Re: m1a1 abrams [TANKS]

[Joe Sommer <anvilus9-at-adelphia.net>]

Jeffery,

The Abrams hull length is only 312 inches, not 384 inches.  Consequently
a 1/10 scale M1A1 is too small for RC Tank Combat.  1/8 scale will be about
the minimum.

Please see "Hobby" at   www.anvilus.com

I provided full-size and 1/8 scale specs, hull drawings and a link
to the Yahoo! Abrams group.  They have many excellent drawings
there.  The XM1 drawings show overall dimensions.

I have a working 1/8 scale aluminum Abrams hull with torsion bar
suspension.  The turret may get completed some day.

Joe

At 08:09 PM 5/14/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello again!
>
>Was playing with some numbers and wanted to see if these sound right for a 
>1/10 Abrams.
>
>I have not been able to locate any drawings on the web so I have been 
>taking measurements from a 1/35 model.
>
>                                     1/1         1/10
>
>Overall Lenght          -   384.5"       38.5"
>overall height           -   108"         10.8"  (top of turret)
>overall width            -   137"         13.7"
>main gun length       -   135"         13.5"
>main gun diameter   -   8.75"         .87" (about paintball gun barrel 
>diameter)
>road wheels            -    24.5"        2.5"
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff

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