I built my bulldog out of 3 mm steel, it is overweight for its scale, about 200 percent of scale weight. One lesson I learnt is that it doesn¹t matter how strong you make the body, what is more important to me are how the wheels, swing arms drive train, idlers etc are built because if you want to go flat out over obstacles the body will hardly get a belting, its your suspension and tracks that have top be up for it.
So how I have changed my method on the lecelrc was to build the body out of 1.5mm steel but have the frontal plate as 6mm giving me a lightweight body with a heavily armoured front. Have to admit that as my bulldog is heavy for its size it does give a satisfying feeling driving it as it flattens all tall grass before it and has a rather impressive push/pull capability. George On 27/1/09 2:25 PM, "Mike Måne" <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, I didn't realize it was that thin. At least it had speed and firepower to > make up for it. > - > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Thomas Lum <[email protected]> wrote: >> It had to be fast to outrun anyone that shot at it since it's armor was so >> thin. >> 5mm - 25mm armor...was it just aluminum foil doubled over? I think George >> Mastoras has rc tanks with thicker skin! >> >> On Jan 26, 2009, at 6:40 PM, Mike Måne wrote: >> >>> Wasn't the Hellcat the fastest tracked vehicle in the War? If so, you may >>> need some powerful motors if you want to be that realistic. >>> - >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Pureteenlard <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> No roof on the turret either . . . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
