Re: [TANKS] AAV-7 Fun Project

2015-10-26 Thread Frank Pittelli
Nice work. Would love to see what type of recovery they are testing. On Oct 26, 2015 7:37 PM, "Loic atFOA" wrote: > Hello Tankers, > > FOA was tasked to build an AAV-7 in 1/6th scale for an engineering firm > testing the recovery of the real vehicles. No much detail is

[TANKS] AAV-7 Fun Project

2015-10-26 Thread Loic atFOA
Hello Tankers, FOA was tasked to build an AAV-7 in 1/6th scale for an engineering firm testing the recovery of the real vehicles. No much detail is added. We used the Tiger I tracks, our experimental M1 Abrams wheels in resin. This tank is weighed down to allow water level at the curve of the

[TANKS] Re: New Track System

2015-10-26 Thread TyngTech
Pretty website but has this track been tested with a 120lb tank neutral turning in tall grass yet? Reason I ask is that without guide horns I think this track will run off the drive sprocket (especially with a suspended tank). The first gen tanks used chain tracks (with wood slats) and

Re: [TANKS] Re: New Track System

2015-10-26 Thread Michael Butts
If I recall correctly, a while back he petitioned anyone building a tank to help him out with testing. He never got much of a response. I told him I would be happy to help but my timeline is pretty long and I'm still in the planning stage. I have seen a successful metal hulled, suspended, and