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).
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!
@Hunt - that's exactly what I was thinking... just a little bit bigger and you're there.
Much easier to get the torque from an electric motor.
Do not let the raccoons in my neighborhood know they could form an armored battalion.
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
I can tell you why electric motors - no complicated transaxle. They use two electric motors, one for each drive cog.