[기타] 자작... 퍼 왔습니다... ^^

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building an rc-model of an AAV - Amphibian Assault Vehicle or LVT - Landing Vehicle Tracked or whatever they wanna call these big bits of military machinery

they're extremely expensive as ready-made RC-model kits, so I chose a cheap China-made RC-tank as a basis to start from

what I figured was that the six track wheels are the most obvious feature so I went looking for something appropriate to be butchered to pieces before rebuilding it as an AAV

eventually I paid 39 Euros for a nice, brand new 1:16 scale model of an M-26 Pershing Snow Leopard on Ebay

and ripped it all apart, basically keeping only the lower shell and the electronics

two fairly strong motors and the gears to power each side individually

I collected some plans and photos from the net and transferred the measurements to the 1:16 scale basis I was starting from

using discarded fireworks sticks and plastic sheets I started building the body

5-minute two components glue was used to stick it all together

short fixation times really speed up the construction phase

grease filled rubber sleeves are used to make the track drive wheels waterproof

then the thousand holes in the floor had to be sealed

using styrofoam has two advantages - it can easily be shaped with a hot wire or a sharp knife and the thing becomes forever unsinkable

rear loading ramp is made of wood

I salvaged a Dicki amphicar with broken gears for the top lid

the styrofoam is then covered with 1.5 mm and 0.5 mm plastic sheets, easily cut to size with scissors

couple of yoghurt cups lose their bottoms and presto - ready are the turrets

propeller shafts come sticking out of the sides - steering is via having right or left side run

the front part of the body and the battery box at the bottom can be flooded in order to have it sink low enough into the water - I expect the body being too light for correct displacement (and I was right unfortunately...)

original lights can be reused for that authentic touch

rear view with the two propellers covered by side panels

I couldn't shape the curved front fenders from plastic so I used bondo (smelly like hell inside a room)

theoretically the gun turret can be motorized, because there's still one free channel from the original RC setup - I doubt though, I'll ever finish it...

add some front lights and you're ready for paint

propeller motors are just taped in place but they don't work properly yet - guess they're too small really

left motor is controlled via the turret motor-channel turning left and right, whereas the right motor is controlled via the gun-channel only turning one way - so going backwards is going to be a pain...

complete top cover is sealed and bolted in so that battery change is through the lid

paint scheme is Corean army - if I got that correct - I just liked the airplane nose art style

gun had to go though - I'm a pacifist ;-)

a bathtub test followed and it was half successful:

- it's waterproof alright but the ass was sticking up in the air, meaning the propellers didn't touch the water, so I needed half a kilo weight in the back to make it go low enough in the water

- and for reasons I don't know, the right propeller didn't quite run smoothly, resulting in constant curves and that sucks

but no problem

I just went down to the river, got me a nice pebble and glued it in the back

so with enough ballast in the back it was time for a test run in the local gravel pit

driving on hard ground was nice

but in the mud it got stuck pretty fast

because mud and stones got between track and drive wheels and that was it

in the water it sat nice though

but it's still only going curves because of that one motor running slower than the other

result: it's just not yet what I am looking for - mud performance is not at all what I was hoping for, so what I'll be working on next is a

wheeled amphibian vehicle - stay tuned!

some piece of advice at the end - when mud testing, don't forget to wear good shoes - mine got sucked in

and yes, I was still inside!

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와 .. 이거 만드신분은 정말 대단하신데요...

[kanai(전한진)]

흠~~ 스크류 모터에 감속기어가 들어 간것 같기는 한데 380이하의 모터로 스크류 삼엽에 저피치 값이면 스크류가 안돌텐데...

[kanai(전한진)]

바로 컷 납니다 그래서 물살 가르는 사진은 없군요 예전 유투브 동영상 그분건 아닌듯 하네요 어쨋던 저렇게 라도 만들수 있다니 아이디어네요 감사히 잘봤습니다 (나 잘난척^^)

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스티로폼에 프라판을 붙이는 방법이군요,...굿아이디어입니다...^^

[bk8134(이병관)]

아주~~ 신선 합니다..^^^

[kanai(전한진)]

^^^는 무슨뜻?^^

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물에는 잘뜨는것 같은데 물살을 가르고 주항은 힘들것 같네요^^