[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-06 Thread callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com
In sketchup there is a button to import models from the 3d warehouse to manipulate as you want. Sketchy physics models won't work when downoaded this way though does that mean if you were to import one of these sketches (that's if  they can be imported), you could manipulate the drawing as

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-06 Thread callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com
Looking like a good model. On Jan 5, 4:47 am, Mike Måne mike082...@gmail.com wrote: I started making a 3-D model of the Sherman tonight on Sketchup. If it works, there is a screenshot attached to this message. (I've been on the group via Gmail rather than the website.) So far the model has

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-06 Thread Mike Måne
...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *odysseyslipw...@aol.com *Sent:* Monday, January 05, 2009 11:58 AM *To:* rctankcombat@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help In a message dated 1/5/2009 12:04:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dwconn...@comcast.net writes: Maybe you're using

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-05 Thread OdysseySlipways
In a message dated 1/5/2009 12:04:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dwconn...@comcast.net writes: Maybe you’re using a Sherman to help learn Sketchup. That’s cool. Did you know there already about 15 different Sherman models in the Sketchup warehouse ? - Doug does that mean if

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-05 Thread Mike Måne
:* Sunday, January 04, 2009 11:47 PM *To:* rctankcombat@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help I started making a 3-D model of the Sherman tonight on Sketchup. If it works, there is a screenshot attached to this message. (I've been on the group via Gmail rather than

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-05 Thread Doug Conn
@googlegroups.com Subject: [TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help In a message dated 1/5/2009 12:04:46 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, dwconn...@comcast.net writes: Maybe you’re using a Sherman to help learn Sketchup. That’s cool. Did you know there already about 15 different Sherman models in the Sketchup

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-05 Thread MaCayn May
. *From:* rctankcombat@googlegroups.com [mailto: rctankcom...@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *odysseyslipw...@aol.com *Sent:* Monday, January 05, 2009 11:58 AM *To:* rctankcombat@googlegroups.com *Subject:* [TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help In a message dated 1/5/2009 12:04:46 A.M. Eastern

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-04 Thread Doug Conn
04, 2009 11:47 PM To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Subject: [TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help I started making a 3-D model of the Sherman tonight on Sketchup. If it works, there is a screenshot attached to this message. (I've been on the group via Gmail rather than the website.) So far the model

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-03 Thread callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com
http://code.google.com/p/sketchyphysics2/ Search sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse for some already built models. Look for Sgt.A.Johnson. thats me. There is a group at http://groups.google.com/group/sketchupcreatorsclub?hl=enlnk= On Jan 3, 2:13 am, Mike Måne mike082...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-03 Thread OdysseySlipways
i just went looking in my files as i thought i has some scans from my tiger book showing the profiles of the tank but don't see any (might have been on my old pc that crapped out this past year). i'll try to scane in some of the pages with the drawings on them, i think there is drawings of a

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-03 Thread Mike Måne
Wow. Marshmallow in a microwave...I like that. Anyway, thanks for the link and I'll look into it. I had to redo my other computer's harddrive and therefore had to reinstall Sketchup. Thanks for the help! On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 4:25 AM, callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-02 Thread callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com
Try downloading the sketchy physics plugin for google sketchup. Can be hard to learn but with a bit of ppractice you can make just about anything. Ive made working tanks with it. I was wondering if any of you knew of a free sort of program for making mechanical stuff. I have Google Sketchup

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2009-01-02 Thread Mike Måne
Sounds interesting. Could you send me a link? On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 1:53 PM, callum.king.underw...@googlemail.com callum.king.underw...@hotmail.com wrote: Try downloading the sketchy physics plugin for google sketchup. Can be hard to learn but with a bit of ppractice you can make just

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2008-12-31 Thread Explosive Racing
or simplfications are identifiable from specific models I had built. Chrys - Original Message - From: Doug Conn dwconn...@comcast.net To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:14 PM Subject: [TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help Hello and welcome

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2008-12-30 Thread Doug Conn
Hello and welcome. For measurement reference you've got some good options. First, you can buy a 1/35 or 1/48 plastic model, measure the various parts, and scale them up. Second, you can buy very inexpensive 2d scale drawings from George Bradford

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2008-12-30 Thread Explosive Racing
, 2008 6:14 PM Subject: [TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help Hello and welcome. For measurement reference you've got some good options. First, you can buy a 1/35 or 1/48 plastic model, measure the various parts, and scale them up. Second, you can buy very inexpensive 2d scale drawings from

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2008-12-30 Thread Thomas Lum
of 1:35 models. Some detail lacking or simplfications are identifiable from specific models I had built. Chrys - Original Message - From: Doug Conn dwconn...@comcast.net To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:14 PM Subject: [TANKS] Re: Tank Building

[TANKS] Re: Tank Building Help

2008-12-30 Thread Explosive Racing
models.  Some detail   lacking or simplfications are identifiable from specific models I had built. Chrys - Original Message - From: Doug Conn dwconn...@comcast.net To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:14 PM Subject: [TANKS] Re: Tank Building