Hey
Chrys,
I don't know about
"jumping", but I'll try when I'm finished.
I have seen the film clip
about the Christie tank trials, but not for several years now. I have
found a couple of other interesting video clips. There are two clips on
YouTube. One shows a BT-7 M. 1937 being driven at a rapid pace during a parade
in Moscow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWq09jXWZY,
the other clip shows several WW1, WW2 and experimental interwar tanks including
the T-1, T-3 and T-4 "Combat Cars". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJYdKpH_BMY There
is also a clip from the Belorussian news agency showing the restored BT-7 M.
1935 belonging to the Military Patriotic Club "Poisk" based in Minsk.
Here is a link in
case you've missed it: http://echoofwars.com/
I'm using thermally set,
fiberglass reinforced plastic panels for my hull. Not quite the same
strength as aluminum, but they're FREE. If you would like to draw up some
plans for me, that would be great. I don't think that I'll have these
panels laser cut, though. Seems like that process would be a smoky, nasty
mess!
Paul
Hilton.
----- Original Message -----Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:29 AMSubject: 1:6 BT-7 [TANKS]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 jokeBy 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!ChrysChrys,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.