Hi Pat, No suspension is definitely the easiest and fastest way to get a tank going. And while it might not be the most scale or smoothest ride, it sure beats not having a moving tank at all! I tried to incorporate a simple suspension on my Locust during construction but later went to hard axles when I kept having issues. If you end up using wood for the TTS track I'd recommend you not use wood for the tracking tabs. Wooded tabs (in my experience) break too easily and can be a pain to replace. Instead, use 1/2" by 1/2" aluminum angle cut into half inch pieces and secure them on the wooden track with a screw and a little E6000 glue. If something goes wrong with the track and some tabs get bent, use some pliers to straighten them. If they break, take out the screw and replaced it. Much easier to fix than a wooden tab broke off half way with a brad sticking out of it, especially when you're in a hurry. Hope to see you at a battle someday soon. Agent "Smith"
On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 12:01:18 PM UTC-4, Ghost Division wrote: > > Thanks for the response! I had emailed Joe and my son and I will be trying > to get a running lower chassis going with straight axels. I will upgrade to > a working suspension when we can. I have been trying to figure out how to > pour my treadmill track cleats in resin but so far I do not think I have it > figured out. I may have to go the hardwood method and then figure out the > resin pours. I found a local craft store that has rubber mold and resin > kits; just need to take the time to pick some up and experiment. Still not > sure how to color the clear resin black to save having to keep repainting > it. > > See ya, > > Pat > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 4:41 AM, J-MaxRC <jmax...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Hello Pat! >> >> Realy not much anwsering those days here.... Kind of sad... >> >> Building tanks is hard as you've seen it..!! So the best you can do is to >> get the thing running as fast as possible to at least enjoy your work a >> bit..(until it break and that you get something to redesign...!!) >> >> so the easiest way would be as you said straight axel, it's strong and >> easy to put togethere and not a mistake because you will get your project >> going foward compare to have it wasting space somwhere... >> >> It's ruff on the ride and not as good looking as a workable suspension... >> >> Anyway you will probably get something to fix later and get the >> opportunity to rework on a workable suspension later..! >> >> Then you can design a suspension with srings, piano wires or any idea >> thats come to you because it won't mather since you will get your tank >> rolling..!? >> (even buy FoA suspension (that I did on my SU-76 cause I was tired of >> figuring the suspension out(expensive but worth every bucks in not worry >> about that anymore...)) >> >> That's what Idid on my T-70 to get it go in no time( put bolts directly >> trougth an aluminum angle) >> >> >> So good luck and get the project going fwd! >> >> Jean-Maxime Cyr St-Pierre >> >> 2017-08-28 12:54 GMT-04:00 Loic <lo...@fieldofarmortanks.com >> <javascript:>>: >> >>> Oups, sorry, suspension is here >>> http://www.fieldofarmortanks.com/foa014rc-mpss-combat-r-c-suspension-system-for-kingtiger-tank/ >>> >>> >>> Same suspension as for the Kingtiger >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. >>> To post a message, send email to rctank...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:> >>> To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:> >>> 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 rctankcombat...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Jean-Maxime Cyr St-Pierre* >> >> -- >> -- >> You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. >> To post a message, send email to rctank...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:> >> 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 rctankcombat...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
