I'm staying at the Days Inn in Chambersburg. The link is below. The reviews
aren't particularly impressive, but I've stayed there in the past and always a
had a good experience. If memory serves, it's 20-30 minutes from the battle
field.
https://www.reservationcounter.com/hotels/show/117088/d
All true, but I find compact vehicles more difficult and expensive to build.
Plus, have you seen the Locust suspension ? Ugh.
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From: "TyngTech"
To: "rctankcombat"
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 1:02:56 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Re: Best Source for M01 Motors
Hellcat?
It looks great !
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From: "TyngTech"
To: "rctankcombat"
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:41:52 AM
Subject: [TANKS] Sneak peak at Zeke
Latest from TyngTech labs, the ZekeTec Zombie Turret 3000. Still have to
finish the tripod and get it over to the controls sub
Those are pretty good reasons, all right.
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From: "TyngTech"
To: "rctankcombat"
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 4:52:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: "Small Fry" lives
Because this hobby is dead unless we make an effort to make the cost of entry
easier and more aff
>> Building reliable paintball feed that fits within the scale confines of a
>> model is one of the biggest PITA's in the hobby
THE biggest, I think.
Why do you think they should be exempt from hits ? It just seems like more
grounds for debate about valid hits. If you have the skill to build
I have thought about it, yes. I wasn't able to come up with any great ideas,
though. Do you have one ?
It seems like the magazine would need to be circular or spiral and I don't have
a good way to push the paintballs around a curve reliably. It would also need
to be quick to refill or replace.
That's one of the reasons I want to build the version with the Milan tubes.
That way, the paintball hopper doesn't need to be inside a turret. It can be
external, on top of the guns. My tentative plan is to mount two BT SA-17
paintball pistols (
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=BT+SA+17+Pain
One thing I learned about injection molding is that you can't mold a part with
a long hole through it. Even a 1" long hole would need a substantial cone shape
to it to provide enough draft to release the part form the mold. It makes sense
when you think about how the mold works and the parts are
That's very generous, Joshua, thank you.
I'll keep it in mind :)
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From: "Joshua Updyke"
To: "rctankcombat"
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 11:09:23 AM
Subject: [TANKS] Re: Offering my help machining part
I figured that I would publish answers to questions th
Bad Kitty
Drive chain slipped off motor - repaired during lunch
Broken elevation servo saver - Frank knocked the tower over, it fell on my
barrel, and broke my elevation system. I was able to get the elevation limping
along for the afternoon battle. Nice try, Frank !
- Original
Has anybody else had bad experiences with Talons ? They seemed like a good,
cost effective, alternative.
I've been using the same two Victor 883's for six years without an issue. They
are a little high priced but are very tough.
- Doug
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From: "Joe Sommer"
To
I appreciate your contribution to that "unassisted" kill :)
- Original Message -
From: "Joe Sommer"
To: "rctankcombat"
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 6:58:41 AM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] NEWS FLASH: BAD KITTY HAS CLAWS
On Sunday, May 18, 2014 9:40:03 PM UTC-4, RocketMan wrote:
>> Sc
At least he's not measuring tangential angle of the secant of the casement
radial normal to calculate the effective armor thickness !
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From: "Will Montgomery"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 5:48:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] Hetzer
>> frontal exclusion for all
I think that treating armored cars the same way as tanks with regard to frontal
hits will help bring new members to the hobby. A tank-steered (as opposed to
front wheel steered) armored car is probably the simplest mobile, firing, asset
to produce. That said, I d
I cannot agree with this prediction. Counting frontal hits will encourage
teamwork and tactics because players will be forced to use their heads to get
into closer positions.
I know historical realism is not paramount in our hobby, but come on ! How many
historic tank battles came to a stalema
I believe there are very few armored cars in the hobby directly because of the
rules. Also, I shied away from building a Bradley AFV because the rules put it
at a disadvantage.
I agree with either proposed change: make everything 4/40 or base the stats on
length.
In addition, I think speed
Nice job ! You've undoubtedly earned the title of 'coolest teacher ever'.
