Alright, I did it; I've ordered parts from here or there and they've arrived. I've got some work ahead of me now.
Kenny (DAK) sent over the electronics for my Pershing; the Clark TK50E, and the FlySky radio system. I had already ordered the connector kits suggested in the other thread which has been a huge help so far (thanks tank_me!). I've also received a longer recoiling barrel and a barrel smoke/flash kit. I'm going to switch the recoiling system over to a servo though. The barrel came from Toucan on ebay but is a few inches longer than what is on the tank now; I have heard that the original barrel is too short for scale, but this might be closer. I did also receive a LegoDEI IR receiver (for this and at least 1 for another tank) and some of the high output IR emitters.
As I go through this conversion I'll be taking photos of the process, and will definitely get video once it's complete. There's a lot of wiring to do... and I'm still on the fence on re-painting the tank. I'd like to make it more "my own" for sure but at the same time I want to end up with something that is somewhat realistic looking. There will be some other bits & pieces I need to either purchase or make during this process but I gotta say, I am happy that I went with the Clark board at this point. Not only for the sounds, but so far as I'm testing things out there seems to be better (finer) control over the turret and main gun as well. Kenny hooked me up with the new E variant for the M26 and it's got some cool additional voices, and 1 track of parade music...
Clay
Kenny (DAK) sent over the electronics for my Pershing; the Clark TK50E, and the FlySky radio system. I had already ordered the connector kits suggested in the other thread which has been a huge help so far (thanks tank_me!). I've also received a longer recoiling barrel and a barrel smoke/flash kit. I'm going to switch the recoiling system over to a servo though. The barrel came from Toucan on ebay but is a few inches longer than what is on the tank now; I have heard that the original barrel is too short for scale, but this might be closer. I did also receive a LegoDEI IR receiver (for this and at least 1 for another tank) and some of the high output IR emitters.
As I go through this conversion I'll be taking photos of the process, and will definitely get video once it's complete. There's a lot of wiring to do... and I'm still on the fence on re-painting the tank. I'd like to make it more "my own" for sure but at the same time I want to end up with something that is somewhat realistic looking. There will be some other bits & pieces I need to either purchase or make during this process but I gotta say, I am happy that I went with the Clark board at this point. Not only for the sounds, but so far as I'm testing things out there seems to be better (finer) control over the turret and main gun as well. Kenny hooked me up with the new E variant for the M26 and it's got some cool additional voices, and 1 track of parade music...
Clay
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