RE: RE: receiver question 1: powering [TANKS]

["Steve Tyng" <STyng-at-ACPTrust.com>]

Amir wrote:

> What led you away from this type of design?  I'm still in the 
> early stages of development and given my build history its 
> very likely that I'll redo it a few times - I only need a 
> half decent reason to rebuild :(

I built the three upper rollers (with Franks help) for the T34.  The
original intent was for the three upper rollers to keep the turret
centered and the weight was going to be supported by a center bearing at
the bottom of the hull.  The rotate mechanism and part of the turret was
going to be located down in the hull like yours.  The design didn't come
to pass because the three rollers managed to hold the turret on just
fine (because they wrapped around the plywood of the upper hull).  I
added a gearmotor to one of the rollers which became a friction drive at
that point.

I like your design.  It will be particularly well suited for designs
that have a shallow hull and turret (like an M1).  The only issue will
be finding room for the drive batteries.


Steve