Well, timelapse is on! Looks good, but taking it's upload time :( On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 6:18 PM, James Murdey <[email protected] > wrote:
> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
