Okay guys here are some pictures of Revision 4 of my design. I 3d printed some horns to add to my previous revision 3. The pictures show both inside and outside horns. This is to show both ideas. But I don't imagine anyone would want both horns at the same time. I am pretty happy with the outside horn design. This would be another custom part, but the design is really simple and a one part mold. So I could cast these at home in a silicon mold pretty easily. The inner horn option still needs some work. Right now it is glued on and my original idea was for it to attach with a screw through the middle of the tread. But After testing that out it will not be as easy as I thought. I think I need to add some interlocking geometry in the center of the tread to help with this. Also I think the center horns are way too wide. But I am curious about your thoughts.
My questions are these: Can anyone provide details about the horn geometry? Both in real tanks and in the 1/6 scale versions. The angle along the length of the track is related to the tightest bend of the track. But I am unsure of the other angle along the width of the track. This would be the angle that the bogie wheel would try to climb when turning. How strong do the horns need to be? If they were made from a hard plastic like ABS would that work? Legos are ABS if you need a good idea of the strength of ABS. <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pTOF5HfedH4/VOFLfwq3XqI/AAAAAAAABac/HAzxuI41w30/s1600/20150215_202012.jpeg> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H4eFWZdYTek/VOFLbS4_uKI/AAAAAAAABaU/9mwJdKPKiNU/s1600/20150215_202022.jpeg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-McJcZdHpHSQ/VOFLYPmBVEI/AAAAAAAABaM/D9W43Vw2fYs/s1600/20150215_202139.jpeg> -- -- 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 received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
