Very unusual help request
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:45 am
I have wanted to build a Soviet railcar for several years, now. It is basically an armored trolley with a KV-1 turret on top. Here is a link to a 1/72 model of it:
http://www.onthewaymodels.com/reviews/H ... review.htm
I am going to use two power trucks from a large-scale Bachmann locomotive (the motors look like 380's), a Tamiya turret, and the electronics from a Tamiya M26 Pershing.
My problem is this - normal tank motor connections allow either drive motor to work independently of the other one, for turns/spins. But in this model, both power trucks need to go the same direction at the same speed. I was thinking that I could just connect both motors to one electronic motor control, but I don't know if that's too much juice for one motor-control. And then, what would I do with the other (unused) motor control?
If there is no way to hook up the Tamiya electronics in some way, my only other thought is to construct a "guide" of some sort for the radio stick, so that it can only move front-to-back, and not side-to-side.
Thank you for any thoughts anyone may have...I am way out of my league when dealing with electronics. -Mike
http://www.onthewaymodels.com/reviews/H ... review.htm
I am going to use two power trucks from a large-scale Bachmann locomotive (the motors look like 380's), a Tamiya turret, and the electronics from a Tamiya M26 Pershing.
My problem is this - normal tank motor connections allow either drive motor to work independently of the other one, for turns/spins. But in this model, both power trucks need to go the same direction at the same speed. I was thinking that I could just connect both motors to one electronic motor control, but I don't know if that's too much juice for one motor-control. And then, what would I do with the other (unused) motor control?
If there is no way to hook up the Tamiya electronics in some way, my only other thought is to construct a "guide" of some sort for the radio stick, so that it can only move front-to-back, and not side-to-side.
Thank you for any thoughts anyone may have...I am way out of my league when dealing with electronics. -Mike