Holy crap, nice job! How will you fold the tracks over the top of the wheel system? (if you are planning to)
—Mike M Message sent by way of mobile device On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:12 AM, Modena <[email protected]> wrote: > and here is what the tracks will look like; > > > > > <Drivetrain with track 3.jpg> > <Drivetrain with track 1.jpg> > <Drivetrain with track 2.jpg> > > > On 17/10/2009, at 9:36 PM, Modena wrote: > >> I will be building an M113 as my next vehicle and have been playing >> on and off with designing and now have a fair bit of measurement >> detail on drivetrain components. I have found it immensely helpful >> to the design process to draw components to exact size in sketchup, >> such as bearing housings and wheels, it really helps with >> visualizing and determining available space for bolt heads and the >> like, rather important where tolerances are small. >> >> Here are some pics of the external suspension components, springs >> will be torsion bars on the inside. The vehicle body, drivetrain and >> suspension will be all steel. The bearing housings are steel with >> bronze bushings, 12mm for swingarms and 16mm for driveshafts. The >> idler will be on a small swingarm, with a turnbuckle for track >> tension adjustment. >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
