Here is another that I'd forgotten about: http://www.geocities.com/elf1564/rubber.html
This is more like the method that I'd described. Sad, the pics seem to be missing. Paul H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1:40 PM Subject: [TANKS] Re: HUMVEE's > > I haven't fond that link yet! It was quite interesting. Thy guy drew the > tire in cad, then went to the local college and asked them to create the > part using a rapid prototyping machine. A mold was made from the > prototype > and the tire was vulcanized right onto an aluminum wheel. I'll keep > looking. > > I did find this: > > http://www.oldweirdherald.com/scalestuff/onethreetwo/silicones/silicones.html > > Kind of simplistic, but simple ain't all bad! > > Paul H. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek Engelhaupt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1:32 PM > Subject: [TANKS] Re: HUMVEE's > > >> >> Now that would be cool if you could find that link. No offense here, >> just realized that some people were talking about the H2 at Wally >> World and not the actual military H1 like mine. Just clarifying it. >> I believe the Titan motors from the Traxxas trucks would bolt right up >> to my Hummers since they work on the Stuarts. The pinion would have >> to be moved over, but that's not a big deal. >> >> Derek >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Paul Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Derek, >>> >>> I didn't mean to cast doubt that you'd gotten your vehicles at Walmart. >>> About four years ago, a friend of mine picked up one of those 1/9th >>> scale >>> Abrams for 20 bucks! >>> >>> I found a page once by a guy who formed his own military tread tires in >>> 1/6th scale. I'll see if I can find it again. >>> >>> Paul H. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Derek Engelhaupt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:42 AM >>> Subject: [TANKS] Re: HUMVEE's >>> >>> >>>> >>>> I guess I was confused. I did get my (2) 21st Century HMMVWs from >>>> Wally World for $50 bucks each, but that was a couple of years ago. >>>> Original retail on them was $199, but they were drastically marked >>>> down. At the time, they had a whole pallet of them left after the >>>> holidays. I just couldn't pass that deal up. I got a lot of funny >>>> looks from people in the checkout line since I had two of them piled >>>> into one cart. I made sure I bought them on different frequencies so >>>> I could run both of them at once. One of them is still sealed in the >>>> box, the other has had some mods done to it. They aren't bad >>>> vehicles, but unkempt grass is about the limit of their capabilities >>>> and even then it bogs down. A lot of that is due to the hardish >>>> rubber on the tires. Just doesn't lend itself to good traction. I >>>> have modified the wheels slightly to get more traction by removing >>>> some plastic around the hub. It makes the tires squat better and >>>> therefore creates more surface area for the tires to grip off road. >>>> It does however make the Hummer a little less stable on tarmac. More >>>> powerful motors could help it to, but I think that would cause the >>>> gearboxes to break. Found this on Wikipedia: >>>> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Img_star-t.jpg >>>> >>>> I had to babysit one of these in Bosnia back in 1995. They were made >>>> by a company called California Microwave. >>>> >>>> Derek >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Paul Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Could be, Clark. 21st could have made one, I didn't find one anywhere >>>>> on >>>>> the 'net. I did find this one: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.ultimatesoldier.net/reviews/hum-review.html >>>>> >>>>> I doubt that it could be had for 50 bucks. In any case I haven't seen >>>>> anything military in 1/6th scale in Wally-World since joining this >>>>> group, >>>>> unless you count weapons sets. The largest military vehicles I've >>>>> seen >>>>> in >>>>> department stores have been in 1/24th scale. I'll keep watching. >>>>> >>>>> Paul H. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Clark Ward Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:04 AM >>>>> Subject: [TANKS] Re: HUMVEE's >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The model you linked to is an RC model of the civilian Hummer H2, >>>>>> Paul. That's why it doesn't look like a Hum-Vee :) I thought that >>>>>> 21st Century made an honest-to-gosh HMMWV model at some point. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> _______ >>>>>> / |O| \ Clark in Georgia >>>>>> ###=======### USMC M60A1 >>>>>> ###=======### KI4GYT >>>>>> ### ### >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > >>> >> >> > >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. 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