jamie sowell

ommo

[Feb-19th]

i started a new project. it should be a long journey. cause 1/35 scale ft-17's are way too small. sigh~

i have been searching small rc stuffs for my ft-17.

the renault ft-17 is meaningful in tank history. the first tank with an armament in a fully rotaying turret!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_FT-17

there're many variations of ft-17's though, i feel like to build that one in french version. plus ww1... maybe lol

i have researched many documents, drawings, vids, pics, etc.

i don't like tanks actually. but small and cute ones are acceptable lol

i like this pic

and i'd like to paint my ft17 like this below.

this camouflage should be becoming to my ft17

let me show you my work so far

first, friulmodel track links for ft17.

i had to drill through them one by one. i can tell you it was absolutely a lot of work

and roadwheels and suspension

ft17 tanks have leaf springs for suspension, though i couldn't help but choose coil ones T^T. plz don't ask why

i bought the rpm model kit and the metal track on ebay, even though the exchange rate is bloody high.

out of stock at all shops in s. korea!!! errrrrr

guess how much i paid for them. if you came to know the grand total, probably you would say "are you nuts?" lol

my concern is that i need to buy rc stuff more (-.- +)

ommo

[Apr-15th, 2009]

mini-z pcb, micro servo, and 54:1 ratio geared motor...
soldering is hard for me yet >.< anyways...
the stock fets(3004) on the pcb didn't work, so i changed them with different ones(sp8m4). the mortor and the servo work well so far.
the wires look kinda long...

[Jan-24th, 2009]

update~
the gearbox with a 54:1 geared motor, two pinion gears, two ball bearings, brass tubes, etc.
all comments welcome

[Jan-12th, 2009]

how to mount leaf spring

[Jan-11th, 2009]

with H1

my junk yard :/

[Jan-10th, 2009]

my new project : SSMT 1/32 scale Ford F-350

brass chassis and shackles

<how to bend brass tube>
we need brass tubes, tube bender pliers, pliers, a torch, pieces of wood(chop sticks would be good), and sand

block one end of a brass tube with a small wood piece
fill the brass tube with sand fully
block the other end with a small wood piece as well

heat the tube with torch until it turns in red
(it's very hot, wear gloves before doing this)

bend that with bender pliers slowly
repeat heating & bending and you would get nicely bent brass tubes