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For you viewing pleasure:
(Click the image, feel the love.)
Originally, this was going to be a static model, but after some internal
measurements I realized it would be the perfect model to motorize. Only the
turret traverse is powered for now, suggestions for controlling elevation and
depression would be extremely welcome. More pictures and a bit of video later.
Soren
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| (...) -snip- That be the funkatismal. I could see how you could rig it up moto style and have the controls set up so that when hit the switch to the left; plaahdoww, it goes to the left, and when you hit the switch to the right; plaahdow it goes to (...) (20 years ago, 30-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Soren, nice tank! The way you've done the turret, probably the only viable way to raise the gun would be with a micromotor in the turret. This would mean running a wire through the slew ring, which would mean continuous 360 degree rotation (...) (20 years ago, 1-May-04, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| Okay, after several failed attempts to increase the speed of the tracks, here's video of the tank in operation. It clocks in at 5MB so be sure you can handle the file: (URL) Video> Enjoy! Soren (20 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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