.AJ. Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) A bit more work done this evening Stripped out the electrics and made a new deck using 2mm abs sheet, this is the layout I'm looking to use, the new control board will go between the gearboxes and smoker and the RX next to the smoker The IBU2 Pro has been paid for and should receive it tomorrow, also sorted a project box to use as a speaker inclosure And done a cheeky rctank.de order for a few nice scale parts Edited December 2, 2014 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 IBU2 Pro arrived today, before fitting I thought I better sort out the servo recoil Not pretty but works well, I used a spring for the linkage as the travel of the servo is a lot larger than the recoil available, at least this way I have no chance of burning the servo out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 The new heart of the beast First impressions are awesome, drives as well and if not better than my Leopard now and the sound is really good, the extra sound samples worked off channel 6 are great fun, I'll get a vid up soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Wow! Seems I have a lot still to learn about this murky world of RC armour. Great build as ever AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 A crappy vid http://youtu.be/i1riP2X2Ytc Still need to change a few setting, just having problems editing ini files with android at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 At least it gives an idea of what it's like. Gives me an idea for a much needed product. A transponder that would fit in any RC and a camera mount that would track the transponder so you could set up the camera and it would follow the RC leaving you free to operate the transmitter. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 you can get cams that follow also there is a quad that can do the same sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Received my Taigen 4/1 steel gearboxes today Fitting them was pretty straight forward, but had to lower the upper motor as it hitting exhaust, the drop in wheel speed has worked well and much more scale now Been messing around with the start uphttp://youtu.be/3GhX8PwkmIE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I can see what you mean by there not being a lot of space in the KV1 hull. Start up sounds good even without a speaker enclosure. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 I'm really impressed with the sound, just a shame the hobby box I've ordered to use as a enclosure hasn't turned up yet, it was posted Monday 1st class, stupid Xmas time postal delays lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I much prefer the 4:1 speeds. Not only does it make the tank more scale in terms of speed...but it also makes it more driveable. Gone is the silly speed sharp turn Layout looks nice and neat. Not at all cramped to my eyes....I'm trying to fit all this stuff into a much shorter hull! I might follow your lead and go LiPo on mine too. A shortie LiPo mounted cross wise on the chassis would free up quite a bit of space...it's just the thought of having to split the hull every time I want to charge it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 When the install is finished the lipo will go side ways at the front of the hull and the speaker box should fit the gap which is left really well Also just ordered one of these http://rctanksaustralia.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=197 Volume control on one of the pots on my radio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 That's what I like about the Taigen / Torro metal hull tanks. Flick one little lever and the upper hull just lifts off. The 4:1 gearboxes are sweet and just so much better quality than any of the earlier gearboxes. Have to see how the new hi torgue motors work in the Torro Tiger but the radio I'll be using allows for adjusting the throttle profiles includimg response times so I can fine tune the motors to the tank. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Nice, the IBU has all the adjustments for scale speed etc it also has a Momentum setting were the tank keeps rolling after the throttle has stopped being applied and then slows to a stop, very cool and you can also tap the brakes to make stop quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 The Elmod system I'll be using does have the momentum and speed adjustments so I may not have to "fine tune" things but it's nice to have the option as I'll be using seperate ESCs. Be interesting to see how well their "simulated gear change" works. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Mines changes engine pitch to simulate gear change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 The Clark board has momentum...but it's on or off, not variable. I like the engine pitch change for simulated gearchanges....that's a nice touch. I think, once we have all these systems up and running, we need a sticky thread for tank electrics. Between us, we will have the 3 main aftermarket control boards and a load of extra bits and pieces which all add to the features. Piling info like that where it's easy to find will help bring people in and give a reference to people who may not know what IBU2 or ELMOD actually are. Prices...availability....where to buy...main features...programmability....that sort of thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 One thing I do like about the Elmod is being able to create custom tank profiles on your PC. You can configure all aspects of the physics engine to tailor the responsiveness, momentum, acceleration and braking etc. and create your own sound profiles and the firmware can be updated. Emergency braking is there as well even when you're using momentum. I'm sure no one system is perfect but will be interesting to see how we get along with them. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 The IBU does all that, it comes with a memory card with about 15 different tank profiles with all the sounds for the specific tanks, I've also gor loads of different sounds on the there for the KV like different guns ie 76mm, 85mm and the monster 122mm, there is different machine gun options on there, you just edit/copy/paste .ini files and root them on the memory card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Quick screen shot of how easy it is to program the IBU Obviously stick the memory card in a PC, then you simply copy the title of the sound clip you want from the left and paste it into the .ini file on the right, you can change the value of the functions by just increasing/decreasing the amount next to the function, then just save it when you finished and stick it back in the board So it's possible to have completely different profiles saved to different cards and just swap cards Been messing around with different MG and cannon sounds, this is a PPSH and a 152mm cannon from a KV2, also been playing around with the recoil actionhttp://youtu.be/zZUULyhLW6s Got these great looking external fuel cans from Germany today as well Edited December 5, 2014 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Just couldn't get the recoil as I liked, then I remembered I had a Sirvoe recoil control board, sooooo fitted that and I think it's pretty spot on now It's one of these with custom mod http://rctanksaustralia.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19_9_62&products_id=239 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) Noticed last night that the hull wasn't sitting right, one of internal exhaust pipes was being squashed between the upper hull and the upper motor, it's was squashed so bad that the left hand exhaust wasn't working at all Soooooo I set my mind to a solution and knocked this up this morning...... Made a slopped air box, the inlet is well away from the upper motor and the slope adds even more clearance than before, also because the box has 2 inlets/outlets it gives a very even exit of smoke from both exhaust pipes Edited December 6, 2014 by .AJ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) Been busy yet again Finally the box for the speaker has turnt up, I've still got to cut the speaker into the lid, but left my drill at work, but you get the idea lol My order from Rctank.de has turned up as well A nice scale MG Detailed engine air inlet covers And got these parts left to fit when I next have the turret apart to do a elevation servo conversion Edited December 6, 2014 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) Test fitted the new mantle and barrel The supplied LED for the barrel turns out to be brighter than the HL Xenon flash which is a nice surprise, I've given the LED a light coat of tamiya clear orange for a better effect Edited December 7, 2014 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Sorted out the servo barrel elevation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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