Re: STUG III

tankmad · Post by **tankmad** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:32 pm

The skirts themselfs are not fragile they are made of plastic and are fairly robust its the plastic brackets at the bottom that could do with being metal I might get round to it one day the problem with metal is its harder to glue on to plastic anyone got a good sullution to that one? :-[

grompix · Post by **grompix** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:12 pm

steviebhoy wrote: the problem with metal is its harder to glue on to plastic anyone got a good sullution to that one? :-[

I used small nuts and bolts.

Chris

tankmad · Post by **tankmad** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:33 pm

Hi Chris I have looked and I can't find any nuts and bolts small enough for this in the model shops in Glasgow where do you get yours from.

grompix · Post by **grompix** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:37 am

steviebhoy wrote: Hi Chris I have looked and I can't find any nuts and bolts small enough for this in the model shops in Glasgow where do you get yours from.

I had a few tiny cross-head bolts left over from the Tamiya tanks I've built over the years. Have a look on e-bay - I'm sure you could find something similar there. I'm going to have to do the same shortly 'cause my supply is now running out! Either that or buy another Tamiya kit - I wonder if my better half will go for that one?

Cheers
Chris

BREL · Post by **BREL** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:44 am

Steve, have a look on this site they may have what you want

http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/

YHR · Post by **YHR** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:23 pm

Great Job.

I have had nothing but trouble with side skirts on operating RC tanks. In the first 30 minutes it will look as though it has been in combat for 3 months!!!!!!! I have added a 3:1 gear reduction, and let me tell you from experience that in a battle of wills between the side skirts and running gear caused by debris in the running gear, the running gear has won out everytime, The side skirts get broken off, twisted and left laying in the mud.

tankmad · Post by **tankmad** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:35 pm

Thanks for the link brel as for the stug I have only used it indoors so far so I have not had any probs with the skirts . I have other rc tanks to take outside and battle with to my hearts content.

BREL · Post by **BREL** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:51 pm

steviebhoy wrote: Thanks for the link brel

not a problem
they do nuts and bolts both metric and Imperial from M2 up to M5 or 6 plus glues and other stuff for general model making, but they do have a minimum order of Â£3 if paying buy pay pal

tankmad · Post by **tankmad** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:56 pm

I have a mate in Nottingham who is selling his Stug in evilbay tommorrow and it has the side skirts and is a very good job.
Stevie

tiger205 · Post by **tiger205** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:25 pm

hi dongskie
if you want a stug at a good price wht not try dominique at rc tank.de, what i would be tempted to do if i was you, is buy the stug upper body from them http://www.rctank.de/product_info.php?c ... cts_id=565 ,then i would put that on youre p3 lower hull, as you can see from the link the stup upper body is quite cheap, you would then have a 2in1 tank, p3 when you felt like it, then the stug!!!

Tony