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This one started as a quick, low budget project in September. Cut lots of corners along the way. Had the chassis built in a weekend out of ply and steel. It is a 2x 4 Vehicle, 75 cms long and 12 kgrs heavy
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The fenders resemble Daimler Dingo's type. The wheels would be exactly to scale if they had a diameter of 20 cms. They are slightly larger in this model.
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The ESC, 18 V batteries, aluminium fenders, fans and screws, RC, were all available from older projects.
I mounted the two rear wheels and the two DeWalt 960 drills onto 20 mm diam. axles. Each axle is supported rigidly through two ball bearings, one on either side of the hull.
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The speed controller is for boats and can take up to 40 Amps. The steering servo is Hpi's SFL 10, torque of 24 kg/cm at 6 Volts, used in Baja 5B.
Speed, torque and traction are perfect. Speed with the drills in the low gear goes up to 20 kms/h. and she zooms up a 30 degree steep ramp.
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The steering system is very improvised and basic.
Suspension is fully functional for front and rear sections. The front part swings on hinges and is suspended with two large springs. |
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I prefer to run her with the rear wheels slightly deflated for more traction and suspension. After tests, I immediately inflate the wheels again, so they don’t loose their shape.
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A desert rat. Tool boxes added for all fuses, nuts, cotter pins. |
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An old cordless screwdriver on 2.4 Volts has all the torque and the speed I need to rotate the turret. The latter is being built after a cardboard envelope, glued together and coated later with fiberglass. Same for the demanding shape of the upper hull.
The octagonal upper hull and turret will be painted tan later.
The Daimler is not armed yet. For now she volunteers to play in this weird target shooting scenario: The Daimler runs while my Vickers German captured Tankette, the BT 42 and the Ha-Go, all try to shoot her.
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