Steam Tank Prototype

[koenman5534]

Cool

[ilCepu]

very steampunk ;)

[Squarerig]

Is this the tank the Saudis are purchasing in Germany?It might be underpowered but it certainly looks the business.

[PERIZ99]

Great engineering..

[themodernlife]

better engine or a better gear ratio maybe a transmission!!

[williamdargie06]

What Boiler is that ?

[JBofBrisbane]

Needs taller gearing.

[garagecrap]

that's neat.

[MrKleisterboy]

Nicht sehr schnell hat er denn kraft??

[nateeatsshitalot]

@MrKleisterboy Das ist seinen ersten Versuch gewesen, und der Motor, dass er gewählen hat, war nicht stark genug.

And as for the original poster, that's very impressive even if it didn't have enough power. I'm anxious for the new one.

[jungleecho]

nice tank.

[Killpig126]

impressive. keep going

[jamesandrew2000]

Great stuff. Your wife can use it in divorce proceedings.

[nykillerrice]

in stead of a bigger engine try not gearing it down so much

[pastryhat]

thats some sweet shit! and you are right it does need a bigger engine. also, what if you had seperate engines for each track instead of using a differential?

[chevelle2454]

by far the coolest thing

[mattluvsmud1989]

thats fucking cool man, id love to build one of them. i have a 1/16 scale tamiya m4 sherman tank from 1974, dont know if id use it for the steam conversion, where u get the motor from ?

[RepublikaSrpska1989]

niceeeeeeeee

[PredatorWolf1]

cool

[stickstickstick]

Where did you find the tracks? Backyard Armor is the only site I've found so far

[questioneering]

I bought a couple of old Tamiya Leopard tanks off eBay, complete with tracks. The good thing about them is that the tracks are metal, which help give the model grip.

[MyFaceHole]

@questioneering even though it is slow i bet it has high power

[unexpectedresult]

People that build Steam RC stuff have always been wicked in my view. Great stuff, looking forward to what is next!

[questioneering]

Cheers! Have a look at my other videos, I built a version with a much more powerful boiler and full RC. It works pretty well.

[SpiderSnipe]

hey nice job, pple dont realize it but that takes a lotta effort to build, really nice job....it may be slow but does it have torque?

[NineLivesProductions]

yeah, tanks are supposed to have torque over speed, why do you think they can run over cars and crap like that?

[TechUnadept]

looks like the Steam-powered Battle Wagon from Steamboy...

[cedartowndawg]

This is just an idea but did you consider routing the exhaust steam back into the boiler through a one way valve for longer run time?

[hwoods01]

steam powered tanks were attempted and abandoned in WWI for a plethera of reasons.

[bluemoondiadochi]

um, an idea; check out the doble steam car for power unit. conventional steam engine isn't very useful on a tank. doble steam engine should do.

[hXcKinkBMX]

badass i would do that but 1 im stupid and 2 i have no patience

[TibtheBear]

awesome iwant one

[MASKIN08]

awsome video

[localdu]

strap a steam turbine, then that beast will roar

[Darforl]

I want u to build a 10 ton steam powered tank with a flamethrower.

[PlasmaStar9]

Slow is good too. It's like watching an old WW1 movie. Good job!

[fangus503]

you should really make two independent engines for either tread. then you could have independent tracks for skid steer. then your electronics would only have to move valves, not gears.

[questioneering]

In principle that's fine, but for this model that wouldn't work.

The gearbox has a single input shaft and the steering works via a pair of clutches to engage and disengage the tracks. You'd also need to factor in size weight and cost too!

[fangus503]

is it a kit? or is it custom built? anyway youd run one boiler, and two engines. youd save weight by eliminating the complex gearbox, and cost by having a much more simple circuit and only two servos instead of three.

[questioneering]

It's custom - an old Tamiya tank kit and the body work is cut from sheet metal and tubing. The boiler was pre-assembled, but I didn't fancy messing around with steam at fairly high pressures (40 psi).

[bowlingwithzombies]

if only it can turn, that would be awsome

[questioneering]

The later version can - this was just an attempt to see if it'd move. Have a look at the other vids if you want to see how it improved over time.

[woodlandsteve]

Well,,, It's different, but amazing. nice work

[haxor98]

makes me wana say....steamboy..

[gizz828]

please put this into production

[bionicdog999]

awesome work,

damn thats cool if you have the chance to. try 4 cylinders. great stuff!

[Drinutdi]

crabfu inspired?

[questioneering]

Yep - had a good chat with him about how to go about it. He was very generous with his time.

[Darkstud88]

the chassis from the tamiya Pershing and a V twin steam engine...

Nice job :)!! I'm getting back into the world of steam engines and i might have a go myself- but with a bit higher gear ratio so it won't get overtaken by snails ;)

:)

[questioneering]

Thanks very much. I tried a higher gearing, but found the best solution was a more powerful engine and boiler. Check out the vid of the final version of the model. It uses a gas-powered Regner marine engine & flue boiler running at about 40 psi. Much better torque and RPM.

[JiiHoo85]

Amazing

[SMGJohn]

they should discovered this in 1800 and us it in war

[mvpkiller1]

amazing

[tommee10533]

It looks like you used a chassis from a Tamiya tank, great job.

[Dudtz]

Thats just a steam powered tracked tractor.

[kougra1314]

that basicaly desribes a tank you dumb ass

[hdfkd]

kool where can i get 1 of them

[synthesizer301]

no more speed i,m almost there lol

super this engine

[blazquezzz]

this is great, man.

[mattpow1]

regardless of what others say...... Its great!

[Matthewsaaan]

Would you call yourself a steampunk?

[questioneering]

No, not really, although this model is tending towards a Steampunk feel.

I just like making pointless contraptions. I don't type on a brass keyboard or anything like that!

[rangerssteamtoys]

looks like crabfus first steam tank to

[questioneering]

Yep, I've been talking to I-Wei over at crabfu, and he's been very generous in sharing his time and experience