rwalter

todays work



the driver figure got a printed head and helmet

rwalter

I hope I don´t bother you guys. This is the last one for today.




functional working manual wiper

correct eyebolts for pintle hook

Crius

I had a little incident with my Jeep yesterday that I thought I better post here just in case someone else can learn from it. I'm pretty sure the problem was caused because I had the transmitter too close to the jeep, but what happened was this, I turned on the TX, turned on the Jeep, it did its little beepy thing, and I checked steering and the servo was working properly, I moved the Jeep forward a little bit with no problem, but when I went to go into reverse all of a sudden it went Full Throttle reverse and took off. I had to chase it down and pick it up and turn the power switch off. Now, once I turned it back on everything works just exactly like it's supposed to and I haven't had any problems since. Like I said, it may have been that I had the transmitter a little too close to the jeep as it was definitely within 3 feet when I went into reverse, but it's something that I'll be watching for in the future.

flamme

Last work for the jeep

Tankhobby

NICE!
3D printed?

flamme

Yes this one is in PLA .. next with resin 3d

Crius

Looks great. Is that your own design, or are the STL files available somewhere?

flamme

It's my own design

flamme

I propose the radio on ebay

rwalter

I got the .stl from Thingiverse. As far as I know it´s supposed to be a German radio. I added the Handset and the box below. Anyway it looks good on the Jeep

rwalter

1st step to my own trail in the garden

flamme

a New one

Crius

Wow, that's very cool. Did you print that, or buy it? And if you bought it, where did you get it from?

flamme

I drawn it. I propose it on ebay

Crius

Have you got a link to it on eBay?

flamme

Just "radio 1/6"

Tanque

As always, I'm late to the party in getting one of these... thought it would make a nice companion piece for my M3 Lee ....

Has anyone run a 3S pack in these? I tried a 6200 11.1v 100c pack and 1) it's a bit too tall(thick?) and the speed it
allows this machine to run at is alarming. Not pleasant or relaxing at all. a 5000 2s 7.4 pack is it for me..

Jerry

Crius

I tried both and then went with the 3s. It definitely gives you a lot more power, the throttle becomes a little more touchy and requires a little more skill to get realistic action, but the extra power for climbing Hills and stuff is really good. I did a time trial on it and on an 1800 Mah 3s battery it ran for about 40 minutes.

Crius

I've also picked up a lot of accessories for it, like a 30 cal, the canvas top, and a 37 mm anti-tank gun to tow behind it. I tried a 50 cal but it just looks way too big, and my grandfather, who was a driver for some colonel in post-war Germany, 1947 and 1948, told me that the Jeeps they used were always armed with the 30 cal, not the 50. I thought about the trailer, but the high price scared me away. But, that shouldn't surprise you, Jerry, you know what a cheapskate I am.