RE: IS-3M... its huge!

["SteveT44" <SteveT44-at-comcast.net>]

Mike Butts wrote:

> How does alot of overhang become a hinderance?

I said it can be a hindrance in close in fighting.  When your right next to
another tank.  You may not be able to swing a long barrel to get a shot.  Of
course nowadays, your not supposed to get closure than 5' so it's probably a
non-issue.

> I am in the Nuke program, hoping to be a Nuke MM.

Good luck with that.  In that past life I was a gas turbine tech.

> The IS-3M has a small 3" idler
> which I think might be somewhat of an issue with a 1" pitch. I
> might have to go 1/2" or 3/4" for the pitch. Also the tracking
> tabs are very small, maybe 1/4" tall. Does the track and tabs
> have to be scale or just close?

Just build it so it works.  We are not a strict scale hobby.

> Does the "looks good from 20 feet" logic prevail.

If it looks like a tank, can move under its own power, and of course shoot
paintballs - it will look very good to us.  ;-)

> Are small tracks too much work? Does
> intralox have a belt or chain that would work?

A TTS can be a lot of work.  The smaller the parts the more work there will
be.  It's mostly monkey repetitive work though.  For the plastic track check
out Joe Sommer's Hetzer page.

Steve Tyng