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| Type: |
PzKpfw VI-I Tiger |
Armament: |
88mm |
| Built: |
Q1 2009 |
Armor: |
100mm |
| Builder: |
Ben Holko |
Rating: |
40/4 |
| Status: |
Rolling Chassis |
Battles: |
0 |
| Owner: |
Ben Holko |
Points Earned: |
0 |
| Call Sign: |
Plan B |
Points Given: |
0 |
| Notes: |
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Victor 883 ESCsM01 Scooter MotorsAttachment Chain TrackAluminium HullChristie SuspensionFirst lithium powered tank
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The chassis is made of 1" square aluminium box tube, using the "Connect-IT" plastic right-angle joiner system. Making this base frame for the lower hull only took a couple of hours using this method |
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Suspension is a Christie system, with 16 independant swingarms and coil springs. The swingarms ride on 5/16" bolts, axles are 3/8". The swingarms pivot on bronze bushings with high-tensile bolts. |
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Flanged bronze bushings for the swing-arms to pivot on |
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One bushing gets seated in a washer, and then one on each side of the swingarm. I drilled the swingarm with the appropriate size bit so its an interference fit, pressed in with the help of the vice |
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Finished swing-arm ready for mounting, thats a locknut adjusted so that swingarm pivots freely on the bolt - the bolt gets done up tight to the chassis |
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Finished and mounted arms with coil springs |
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Bogie wheels are 6x1.5" steel with solid rubber tyres, here we see the suspension travel, which gives about 1.5 - 2" of max travel. Its on the firmer side; having really soft springs makes it look cool to be able to drive over stuff and not have the hull move, it also results in "lurching" of the tank under acceleration, which doesn't look cool. I think the springs I used give a good compromise between travel and stability. |
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Here you can see the pillow-block bearings that the drive axles ride in. Drive shafts are 5/8" keyed steel. Pillow block bearings are heavy, I would have avoided them if I could, but anyone who has built a Tiger E will know there is limited space in the front for the drive setup, so I couldn't easily accomodate flange bearings and have a proper drive-sprocket location appearance. |
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