Tommy Styrvoky

Screen shot 2014-08-21 at 12.40.46 PM by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Screen shot 2014-08-21 at 12.45.27 PM by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr here are the blueprints, i'm not sure if i can fix the problem with the suspension, because it would require using 4 wide wheels. i think I will leave enough space in the bottom of the hull for possibly this conversion M4A2E4

his tank uses modified parts for the suspension, i also would like for the suspension to be independent from the tank hull.

I have plans for a hot rod based on a Ford model A chassis.

they are affixed to the front bumper.

the aren't comming appart, the wheels would make contact with them so the had to be raised a little higher when the front suspension is compressed .

The interleaving roadwheels look better than regular gears and the light bley ones are way more common than the dark bley 6x6 dishes.

it had panels that were removable, i choose to not have them because it shows the engine

Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr This is my first halftrack, and it turned out pretty well. The Sd.Kfz (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) stands for special purpose vehicle, this vehicle is the largest halftrack that was produced in large quantities during World War II. It was used to haul heavy gun emplacements like the 15cm, 17cm, 21cm, and 24cm ; it was also used to tow damaged vehicles, one Sd.kfz 9 could pull 28 tons of weight. This allowed one vehicle to easily pull a Pz. IV and lighter variants but for larger tanks like the tiger and panther series, it would require 3 of these to pull one of them. My model is powered by 2 XL motors that drive a 1:3 ratio then a 12:20 for the final drive ratio .The chassis is composed of studless parts so its a very rigid construct, on top of that is a studded cab and bed assembly. There are 3 M motors (winch, engine, steering). Features of my model -torsion bar suspension for interleaved road wheels -front axle is a live axle suspension -utilizes a braked differential for ease of turning long tracks -headlights -continuously idling V6 engine -steering wheel rotates when steered -motorized winch -folding windshield -easy removal of battery box Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr the steering box and the braked differential, the rear rack and pinion applies pressure on one of the 2 disk brakes Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 18t Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr this is how strong the chassis is ( it weighs approximately 10 lb's) Lego Sd.Kfz. 9 Famo 18t 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr

I have been planning to create instructions for one of my large scale RC Tanks for a while and after some thought, the M4 Sherman seems like a good model to build because of the large variety of variants and available modifications that you can do to it. Here are some examples of the variants that i will probably be building This will be my base model, the M4A2 off of the original model it could be converted to a Sherman Crab with mine flail The next variant, the M4A3E2 it has a modified mantlet and additional armor M4 with bulldozer, there are variants of it on the M4A3E2 hull and on the M4A3E2 hull M4 with mine rollers (Not sure how I will create the discs for the rollers) another variant of the rollers ( i will probably build the first one only ) M4A2E8, note the larger tracks Plans for the Model This vehicle will be designed to be modular and allow for ease of user making their own modifications to it Functions 2 speed transmission ( similar to my Tiger I's) 360˚ turret rotation (no motors in the turret) gun elevation/depression lights opening hatches crank start function for turning on battery box V6 engine that operates continuously a separate transmission that will be shifted my the main one, to control parts like the mine flail/bulldozer bade working suspension adjustable idler tensioning for tracks suspension there are 2 variants of suspension, The VVSS (vertical volute spring suspension) on the early M4's and HVSS (horizontal volute spring suspension) on the M4A3E8 VVSS my versions They aren't sprung vertically because they would be too tall, not sure what version yet version 1 Lego M4A3E2 by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr version2 Lego M4A3E2 by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr HVSS my version Lego M4A3E8 by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Feel free to suggest ideas and modify the parts to make them more realistic, i'm trying to make this one of my best builds, so others can improve and modify it to fit their needs.

They look ok but I wish that every part would be like the grass blocks ( they would be smooth like in game). The studs look out of place, it looks very unfinished and some of the proportions are wrong (the birch tree's trunk, fence posts) the trunk should be a 2x2 block and the fence posts should be 1x1 blocks. Also i'm not too fond of the dark bley plate on the light bley...

that would be very slow (6 rpm) but it would be incredibly powerful with 1 Xl probably not the best ratio, i would go with a 5:1 ratio.

Impressive size, are you going to make some rails for displaying this ?

Lego Sdkfz 9 Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr I finished up the bed, I just have to figure out what to do with those cords.

Great build, good luck with college.

I think that adding PF parts creates a greater challenge than building without them. The size if the parts can be difficult to incorperate into small models but with larger models the torque output can be a fun challenge to achive. With my models, anyone could build a shell without the PF parts but with the PF parts added, it can allow for interesting additions to the drive train (RC transmissions,subtractor/adders) these can significantly improve the complexity of the model and take up even more space in the hull.

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Lego Sdkfz 9 famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr more progress, all thats left to add for the chassis is the winch assembly. Then I can add the body.

nice, i'm hopping to try and finish it before the end of next week, possibly with a 21 cm gun with my recoiling breech design.

Have you gotten around to starting on it ?

Are you correcting the mistakes on the first version and up scaling it ?

Lego Sdkfz 9 Famo 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr more progress, I shortened the distance between road wheels and the front is now suspended and can be steered.

you should post your Maus if you do get around to putting XL motors in it.

if you look at the pictures at the top of this page, the tracks are usually a Metalic grey color so the grey might actually look more realistic.