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My first ever Instructable, yay!This was one of the more fun projects I've attempted and I'm fairly pleased with the results.Most of the parts and ski...
I'm not much of a computer aided design guy, I tend to get a picture in my head and go with that. I made a list of things I wanted the machine to incl...
I dug through my scrap bins until I found this 18" x 14" x 0.1" aluminum sheet. My work is neighbors with a machine shop and they let me help myself t...
The main weapon is going to be a modified Nerf Vulcan. It needs a place to mount and it needs to be able to pan back and forth, that's where the turre...
To move the tank I went looking as the local hardware surplus store. I found a pair of 24V 'Valco' gearmotors for $15 each. They spin at about 50rpm, ...
I centered the turret and use some 1" x 1" x 0.125" steel angle stock to bolt it down. I tapped holes in the polycarbonate blocks and screwed the mot...
I had to make some custom shafts to mount the wheels to. I was originally just going to modify some allen keys of the right size but I ended up gettin...
The wheels are stock tires from a Traxxas E-Maxx monster truck. The wheels were donated by some friends who had upgraded their truck to fancier wheels...
I decided to use magnets to mount the gun to the turret. The benefits of this are the gun is easy to remove and I don't have to drill that many holes ...
I needed a way to pull the trigger remotely, and like the turret I'm going to use a servo. For anyone wanting to build remote controlled projects ser...
I got the wireless camera system from a place called China Vasion for less than $30. It doesn't have the greatest range or quality in the world but it...
The main system battery is a 24V 3000mAh 'Battlepack' NiCad. To mount it I machined some aluminum standoffs on my lathe and then used a strip of polyc...
To control the drive motors I'm using a Sabretooth 2X10 speed controller from Dimension Engineering. The receiver is a standard Futaba 7 channel unit...
I added some 4" x 0.125" aluminum flat bars across the wheel mount to stiffen the frame up and hopefully keep stuff from bending. I will be using thes...
I cut up some more of that 0.1" scrap aluminum to act as the armor panels. The jigsaw does a really nice job as these and is pretty accurate too if yo...
I like adding sound to things. Shown here is a pair of 100W speakers I got from a surplus electronics store for $20. I wish I would have shopped arou...
I used a jigsaw to cut the holes in the side armor panels. The cuts were pretty rough around the edges but the speakers cover that up nicely. :P Best...
The wireless camera runs off 9V nominally, going any higher will probably fry it. I wanted to hook it up to the main 24V battery so I built this regul...
To turn the tank on and off I'm using a automotive store switch I got for $4. Its rated for 35A so it should be more than enough for what I need. I mo...
I hate wiring things, I'm not very good at it and I don't enjoy it very much. But it has to be done so... Here is a shot of the insides, its prettyst...
I wanted the solar panel to act as a charger but its only designed to charge 12V lead acid batteries like you would find in a motorbike or ATV. I'm go...
These are the parts that let me view the camera from my computer. The laptop is nice since its mobile but I can use any computer that I install the d...
There she is, just before her first real test. For the most part it works well but there are some things that will need upgrading in the future. To se...
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(if so I want that job)