yves tiger 1 update

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:07 pm

Hello guys,

Thanks for the info Marcel ( websides )
Yes John i cut te sleeves of the sweater ( see topic of animatronics
by Sym.

Thanks for the compliments Sym.

regards Yves

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:07 pm

Hello everyone,

Finally the tiger1 has left the factory, with a lot of help from
my good friend Sven Strobbe. It has lasted nearly six hours it was a lot of work to set the transmitter ok, but finaly almost everything
workt. Just must find out how i must connect the lights and the
2 MG guns flash. Tommorw i set up the tankcrew and maybe
the blankfire.

I got one movie of the tank but i donth know how to post it
I donth know if the program that i use for posting my pictures
on the forum also can upload movies.

regards Yves

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:41 pm

Hello

I am gonna try if the movie works here,
i was able to upload the movie with the same program i use
for posting pictures. Now i hope this movie will run.

http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/155/56517366.mp4/

regards Yves

Sven Strobbe · Post by **Sven Strobbe** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:54 pm

It was about time i came by, now the Beast finaly drives, and works Tiger...

I should be getting back to my Beast The King Tiger...

Next we work out the rest like the animatronics and the lights...
It wasn't easy to get thru the documents and the wirediagram, will need to give some feedback to Mark.

And now get to sleep Yves...

Regards

Sven

Marcel de Groene · Post by **Marcel de Groene** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:08 am

Looking great Yves!!!

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:14 am

Thanks Marcel,

Tomorrow i am gonna make a movie of the tiger 1
driving to a brick wall, that will be a lot of fun,
and afterwards back to the factory for a new transmission
ha ha ha ha

greetings yves

John Fitzsimons · Post by **John Fitzsimons** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:25 am

Looks great now. running very smoothly. have fun with it and post more movies.

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:08 pm

Hello,

Today me and Sven try the smoker, that works fine with the baby
oil the blankfire tested with just with a primer in the shell
sometimes it go off and sometimes it donth go off. Than i tested
a blackpowder cartdrige in one of my shotguns ( spas 12 )
my got what a big bang a flash and lot of smoke. Than tested in the blankfire but it donth go off, very strange i donth have a clue
what to do now.

Here is a video driving ath the front door of my house, the smoker
is switch off in the movies

http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/847/ckii.mp4/

http://imageshack.us/clip/my-videos/195/dco.mp4/

regards Yves

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:40 am

Hi Yves with regards to the blank firer not going off, is it that the unit is not rotating, or is it going through the action but not striking the primmer, if it is striking the primmer, is it leaving an impression in the cap? It may not be hitting the primmer hard enough , take a look and we can go from there. Be careful after a miss fire give it say i min cool off time before you take a look cheers Phil

Tim McCarthy · Post by **Tim McCarthy** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:33 am

G'day Yves
I have found with the blank firers I have, that the 3 bolts that hold the brass triangle in the back are critical for a smooth operation.
I found by taking the time to align these bolts, not just screw them in to the holder, their is less binding as the brass triangle moves up and down, giving greater reliability takes a bit of time but once found locktite into place.
Also if you have tried a blank and it has light strike the primer then the firing pin requires more depth. Do not reuse the same blank as I found out that whilst they will work in your normal shotgun they have a high failure rate when reused in the armortek blank firer causing frustration.
Once you have your depth I have a second nut on the middle screw so it does not wind out.
I have found that after firing 6 rounds that the firing pin can get a little slow so I give that a spray with Gunk out to get rid of any residue and then a light gun lubricant spray.
Sorry I cannot find my blank firer manual or I would have used the correct wording for each part but I hope this helps
Personally they are great addition well worth the time to set up and give the tank a great dimension
Regards
Timbo

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:09 pm

Hello Phil and Tim,

Phil, the drum rotates so thats not the problem, i think that wat Tim said about the brass triangle with the 2 bolts with the springs on
thats maybe the problem, i will find it out later now i am working
on my animatronic fig. I will take some pictures of the primmers
that when go off and post them tomorrow on the forum.

Thank you guys for the response and information
sorry for my bad english
regards Yves

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:05 pm

Today i workt on the tiger 1

I re-workt the loaders hatch bolts from cap screws to hex head,
it looks much better

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I setup the 2 brackets for the animatronics ( no picture )

I did a test drive in to my car, here is a movie

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And now some pictures of the static engine and electronic module setup.

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The blankfire setup.

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some pictures of driving in and uit of the car

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The red cartriges go's off the green ones donth go off

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regards Yves

Phil Woollard · Post by **Phil Woollard** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:09 am

By the looks of the indentation marks the firing pin is either not hitting hard enough or not deep enough or a combination of both , the green carts have a tougher primmer material the red carts are softer so maybe stick with manufacture of the latter.
In the initial trials it was found that when the battery voltage was low or the unit was sticking/binding due to debris this slowed the action down and it would become lazy as the hammer dropped off the indent cam.
Keep things clean and well oiled.
I notice that the pin is also leaving a scuff line as the cart pass by it , this will slow the action down and maybe damage the cylinder ( all be it cosmetically) the return spring may need replacing and so keep the pin away from the cart face.
I have also noticed that some carts have a slightly thicker rolled edge than others this causes the cart to sit high in the chamber and so cause binding, make sure that the chamber lip face is also clean.
When a shotgun breech is closed conciderable pressure pushes the cart firmly into place.

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:10 pm

Hello Phil,

Thanks for your explanation, yesterday evening i change the hammer adjustment screw a little backwards so the fireing pin donth make a scratch on the cartrige.

I will try again later with a blackpowder cartrige.
I am busy now on the animatronics.

kind regards Yves

yves mouton · Post by **yves mouton** » Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:28 pm

Hello,

Made some new pictures of the tiger 1 with crew members

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On top of the turret Mike Stannards wicker container with three
88 shells in. The container must be painted.

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Thats it for now, tomorrow go to work, holiday time is over now
regards Yves