[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-12 Thread neroc
My paintball gun is like me ,very wound up and always looking for trouble. Neil I`ll bet lead-acid batter tastes bloody horrible R On Nov 8, 9:47 am, Chairman Miaow pureteenl...@hotmail.com wrote: If your paintball gun is wound up to the point when it is capable of blowing the body

Re: [TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-12 Thread OdysseySlipways
In a message dated 11/12/2011 4:58:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, funkyne...@ntlworld.com writes: Neil I`ll bet lead-acid batter tastes bloody horrible R pepto filled paint balls. should help cut down on the upset tummy Chris, _Odyssey Slipways_

Re: [TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-12 Thread Clark Ward Jr
Neil - from my time in submarines, I can tell you that the acid in PbSO4-acid batteries tastes like very bitter orange juice. (yeah, it's dumb to lick it off your finger, but if you get electrolyte in a cut, it burns like the devil). On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 4:58 AM, neroc funkyne...@ntlworld.com

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-12 Thread Chairman Miaow
Reminds me of a salutary ditty we were taught at school; The chemist's boy is dead and gone, His face we'll see no more, For what he thought was H2O, Was H2SO4 -- You are currently subscribed to the R/C Tank Combat group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To

Re: [TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-12 Thread Clark Ward Jr
Ah, I remember that one :) On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Chairman Miaow pureteenl...@hotmail.com wrote: Reminds me of a salutary ditty we were taught at school; The chemist's boy is dead and gone, His face we'll see no more, For what he thought was H2O, Was H2SO4 -- You are currently

Re: [TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-12 Thread OdysseySlipways
In a message dated 11/12/2011 5:48:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ki4...@gmail.com writes: Ah, I remember that one :) On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Chairman Miaow pureteenl...@hotmail.com wrote: Reminds me of a salutary ditty we were taught at school; The chemist's boy is dead

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-11 Thread Chairman Miaow
If your paintball gun is wound up to the point when it is capable of blowing the body (including several pounds of lead-acid batter) off it's velcro fastenings then I for one will be calling for the referee. On Nov 7, 9:29 am, neroc funkyne...@ntlworld.com wrote: The Morris thingy is looking

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-08 Thread Chairman Miaow
It's not painted that colour at all. In fact it's not painted. That is merely a coat of filler/primer. On Nov 6, 8:10 pm, Phil sasquevane...@aol.com wrote: Is it painted that colour so that it can hide upside-down in bowls of custard?? ;-} Looks v nice, Chairman. Looking forward to denting it

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-08 Thread neroc
The Morris thingy is looking quite good ,cant wait to blow it apart with one shot, velcro :) Theres a esc here waiting to be picked up and borrowed (please put fuses between it and the battery). Neil How much washing up could you do in a 3 deep 9 wide washing up bowl ? R On Nov 6, 12:54 pm,

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-06 Thread Chairman Miaow
The body hooks onto the rear cross-member of the chassis at the back and is then velcro'd at four points (two per side) in the middle and at the front. The bonnet (hood) and rear deck will probably be hld down by magnetic catches. If these allow an accurate paintball to blow the bonnet or decking

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-06 Thread Phil
Is it painted that colour so that it can hide upside-down in bowls of custard?? ;-} Looks v nice, Chairman. Looking forward to denting it some more. These are honourable wounds of battle! I'm about to try the point-blank shot test on my replacement for the Locust's turret. I have a plastic

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle - new pictures.

2011-11-06 Thread Phil
OK important test results- plastic washing-up bowls are NOT paintball- proof. I'm about to try the point-blank shot test on my replacement for the Locust's turret. I have a plastic washing-up bowl which is exactly the right size and shape (for a given value of exactly..). Phil test to

Re: [TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle

2011-07-30 Thread Derek Engelhaupt
Darn company blocked Photobucket nowoh, and they blocked the rctankcombat.com website too. Derek On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 2:43 AM, Chairman Miaow pureteenl...@hotmail.comwrote: Since I am on call this weekend and cannot do anything other than hang around the house waiting for something

Re: [TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle

2011-07-27 Thread OdysseySlipways
nice looking work so far, will be following this one closely Chris, _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) -- You are currently subscribed to the R/C Tank Combat group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle

2011-07-25 Thread Phil
Back in 1984 we had a Morris Marina. Basically it was a re-bodied Morris Minor and we liked it. The only problem was that the gearboxes were not strong, and ours broke down on a trip to Scotland. On Easter Sunday my wife and I woke up in a bed and breakfast in Gretna Green knowing only that the

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle

2011-07-25 Thread neroc
Phil wrote - Nice bit of work there Pete! Looking forward to seeing the end result! You know what Pete , you dont have to take such sarcasm !! Neil R On Jul 25, 5:08 am, Phil sasquevane...@aol.com wrote: Back in 1984 we had a Morris Marina. Basically it was a re-bodied Morris Minor and we

[TANKS] Re: Morris CDSW supply vehicle

2011-07-23 Thread Cobra
My only exposure to a Morris would be the Morris Marina from select episodes of BBC's Top Gear. If this Morris is the same which you are building, I hope you will supply video and pictures of when Jezzer, Hamster, and Cpt. Slow find out about it and proceed to drop a piano on it. Aaron