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| Type: |
Challenger 2 |
Armament: |
120mm |
| Built: |
September 2008 |
Armor: |
Unknown |
| Builder: |
Chris Malton |
Rating: |
10/1 |
| Status: |
Operational |
Battles: |
7 |
| Owner: |
Chris Malton |
Points Earned: |
4,416 |
| Call Sign: |
Unknown |
Points Given: |
2,750 |
| Notes: |
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Servo powered rotate & elevateWill hopefully rival Neil's LeopardWill become a mobile tank soon
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Early August. School summer holidays, I'm bored, and wonder what to do. Having seen this site, and organised the Chelmsford Conflict, I thought it might just be a good idea. We'll see how much of a good idea it is when everything actually works.
Here you can see the start of the hull. |
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A few hours later, the bottom of the hull looks like it's coming together. |
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Now onto the turret. Sadly the multifaceted front of the Challenger 2 proved to be a little "challenging" for my woodwork skills as the triangular pieces were removed shortly after this photo. |
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It's taken about 2 days of work to get to this stage, but it seems to be taking shape rapidly. |
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With a little persuasion a marker can easily be fitted in the turret. It wasn't designed to go this way around, but it does work. |
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Here you can see the trigger mechanism. An extension to a servo arm provides ample travel (after a few adjustments) to trigger the marker reliably. |
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Here you can see the secret to the adjusted power feed. A bit of wood fits inside it and provides the "plug" for the power feed. This is held in place by the real plug. |
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I wasn't really thinking when I first tested the paintball marker.
Plastic doesn't stand much chance against a paintball travelling at 270mph. I didn't try this one again. |
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I then tried something more solid, which, as can be seen, works rather well, but I did end up with bits of paintball shell everywhere. |
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