Hello to all,
thank you for your comments!
Ian,
for designing the driver seat I used the kit AF35143 from AFV Club in 1/35 scale. The kit has the complete interior. Another good source is the book Rissian Armor Vol. 4 T-34 Medium Tank. I measured the parts for the driver seat and enlarged it to 1/6 scale. The seat is placed on a base plate with all neccessary things, so it can be placed in the model ore also removed. The base plate has a cutout for the front suspension arm. Having the seat ready, I found out, that the figur is to big, to place on the seat without a conflict with its head. Thats, why I removed the legs of the seat and milled out the cushion of the seat.
In the movie, the servos are controlled by a servo-tester/servo-programmer. Later on, the servos will be controlled in parallel to the speed controller. The head of the driver is also animated with one servo, but not shown in the movie.
parts milled in 2mm Polystyrol (top left: parts for the legs, bottom: base plate)
parts milled in 2mm Polystyrol (parts right: arm rests)
seat back
seat cushion
seat placed on base plate
The base of the control sticks are designed like in the 1/35 kit
for controlling I used digital servos, so I could reduce the servo ways
The milled out cushion
If you have further questions, don't hesitate, to contact me.
