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Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:47 pm
by vwmicrosizer
lets see there was the se the clear the clear and the black chassies. mine is a chassies from the transfourmers cars that they had like 3 or 2 years ago.

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:06 pm
by frizzen
SE was the first to have light PCB, they used a tiny servo, no PCB cover just a black painted board .

'Transformer' chassis is a good choice. It's the same as the 'Cars', so if you want more speed delete the resistor.

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:03 pm
by Murdoch
sidewinder wrote:
Murdoch wrote:so are we going to see some pictures and proper spelling soon?
You forgot to capitalize "so." :razz:







Sorry, my smart-ass gene kicked in. :lol:

I was talking spelling, not grammar. :P

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:37 pm
by vwmicrosizer
Does anybody know of any 1/64 army vehical boddies that will fit.

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:02 pm
by sidewinder
You can look on ebay, there are scale models of military things like I used for Armageddon http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpFo ... on#p121362 (which I need to get back to). But those models aren't cheap...sometimes you find a deal, but not often. The other option would be to get some styrene from the LHS and make your own like Frizzen is doing http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpFo ... alf+bakery.

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:24 pm
by vwmicrosizer
thats a good idea sidewinder. I think i saw a army vehicle around the same size at a hobby shop in achorage ak. i live in soldotna alaska. so yeah im going to run it through the snow.

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:20 am
by frizzen
Good luck finding something to fit. For millitary, your scale is 1/72 or 1/35. From time to time you can find a little bit of 1/43 millitary, but it's VERY rare and detail isn't always there.

Just scratch build it! It's a millitary vehicle, they're all flat plains anyway, no complex curves! :razz:

Search online, get a free "Papercraft" halftrack file, use your computer to scale it to your tank tread size and front wheel, print it, may have to print a few times to get the size you need, and you've got a 1:1 pattern for making it. Pick up a sheet of styrene, a couple blades, CA or good styrene solvent, some files...and you're gold!

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:48 am
by sidewinder
I agree, sometimes you can find odd sizes especially out of the former soviet areas...1/48 seems to be about right, but if/when you do find these you can end up paying between $15 to $60. A sample pack of styrene--which should have some useful odds and ends as well as sheets--should run $5-$10 depending on the LHS.

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:05 pm
by vwmicrosizer
i think im going to make a custom 1 like u guys said.

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:23 pm
by Sqwalerrr
wish my lhs would sell sheets of styren

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:21 pm
by vwmicrosizer
i wish the tank was here by now.

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:26 am
by sidewinder
Sqwalerrr wrote:wish my lhs would sell sheets of styren
There are some deals on ebay...this is only about a buck more than our LHS (including the shipping) and it's a nice sampler. http://cgi.ebay.com/Styrene-Round-Rod-S ... 286.c0.m14

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:06 pm
by vwmicrosizer
any other tips

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:49 pm
by PimpFloyd
When in a pinch for styrene or her cousins...try plastic "FOR SALE" signs from Wal-Mart, Homo Depot, or your friendly neighborhood hardware store...or try looking around for old CD Rom jewel cases...it's everywhere if you're "tuned in". ;-)

Re: bit/ zip zap half track.

Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:10 pm
by Sqwalerrr
good advice PF but you got to look out for plastics that are to brittle.
and for the ebay link
im broke right now but will look into it