RE: YHR Hobby Engine Leopard conversion(now with video)
Well this is a first for me. I am waiting on a set of gearboxes, so I completely did the electrical without even having any motors in it yet. Here are some pictures on what I have been working on. Installed all the El MOD stuff and did all the interior. I like to have a clean looking tank inside the hull. I build a removable floor and run all the wiring underneath that to hide it. You end up will a really clean looking interior.
I cast new wheel hubs, as the stock ones were not very convincing.
I spring loaded the drivers hatch to stay closed.
I found out the rear exhaust ventilators were built in three pieces, and that there is some actual see through grating. This was a nice suprise so I mounted two speakers in the holes and built and enclosed box for them.
This tank has two lazers. One will be housed in the range finder, and the other above the bbl. The machine gun function will fire up one lazer and can be used to target the IR shot, and the other will just be for shock and awe as it sweeps the battlefield looking for new targets.
I am working on the turret now. I added 1.3 scale meters to the bb and am working on the recoil. I am stalled waiting on parts.
The El Mod has good sound effects, and the motors spool up nicely when they are started.
I am not sure why these HE tanks are slow to show up on here. I have had a lot of fun working on mine, and of course the electronics and gears are toys, but it is turning out to be an excellent platform to build from. They use really good wire, and I have salvaged all of it, Many strands of flexible wire. Top notch stuff.