Phil,
To attach a picture: Look for a button that says attach, or a drawing of
a paper clip. Pick the image you want through the menus that come up,
and boom, you have attached pictures.
Or go to www.photobucket.com and create an Account. It's free and even
has links to individual images or
Hi Neil,
Things are moving, slowly of course, but I guess that's the way of it.
The steel for the hull is sitting in my workshop, and my welder's in
the bin. Started welding up some test pieces and it just went 'Phut'
and when the smoke cleared, no more welder! Replacement is on the way
though.
Hello Again Phil ,not spoke for a couple of weeks,
I was wondering how your getting along with your Chieftain ?
Neil R
On May 13, 10:20 pm, Phil. philjdo...@sky.com wrote:
Well, it looks like the cast steel track links are going to be just
too expensive, however, things are moving with
Well, it looks like the cast steel track links are going to be just
too expensive, however, things are moving with another company looking
to cast them in Manganese Bronze. This may be even better as they
won't rust! I'm still negotiating but it's looking good at the
moment.
Is anyone else out
bronze costing less than steel? must be the manganese part that makes it
cheap.
i don't think steel rusting would take away from the appearance any, if
anything, i would think it would add to it.
have you looked into any kind of lead free aluminum metals? just wondering
as it would make
Welcome aboard!
Looking forward to the build pics.
Steve
On May 11, 5:11 pm, Phil. philjdo...@sky.com wrote:
Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while, and now I've decided what
to do (or try to do!)
I have been thinking of making a RC tank for ages, but I could never
justify the cost in
Hi Derek,
Please feel free to nit-pick all you want, you've already built some
of these beasts!
I was looking at the info on the motors, they are wired diferently for
12v vs 24v, and pull half the current at 12v but only deliver 2/5 the
power so I assume that will mean longer life from the
Instead of nuts and bolts, you could use pop rivits.
Just a thought.
Derek
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Phil. philjdo...@sky.com wrote:
Hi Pete,
Thanks for the luck, you can always do with a little more luck.
The track links are my only problem at the moment (I can cast non-
MMm . . . machine tools . . .
Being constantly broke, I haven't had access to anything bigger than a
small Myford since I left school and the thought of having access to a
milling machine of any persuasion makes my palms go damp. So, Phil,
where are you?
On May 12, 12:40 pm, Phil.
Hi Derek,
I did think of rivets, though if I go that rout I wouldn't use pops,
hot set steel are way stronger, and a lot cheaper!
Using old fashioned nuts and bolts has the advantage of being able to
fix things in the field. For example I'll be carrying a complete spare
bogie with wheels, so if I
Hi Pete,
I'm based in Worthing (UK), I've only a small workshop, but I've a lot
in it:-
Harrison 12 lathe, Geared head, 36 bed, metric lead screws (I have
turned 14 but it's a bit tight).
Richmond No6 Horizontal Mill with vertical head, dividing head and
several rotary and sliding tables.
Pillar
Hello and welcome Phil.
its good to hear another Brit starting a tank build with battling in
mind .
You may not be aware but a two day battle event war in the woods II
occurred weekend just gone , only 30 miles north of your location in
Surrey. you would have been made very welcome to attend any
Hi Neil,
Thanks for the welcome, I was aware of the recent battle, and I'll try
to get to one of the future ones.
I don't think I'll have any problems with the engineering, but when it
comes to RC and the electrickery, I'm a bit out in the woods, so I may
just take you up on that offer!
I'd be
Trust me, Phil, the electronics are the easy bit.
On May 12, 9:36 pm, Phil. philjdo...@sky.com wrote:
Hi Neil,
Thanks for the welcome, I was aware of the recent battle, and I'll try
to get to one of the future ones.
I don't think I'll have any problems with the engineering, but when it
comes
Pete's right, they are unless you try and over-engineer them.
Also, top tip: Make sure your turret rotate mechanism is
paintball-proof. I'm sure Neil can enlighten you as to why.
Chris
On 12/05/2010 21:47, Pete Arundel wrote:
Trust me, Phil, the electronics are the easy bit.
On
Nutserts are a good option too
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From: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto:rctankcom...@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Phil.
Sent: Thursday, 13 May 2010 4:00 AM
To: R/C Tank Combat
Subject: [TANKS] Re: Chieftain - The decision is made!
Hi Derek,
I did think
Hells teeth, Phil, I can't think of a more difficult item to scratch
build than the turret of a Chieftain! Talk about a multitude of
compound curves . . . and the glacis is equally complex. I wish you
luck and, if you can get track links and sprockets to match for a
reasonable price then I would
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