Well, I will get some pics for the sceptics (I'm glaring at you Neil!) Also, hey Chris, don't forget, your "monstrosity" is bigger than mine :P
And Neil, I shall be carefu....*cough* bodge job *cough* James "Ohhh, Do I have to do it properly" Murdey On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Steve wrote:- > >` Sure there's a bunch of repetition and some decent shop tools make > things > easier but it is the lightest weight and best performing track design > bar-none! > I'm very proud with the way T005 turned out.` > > I myself am a fan of TTS . My new Marder III is of the TTS variety , using > a TTS doesn’t limit you to wheel widths as others systems do , is much > easier to clean after driving through mud and for me ( this time round ) the > parts were totally free. > For anyone who has access to a few items such as treadmill belting , oak > for the treads , pillar drill and professional rip / cross cut saw, it’s > the business . Also a few decades of practical `making things` skills help > out enormously. > However if I was a 16 year old school boy with limited access to quality > machine tools , Id be leaning more towards bolting some 3 inch hinges > together. I would be thinking of having the drive sprocket made for me ,it’s > the sprocket that is the tricky part in either system. > I have experimented myself with friction drive when building T055 and > finishing T027 ( both very light tanks ) and personally I think a damp > corner of the world like the UK isn’t the place for it. > > You should be very proud with T005 Steve, it along with a few others gave > me great inspiration when I first started building these things. > > Neil ` its you fault me house isn’t finished ` R > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
