[TANKS] A rolling Trial of that KingTiger

2011-02-20 Thread Guy Gregoire
Hi guys, there is a video of my ongoing project of KingTiger 1/6 scale. I have run it in the front parking and I am please to see it doing a flawless run, I see the track tension was just right. Check it out in my Photobucket album, the Snow Run, and listen to the sound of steal tracks, I

Re: [TANKS] A rolling Trial of that KingTiger

2011-02-20 Thread Tommy Lum
Where is there that much snow still? Looks great btw. Tom (What is the story with the pic labelled transformation? Looks like a 6x6 vehicle) On Feb 20, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Guy Gregoire wrote: Hi guys, there is a video of my ongoing project of KingTiger 1/6 scale. I have run it in the

[TANKS] Re: wheeled vehicles

2011-02-20 Thread Pete Arundel
A lot of Rock Crawler axles (including the ones on the KOR jeep, are milled from aluminium billet and are tough as nails. As for other RC truck parts, I think it will depend on how they are powered. The Nitro trucks have transmission parts capable of taking the strain, I should think, and they are

Re: [TANKS] A rolling Trial of that KingTiger

2011-02-20 Thread OdysseySlipways
still love them tracks - wish i made them rather than all of these resin ones . next time, next and a direct link for anyone just wanting to see his vid _http://s757.photobucket.com/albums/xx212/Gregtank/?action=viewcurrent=KTiger11.mp4_

[TANKS] Re: wheeled vehicles

2011-02-20 Thread neroc
Pete bless you mate but you do a lot of considering and maybe even a lot of thinking. The KOR jeep has a very wide turning circle because it is fitted with a standard servo that is lacking the power required for anything else. Personally I no longer care for anything as limiting as a 2WD SV . I

[TANKS] Re: I know this isn't real ......

2011-02-20 Thread neroc
Thing is , if I were to build such a piece . who would drive/store/pay for/maintain it? I can afford the hours to put into its construction but thats about it. The KOR needs members to participate in the hobby , mainly with designs on battles . more KOR assets will just mean more hassle for the

Fwd: KingTiger trial run in the Snow [TANKS]

2011-02-20 Thread Frank Pittelli
Original Message From: Guy Gregoire guygregoire...@hotmail.com Hi guys, there is a video of my ongoing project of KingTiger 1/6 scale. I have run it in the front parking and I am please to see it doing a flawless run, I guess the track tension was just right. Check it out in

Re: [TANKS] Re: DARPA Combat Vehicle Design Challenge

2011-02-20 Thread Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos
What is it ? only a contest of concept? IT'd be impossible to fully design a tank Chrys - Original Message - From: Bill Hamilton billw...@gmail.com To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 2:37 AM Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: DARPA Combat Vehicle Design

Re: Fwd: KingTiger trial run in the Snow [TANKS]

2011-02-20 Thread Phil
This is great, Greg. I especially like the tracks which look very real and yes, metal tracks sound right. Great job! Phil On Feb 20, 4:29 pm, Frank Pittelli frank.pitte...@gmail.com wrote: Original Message From:   Guy Gregoire guygregoire...@hotmail.com Hi guys, there is a

[TANKS] Re: wheeled vehicles

2011-02-20 Thread Phil
Has anyone tried having 2 motors, one controlling each axle, like a tank, as opposed to a diferential? Even if you don't fit some sort of power limiter to the inner wheel (eg a resistor which cuts in when the steering hits a microswitch) I'd have thought that the motors would compensate for the

[TANKS] T057

2011-02-20 Thread Phil
I'm pleased to report that after 2?3? years the Hetzer is fully operational! I'll produce some photos when I can find the camera, the lead, and some daylight, but I can report that the tank now uses the MAG system as opposed to unreliable Sabertooth ESC. The marker now sits on the lower hull, not

[TANKS] Re: T057

2011-02-20 Thread neroc
This is great news , I`ll bet your pleased . how is the tanks controllability at speed ? we may well have a new battle site to put T057 to test. Neil R On Feb 20, 5:28 pm, Phil sasquevane...@aol.com wrote: I'm pleased to report that after 2?3? years the Hetzer is fully operational! I'll

RE: [TANKS] A rolling Trial of that KingTiger

2011-02-20 Thread Guy Gregoire
The story goes as is. When I first build the hull of the King Tiger I was not knowing how to make the tracks for that size of vehicule, so in the mean time I decided to have fun and to build a 6 wheels vehicule. The 6 wheels was motorized with their own suspension and it was handling like a