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Yes, it's bad form to reply to one's self, but I promised to post this last
week... Anyway here's my IR remote controlled T-26 Pershing during a respite
from crushing 4-wide cars on the GMLTC layout last weekend:
http://www.brickmania.com/gallery/Pershing.html
For anyone interested, I also posted a snapshot of my recent Crusader SPH model:
http://www.brickmania.com/gallery/Crusader.html
I have dozens of other new pictures to add to my site, but they'll have to wait
until after I get my Bricklink orders caught up.
Take care!
Dan
In lugnet.general, Daniel Siskind writes:
> I am working on several that use the IR controlled brick from the Bionicle Mana
> sets. This set up is perfect for tanks, as both the motor unit and controller
> were made specifically for tracked vehicles, plus it is small enough to fit
> inside most of my larger 1:35 scale tanks. The draw back of the unit is the
> line-of-sight nature of the IR control, but I've been able to overcome this
> using the clear fiber optic tube that comes in the big Mindstorms set. Also,
> using the brick "as is" gives only one speed (very fast) and can be pretty hard
> to control the vehicle while navigating in confined spaces. I'll take pictures
> of my IR controlled Pershing rampaging across the GMLTC layout in LaCross this
> weekend...
>
> Dan
>
> In lugnet.general, Ahui Herrera writes:
> > Not sure where to post this so I figured I start here.
> > Has anyone seen any website dealing with radio controlled LEGO created tanks?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > AHui
> >
> > ps.
> > My google searches have NOT been inspiring.
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