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Old 04-21-2007 | 09:30 PM
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Default RE: Another Tamiya Leopard

Will,

Yeah, I'm getting closer and closer to placing the battery in the hull. The only thing is, I still can't bring myself to charge the batteries in it, so having easy access to them in the turret is convenient. I had to remove the sides of the battery tray to get the 4200 in, but it doesn't seem to affect closing the turret top.

On another note, I took the thing apart tonight and am trying something I hope works in the way the tank sits. Took both of the rear torsion bars and tweaked them slightly to make the rear sit somewhat higher. As you know, the tank wants to squat back due to the weight being so far back. Instead of adding weight to the tank up front, I'm hoping this helps it in that area. May have to tweak the rest to keep from putting too much pressure on just those two bars, though. I did about the same to the KT, because the thing was front heavy and it worked pretty good. Guess I'll have to test it out tomorrow and see how it works.