Stu, What's the website of the California guys who sell 1:6 Sherman's? I am interested! Doug
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 11:09 AM, teddy cameron <[email protected]>wrote: > > > 1) I Google’d papercraft tanks, found a cut-and-paste 1:25 model of an M4, > paid Staples to enlarge it onto poster-paper, and planned to spray-adhesive > the sheets onto 1/4 plywood to stitch/glue into a upper hull and turret. > HOWEVER... because the plans are Russian, they are designed for European > "A4" paper (8.3"x11.?") and our math was off. The finished product would be > 1" too tall and 3" too long for 1:6 scale, and it would be a much later > Sherman Firefly. > > 2) I found a group of guys in California that sell 1:6 Shermans, made of > thick durable roto-molded plastic. The running gear isn't durable enough > for R/C, but they offered me a plastic turret, some resin hatches, a > handful of loose track and a spare roadwheel for about $150. I could bolt a > plastic shell onto a functional lowerhull, and the plastic turret could be > modified with a hot-wire knife. HOWEVER... the Sherman they sell is an > M4A3, which was made of welded steel plates. If I wanted that, I could use > 1/4 plywood. And the resin pieces would be great for adding realistic > details, but contradict the rounded cast hull and turret which *may* > deflect rounds. > > 3) If I invested a larger portion of my Build Money in dancing girls and > rum, I would then specify "*good* rum (PYRAT) and *attractive* dancing > girls (in 80's Sci-Fi metal bikinis)" and , again, over-specification > limits my resources. > > > > Stu > > -- > 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
