Hi Chris Traverse: How about a drill motor, powering a wheel at the back? Or a cheap electric screwdriver? Or a geared toy?
Elevate: The same; you can have it going continuously up-down to avoid the need to change direction. Trigger: How about a bowden cable? Just don't get too close! Guards: Neil made some out of a plastic disc "head" mounted on a piece of plastic piping. Good cos you could shoot the head off! Phil "Hmm, why aren't I making one of these?" Palmer On Mar 12, 5:36 am, [email protected] wrote: > just getting a little farther ahead (in hopes my nephew shows up), i figure > there is no need to have this operated via R/C, but rather a simple control > box and tether. > > now the box, switches and wires are a no biggie as i am thinking maybe a > long (retractable? coiled? straight) phone line that would simply plug into > the > control box and into the gun. this would make it easy to store, move, set up > and so forth, oh ya, makes it light weight as you don't have heavy wires to > hang from the box or be a problem coiling up. > > what i am wondering about is turning and elevating the gun. i know i'd like > to use some sort of geared motor unit. wiper motors and the likes are out as > they are just too big and bulky. i figure what ever it is, i'll be attaching a > arm to it to make the gun turn left or right (via momentary push buttons) > and i am guessing the same arrangement for elevation. > > at least that's my basic thoughts and if he does come out > > but the geared motors, any ideas? if it's something on ebay, odds are i can > get it (using PP) > > i'm still looking for any books or schematics for a emplacement > > Chris, > _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219671244x1201345076/aol?red... > %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
