Leopard 2A5 construction part2

40% scale paintball tank build

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• paintball
• tank

[panthertank126]

hey did you just whent to useing sqear tooping for the track teeth with out criping it or makeing them trigelr like dave mansons tracks

[ttank428]

I did at first but they started taking chunks out of my wheels so i had to cut and crimp them.

[wolfyys]

of the $7000 you spent on this project, does that only cover the materials + engine? (no overheads or tooling)

[ttank428]

The total of the tank as of now stands at 12,300 that's engine pump motors + materials. about 1500 of that really doesn't count because my first pump and controls didn't pan out so it's sitting on a shelf. Tools and overhead were separate, but you can always use tools on other projects or more tanks.

[wolfyys]

How much did you spend just on the tanks body? (no engine or hydraulic motors - just the rolling chassis)

12k is very expensive, I could buy a FV 432 for about £6000 (no offence intended)

[ttank428]

If it were me I would go with the FV 432 hell if I knew where to get one at that price, I would still try and get it. Just guessing on just the steel I would say around 3000. The wheels were 21 per wheel and the springs were 19 per spring. there's 28 wheels and 14 springs. Not to mention this isn't a perfected machine I'm constantly repairing and revamping. So if your going for a well oiled and tested machine I would definitely go with the FV.

[ttank428]

But if you like to tinker and build this is a great project.

[RunSolo]

Very nice work, can't wait to see more...

[jonny48884]

Its awesome! Good luck futher!

[ttank428]

pretty much. Thought about using torflex stub axles, but that would have been too expensive.

[CEITCOGIDO]

Is this christie suspension, instead of original's torsion bar? :)

[heyhayo]

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