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Re: motorized tank questions
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lugnet.build.military
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Wed, 5 Jul 2006 15:28:57 GMT
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On Wed, July 5, 2006 11:16 am, Magnus Lauglo wrote:
> I have come up with a functional chassis, using two technic minimotors in the
> rear. It moves along at a nice steady pace as long as it is on flat surface, but
> tanks of course are supposed to be able to go almost anywhere. One problem I
> have found is that the vehicle has a hard time traversing even the smallest
> obstacles/rough terrain. Would it help to have one motor in front and one in the
> back to even out the weight distribution? How about creating a basic suspension
> system for the roadwheels? Has anyone made any modification to the wide chain
> link treads to make them grip any better?
One VERY simple thing you can try is to attach 1x4 plates to the treads. I've seen
people use every other, or every third or forth. They should clip right on, using
the holes in the tread for the pins under the 1x4.
Steve
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| Hello, I have been interested in incorporating Technic features (especially motors), in minifig scaled MOCs, and am finally on my first major project. I am trying to build a minifig scale motorized tank and was wondering if anyone could help with (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.technic)
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