Re: [TANKS] Anyone with brazing experience?

2012-06-16 Thread Gregory Kampjes
In most cases, brazing is strong enough. When I've brazed 3 mm sheet, the sheet has bent out of shape completely before the brazing has failed. I've only ever brazed with brass, and it works really well. And yes, brazing is very easy, it's essentially soldering, but with a gas torch. It's harder t

[TANKS] Gettysburg action

2012-06-16 Thread Aaron
When can we expect to see an offical summery of the battles with all the photos and videos and score cards? I am interested in this year's plot line. -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, sen

Re: [TANKS] Machine guns

2012-06-16 Thread Doug Smith
Neil, A paintball is necessary for anything that can shoot back and kill you. So artillery battieries need more power. But In reality during war men on foot out numbered tanks 500 to one. Tanks were for protecting infantry and opening lines for advancement. In general you did not want to go out

Re: [TANKS] Tracks arrived

2012-06-16 Thread Derek Engelhaupt
Now if I can only get the suspension sorted, this thing will be ready for some movement on it's own. Oh, yeah. Need another battery since my batteries have sat so long while I was in Afghanistan that one of them is bad. Looking to go LiFePO4 though. I'm selling stuff on Ebay to generate the cas

Re: [TANKS] Tracks arrived

2012-06-16 Thread Frank Pittelli
Most excellent. I can assure you that you will absolutely love how it sounds when it is rolling along. There's nothing like a steel track to generate realistic tank rumbling. -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegr

Re: [TANKS] Tracks arrived

2012-06-16 Thread OdysseySlipways
all metal and nice looking! will you be adding anything to them such as 2 small pads of rubber for gripping on smooth surfaces or damp grass? Chris -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe,

[TANKS] Re: Tracks arrived

2012-06-16 Thread Pete Arundel
They don't look very flammable either, Neil . . . On Saturday, 16 June 2012 09:55:03 UTC+1, Neil Rochford wrote: > > 1st class tracks Derek, very sturdy, they should last a few lifetimes . > not like Franks tracks that fall apart all the time :) > > Neil " just my little joke" R > > -- You

[TANKS] Re: Tracks arrived

2012-06-16 Thread Neil Rochford
1st class tracks Derek, very sturdy, they should last a few lifetimes . not like Franks tracks that fall apart all the time :) Neil " just my little joke" R -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsu

Re: [TANKS] Machine guns

2012-06-16 Thread Neil Rochford
Ok Doug and Aaron , you have a valid point, in such a scenario 100 bbs take up less room than 40 paintballs, and in the real world you wouldn’t use a tank shell to take out a soldier, but in this hobby we all ready use infantry and we blast away at them quite happily using paintballs, the fact