WCP SdKFz. 251: Herr Doc at it again

[HERMAN BIX]

The rubber black application on all those interleaved roadwheels are going to aggravate a drinking problem I reckon.............or create one Mr HDP !!

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Uhn... as yes, the rubber on the road wheels... well... unh... maybe they will be so dirty one cannot tell...

[ColemanCollector]

That camouflage looks great. It's got that combination factory and field applied look to it. Weathered up as you describe will look righteous!

Mike.

[tankme]

Been using E6000 to glue the 3D printed parts to my MDF houses because it sticks well to plastic and wood. I use that slightly rubbery black Loctite CA for roadwheels. Being black it hids any extra glue that oozes out.

[WCP RC MODELS]

The rubber black application on all those interleaved roadwheels are going to aggravate a drinking problem I reckon.............or create one Mr HDP !!

On the 1st prototypes we actually printed seperate tyres in black tpu and glued them in place. In the end we actually resorted to ditching the tyres and went for solid wheels as they just were alot easier to setup and run. So yeah a bit tricky to paint the tyre, i suppose i could print a JIG to allow the user to rotate the wheel and paint the 'tyre' easier

[Herr Dr. Professor]

I cheated a bit. When I post more pics you will probably figure out my weasely compromise.

[Herr Dr. Professor]

I've had the SdKFZ. 251 electronics back in since yesterday (Mon. 6/2) morning. There are a few bugs to work out, but this one has me puzzled.
Before painting the base coat and camouflage, I had tested the running gear. All was fine, the levers working just as I wanted:

Steering on #3 (left stick to left or right). Tracks forward and reverse on the right stick forward or reverse.

Now that I have re-installed the electronics, the tracks run as before, but the lever on my Flysky i6X works reversed. That is, to turn left, I push the lever right and visa-versa. Through the menu, I have tried the reversing function, double checked the motor connections, the servo connection, etc. I also checked other configurations through the Flysky i6X menu and check that the wiring seems not to be any different from beforehand. Nothing seems to fix the odd reversal of the steering off of the right lever (#3). Any ideas?

[Herr Dr. Professor]

I solved the problem I cited immediately above. I was fooled by the way one saves settings changes on the FlySky i5X: a lesson I thought I had learned two years ago. Now there's a new, interesting problem. If you are still awake, and even remotely (pun intended) interested, here's what happened: the Dual ESC went inexplicably went dead, letting no power pass through to the receiver. I will be looking for another, although of a different brand (if these is really any difference among these gizmos offered by any number of sellers).

[Herr Dr. Professor]

WCP RC MODELS. Will and Catherine: since my Dual ESC went kaput, and before I set out blindly to buy another "pig in a poke," might I ask you what ESC you used in your own SdKFz 251 or in the models running in your video? Maybe I can have similar luck. Thanks.
And if any others have advice about choosing an appropriate ESC (BEC?) I am all eyes (ears not being particularly useful in reading. )

[WCP RC MODELS]

We are developing a Clark board with a friend that does it all, but we have not had the greatest luck with other escs for the 251s as they have some limiting function in how the reverse steering is setup
Hopefully i know more about the board and can put to test, but my friend seems to have been offline for a little, so will chase them up