Death of a Panzer IV
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:35 am
I modified this H/L PZIV to appeartotake a hit, burn and smoke. i was not happy with the flashig LEDs so I used an old smoker. I placed a push button in the barrel where the plunger would strike it. That gave some random flashes. Th smoker is a railroad smoker that will put out a lot and I mean a lot of smoke.
I used a Radio Shack Sound module to simulate the explosion. Micro-switches were placed nex to the turret ring, so as it rotated the effects are triggered.
I was hoping the sound of the old smoker would be likethe popping of exploding ammo, but that seems to to have done very well. Still it was a quick and fun little project. The tank is still fully operational as none of the original electronics were touched.
Here are some vids.
Don
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9rw1RlALOw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7zTzvC2QCU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I used a Radio Shack Sound module to simulate the explosion. Micro-switches were placed nex to the turret ring, so as it rotated the effects are triggered.
I was hoping the sound of the old smoker would be likethe popping of exploding ammo, but that seems to to have done very well. Still it was a quick and fun little project. The tank is still fully operational as none of the original electronics were touched.
Here are some vids.
Don
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9rw1RlALOw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7zTzvC2QCU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;