Re: [TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Robert Currie
2008 Gettysburg Mr Joe Sommer's X2 thanks to four years of development ,Frank wont have to start from untested beginnings aka scratch I think the smart guy title needs to go to Joe on this one : ) Sent from my iPhone On 2013-01-01, at 6:59 PM, "Frank Pittelli" wrote: > You rang the bell agai

Re: [TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Pete Arundel
Ah, an M43 with 105/25 howitzer. Makes sense from a 40 paintballs point of view . . . On Tuesday, 1 January 2013 16:53:06 UTC, Joe Sommer wrote: > > > On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 10:22:50 AM UTC-5, Pete Arundel wrote: >> >> So which Semovente are you doing? > > > A clandestine photo taken by A

[TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Fred Thomson
Well, is that egg or pizza on my face? It seems I was very *very* wrong. But It did give me a really good idea which I will mock up and see how it works. This means however, that you have been demoted from genius to just really smart guy. -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat

RE: [TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Doug Conn
Beautiful work, Frank ! -Original Message- From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcombat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Pittelli Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 9:53 AM To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm Ding. Ding. Ding. We have

RE: [TANKS] Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Doug Conn
>From Joe's hint, it must be an Italian tank. Frank is returning to his roots :) -Original Message- From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcombat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Pittelli Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 1:05 PM To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: [TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Robert Currie
Nice work ! Sent from my iPhone On 2013-01-01, at 9:53 AM, "Frank Pittelli" wrote: > Ding. Ding. Ding. We have a winner. The Semovente is the Ferrari of the > tank destroyer world, with classic Italian lines and fine attention to > details (far too many of them). The vehicle was so well m

Re: [TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Joe Sommer
On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 10:22:50 AM UTC-5, Pete Arundel wrote: > > So which Semovente are you doing? A clandestine photo taken by Anvilus Secret Service (ASS) at Tri-Pact Proving Grounds is attached, Apparently the new Dachshund (Bassotto) tank malfunctioned and crashed through the wall

Re: [TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Pete Arundel
So which Semovente are you doing? On Tuesday, 1 January 2013 14:52:32 UTC, Frank Pittelli wrote: > > Ding. Ding. Ding. We have a winner. The Semovente is the Ferrari of > the tank destroyer world, with classic Italian lines and fine attention > to details (far too many of them). The vehicle

Re: [TANKS] Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Thomas Lum
Is it a tankette?  CV-33 or something? On Jan 01, 2013, at 07:51 AM, TyngTech wrote: Since Joe already told me I'll pass on the guess.  I will say it will be a wonder of mechanical complexity when complete.  Looking forward to seeing Franks second tank, the T001.1 On another note, besides ho

[TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread TyngTech
Since Joe already told me I'll pass on the guess. I will say it will be a wonder of mechanical complexity when complete. Looking forward to seeing Franks second tank, the T001.1 On another note, besides hopefully demoing a fully developed T-70 chassis with the new Tyng T-Max suspension this F

[TANKS] Re: Project Firestorm

2013-01-01 Thread Pete Arundel
Itallian 13/40 or Semovente on the same chassis at a guess. On Monday, 31 December 2012 14:57:58 UTC, Frank Pittelli wrote: > > Oops ... here's the photo. > > On 12/31/2012 9:57 AM, Frank Pittelli wrote: > > It's been a while since I've built "myself" a tank from scratch, so I'm > > happy to re