I Have Been Messing Around With the Wrong Scale
These guys sell a 1/4-scale RC King Tiger tank, perfect for tearing around the neighborhood. Six feet long, nearly 600 pounds. Uses electric motor rather than gasoline, which seems odd to me -- probably takes more juice to recharge it than a Chevy Volt (and that's OK). This would almost be wasted here in Arizona, where people would just think it was cool. I would have to take it back to Cambridge to have any real fun. (Yes, your neighbor can get a T-34/85 if they feel the need to respond).
Hunt Johnsen:
This is a bit like the 1/4 (or larger) scale aircraft models - why not just build it a little bigger and ride around in it yourself!
July 30, 2010, 7:36 amEvil Red Scandi:
@Hunt - that's exactly what I was thinking... just a little bit bigger and you're there.
July 30, 2010, 8:59 amRapid:
Much easier to get the torque from an electric motor.
July 30, 2010, 11:46 amfoxmarks:
Do not let the raccoons in my neighborhood know they could form an armored battalion.
July 30, 2010, 3:28 pmIgotBupkis:
What good are they? It's not like we could march on Congress with them, or anything, since the guns don't actually work.
Can you imagine the fun of a 1/4th scale tank attack on both houses of Congress? Congressbozos and staffidiots shrieking and screaming and trying to find cover as the 1/4-scale shells come blasting through their office windows blowing up their fine congressional decor?
"Take some Incendiary, Nancy!" and "Eat hot anti-personnel rounds, Reid!"
Gad, the picture is almost perfect.
:oP
August 2, 2010, 2:13 amHTRN:
I can tell you why electric motors - no complicated transaxle. They use two electric motors, one for each drive cog.
August 14, 2010, 12:45 am