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Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:46 pm
by spongehoobtank82
Looking good dude, I was hoping you were going to do servo recoil though! I wanted to know how the barrel joins to the mantlet or if its seperate? No trouble if you don't know, getting mine Thursday so will strip it down then!
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:47 pm
by Ad Lav
Looking good mate.
Look forward to the detail parts with you
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:48 pm
by wibblywobbly
Good to see you launching into this with unbridled enthusiasm, fixed just about everything that can be fixed. I wonder which manufacturer will be the first to do an alloy barrel and bellows so that a neat recoil can be installed?
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 3:38 pm
by spongehoobtank82
Ok cheers Paul, I will get to grips with it soon enough, I have ordered a few items to try as barrel gaiter's so I will let you know which of these ( if any!) work well once I dive into my build, thanks again for the quick response!
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 3:54 pm
by greengiant
Really like the turret speed you get with the servo I must do something with my Abrams to get that. Have you tried modifying the Hl gearbox so there are fewer speed reduction gears in it?
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:19 pm
by Ad Lav
Sounds pretty good mate!
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:14 am
by atcttge
Plastic barrel? A bit of a let down there.
especially since that's the part that tends to get damaged a lot (at least when I play my RC tanks - those barrels have been hitting a lot of stuff hehehe)
Man, that smoker (TARR right?) Is awesome. I want one for my Leo2 and of course the future Challenger 2.
Looking great! Wot colour scheme will you be doing? Sticking to desert go give the M1 a stablemate? Or will it best bud of your Leo2?
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:32 am
by jarndice
I was thinking that as HENG LONG as a matter of good business sense direct their products primarily at the TOY market they figured that a ten year old was as likely to damage a metal barrel as a plastic one which would just add to the cost of the product and in a competitive market cost is king,
If they think about hobbyists at all they would assume you would upgrade to a metal barrel along with all the other upgrades as soon as possible.
shaun.
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:41 am
by mcevoyi
I agree with u shaun
In some way as HL seem to be listening to our wants ..who would have dreamd a couple of years ago
we would have an abrams ..chally. t90 and t72 ...maybe one day some one will make a metal barrel .
after Al, it's going to be a night mare to add a recoil to the chally as it is.... with the bellows cover a the Base of the gun ....eek !
Re: Scalawags Challenger 2 build
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:04 pm
by maxmekker
Pritty cool read . Mostly a ww2 man myself , but that C2 design is growing on me . That viper volum control looks good , could you explain once more how you hook it up to the amp you use ?
Had a go at a C2 soundset myself, needs a tweak ore 3, and a another shutdown sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4KWtAyb5qs