Building the BATTLE TRUCK..

[Arct1k]

I think you need the onboard cam with a HUD. I would also add a self righting mechanism - the less you have to go near that thing the better!

I think you should add an onboard self distruct servo...if a bunch of trucks get you cornered you flip a switch and take out anything within 3 feet


http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/l...8-claymore.htm

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

I think you need the onboard cam with a HUD. I would also add a self righting mechanism - the less you have to go near that thing the better!

hmm wouldnt be too hard to do, big servo with an arm.


make it do a barrel roll!

Originally Posted by bustitup

I think you should add an onboard self distruct servo...if a bunch of trucks get you cornered you flip a switch and take out anything within 3 feet


http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/l...8-claymore.htm

hahahaha nice

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by bustitup

I think you should add an onboard self distruct servo...if a bunch of trucks get you cornered you flip a switch and take out anything within 3 feet...

Even easier, just have a servo attached to a nail that punctures the on-board lipos.

[BL_RV0]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Even easier, just have a servo attached to a nail that punctures the on-board lipos.

Wouldn't that go too slow to do any real damage?

[BL_RV0]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

I think you need the onboard cam with a HUD. I would also add a self righting mechanism - the less you have to go near that thing the better!

I actuallly built a self-righting mechanism for a stampede. It's the ideal vehicle to use for self righting because it flips over so much and has ample space under the body between the chassis for the mechanism. I found out that you have to use a really strong servo, and brace it to the chassis very well, as the lexan flexes under the load. The 'pede weighed 4.3lb with a 2s lipo installed, and rustler tires. I used a 645mg servo, that'd been modified to have a lower gear ratio, so it'd run about half the speed. The righting mechanish would come out of the body, and was a flap of sorts- I cut out a square-ish hole in the body that the flap would sit into. I had the servo mounted adjacent to the body, laying flat against it. I set the servo trim set all the way to the left, and it would come up slowly, the high edge of the flap raising about 2in above the top of the cab of the body. It was located in the front of the cab, and would flip the truck over, with the rear wheels hitting first. I've got to admit, it wasn't easy making it, especially the gear reduction. You shoulda' seen the look on my friend's face when he saw my truck randomly right itself!