At the November SD Tank Battle I tried out a GoPro mounted on a tank for ground level photos and videos. Mark 1 was a 1:30 scale Heng Long Pershing with the turret cut to hold the camera. It worked, and the eye level it afforded was like standing height, 6' or so.
However, the little guy had trouble keeping up, was bouncy due to a fixed suspension, and the turret rotation wasn't proportional. So I took a spare 1:16 Sherman turret, cut it down, mounted the camera on a Sherman and gave it a "go". Much better control. The eye level changed to what a tank commander would see. (I saved the original turret, no damage, replaceable on demand.)
I did some camera pointing practice and various surface driving as a test.
However, the little guy had trouble keeping up, was bouncy due to a fixed suspension, and the turret rotation wasn't proportional. So I took a spare 1:16 Sherman turret, cut it down, mounted the camera on a Sherman and gave it a "go". Much better control. The eye level changed to what a tank commander would see. (I saved the original turret, no damage, replaceable on demand.)
I did some camera pointing practice and various surface driving as a test.
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