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Good morning Ken, and thank you. Steady progress being made. Not surprisingly it takes time to adjust and concentrate the mind, enjoying the challenge though....Mick

Yes good to see you back Mick, you have been missed! Regards Phil

Good morning chaps, snow on the hills..... progress is slow, nevertheless progress it is....my magical riveting machine....Mick

You mean grey hair?

We have just had a snow shower here in Cornwall to Mick. Good to see the "axe man is back" and working hard,keep those pics coming. kind regards Phil.

Looking good Mick

Good evening everyone, the Roller build is moving along....to much time spent following the Famo's.
I have reached the point where I need to set up the ' Bench Test '. The armoured car bodywork is coming together nicely....still putting off building the wheels, for the time being....
Just an observation and a point of interest, whosoever complied the instructions and diagrams for the Rolls Royce Armoured Car Motion and Options pack deserves a 'pat on the back', well done. They are the most comprehensive, easy to follow instructions so far….brilliant. They are a real pleasure, a huge leap forward Armortek….Mick

Looking really good Mick. I love the black chassis paint - looks great.
Bbo

Your so organized Mick and already at that stage yet again, I to am following your build with interest, Kind regards phil.

Thank you Phil and Robert for your comments. Finally completed the 'Bench Test', no real problems, and remember I soon lose track of where I am going with each radio control lead. The instruction booklet is a blessing. I am restricted to using my Spektrum DX6 for this setup. I have a Spektrum DX8 on order. The armoured car motion/sound requires at least seven Rx channels.
The Rolls Royce engine sounds 'clapped' ....and the 'voice' overs on the sound board are lifted from the Morris Quad voice sounds...I was expecting to hear a rather nice 'plummy' voice, it is a Rolls Royce after all .....Still following the Famo builds, too heavy for me Phil, I do like the 'Grant' though, may have to check the contents of my savings tin, hidden under the bed, . Keep on keeping on lads....Mick

That's a mile stone for your build, all that spaghetti everywhere nicely sorted , you are so very organised I must say, I'm never that organised! Why so many channels needed for the Armoured car Mick? Kind regards Phil.

Hello Phil, the seven channels are Main Drive, Steering, Radiator Fan and Lights, Turret Turn, Front Armour Door Open, Gun Elevation, Trigger for Sounds ...if I could work out how to assign the 'sounds' to a three way toggle switch, B or G located on the top of the DX6 it would free up the right hand stick, which I use presently.....I have the 'sounds' on the R/H stick at the moment by moving the stick left to right. I get confused with Rx port assignments and channel input configuration, so I set up with a layout I knew worked, aka my Panther....The instructions booklet is fine, it's how I configure my Spektrum Tx I can't work out, I have a mental block when it comes to the' port/channel assignments....I have never been comfortable with radio setups. My moto is....if all the systems work, we have lift off ... Mick

Mick, we have our sounds set up on "D" on our DX6 (was on "B", but that stick broke off!!)

Steps below show how we set do the setup:

Bingo , now that's what I am talking about.....pictures speak a thousand words, or something like that. I will reprogram my DX6 forthwith. Thank you Mr Armortek. …..Mick

Good morning each, update from a few days ago. My Spektrum DX8 G2 had arrived and having received advice from Kian I ran a fresh bench test. Suffice to say all is well. The 'sounds' are relocated to a three way toggle switch and with the eight channels mean all motion units are working individually, niceeee. Looking forward to the 'solid wheels' . I will build the wire ones as well. ...Mick

Hi Michael

Still following your build and congratulations on your DX8. I also have one like that. Is your left stick spring-loaded to centre? On mine only the right stick is spring-loaded. I was wondering if it's possible to also make the left stick spring-loaded.

Vince