Pittelli wrote:
> Doug Conn wrote:
>
>> I created patterns for the MDF layers by taking horizontal slices of the
>> tank turret from a 3d model. I was hoping that by having those slices the
>> right shape, ther
Doug Conn wrote:
> I created patterns for the MDF layers by taking horizontal slices of the
> tank turret from a 3d model. I was hoping that by having those slices the
> right shape, there would be a lot less I'd need to eyeball when sanding.
You can use the "bread and butter" approach:
1) Creat
I'm looking at building a very similar turret for my T55, I'm going to
be using foam and plaster filler. Easy to shape, cheap to buy. Maybe
cut your layers in foam, then simply fill in the rest with filler
I'm going to be fibreglassing mine simply because I have more
experience with it then I do
That's the beauty of the lift method. Each slice defines the widest
point of that slice. When you do the final shaping, you carve down to
the next slice, first with a plane or chisel, then with a soft pad
sander to fair things up. You would have to use something more workable
than MDO though.
The turret is an odd, irregular shape. I don't think I have the skills or
'artists eye' to get it even close to right.
I created patterns for the MDF layers by taking horizontal slices of the
tank turret from a 3d model. I was hoping that by having those slices the
right shape, there would be a l
While I have never built a tank or a mold, I have built a number of
boats both scale and up to 20 feet full size. Rather than filling and
sanding, how about making the mold oversize and then
sawing/planing/surforming/sanding to size. It should be less work and
less expensive.
Ron
Doug Conn w
odysseyslipw...@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/9/2009 3:49:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> aah...@gmail.com writes:
>
> I estimate it will weigh in at around 200lbs and at stall the
> motors
> pull nearly 4500 watts.
>
> Aahz.
>
> and you are powering this tank with one
In a message dated 1/9/2009 3:49:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
aah...@gmail.com writes:
I estimate it will weigh in at around 200lbs and at stall the motors
pull nearly 4500 watts.
Aahz.
and you are powering this tank with one of Tony Stark's Ark reactors?
Chris,
_Odyssey Slipway
Yeah, I was just trying to get a rise out of you Steve. God knows the
Cromwell doesn't need anymore speed. :-)
Derek
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 5:33 AM, Steve Tyng wrote:
>
>> I do believe the EV Warriors self destruct at 36V;-)
>
> The Battlebot guys used to run the EVW's at 36v for spinner
You may want to take a look at this then:
http://www.rachelsrobin.com/shop/index.php?page=shop-flypage-8150#
or this:
http://www.easypetstore.com/Squirrel-Guard-For-Bird-Feeders-Green-15-Inch-pr-236713.html
From: Doug Conn To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.comSent: Friday, January 9, 2
My example picture just shows a dome. The actual turret is kind of a
squashed teardrop shape. It’s about 15” on the major axis, 13” on the minor
axis, and about 5” tall.
- Doug
From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcom...@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of AES
Sent: Friday,
What is the height and diameter of the dome your making? It looks similar to what we use for R2D2 droids. The R2D2 domes are available as vacume formed Styrene. Also in Aluminum.
Andy
From: Doug Conn To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.comSent: Thursday, January 8, 2009 11:50:22 PMSubject: [TANKS
Hello –
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned my plan to build a turret mold. I haven’t
decided yet if I’ll use fiberglass or vacuform. I thought I’d build the mold
and then drill vent holes (and hollow it out a little) if I decided to use
vacuforming.
I want to use layers of ½” or 3/8” MDF to
Hello –
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned my plan to build a turret mold. I haven’t
decided yet if I’ll use fiberglass or vacuform. I thought I’d build the mold
and then drill vent holes (and hollow it out a little) if I decided to use
vacuforming.
I want to use layers of ½” or 3/8” MDF to
Those 36v 20ah batteries would work very nicely in the Merkava and save around
20 - 30 pounds of weight.
I'll be watching the prices and see how things look this coming spring.
Mike M
From: Steve Tyng
To: R/C Tank Combat
Sent: Friday, January 9, 2009 8:33:
Oops forgot to put the link
http://www.evpower.com.au/-Lithium-Ion-LiFePO4-Batteries-.html
On 9/1/09 10:55 PM, "George Mastoras" wrote:
>
> Heres another site on batteries, I kinda like the ready made batteries
> looking like SLAs, very suitable for tanks. The 12AH batteries might be an
> op
Heres another site on batteries, I kinda like the ready made batteries
looking like SLAs, very suitable for tanks. The 12AH batteries might be an
option to build with. Could start with 2 maybe, at that size you could use
the batteries for other applications increasing their return value.
On anoth
I got a local quote from the AU distributor, $1400 for 24v 20ah +
about another $200 for charger - no doubt these genuine ones are all
singing all dancing and tested to hell and came back prancing.
I think I'll get a Chinese knock off from ebay
On Jan 9, 10:33 pm, Steve Tyng wrote:
> > I do be
> I do believe the EV Warriors self destruct at 36V;-)
The Battlebot guys used to run the EVW's at 36v for spinner weapons.
Anyway, I wouldn't seriously try to run my tank at 36v. It's been
proven very reliable at 24v and why mess with a good thing. The 36v
20ah pack could be fabricated to p
Crooks, Steven M wrote:
> The T-35 is a truly inspiring project.
>
> This tank is going to be very interesting.
> Hiow much do you think it will weigh, and whats the wattage of the motors?
>
I estimate it will weigh in at around 200lbs and at stall the motors
pull nearly 4500 watts.
Aahz.
Paul Hilton wrote:
> I don't mean to steal Aahz's thunder, but maybe I can help clarify.
> Quite a while ago, Aahz stated that only the main turret will fire.
> The others will be cosmetic. I suppose this means that when the
> main gun is aimed in any given direction, the other four will try
Yep, real deal with all the high end add ons. I'm not sure what Globe TRAC
is, but I'm pretty sure that we could do without it, the requisite Bluetooth
box and service fees. As to the cheap Chinese knock-offs, I would remind
everyone that the vast majority of goods sold in the western world a
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