RE: AC003 update

["Nick Hoke" <nhoke-at-nksd.wednet.edu>]

Hi WJ,

The inside is still undeveloped, buying the RC transmitter and receiver put
me over budget
for awhile, the paintball gun comes next with a real barrel, not a wussy
aluminum tube!

Nick






-----Original Message-----
From: tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com
[mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com]On Behalf Of WJ
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:58 PM
To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Subject: Re: AC003 update


Nick, it looks FANTASTIC!!!! Could you please give some specifics on
mechanics inside, the weight of the vehicle etc etc. Also the gun looks a
bit feeble compared to the rest, is it an airsoft one?

Regards,
WJ

PS. I can't wait to continue my project now that I've seen yours!!  Keep
up the good work!

> The Six Wheel Amphibious Paintball Cannon Armored Tank
> project is coming along, I'm in the armoring phase now.
> I'm halfway done, and took these pictures before putting the
> thing upside down on my bench to remove the wheels and
> get to work on armoring the wheel wells which will probably
> take who knows how many weeks. So these are the best
> pictures we'll see for awhile.
>
> Nick Hoke
> Kingston, WA
>
>
>
>
>        It's starting to get heavy now with all this metal.
>
>
>        This will be one of the last things future SWAMPCAT opponents see
> in
> battle. But without the soldiers
>       there; they'll be riding inside preparing to feel a little bump as
> they go over the ruins of a paint splattered 1/16
>       tank smoldering in front of them. Wait, that's just hyperbole. The
> SWAMPCAT's crew is too ethical and honorable
>       to actually run over another tank, they'll just do donuts around it
> and cheer and occasionally salute.
>
>
>        I thought about putting all the sheet metal colored side out so you
> could admire all the old
>       street sign colors but after the red strip I determined (too late)
> it
> would look better all silver for now.
>       The final phase will be all green with textured polyurethane.
>
>
>       I replaced the plexiglass windows with tinted (real) glass.
> Eventually I'll have to fashion some sort
>       of armored window covers on hinges, like the real ones have.
>
>
>
>
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