You could be right, Steve, but so far I've only managed to throw the track on the side with the misaligned road wheel. In comparison with the Hetzer, the Valentine has six points of contact per track to the Hetzers four and due to the suspended wheels following the tracks as they traverse bumps better than unsupended (and at times unloaded) wheels it may actually work better.
I hope so, anyway, 'cause those tracks were bloody expensive! I have a few modifications to make before battle on the 6th of next month and I have more ideas for mods over the winter. I wonder how our Dutch friends have got on with conveyor belting. Any problems, Mr. Methorst? Pete. On Nov 23, 7:38 pm, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > Neil wrote: > > I think you should look at what Joe Sommer > > did with To10 . Double sprocket and idler wheels will stop the track > > twisting , this I think is the reason for your de tracking . > > Two different animals here. Joe's Hetzer is a solid suspension > vehicle. I've said this before and I guess I'm saying it again, the > plastic conveyor track has very small guide tabs which IMO will not > fair well with an active suspension. Even on Joe's Hetzer with highly > tensioned tracks, it comes off quite easily. We can always look > forward to seeing Joe wheel his field repair unit out too the de- > tracked Hetzer at least once a battle. > > Maybe bigger guides could somehow be incorporated into the plastic > conveyor tracking? > > Steve > > > > > > > Neil R > > > On Nov 22, 4:19 pm, Pete Arundel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Took her down to Niels for some more bodywork and proudly drove her > > > down his drive. He liked the suspension. He was impressed with her > > > ability to drive down obstacles. He laughed as ahe drove straight off > > > her tracks . . . > > > > Still some adjusting to do, I think! > > > > On Nov 22, 12:11 pm, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Brilliant Pete- the tracks and particularly the suspension look > > > > excellent. Looking forward to camoflaging it in a style I call "random > > > > paintball". > > > > > By the way you are right about the weather- went out for a walk this > > > > morning in lieu of postponed battle- we had high winds, torrential > > > > rain, thunder & lightening- less like the Somme, more like Trafalgar! > > > > > Phil > > > > > PS Great wheelie bins. > > > > > On Nov 21, 10:11 am, Pete Arundel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The tracks have already been shortened, Mike, and they work > > > > > beautifully. I'm off to the Funky Tank Foundry testing grounds this > > > > > afternoon so I'll make some more videos. > > > > > > Chrys, I'm leaving the painting up to my brother - he's won awards for > > > > > painting models and miniatures in the past. We were thinking about > > > > > 'mickey mouse' camouflage if we did her in green but some of the > > > > > Tunisian campaign desert schemes are quite nice. Not sure about > > > > > keeping her cool though. This is England - most of our days are water > > > > > cooled! > > > > > > Some camouflage here;http://www.armouredacorn.com/ncvm%20index.html > > > > > (This is a really good site. Especially if you're Canadian!) > > > > > > On Nov 21, 4:37 am, Mike Mane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Very nice. May I suggest shortening the tracks to tighten them a > > > > > > bit? > > > > > > > —Mike M > > > > > > > Message sent by way of mobile device > > > > > > > On Nov 20, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Pete Arundel > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I finally have video evidence of the Valentine's worthiness for > > > > > > > designation. > > > > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJlqzgL6PFg > > > > > > > > Unfortunately (I keep using that word . . .) my camera's battery > > > > > > > ran > > > > > > > out before I could make a video of her with the tracks correctly > > > > > > > tensioned. Suffice to say that now she moves beautifully! > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > 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 rctankcombat- > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > Visit the group > > > > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat-Hidequotedtext- > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
