1/6 Scale Walker Bulldog R/C Tank                                                          Construction Start: 29 Nov 2008

Scale Specs			Full Scale
Length Overall: 1174mm Body Length: 970mm Width:  544mm Height: 466mm Clearance: 60mm Speed: 12km/h                     Battery: 4 Panasonic 12v 5.4ah@20            Hull: Reinforced 1/2" Plywood Motors: 24v brushless servo motors Armament: .68 cal modified Brass Eagle paintball marker Motor Control: Tri-Pac Speed Control Radio Control: 6 Channel Futaba			Dimensions         : Length, 8.22 m (26.9 ft)(5.82m); width, 3.17 m (10.4 ft); height,                              2.72 m (8.9 ft) Combat weight    : 23,495 kg (25.9 tons) Engine                 : Continental or Lycoming 6-cylinder air-cooled supercharged                              500-horsepower gasoline Armament            : One 76mm M32 main gun; one .30 caliber Browning machine                               gun, coaxial; one .50 caliber Browning machine gun, antiaircraft Crew                   : 4 Speed                  : 72 km/h (44.5 mph) Range                  : 160 km (99 mi) Obstacle/grade performance: 0.71 m (2.3 ft)
				The biggest challenge  was scaling this beast down. Unlike the more popular tanks (Tigers, Shermans, Panzers, etc), there were no scale plans to be had.  So armed with the real dimensions, some basic math, and the line drawing I found, I set to work scaling it down to 1/6 scale. Well, 1/6-ish. It was impracital to have a measurement of 139.75 mm. Here it is laid out with masking tape on my basement floor.                                  .............................................................................................................................................................................
Click for larger Image					The hull under construction: Drive wheels, idler wheels, and  road wheels. Testing for alignment.
The F.L.I.T.S. (Fred's Labour Intensive Track System) as named by my better half. I was very lucky to be given some oak strips. They were off an 1950's swather and had been stored in the barn all nice and dry for the better part of  30 years. Very well cured.					Finally, a rolling chasis. Setting up for top idler wheel fabrication.