tamiya sherman tank

[theloudone]

yesterday i was given a 40 year old tamiya sherman tank. it still runs. just thought i'd share, if anyone knows anything about these things i'd love to know more about it. here are a couple crappy cell phone pics, i'll put some better pictures up later. "thumbsup"

 

[BigSki]

That looks like a pretty cool RC tank. Post up pics of the drive train and suspension, I'm curious to see how Tamiya did things 40 years ago. "thumbsup"

 

[theloudone]

the drive train is pretty interesting. there is a lever that when moved in a certain direction operates a clutch for a certain track, when the lever is in the center both tracks have power. there is also no speed control. a servo operated lever hits a micro switch .giving power to it. it is either off, forward or reverse. one speed(slow) take a look at this super dark and crappy cell phone video lol and you'll be able to see how it operates. im curious as to how id add power to a reciver and servos while still having power go directly to the micro switches.

http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/jacobloudon/media/IMG_0697_zps9f88eefe.mp4.html



the suspension is simply 2 control arms that have a few shocks coneecting themselves together.

 

[alterchristopher]

that thing is cool

 

[alpine4x4]

Wheel it!

 

[Leadfoot_11]

Wow! Looks to be in pretty good shape for being a 40 year old rc.