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Re: A question re: tanks
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lugnet.build.military
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Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:45:08 GMT
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That's fantastic Tobbe...many thanks for all the help!
That's one monster tank BTW...I like the camo printing on it.
Cheers,
-Gil
In lugnet.build.military, Tobbe Arnesson writes:
> I count some 60-70 links per side for a total of aproximately 130.
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> Here's the part @ peeron.com:
> http://peeron.com/inv/parts/3873
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> And at Bricklink:
> http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?PartID=3873
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> They are also availible from DACTA/Pitsco:
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?I234130C3
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> > Could anyone tell me what I need for the tracks on such a beast? It looks
> > to be 2 spoked technic wheels for 'grab', interspaced with 9 similar sized
> > flywheels. As for the treads themselves, I can't even guess. I've seen
> > technic chain links for sale on bricklink, but don' know if these are the
> > same thing.
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> Any standard Technic gear can mesh with the conveyor links except the bevel
> gears and the 8 tooth (it's too small for practical uses). Dan uses the z24
> gears (24 tooth) and medium Technic pulley's:
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> http://peeron.com/inv/parts/3648
> http://peeron.com/inv/parts/4185
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> There is also a chain link that is thinner then the Conveyor belt links. They
> have the same interface and can be connected with each other. The chain links
> are one stud wide and the conveyor belt's three wide. See them both at Technica:
> http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/chain/chain_1.php
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> You can put plates of size 1 x 4+ onto the wider links to make an even wider
> track. The bad news is the plates don't stick very well (worse with older
> links) so if you motorize your tank they will tend to fall off... You will also
> find you can only have a plate on every second link, the good thing about this
> is you can use the thinner chain link between (they are more easy to find and
> cheaper). Here's an example (and a shame less plug):
> http://www.lotek.nu/creations/lynxmkiii/index.html
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> Hope this helps, I'm no build.military buff but I do know my chain links :)
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> Best regards,
> /Tobbe
> http://www.lotek.nu
> (remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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