- Doug
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From: "neroc1"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 2:20:39 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Battle for juniors
RC tank battling became a reality for juni
A 'silent brother' in the Pitelli family ?
That's an oxymoron.
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From: "Paul"
To: "tank club"
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 6:57:42 PM
Subject: [TANKS] The Silent Brother Speaks
Tankers,
I've seen a flurry of recent posts discussing the merits of differe
Described here:
https://home.comcast.net/~dwconn404/RCTank/M1045/M1045Electronic.htm
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From: "Mike Lyons"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 9:05:48 AM
Subject: [TANKS] Re: Marker trigger techniques
RL001 "Ba
Thanks, Andy.
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From: "AES"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2013 3:16:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: internal gears
Give BC Laser Works a try:
http://www.bclaserworks.com/
THey cut all sorts of plastic for me all the time with n
Many of us use M01 motors, which are 350 watt geared scooter motors. They
provide plenty of power. There are 250 watt versions of those motors that I'll
probably try if hull space is short or I use up the 350s I have in the shop.
- Doug
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From: "True Nort
Hi Joe -
>> measure camera separation distance,
Sure. My back of the envelope run through assumed a 6" separation.
It seems like most of the other camera parameters you mention go into
calculating the camera field of view. That value is published for many webcams.
For example, the on
One more thing to consider, too. Do we have any reason to believe that the
other 17Ah batteries are truly 17Ah ? Has anyone besides Electonic Goldmine
(the $10 seller) tested them ?
I'm very tempted to believe that two SLA batteries the same size have roughly
the same capacity. Unless one
My tank uses two 12v 17ah batteries in series. I take six batteries for a day
of battling and that's always been enough. It probably depends a lot on your
battling style, though, and how mobile you are. I carry two or three 12 oz CO2
bottles and again, that's been p lenty. Will usually has a b
I guess we know what it takes to bring Amir out of hiding - offer him a chance
to be a jerk !
Hey man ! How have you been ? Coming to Gettysburg in June ?
- Doug
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From: "Amir Tahvildaran"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Thanks for the ideas, everyone. Just a couple more points:
The Thing-O-Matic is trying to move away from being a one-off device by adding
features that allow repeatative part generation. From what I've read, though,
the implementation doesn't allow for truly unattended production yet.
I
To me, this is one of the biggest holes in the rules. Taking 2, 3, or 4 hits
becomes much less relevant when our paintball markers can fire a few times a
second. It's less of an issue at long range, but when you're up close and
personal the hits come fast.
There's no good way to regulate t
You know I built an on-board PC control system for my tank, right ? And that I
built a computer that I wear to receive video feeds and control the tank ?
So, I feel comfortable in saying
THIS PROPOSAL IS TOO COMPLICATED !
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From: "Dave D."
To: rctankcomba
I have a story like this, too. I'm having an addition put on my house, and due
to the excavation I got a lot of water in my basement workshop during Irene. I
bought a couple of small pumps (used to cool laser components) last year for a
tank project. I took one out, attached some aquarium tubi
>> brake and turn signals
LOL ! I'd love to see that !
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From: "Steve Tyng"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 3:28:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] Homemade esc
Any reason Tri-Pact did not go with the Yi-Yun Model YK42-2 which d
The guys get all 'snippy' when I run over their tanks.
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From: "ryan wells"
To: "tank guys"
Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 2:41:22 PM
Subject: [TANKS] combat tactics?
I was wondering if anyone has ever tried ramming opposing tanks in combat as a
tactic? Or
It sucked anyway. Good riddance.
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From: "Frank Pittelli"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 5:29:04 PM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: What motor/ servo should I buy?
Sorry, the search term is "jumbo servo". Unfortunately, it looks like
I think of R/C Tank Combat as being at least a little related to the field of
robotics. In that robotic spirit, check this out:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/28/quadrocopters-juggle-balls-cooperatively-mesmerize-with-their-l/
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Hi Dave -
I started a new thread for your topic and posted your original content below.
