BRELs
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comet, cromwell, churchill, Chally 1, Chally 2, centurion, and any other british tank
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I use a Planet T5 and T7 2.4 gig radio with my trucks and tanks the planet radios have analogue trims and I have never had any control issues with the radio, the receivers on the other hand are OK but I would not use the planet R7M receiver with a truck or a tank because the throttle channel defaults to a wide open setting causing the truck or tank to runaway, in my latest project I am using seven channels on a roll on/off hook lift container truck and use a R6M to run the MFC and a R7M to control the seventh channel for the fore and aft movement of the container on the trucks back prior to unloading it of the truck
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Love them servos, looks like I will be moding a set of them servos in come pay day. "Hitting ebay as I speak" (doh I mean type).
I see the smaller servos allow you to run the steering arm betwean the chassis and the leaf spring, keeping the steering arm vertical
I had to bend the steering arm slightly to gat the rod end to clear the leaf spring on the suspension
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live steam mad this is a Tamiya forum not Robbe one
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Thanks, what servos have you put in your truck...?????
I used two low profile servos that i got off ebay, they have metal gears and are branded bluebird
this picture shows the height difference between a standard servo and the low profile one
this shows the underside of my Mercedes tractor unit, with the servos name showing
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nice work on the steering mod to your truck
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I used low profile servos and the two parts numbered 1 of the G sprue that comes with the MFU kit to get them set up the USA truck way also wedged them in and used hotmelt to hold them in place, the mounts are resting on the lower flange of the frame rails and the servos are lower than the top of the frame rails to give extra clearance to the motor
I have done this to the two tamiya trucks I have built and the third which I am building at the moment
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nice work on the Knight hauler
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the weighted wheels run well and they will just do me fine over loose ground I also cleaned out the grease from the diffs and filled them with modeling clay (plastercine) to make the a limited slip diffs and they run well too, helping the traction over loose ground and they turn just enough on carpet to stop them being a pain in the butt to steer the truck
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I have used lead line (found in fishing supplies), stick on tire weights, and BB's to add weight to my scale 4x4 RC trucks and would assume it would work just as well for these Big Rig's
if you read this topic properly you will find that I have filled the tyres with 9mm ball bearings (catapult ammunition) that I got from a hunting and fishing shop in Stafford, they take each set of tyres up to about a pound in weight and have improved the traction on the truck really well, I also glued the tyres onto the rims to stop them slipping because of the extra weight in them
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I have added another orange beacon to the roof of the Scania and moved the existing on to the front left and placed the new one on the opposite side at the front of the roof, then filled in the holes in the roof with car body filler
from this
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I have a Novak 55 in my Scania
and a Carson poison motor in my Mercedes
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I was looking for a short prop shaft to go between the rear axles to replace the dog bone in this picture
well I have found one on RC4WD and it fits a treat
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One thing i have noticed about Tamiya is that their manuals are very simple to follow.
yup they are easy to follow and if you are waiting for paint to dry you can flip through the manual and start on building something else as a sub assembly
nice work on the R470, I like the colour
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nice work on the heavy haul so far
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Hi Brels,
Thanks for the info and fixing the pics, looks like a lot of fun.
Swindon is not too far from me, can anyone pitch up with a bootful of armour, or is it organised by a club ??
the main event is organised by the Swindon and cricklade Rly
They have various stalls and displays, Ours was organised by rctankregiment at http://www.rctankregiment.com/rctankforum/index.php
you need public liability insurance and membership of the tank club to get in also no BB fitted tanks are allowed unless they have been disabled (and may be inspected to make sure, again for liability) another rule insisted on by the railway is No SS UNIFORMS and no Nazi symbols and emblems like the swastika
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The pictures were taken at the recent Swindon and Cricklade Rly war weekend NEAR SWINDON in the UK
the event take place on the second weekend in september
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a few pictures of #508 on the battlefield at the recent Swindon and Cricklade war weekend in the UK
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great work on the camo scheme on the Jagdpanther
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nice collection of trucks
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That's some really fine airbrushing there BRELs!! What pressure setting did you set it at? I'm going to 'break in' my airbrush on my Panther ...
... that is once I get back to building it. It'll seem like a breeze after the last two I have been on.
Are those metal tracks?
- Jeff
Hi Jeff
yes, those are metal tracks, I got them from Steve at welshdragon models http://www.welshdragonmodels.co.uk/
as for the pressure setting of the air brush, I don't know, I just played with it until it felt right and was painting thinish stripes
the PZ IV took me about two weeks to build and paint and was as you say a Breeze to build compaired to the Leopard 2A6
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My recently built Tamiya Panzer IV Ausf J #508
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stills
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I used thread lock everywhere I was told to but I should have used it everywhere.
BRELs have you got your lights working again. I hate the thought of taking it all apart again but I guess I will have to. I really liked the lights.
I gave up on the lights and remove them completly
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What Tank would you like to see from Tamiya in 1/16?
in Big Rigs and Scale Armour
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well said that man