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ManMachine wrote: I like this idea, sounds like alot of fun  And Matt, how did you came up with this idea? I'm just curious

Gabriel

Hi there,

ive just seen a thread about it on RCU, and no, i didnt copy. i came up with the idea myself. besides i did this about 7 months ago mabe more and just never finished it, check when i posted the first post.

cheers,

Matt

thecommandernj wrote: Hi Matt,
             Nice job. This is an idea we have talked about many times in Danville, Va at the AAF Tank Museum battlefield. I would love to see some video on youtube for your 2 man tank in battle. It would be very realistic and require great communication skills.
Keep up the good work. 
                     Bob   thecommandernj

Hi there Bob,

nice club and collection of tanks there, if i ever get round to finishing this mod ill take a videao and put it on youtube for you

thanks again,

Matt

Matt: Um.. were did I mention anytning about copy? I thought your idea with this was great and I just wanted to ask. Dident know anyone else had similar things going on. I was just curious how you came up with an exceptional idea like that, I would like to learn how to come up with great ideas to.. that's all  But, I'm thinking about trying it myselfe with a tank I have at home.. if you aprove ofcourse 

Gabriel

Hi Gabriel,

Sorry if you took that the wrong way, its just ive ssen alot of cross forum acusations of people copying others ideas    :-[  i thought this may have been an instance people at the same day of your response there is a post up on RCU about it     

i always tought about having two people to controll one tank, but never thought how to do it, untill then. i ket thinking of complicated ways, then this, simple way hit me right across the face.

Mate you go ahead and do it, its not like ive patented or copyrghted it lol

If you do do it, i would advise you to have the wires looser, like in zip ties for example, because A: it was a pain to get the wires into the sleeve and B: its very stiff, so there isnt a lot of flex between the two people controlling the tank.

cheers bud,

Matt

Ive just had to do a simular thing with an old panzer III ive got. When i got it, the boards were fried. My 4yr old son, for whom the tank ws intended was pritty upset. I couldnt afford new boards, so i ripped open two super cheap Niko two channel rc cars ( one with proportional speed) and used thier inerds for the tank. The proportional speed board powers the drives, and it works realy well, and the 2nd two channel board controls the turret and barrel elivation. The two hand sets are either strapped together for one person, or seperate for two people. I had my son and daughter teamimg up againts me the other night, James driving and Megan aiming at me.Loads of fun!

Older and some current radio systems produced by futaba have a buddy jack so new pilots can train with the help of more experianced pilots,but this is a new application,the idea may be old but you have created a new use and a new system.Saxondog

excellent Matt  Gives a new dimension to the battlefields

cheers
steen

cheers, ill get this finished one day, but a couple of the wires have pulled out and i havent a clue where they go to

cheers,

Matt