RE: Vids of lil Leo [TANKS]

["Peter Arundel" <pureteenlard-at-hotmail.com>]

QUOTE: "HOWEVER: your tank will not look an exact Leopard in scale "

Well it isn't that scaleish at the moment. A leopard has seven road wheels 
not six . . .
Not that this is a criticism.  I haven't even cut wood on my tank yet. . .


>From: "Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos" <xchrysk-at-otenet.gr>
>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>Subject: Vids of lil Leo [TANKS]
>Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:54:18 +0300
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>Thanks for your kind words Neroc.
>My (an amateur's) suggestion is to sandwitch the track
>with two disks that are larger than the diameter of the tracks around the 
>front
>wheels. That will hold the tracks in place. Skodas used this convenient
>solution, see in attached jpgs.  I've done that and enjoy skids at full
>speed on rough terrains and grass and over obstacles no problem. The new
>track-guide-disks will be partially hidden behind teh Leopard's mudguards, 
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>that makes you feel better.
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>Now, if you did that, you will enjoy playing with your
>tank on rough terrains and you won't be "not happy now" Neroc anymore,
>HOWEVER: your tank will not look an exact Leopard in scale and you might 
>not be
>able to play with certain groups, with certain rules, like the current 
>group
>that kindly hosts all of our crazy ideas.
>Perhaps the committee in your local group will appreciate
>the overall effort, will overlook the track-guide-disks and vote that your 
>tank
>fullfills teh club's rules and requirements .
>I'd say don't stretch your tracks too much. That will
>cause you more trouble at the end, plus a sagging track is a beauty (oh,  I
>forgot! you don't see that! it's behind teh Leopard's mudguards!).
>CHrys
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>Hello again Chrys,
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>I`ts the front wheels that`s
>throwing tracks.Does that make a differance?
>Criss (Odysey slipway) says my
>track guides may not be tall enough ,He may well be
>right
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>Skoda23.jpg
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>skoda.jpg
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