Please don't hijack other threads. Feel free to start a new discussion when you
are so inclined.
>>> Want to try a 1/6th Jagdpanther!!!
I'd love to see one those on the field. It's a great looking v
Thanks, Steve. Wow, that's nice ! I have a solid state drive in my work
computer and it's not nearly that fast to boot up.
My tank already boots from a solid state drive. It uses a CF card formatted
like a hard disk and installed with special drivers that use RAM instead of OS
page files.
AC004 was clad in hardboard and worked fine. I tested with point-blank
paintball shots against panels of hardboard and there was no damage. The
hardboard does need to be thoroughly water-proofed. I coated it in TiteBond II
wood glue.
- Doug
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From: "Phil
RocketMan had a solid rear drive axle and also had a pretty wide turning
radius.
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From: "Cobra"
To: "R/C Tank Combat"
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 11:53:00 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Re: wheeled vehicles
I am hopeing to be able achive respectable control of
Same here. I use sintered bronze bushings for the road wheel arms. The road
wheels themselves have a tough plastic insert that functions like a bushing,
and they just use that.
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From: "Tommy Lum"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 6, 2011
If you take one of the batteries out of the holder, you should see a voltage a
capacity (rated in amp-hours or ah). Can you tell us what those numbers are,
please ?
- Doug
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From: "pdiddy"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 22,
I have rubber pads on my tracks and they work everywhere.
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From: "Cobra"
To: "R/C Tank Combat"
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:41:34 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Re: track pads
Rubber tracks dont work on grassbut slick tracks dont work
in sand.
Hmm
RocketMan (AC004) used one of those motors with a 6:1 gear ratio. The vehicle
used 7" wheels was probably too fast at that ratio. 8:1 or 9:1 would have been
better. 6:1 was the lowest gear ratio I could build with a single stage #25
sprocket transmission.
- Doug
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I'm sorry to hear that tank won't work for you, Henry. It would be fastest way
to get into the hobby. I can understand your desire for a lightweight tank. It
would be so much easier if I could just pick up my tank and carry it somewhere
like I saw Joe do with hi s Sem oven te.
My suggestio
Henry, when you try to trun in grass, is there slippage anywhere ? Do the belts
in the transmission slip ? Does the track slip on the drive wheel ?
Or does is simply seem like the motors don't have enough umph to turn the tank
? Do you know how old your battery is ?
- Doug
-
>> an honorary member of Tri-Pact
That's an oxymoron if there ever was one ! Honor Tri-Pact ha !
- Original Message -
From: "Frank Pittelli"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 12:28:27 PM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: Marker Elevator
A
>> to see an asset go never to be heard from again is a travesty.. to see
>> quality work go to waste pains me ..
Well said. I agree 100%. Someone (Steve) put in tons of hard work to build that
thing and now it never battles.
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From: "neroc"
To: "R/C Tank Co
Great explanation, George.
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From: "George Mastoras"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 5:30:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TANKS] tensioner
If you want to maintain track tension through the range of suspension travel,
you need a compensa
Thank you ! It was fun to do. I liked building the artillery because
a) It's easy to pick up and move around.
b) You can and add some modeling detail without fear of needing to clean paint
out of the crevices later.
c) It was complex enough to be fun, but not as big a project as a tank o
Maybe even give all tanks four hits regardless of real life armor thickness.
That would let people build whatever kind of tank they wanted without a penalty
and simplify the rules a little. One of the things that steered me away from a
Bradley was that I didn't want a 3-hit tank.
- Doug
>> Mike M is building a Merk
Yeah, I know. I'm working on a T-72, too.
Let me refer you to R/C Tank Combat Rule #1...
If it ain't done - it don't count !!!
- Doug
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From: "Clark Ward Jr"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, Octob
An M2 Bradley IFV has been high on my to-build list. I also like the Merkava.
Neither will make the easiest build, but they both have a great 'cool-factor'
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From: "Loren"
To: "R/C Tank Combat"
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 1:52:07 PM
Subject: [TANKS] an
Did you rob a bank ?
