HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
Hi,
I'd like to share with you my next project - second approach to Leopard 2 tank. In fact I'm writing "I", but I am not alone - I am just the "main engineer"
This time the general plan was to use the Heng Long basic model and upgrade it as much as possible - replacing the entire internals and installing all available metal suspension upgrades. For a while I do not have to bother about external details and I focus on the mechanics - friends from the polish forum support me with preparation of external details. My job is to make the model functional, rigid, powerful and waterproof.
Project scope includes:
- coustruction of set of aluminium hull inserts - with wateright compartments for electronics, laudspeakers and smoke generator (mostly done),
- construction of completly new powerpacks - using brushless motors (done )
- use of Elmod or CS-TK001 with a couple of brushless ESC,
- construction of set of turret insers - allowing a 2-axis gun and camera stabilisation (partially done),
- instalation of FPV system with several cameras.
At this stage I can say - it is possible
I'd like to share with you my next project - second approach to Leopard 2 tank. In fact I'm writing "I", but I am not alone - I am just the "main engineer"
This time the general plan was to use the Heng Long basic model and upgrade it as much as possible - replacing the entire internals and installing all available metal suspension upgrades. For a while I do not have to bother about external details and I focus on the mechanics - friends from the polish forum support me with preparation of external details. My job is to make the model functional, rigid, powerful and waterproof.
Project scope includes:
- coustruction of set of aluminium hull inserts - with wateright compartments for electronics, laudspeakers and smoke generator (mostly done),
- construction of completly new powerpacks - using brushless motors (done )
- use of Elmod or CS-TK001 with a couple of brushless ESC,
- construction of set of turret insers - allowing a 2-axis gun and camera stabilisation (partially done),
- instalation of FPV system with several cameras.
At this stage I can say - it is possible
Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
Geeeze ..........that's some serious fabrication! ...far above and beyond your normal HL modification...you use lazers to cut the metal?
nice work...but way above that of a normal builder...I like it
ALPHA
nice work...but way above that of a normal builder...I like it
ALPHA
Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
It is not laser - I use cnc router.
Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
Wow excellent engineering going into this tank build.
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Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
Awesome work,
Love what you have done here, can't wait to see how this turns out, I also have a HL L2, but it certainly doesn't look like that inside!
John
Love what you have done here, can't wait to see how this turns out, I also have a HL L2, but it certainly doesn't look like that inside!
John
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Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
Simply speechless. That is a work of art
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Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
Good Evening,
Excellent Engineering! Following along.
regards,
Painless
Excellent Engineering! Following along.
regards,
Painless
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Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
CNC??? even better ....Nice workvanhasen wrote:It is not laser - I use cnc router.
ALPHA
Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
Last edited by vanhasen on Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: HL Leopard 2 - Tank Overhaul
Alpha, a CNC machine is basically a fully automated robot that utilises multiple milling heads to turn out a specific programmed design.
They are amazing bits of kit.
Brilliant work thus far vanhassen.
They are amazing bits of kit.
Brilliant work thus far vanhassen.
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