Suspensions are very hard to get just right. My KV-2 build was delayed the most by the suspension. I built the suspension twice before being happy with the results. If you build the first one without, just build it such that you can add it later.
Derek On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Neil Rochford <[email protected]>wrote: > Welcome to the site > Deflected shots do not count, a paintball needs to leave a viable mark for > a "hit" to be counted. Sloped armor will give a small advantage but I`ve > not seen much evidence of this in the battles I have been involved in. > > A suspension system will add to the maneuverability of your tank but its > not particularly worth the effort on a first tank. Id advise that you make > provisions in your build to enable your self to add suspension later. A > good example of this is Fred Thompson `s T064 :- > > http://rctankcombat.com/tanks/T064/002-large.jpg > > The T34 is an excellent tank , T005 is a very good tank to copy and Steve > Tang has all his plans posted in the build pages. > > The simpler the better for your first tank, I have a Tetrarch on the go > at the moment. a very simple tank. but bear in mind also that the small > tanks will present challenges to fit the paintball marker when the space > inside the turret runs out. > > best of luck and ask lots of questions. > > Neil R > > -- > 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