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From: "Steve Tyng"
To: "R/C Tank Combat"
Sent: Thursday, October 7, 2010 1:53:10 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Re: Battery ( LEAD ACID) AH rating for 2 pcs 24 volt 250 watt
scooter motor
I will be testing (8) 10ah LifePo4 batteries in series i
I've been using the Arduino recently for my upcoming artillery piece. It has a
Servo library that should allow it to communicate with any speed controller
that understands the hobby servo PWM scheme. That's pretty much all of them.
I've coded but haven't tested the servo control portion of my
Thanks, Frank. I'll look for them.
The link you sent is for a 6-pack of 4" tall figures, however. Would you mind
if I used those instead of 12" figures to man my artillery ? :)
So they're 8" harder to hit ... think of it as more of a challenge to your
marksmanship
- Doug
Hello -
Does anyone of a source for cheap 12" (1/6 scale) military action figures ? I
need a few for R/C tank paintball combat. I don't want to spend $80 apiece for
collection quality figures to get painted, but that's generally what I'm
finding. Is there anything around for $10-$15 each
Has anyone ever searched the discussions before asking that question ? :)
Yes, someone rediscovers that site about every four months.
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From: "ryan wells"
To: "tank guys"
Sent: Thursday, August 5, 2010 2:14:20 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Tank Transmission
Has a
Good to know. Thanks for the explanation.
- Doug
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From: "Robert"
To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 4:18:16 PM
Subject: RE: [TANKS] Re: drills - black oxide vs titanum tipped
Not true Doug, what happens with those drills
I've read that black oxide drills should not be used on non-ferrous metals like
aluminum. I don't know if or why this is true. Any insights ?
Thanks,
Doug
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From: "SteveH"
To: "R/C Tank Combat"
Sent: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 12:21:37 PM
Subjec
What size are you looking for ? I have a supply if 3/8" ID bronze bushings that
I won't be using. They're more than an inch long but you can cut them down.You
can have them for what I paid, about $1 each, plus any shipping.
- Doug
- Original Message -
From: odysseyslipw...@aol
This note came across the Mech Warfare site. Because the fellow is selling EV
Warriors, Globe gearmotors, and Vantec ESCs I tought our members may be
interested. For those who are unfamiliar with them, Globe gearmotors are used
by several of us for our turrets. They are very beefy and smooth.
This is just a terminal threaded to fit an metric M6 screw. There is no "M6
insert terminal". A local hardware store should be able to supply you with
those screws.
- Original Message -
From: "ryan wells"
To: "tank guys"
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 6:35:24 PM GMT -05:00 US
I wondered the same thing. If you need to know how far the motor moves, you can
always use inexpensive encoders like this:
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9208
This one is made for wheeled vehicles, but I suspect you could find a way to
mount it to a track
Thank you Don, but that's not really what I was hoping for. I was looking for
something with either a little room inside or something I could easily mount to
a project box.
I appreciate the offer all the same.
- Original Message -
From: "Don Shankin"
To: rctankcombat@googleg
In my opinion, the turret is the most complex subsystem in the tank. Getting
the marker, trigger mechanism or electronics, elevate, CO2, and paintball feed
in that confined space takes a lot of planning and prototyping. Some people
choose to mount their traverse motor in the turret, too. For m
I know there are personal issues and tragedies that get in the way of building
an asset. After all, this hobby is about building and battling giant toy tanks
and there are a lot of things in life that need to come first.
That said, I can empathize with Neil. Even the "elitist old boys" are
RocketMan was a wheeled vehicle with armament . It fell under the "Armored Car"
category, not the hand held rocket launcher category. The armament type used on
the actual vehicle is not significant.
I like that rule, BTW. It is simple and encourages a broader selection of
vehicles on the
You're right, Frank, I never would have guessed cedar. Great tip, though.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
- Doug
-- Original message --
From: Frank Pittelli
>
> Doug Conn wrote:
> > Oh ! I see now. Ron, is this what you were describing, too ? Sorry, I
> > misun
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