1:6 BT-7 [TANKS]

["Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos" <xchrysk-at-otenet.gr>]

Thank you Paul.

DO I accept the rules? I am an ocean and a half away from the battlefields and limitation in paintball capacity is of little importance.....

Part of the fun is building it yourself and with some help from the friends around the world here you get better and you're not lonely at all between battles. And after you build something, people around you want to copy your ideas, so you start a new local club - that would not have existed at all if you have not started. So, yes, we'd love to see a scratch built BT-7 and would love to copy it even if there is a limited paintball capacity. At least, you play with class and style and Christie like speed that avoids shots and be a pioneer. I guess this is why Joe keeps playing his Hetzer although some people "find it to be a wonderful test of ... shooting skills".

 

If you need any help with your BT-7, I'd gladly provide you with dxf plans that can be used to cut accurately aluminium or steel hull plates on laser with a sturdy, industrial finish. 4 to 5 mm-thick hull plates will save you lots of space,  you'll be able to perform the maginificent Christie like stunts and hit the floor of the hull on rocks as much as you like.

Little jumps like these will look like a joke

http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s30/ChrysKane/Ha-Go%20videos/?action=view&current=Panijump.flv

 

By the way, if you have seen anywhere the footage with the Christie field tests from the 1930's I'd love to see it again - frame by frame. The tank jumps and runs over vertically placed - planted tree trunks!

 

Chrys

 

 

Chrys,

I've been watching you Ha-Go for quite a while now.  Yes, you are correct. My BT-7 will be a bit longer than 3 feet in length when complete.  I only brought up the 1/6th scale issue because I thought it unfair that a tank could be built much smaller than it would be at 1/6th scale and still be able to retain the "maximum" paintball capacity and number of hits to kill it. Meanwhile, tanks that would actually be 1/6th scale at three feet are penalized by paintball capacity or hits to kill or both.  I thought heavily about your small tank.  I also considered those building very large tanks in 1/6th scale like Aahz, among a few others.  I have no intention of angering anyone, I just thought it worth mentioning.  Also, if size has no advantage, why have a 3 foot rule?  I don't want to get chewed out again, so I'm going to drop this.  I  fully accept the rules as they are.  If a 3 foot Tiger can kill my 3 foot BT-7 with 2 shots, so be it.  Even if it takes 4 shots for me to kill him.

 

The Ha-Go looks sharp, by the way!

 

Paul Hilton.