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

[paul needham <paul.2.needham-at-btconnect.com>]

Mike

Also if the terrain is anything but smooth you run the risk of bank stabbing !
Yes I was very careful to check I had spelt that correctly !

Paul

At 11:19 07/10/2004, you wrote:
>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