Re: [TANKS] Re: Centurion mrk 5

2016-08-01 Thread Niels Erik Kristensen
Den tirsdag den 2. august 2016 kl. 07.25.56 UTC+2 skrev Niels Erik Kristensen: > > The turret are made of fiberglass. And i have made several strestests : > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qGgA0uKl-o > > >

Re: [TANKS] Re: Centurion mrk 5

2016-08-01 Thread Niels Erik Kristensen
The turret are made of fiberglass. And i have made several strestests : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qGgA0uKl-o

Re: [TANKS] Re: suggestion to help newcomers

2016-08-01 Thread Jean St-Pierre
Yeah... Sorry that's what I meant that as players in a paintball games wears colors, our tanks should do too..! Piano wires is maybe a little pointy even with duck tape on it...!! But it would realy look cool Jean-Maxime Cyr St-Pierre Le 1 août 2016 10:14 PM, "'jvragu47' via R/C Tank Comb

[TANKS] Re: suggestion to help newcomers

2016-08-01 Thread 'jvragu47' via R/C Tank Combat
Maybe something like a commanders flag? some wire duct taped to the tank with a team color at the top? say a thin piano wire maybe. Marking the operator might not work as well when the melees occur. , On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 9:35:15 PM UTC-4, RocketMan wrote: > > I mentioned to Tracy tha

Re: [TANKS] Re: Centurion mrk 5

2016-08-01 Thread 'jvragu47' via R/C Tank Combat
Looks very nice. For your next video, how about a little stress test of the suspension please? Thank you. On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 5:22:30 PM UTC-4, Niels Erik Kristensen wrote: > > Now i have tested my PLA printed Centurion over 2 months, and there are no > sign of damage on the mowing par

[TANKS] Re: loader design

2016-08-01 Thread 'jvragu47' via R/C Tank Combat
Nicely done! I did count 32 rounds being fired and not making much of a dent in the ammo locker. Need to raise that elevator a little higher methinks. On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 9:41:14 AM UTC-4, Mitch Anderson wrote: > > Nice job RocketMan, I also struggled a lot with the "Low Profile" > p

Re: [TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

2016-08-01 Thread 'jvragu47' via R/C Tank Combat
I will try to make it on Sunday. On Monday, August 1, 2016 at 12:00:06 PM UTC-4, Stu wrote: > > Is anyone supporting this, in September: > > > * Register >

Re: [TANKS] suggestion to help newcomers

2016-08-01 Thread Jean St-Pierre
I will be a new one...!! Like in big paintball battle(I have been in one with more then 600 peoples) we use to get pieces of colored duck-tape on our sholders to identify the teams...!! So sure it could be a great idea!!! Jean-Maxime Cyr St-Pierre Le 1 août 2016 9:35 PM, "Doug Conn" a écrit :

[TANKS] suggestion to help newcomers

2016-08-01 Thread Doug Conn
I mentioned to Tracy that the upcoming battle could be the largest ever. She had a good suggestion. Tracy had a hard time knowing which tanks were on her team and which were on the other team. Consequently, she only shot at ME but that's another story. Most R/C Tank vets know each tank and its own

Re: [TANKS] Re: Centurion mrk 5

2016-08-01 Thread Jean St-Pierre
It's looking super good!!! Nice work and looking foward to see this tank fully operationnal!!! It's sure proof that 3d printing is the new way to make things!! Do your turret is entirely 3d printed??? It's looking so nice as the original casted one... Jean-Maxime Cyr St-Pierre Le 1 août 20

Re: [TANKS] Re: Centurion mrk 5

2016-08-01 Thread Niels Erik Kristensen
Now i have tested my PLA printed Centurion over 2 months, and there are no sign of damage on the mowing parts ( gears and tracks) Here are a video from a event where i was driving in front of spectators for fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEo3s8yDLEA&feature=youtu.be Den tirsdag den 19. apr

[TANKS] "The Tank Farm" in Nokesville, VA, 24 - 25 September 2016

2016-08-01 Thread Stu Cameron
Is anyone supporting this, in September: Register