Thanks Alpha, yeah a m1 or any tank shouldn't bounce over obstacles. I need to get the red motors to go with the steel gear boxes as well as steel suspension arms.
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Discussion: Heng Long's 1/16 scale M1A2 Abrams RTR, Upgrade Edition!
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Originally posted by Woohoo\o/ View PostIs weight for a model rc tank good? I would imagine to a certain degree to simulate movement?
All my HL Abrams tanks weight between 12-15 Lbs. This is a combination of metal suspension, road wheels, metal/rubber padded tracks, large batteries and balancing weight.
Note: Weight does not necessarily slow a tanks top end speed down. It more often then not improves the usable top end speed by being able to drive more smoothly across a wider variety of terrain types. How? It doesn’t waist momentum bouncing around and having to consistently correct its directions of travel. With tanks...smooth is fast.
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I just ordered the Abrams. I was originally leaning towards the Bulldog, but as popular as the HL tanks have been on MRC, it was sold out before I was ready to order. However, after watching the Abrams video, I'm liking to the looks of it as well.
Something to play with when the conditions aren't great for flying, or I don't really have the time for the 60 mile round-trip to the flying field. I might have to see about getting my son a tank also, so we can have battles.
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Congratulations you will not regret the Abrams. I was torn between the bulldog and Abrams too. Just something soo cool about the Abrams especially when jumping over small hills and the bounce it does.
photo below I added the driver glass and the other part on the top (don't know the name or what that is really) I'll need to do the commanders capola soon.
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I have some UV reactive resin that I might try using for the driver glass. Comes out of the bottle at the consistency of corn syrup, and cures solid when exposed to UV light.
I learned the first time I tried to use it, to not do so outside during the daytime. The resin hardens almost immediately under our intense sunshine here in Baja Arizona. It hardens plenty fast when hit with a typical UV flashlight inside, though. (We use UV flashlights around here to check for scorpions, all of which fluoresce under UV light)
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Well look what showed up at my door! Got this for my son (bottom right of scale photo) in trade for his Commander plane. We're gonna do our best to set it up like the his was with the 2/37AR.. thus no decals as of yet. I know the pics with the P-51 are not to scale, but they damn sure look fine sitting there! I pity the fool that comes up the driveway! lol6 PhotosDynam; E-Flite; Freewing
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Originally posted by BluesDragon View PostWell look what showed up at my door!I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
AMA#116446
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Originally posted by Woohoo\o/ View PostWow must be cool to see the scorpions under uv. I used a pair of children's sunglasses, cut to approx. Shape and hot glued them on. Doing the commanders capola will be a real challenge.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum here in Tucson runs "Summer Saturday Nights," when they stay open until 10 p.m. One of the popular activities is searching for scorpions with the UV lights, and I've had some fun doing macro photography with them (shooting photos of spiders and scorpions has helped me bring my arachnophobia under control). The museum has some waist-high stacked rock walls along one of the paths, that are very popular for people to sit on during the daytime. Once people look at those walls with UV lights at night, though, they never sit on them again. They're favorite hiding places for small scorpions.
Here's a shot showing how the scorpions look under the UV flashlight (with apologies to those who get creeped out by such sights):
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Thanks LB! No need for envy.. and don't get your hopes up. I'm sure it'll be amateurish at best. So long as makes him happy then I'm all good. The majority of photo's I've got of his tank are mostly covered in desert dust, so markings are tough to read. Got a bit more researching to do for sure.1 PhotoDynam; E-Flite; Freewing
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Originally posted by Woohoo\o/ View PostQuestion. Is beach sand a bad idea to run a tank on?
Be gentle on the turns as tanks tend to through tracks easier in sand.
Sand does bog the motors down and you will eat through your battery FAST.
Have fun and take some photo to post up.
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Originally posted by Hoomi View Post
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