Re: Re: T 35 tracks [TANKS]

[<funkyneroc-at-ntlworld.com>]

Well best of luck anyway Aahz, 
i think your brave to try something so different.
but if it was mine Id cut a section out of the middle and reweld,But I like short 
fat tanks , 
my leopard should be a bit longer you know !
( 2 wheels longer )
Thats a lot of longer for one tank.

Just remember
When your finished and battling  its the tank everyone will be looking at.

Ne "wise words" il

> 
> From: "Aahz." <ErickKilmer-at-comcast.net>
> Date: 2007/05/12 Sat AM 08:47:44 BST
> To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> Subject: Re: T 35 tracks [TANKS]
> 
> 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.
> 


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