Has anyone made any metal tank treads for 1/16th models?

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Originally Posted by WandrinAndy

Sadly not big enough for what I had in mind... and by the sound of things they use non-explosive shells.... :heart-borken:

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I did see a real Chief for sale somewhere lol

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Originally Posted by Fivetide

I had thought of low heat metal casting puter etc but without rubber cleats they would were out fast.

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I'm sure there's a grade of cold cast silicon rubber that would be OK for that job. Mix a bit of pigment if you want them coloured. Try Modern Materials Technology from John Burn

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Originally Posted by Fivetide

I did see a real Chief for sale somewhere lol

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Trouble with a real Chief is that the treads will mess up the roads.

Lol... I will stop my sillyness now.

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Originally Posted by boldford

I'm sure there's a grade of cold cast silicon rubber that would be OK for that job. Mix a bit of pigment if you want them coloured. Try Modern Materials Technology from John Burn

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Wow now thats an awesome Idea .. will be looking at aquireing some of that :)

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Trouble with a real Chief is that the treads will mess up the roads.

Lol... I will stop my sillyness now.

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What BPH and tonnage where they Andy ?

1/6 scale or 1/4 scale are the ones to go for, plenty of scope for fire power.

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Originally Posted by i2i

1/6 scale or 1/4 scale are the ones to go for, plenty of scope for fire power.

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I'd love to do a 1/4 scale and have a paint ball gun in it, remote over the internet and shoot people who want to rob my stuff lol .. i'd make a hammerstien hes like my ..want to do robot

going back to the 1/16th scale, the tamiya versions are far better quality and the sound is amazing

Well two things to update.. first CPC dropped the price in the last week of the Snow Leopard by £32 !! I paid full price of £81.24
http://\http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/s...=LH0176861&N=0

But on the bright side after a following a post about avertisment .. didn'nt understand it but anyway I might have found the thing I'm looking for .. cheap wide tracks for an Arduino robot ..

Drag Chain 18mm x 37mm Flexible Drag Chain Wire Carrier Black 1M Length

This stuff could work ! may have to strenghten the pins somehow but cheap ! wow..

Hi Fivetide,

Does this page have what you're looking for perchance? WGC Shop - Reliable Airsoft / Softair Supplier ( Worldwide Delivery from Hong Kong )

Chris

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Originally Posted by Washout

Hi Fivetide,

Does this page have what you're looking for perchance? WGC Shop - Reliable Airsoft / Softair Supplier ( Worldwide Delivery from Hong Kong )

Chris

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Thanks for the link Chris I would really have liked to make my own but I think it might end up with something bought.