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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Tyng" <[email protected]>
To: "R/C Tank Combat" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:55 PM
Subject: [TANKS] Re: Possible construction technique



Nice find.  This technique could easily be adapted to making tanks and
especially complicated turrets like the T-55 for example.  The
software that makes this easy is the Pepakura software which
translates 3D files into paper cutouts:

    http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/

Reading the Pepakura site lead me to a freeware 3D design software:

    http://www.metaseq.net/english/index.html

Of course there's a ton of already made 3D models of tanks on the web
(thanks to all the wannabe video game designers) that could be used as
a starting point.

Paper core construction (which this is) has a long history.  Back in
my ultralight flying days I remember reading about a guy who built
ultralight aircraft using heavy Kraft paper with light fiberglass on
each side.

Steve Tyng



On Feb 10, 12:56 am, Michael Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> In my web drifting, I found
this:http://www.indymogul.com/backyard-fx/episode/BFX_20081103 People using
> papercraft models and fiberglass to build Spartan Armor from the Halo
series
> of games.
>
> And I've found
this:http://hobikitkertas.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14..
.
> Obviously, not scale, But I wonder how possible it would be to make a tank
> using the same techniques. On some of the harder ones that have more
> compound curves, I can see this being useful.
>
> And roughly 763% harder and more time consuming then just cutting it out
of
> wood.


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