RE: s-tank [TANKS [TANKS]

["Martin Helsing" <martin.helsing-at-earthlink.net>]

I did some math when researching this tank.

 

8:1 scale puts the ride height at about 2 – 2.5 inches. Bogies are spaced about 5 inches apart. That means you can emulate the real tank’s suspension. They drop the front to depress the gun. To elevate they drop the rear instead. That works out to just under 10 degrees of elevation J

 

Using a bell crank to rotate the suspension arms may maintain track tension where retracting them would make the tracks slack.

 

- Martin

 

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Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 11:18 AM
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Subject: Re: s-tank [TANKS [TANKS]

 

I considered this quite seriously, but in the end went for a Hetzer as it is simpler.

 

I found the idea of doing the suspension quite intriguing. If you mounted the tops of the suspension onto a square frame, running along each side of the tank and along the front and back, then you could fit an elevating mechanism at the front and "elevate" the suspension. For extra coolness you could fit one at the back as well so you would lower the whole tank as per the original.

A simpler solution would be have a conventional lower hull and "elevate" the upper bodywork, but that means the drive sprocket and idler will need clearance as they will be pivoting with respect to the upper hull.

The upper bodywork is quite complex too and you'd either have to cast it from fiberglass or simplify it in some way which is not too easy with what amounts to a very shallow pyramid.

The Hetzer is simple flat panels, and Joe Somner has published plans on the website which I've borrowed.

Good luck if you decide to go ahead though!

Phil Palmer

-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse G. Lands
To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Sent: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 9.54pm
Subject: Re: s-tank [TANKS]

On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 20:38:23 -0400

"David  Beazley" <dbeazley-at-mindspring.com> wrote:

> Anyone given thought to the Swedish S-tank STRV-103?

> 

> http://home.swipnet.se/t-rex/stank/

Lot of discussion on it a few months back.  I believe there is someone

working on it.  The only problem I see is the suspension elevation that

the original has.  And maybe fitting everything inside.

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