Ahhh...not an issue...she has a leather ball now. ;) Already asked her and she doesn't care.
Derek On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > > Major snag I can think of with this plan is when your daughter's > volley ball team beats you up for destroying their ball! > > Phil > > On Feb 19, 2:52 am, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: >> As you guys have seen, the Sturmtiger has a ball and socket set-up for >> the main gun. My problem right now is filling the socket with a ball. >> So, I took the idea of a ball literally. My daughter has one of >> those flimsy rubber volleyballs made out of rubber. I have deflated >> it and what do you know? It fits perfectly in the gun socket I have >> right now. The idea would be to cut a hole in the volleyball for the >> gun sleeve to fit through (made from a large PVC pipe) and seal it >> with some sort of caulk. On the opposite side of the ball, I would >> cut another hole big enough to be able to pour resin around the barrel >> sleeve. Using something like Smooth-on resin, I would fill the ball >> up about 3/4 of the way full. Once it cures cut the ball away and >> voila, a nice ball to fit in the socket. Anyone have and pros or cons >> of doing this? Does the resin expand while it's curing? I'm asking >> that since the ball does stretch when it's filled with air. Also, if >> there are any other ideas, I'd be open to those also. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Derek > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
