I suppose I'll just have to get Niel to build two half tracks that are identical in every way EXCEPT for the steering - then we'll know definitively.
I'm working on the manicured lawn problem. I find battling on a billiard table boring but Neil seems to like it . . . On Feb 25, 6:26 pm, Frank Pittelli <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter Arundel wrote: > > I hesitate to contradict a Pittelli but e's a long way away and probably > > doesn't know where I live so I feel bold enough to say that it really > > depends on what sort of half-track you're building. > > Actually, my observations and advice are based on the fact that we are > operating scale vehicles with non-scale traction over non-scale terrain. > In real life, half-tracks that used only the wheels for turning were > still considered to be the worst turning off-road vehicles. Given that > our battlefields conditions are far worse than any real battlefield, I > doubt that they will turn at all with just wheel steering. > > Of course, if you battle on pavement or manicured lawns like the Brits, > then driving around a Barbie Convertible will probably work as well :-) > > Frank "Looking For Cheap Overseas Tickets" Pittelli --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
