I couldn't agree more on the drawing vs CAD. Still, it's VERY convenient to have the measurements instantly available...
Not quite sure I follow you on the bolts/aluminum bar bit... Did you mean ball linkages as opposed to ball bearings? Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:39:34 +1300 Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: Complete Newbie... From: [email protected] To: [email protected] For the steering linkages, you might be able to get away with making them using Alu bar and bolts instead of having any ball bearings. I might draw up some plans tonight. Yes I mean draw, with a pencil and a drawing board, some of us have the dark knowledge of instrumental drawing, it's more fun than CAD in my opinion. -Gregory On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Fred Thomson <[email protected]> wrote: Hi James... > Thanks Fred! > (Isn't the Bulldog T064?) Yeah. I was thinking about Ben's beast as I quoted it in another post and the number just stuck. The procedure Frank described above (build it, test it, break it) is really going to become your friend. Trust me. The initial hull of the Bulldog got modified many, many, many times until I cracked it. I'm on version two of the Bulldog hull now and I already have a list of "improvements". I'm on version four of the turret, my fourth design of road wheels, it's been rewired twice...about the only things that haven't been rebuilt are my drive train and my tracks. I got those right the first time <whew!> because I read everything on rctankcombat.com and a few other sites and decided to build strong. I still think 3/4" drive axles might be a better idea than 5/8". Don't get me wrong, planning, planning, planning is great BUT until you actually build one you lack a couple of important pieces of information. 1. The complexity of all the parts in the machine you are building, it is very easy to under estimate this. And 2. Your own skills. You only really understand the first after you finish your first project. The second you become painfully aware of much, much earlier. :-) Of course this is coming from the guy who didn't know diddly about rc tanks and just jumped in and built one. Needless to say, I don't follow my own advice and neither should you. Follow my advice, I mean. :-). What I mean to say is that having built one, I now have a better understanding of what works, what might* work, and what won't work. The are design aspects in my Bulldog that I thought were brilliant that simply WILL NOT be present in the Ariete MBT that I have just started. I've learned from my mistakes. But I am looking forward to seeing your build progress because as I learned from all here, I am sure that you will have thought of something that works better or is simpler than things I've thought of. Building these monsters is fun and nothing beats driving one you've built. Cheers, Fred (T064) ( with apologies to Ben 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 -- 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 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ -- 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
