Re: T 35 tracks [TANKS]

["Aahz." <ErickKilmer-at-comcast.net>]

Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos wrote:
> Aahz, I don't want  to be bad news, however if the T35 tracks are 
> twice that width and you stick to scale, they should weigh 4 times 
> Neil's tracks.  Would you take an amateur's advice who overengineers 
> everything to be on the safe side, and try drive sprockets on both the 
> rear and front wheels (and 4 motors)? Either One is feeding the heavy 
> track to the other end. The other is for traction or the other way 
> around. That means larger batteries, or less fun time but it should work. 
> I can see a T35 (1938) in:
> 
>http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/1-Vehicles/Allies/2-USSR/04-HeavyTanks/T-35/T-35(1938).htm
> 
> 
><http://ww2drawings.jexiste.fr/Files/1-Vehicles/Allies/2-USSR/04-HeavyTanks/T-35/T-35%281938%29.htm>
> and it has quite wide tracks.
>  
>


    Yeah, the Soviets liked wide tracks to deal with the soft and sandy 
terrain. As it is the roller chain I have is about 1lb a foot and that 
comes out to around 9kg for the total estimated length without anything 
bolted to it. I'm planning on using composite decking material because 
it's durable and waterproof. Ultimately I don't care about the weight, 
if I have to get bigger motors I will.

Aahz.