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Moogie wrote: ↑Thu Jan 08, 2026 4:22 pm Printing has begun.

Yes! Yes! Looks pretty good. What is the wall thickness of the prints? It seems quite solid. Also, the tank is quite small, judging by HL gearboxes.

Art Hogus wrote: ↑Thu Jan 08, 2026 8:23 pm

Moogie wrote: ↑Thu Jan 08, 2026 4:22 pm Printing has begun.

Yes! Yes! Looks pretty good. What is the wall thickness of the prints? It seems quite solid. Also, the tank is quite small, judging by HL gearboxes.

Most walls are 2.4mm thick. Yes its a bit tight, model long 385mm wide 166mm.

So it would be 615mm and 265mm in 1/10 scale if my calculations are correct. Would be quite a decent size tank.

Art Hogus wrote: ↑Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:18 pm So it would be 615mm and 265mm in 1/10 scale if my calculations are correct. Would be quite a decent site tank.

Sounds like a perfect size to me.

Because the hull is so narrow ive had to widen it by 8mm to accept the Heng Long gearbox easily. Just too much hassle finding smaller motors and still having to shoe horn it in. I don't think the wider hull will be noticeable once all the decorative parts are added.
Quick mock up of the parts ive printed so far.





Couple of detail parts printed also. Small white MG is 1/35.

looks good

A few bits of furniture for the Whippet.

Love the detailing.

That's the office some professors want: a comfortable chair, lots of filing cabinets, and free-floating machine guns to discourage crabby students and uncooperative colleagues.

Those humble plastic HL gearboxes must feel honoured!
Incredible design work and building. Dare I say this will be the only RC Whippet in the world?!

Mike.