Humm.. that's definatly good advice.
Maybe this week I'll do some reconasince at the docks and marine industry stores. Look for pricing.
I'm not worried about space at least.
----Original Message Follows---- From: Loren Bellinger <Hauptmann6-at-cfsipgames.com> Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com Subject: Re: How about Second WW1 tank? Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 21:27:57 -0400 A gel cell marine battery would be ideal... I forget the brand Heidi/Nick Hoke wrote: >I believe a deep-cycle marine battery would work better >than a car battery. They power trolling motors for hours on end >just fine. > Nick /"swampcats are cool, and i have the only one"/ Hoke > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com > [mailto:tanks-admin-at-rctankcombat.com]*On Behalf Of *John >Barager > *Sent:* Sunday, August 22, 2004 4:39 PM > *To:* tanks-at-rctankcombat.com > *Subject:* How about Second WW1 tank? > > Well, since the title of first WW1 tank has been taken by the > wonderful Mk.V*, perhaps I'll manage to take second? > > I've done some work, and kept my tank with a low profile >amongst > people. And now I feel I should announce it. I don't have a >digital > camera, or a scanner so I'm saving pictures of my tank for when >I > get it to move under it's own power. > > For now though, I have some of the hull framework, specific >plans on > what I'm gonna do with the hull (1/4" pressed plywood with an > integral frame/chasses for extra strength). I also have some > prototype suspension, which I must say is acting wonderfully. >the > full drive train and lower hull are the next two things to go > imediatly into work. > > Now that I kept you waiting. I'd like to announce that I've >finnaly > settled upon doing a Char FCM 2C heavy French tank from 1918. >It > never saw combat in WW1, and all of the ones built were >destroyed on > their train transporters by the Germans when they took France >in > WWII. But it did have Operational French service from 1918 to >1940. > > My model is going to be 1/6th scale. So the battle model will >be > about 5 foot 9 inches long, and hopefully weigh less then 200 >lbs. > So Perhaps I can take largest/heaviest tank title too? > > And one question. Can anyone tell me how well a regular car >battery > should work? I want to use 2 of them and add a solar battery >charger > for trucks (Saw it on the TV Show "Trucks!") to keep the >batteries > charged. An ambitious project, but I think it's worth it. > > John "Useless middle names are dumb but cool" Barager. > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Free yourself from those irritating pop-up ads with MSN >Premium: > <http://g.msn.com/8HMBENCA/2734??PS=47575>Join now and get the >first > two months FREE*