Re: [TANKS] resin treads and wheels

[Frank Pittelli <frank-at-rctankcombat.com>]

OdysseySlipways-at-aol.com wrote:
> 
> I told the lady what I'd like to end up using the resin for (treads and 
> maybe wheels and sprockets) and she told me that the resin (Task 4) 
> works well for the wheels but some of them prefer to use a hard rubber 
> for the treads rather than a resin due to slippage (no biggie there, 
> just cast in some rubber pads if i intend to hit the streets).

Don't worry about "slippage" ... our tanks have too much traction on the 
battlefield already because of the overall design.  Also, after just the 
first battle, the rocks, sticks and dirt will make the tread surface 
rough, eliminating any slippage from that point on.

        Frank P.