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Has anyone done a custom RC tank using....????
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:05 pm
by Hollywoodkbl
Just wanted to know if anyone has, or if it is possible to take the "RC guts" out of the 1:18 Panzer IV and put them in a 21st Sherman tank? Is this even doable?
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:39 am
by pickelhaube
I imagine that it is doable.
The strain on the parts are high. I guess that is why the Mk IV has screw on bogies.
The tracks are made the same in the R/C and static models. I have not even tured my R/C on but if you read other board members who have ,they say the wheels and tracks fall off after prolonged use.
So what you reconfigure may not hold up very well.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:24 am
by ostketten
While it is certainly possible to do, especially for someone with extensive RC model building experience, I believe such a conversion would be technically challenging and quite a bit of work to accomplish. Considering that you are going to spend close to $100 (or possibly more) for the two 21C models needed to do the conversion, it might be cheaper (and far easier) to just purchase one of the pre made ready-to-run 1/16th scale RC tanks that have been discussed around here in the recent past. I'm not sure if a 1/16 Sherman is available or not, but it might be worth looking in to. Good luck.
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:12 pm
by KAMIKAZE
If you would like to give it a try Hollywood I'll give you the guts out of one of my Panzer IVs.
Mark