A Slightly Different Pershing...

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A Slightly Different Pershing...
Topic Started: Mar 31 2007, 03:02 PM (171 Views)
Keith	Mar 31 2007, 03:02 PM Post #1
'Tis I Posts: 20 Group: Family Member #7 Joined: December 13, 2005	So, I bought a Pershing not long after they came out, one of the first S&S ones. I was very happy with it, even though the gun didnt last very long. Sure it was fun shooting at stuff, but thats not the main reason I wanted it, I just wanted a tank! lol So after a while, I got bored with it and it sat on the shelf for a long time untouched. One day I decided to get it down and start modifying it a little. I had recently bought some new wireless video gear for one of my planes, but since the weather wasnt cooperating much I decided to pull it out of the plane and stick it on the tank. The gun wasnt functioning, so I decided to just replace it with the camera. The first version was rather crude and ugly, but it worked... The other day I was talking to Outcast, and he showed me how he cut the mud guards off of his Pershing, and I liked it so much I did the same! While I was at it, I decided to integrate the camera more, to make it more appealing to the eye. Here's what I came up with... As you can see, I tucked the camera into the turret a little more, and moved all the video transmitting stuff inside. It's a 2.4GHz 200mW audio/video transmitter, with a Supercircuits PA-3 Mic and PC303XS CCD camera. I've flown that setup on the airplane for almost 1/2 mile and never lost the video feed. The range suffers alot being on the ground in the tank, but I can still drive all over my yard while I sit inside and watch from my PC! It's LOADS of fun. I'll try to get a video recorded next time I have it out, and post it here. Oh, almost forgot, you may have noticed the machine gun on top is moved, I needed to move it to have room for the 2.4GHz antenna to protrude out of the top of the turret, so I moved it according to this picture, the same one that Outcast showed me to see how the fenders were cut on some of them... Thanks for looking! Keith



outcastrc	Mar 31 2007, 06:08 PM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 1,150 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: December 13, 2005	Simply Awesome!!! Looks much better now with all the wires being hidden! Can't wait to see some video of it working.



T-force1	Apr 1 2007, 06:14 AM Post #3
Worthy of the Trax! Posts: 93 Group: Contributing Member Member #97 Joined: July 1, 2006	Oh yeah! Much cleaner installation. I too, would like to see some video!



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