Originally Posted by
edoubleaz
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I gotta contact SCAT and find out if Ron finished that Puma. He is definitely a master modeler and I would love to see how he solved the suspension, steering and r/c stuff. I really hope that Puma got developed further. I started one with delusions about building an operational Puma back in 2009, but I quickly discovered that was beyond my skill level and capabilities. It ended up having a crude pivoting rubber band suspension (no springs) and no steering at all. I'm tempted to take a shot at rebuilding the lower half with some operational capabilities that would at least allow it to run around on the dirt. I think I could do 4 wheel drive in back and 4 wheel steering up front. I learned a lot (made all of my mistakes) when I did my T18 Boarhound that way last year.
I have looked at the photos that Jerry posted a dozen times and I think the drive train, suspension and steering are incredible pieces of engineering design. The fact that it is 1/16 scale unbelievable to me. Yikes !!!
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