[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-24 Thread Sgt.A.Johnson
one empty field. On side of hill. Often rented out to neighboring farms. Sometimes hired out to a buntch of rally drivers at weekends in summer. It wouldn't be up to my mum or stepdad as its not their farm. Will find out though. On Feb 24, 1:26 am, funkyne...@ntlworld.com wrote: Callum wrote:-

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-24 Thread Sgt.A.Johnson
Just been having a look on the technobots site and think I should be able to get some components there. They seem to have a lot of wheels and sell tracks that may be too small though On Feb 24, 10:20 am, Sgt.A.Johnson callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com wrote: one empty field. On side of hill.

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-21 Thread Clark Ward Jr
Try getting a couple of RC warship pumps with Titan 12 turn motors... those will generate some thrust without needing a tank of gas. Of course, they'll drain your battery a bit, but everything's a tradeoff, ja? -- ___ / |O| \ Clark in Georgia ###===###

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-21 Thread Funkyneroc
Callum , I quite like the look of this vehicle ,I calculate the sizes at:- Length 573mm and Wide 338mm, I estimate the wheels at about 100-125mm ,very easy to get hold of. I have been sat here thinking `how I would power such a vehicle ?` I have thought of two possible methods both requiring

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-21 Thread Sgt.A.Johnson
I probably won't make it float. It was just an idea. If i did it would be because theres always a huge puddle near my house that would make an interesting wading pool. I like the individual motor idea but will probably just use 2 motors on the middle wheels and use some kind of chain onto the

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-21 Thread Pureteenlard
Have a look at http://www.supacat.com/pdf/Supacat_ATMP_A4.pdf Of course the actual vehicle has conventional AND skid steering with drive to the middle axle with chains to drive the front and rear wheel pairs. No suspension except balloon tyres. Would make a nice supply vehicle. On Feb 21, 5:10 

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-21 Thread Modena
Mythbusters tried this at full scale with a very large HPA cylinder - it was a roaring failure, moving the boat a few meters from memory, and draining the cylinder in seconds. On Feb 21, 11:59 pm, Sgt.A.Johnson callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com wrote: Just thought of a compactish propulsion

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-21 Thread Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos
Is it possible to replace the 12V motors with 18 V or 24 V motors in order to increase speed and torque? IN most transmissions it is possible to replace teh motors. They're usually mounted with two screws. Chrys You could buy 2 kiddie car motors like...

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-20 Thread Chris Malton
That would be a perfect complement to my Challenger 2. Go for it! Chris callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com wrote: After ages of searching the web I have finally found a small vehicle that I may be able to build. I wanted to do a quadbike but couldn't find one that is officially in service

[TANKS] Re: Should I perhaps build this

2009-02-20 Thread Sgt.A.Johnson
I thought it was just a nice shape to allow me to have something small but very functional. If I can I may be able to do the full amphibious stuff aswell. I reckon the hardest thing with that would be propulsion though. On Feb 20, 9:55 pm, Chris Malton chr...@cmalton.me.uk wrote: That would be