Re: Requesting information on a great hobby!

["sigismund koster" <sigismund.koster-at-hetnet.nl>]

hallo!,
dankjewel voor de link!, ik zou uit mezelf nooit deze site gevonden hebben
bedankt!
groet sigismund.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WJ" <WJ-at-vdtogt.nl>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: Requesting information on a great hobby!


> Hi Sigismund,
> Leuk om een mede-enthousiasteling tegen te komen!  Eerlijk gezegd heb ik
> nog niet verder gekeken naar die tracks, omdat ik zelf begonnen ben met
> een 6-wiel voertuig ipv een tank.  Wel heb ik nog een andere leverancier
> gezien voor tracks-achtig materiaal. Kijk eens naar : www.mcc-nl.nl.
>
> Het blijft prijzig volgens mij, ik had op mijn website een quote neergezet
> van een collega in de US, iets van 110 Dollar of zo.
>
> Ik hoor graag mocht je iets uitgevonden hebben.
>
> Groeten,
> WJ
>
>
> > hoi WJ,
> > ik heb een vraag ,heb jij mischien meer info over die  kunststof
tracks,ik
> > zelf ben al een tijd op zoek naar goede tracks voor mijn panzer,als jij
ze
> > mischien nog koopt kunnen we mischien samen een bestelling doen kwantum
> > inkoop korting en van die dingen!
> > ik hoop dat deze tracks ook gewoon in nederland te koop zijn scheelt een
> > hoop gedoe!
> > binnen kort post ik wat leuke shots van mijn 1:10 tiger bij de arnhemse
> > verkeers brug,reanactment pur sang.(haHA)
> > de groeten van sigismund.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "WJ" <WJ-at-vdtogt.nl>
> > To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
> > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 12:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: Requesting information on a great hobby!
> >
> >
> >> WOW, thank you for replying this quickly and completely. I was working
> >> on
> >> my website and decided to add a page for RC Tanks (www.vdtogt.nl under
> >> RC
> >> Tanks, duh)
> >>
> >> Anyways, since the main quarters of Intralox is located in Amsterdam I
> >> will give them a call.  Much obliged for your feedback!!
> >>
> >>
> >> > Willem-Jan,
> >> >
> >> > Welcome to one of the most exciting hobbies
> >> > that I have ever known.
> >> >
> >> > At 11:46 AM 4/8/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >>>One of the tanks featured on your site is a Hetzer (#T010) built by
> >> Joe
> >> >>>Sommer.  It's tracks are built from Intralox series 900 conveyor
> >> belt.
> >> >>> I
> >> >>>was wondering why the builder used this series instead of the 4000
> >> >>> series
> >> >>>(Which looks more like real tracks.)  I would love to hear his
> >> feedback
> >> >>> so
> >> >>>I can decide which to choose. (I am also wondering about the
pricing)
> >> >
> >> > I agree that Intralox 4009 flush grid looks much
> >> > more like actual track.  However, I did not try it
> >> > for two reasons.
> >> >
> >> > 1) Series 4000 is side-flexing conveyor chain
> >> > that can turn corners.  Series 900 is straight
> >> > running belt.  I thought that straight chain would
> >> > have less possibility of throwing track during skid
> >> > turns.
> >> >
> >> > 2)  Hetzers had one row of road wheels that ran
> >> > between two guide horns on each track link similar
> >> > to Series 900.  Series 4000 has a center tab
> >> > that would work better for tanks with paired road
> >> > wheels (e.g. PzKw IV, Panther V, Tiger VI, T-34,
> >> > M1 Abrams).  I have photos of actual links for
> >> > PzKw II, III, IV, V, and VI as well as Hetzer and
> >> > Abrams if you would like to see them.
> >> >
> >> > I just called Intralox for pricing.
> >> >
> >> > Series 900 3.25 inch MTW flush grid grey polypropylene WITH TABS
> >> > $71.06 / box (10 feet)
> >> > weight 0.31 lb/ft
> >> > 0.313 inch tall tracking tabs
> >> >
> >> > Series 900 3.25 inch MTW flush grid grey acetal WITH TABS
> >> > $102.42 / box (10 feet)
> >> > weight 0.42 lb/ft
> >> > 0.313 inch tall tracking tabs
> >> >
> >> > Series 900 4.1 inch 12T acetal sprocket with 1.5 inch square bore
> >> > $18.04 each
> >> >
> >> > Series 4009 85 mm sideflexing flu
> > sh grid grey acetal
> >> > $112.45 / box (10 feet)
> >> > weight 1.11 lb/ft
> >> > 0.500 inch tall center tabs
> >> >
> >> > Series 4000 3.9 inch 12T acetal sprocket with 1.5 inch square bore
> >> > $12.88 each
> >> >
> >> > Hetzer #T010, PzKw IV #T012 and PzKw IV #T015
> >> > all use Series 900 3.25 inch MTW flush grid grey
> >> > polypropylene with tabs.  I think that Tiger #T021
> >> > uses Series 900 4.5 inch MTW flat top with tabs.
> >> >
> >> > Unfortunately, you must buy conveyor from Intralox
> >> > by the box (10 feet) and most of our tanks require 12 to
> >> > 14 feet of track.
> >> >
> >> > Series 4000 is only available in acetal material.
> >> > Because Series 4000 uses stainless steel pins
> >> > it weighs about 3 times as much as Series 900
> >> > (6.66 lb per 6 ft track versus 1.86 lb per 6 ft track).
> >> >
> >> > The center tab for Series 4000 is much taller than
> >> > Series 900 (0.500 inches versus 0.313 inches) which
> >> > could help prevent throwing track.  Also you will
> >> > only need one sprocket per track for Series 4000
> >> > whereas I use two sprockets per track for Series
> >> > 900.
> >> >
> >> > Bottom line - I think that Series 4000 could work
> >> > well.  Give it a try.
> >> >
> >> > I would be pleased to answer more questions
> >> > by private Email <anvilus9-at-adelphia.net> or
> >> > through the general forum at
> >> > <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com> .
> >> >
> >> > Best wishes,
> >> > Joe
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > **********************************************
> >> > Joe Sommer
> >> > 2378 Nantucket Circle, State College, PA 16803
> >> > 814.234.4773     anvilus9-at-adelphia.net
> >> > http://www.anvilus.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
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