Yup, I had been RCing 1:35, 1:25, scale before finding out about the 1:6 site. I too took static models and RC them. I also have used cheep servos and wired them for continuous rotation. It gives the models a degree of speed control. Check out RCTankHQ, there are rc kits for making static models rc. I haven't used them though, I like to use what ever I have lying around. 1:35 and 1:25 are fun when conditions don't allow to take the 1:6 tank outside. My two and a half year old likes to ply with them too. He's tank crazy like his dad. One of his first words was tank.
Greg (It's not the size of the tank that counts, it's if you had fun building it) Craig On Jun 4, 2:50 am, "Paul Hilton" <[email protected]> wrote: > I was researching gun emplacements using tank turrets such as panzerturms and > tobruks when a thought entered my mind. Firstly, such things might be a > fairly easy starting point for a beginner. Secondly, such things exist at a > fair price in 1/35 scale. Thirdly, (I have to give a bit of background on > this one) (a) I have been looking at Fruil metal tracks for quite some time. > (b) I have two BT-7 1/35 scale static models that I picked up to scale my 1/6 > BT-7 from that I have no real use for. (c) I have been researching a good > way to hack servos to convert to continuous rotation. (d) I just finished > assembling a Tamiya twin motor gearbox, just to see how it works. (e) I > picked up a Panzer 38t cheap from Wal-Mart (in 1/32 scale) that turns out to > have working road wheels and sprockets. > > So, keeping all of this in mind, I've decided to build those two BT-7 models > as working r/c models. Is anyone else working in this scale? I mean it > seems like a near no-brainer to me. The sheer volume of prefab vehicles, > buildings, people, etc. seem to scream "R/C me!". > > I know that we are all about 1/6 scale and paintballs. Just wondering if > anyone has done anything in 1/35. > > Paul H. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
