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Homebuilt FT17 / M1917 3/4 Scale Tank PT 2 Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 183 seconds I made tank this for paintball and airsoft games. I was inspired by Dave Mason and his 2/5 Sherman tank. I made it into a replica of a Renault FT17 / M1917. This is a second installment where I am testing the steering. Related: airsoft, ft17, homebuilt, homemade, m1917, paintball, renault, replica, scaled, tank, tankball, war, ww1, wwii |
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Homebuilt FT17 / M1917 3/4 Scale Tank Newsreel Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 146 seconds I made tank this for paintball and airsoft games. I was inspired by Dave Mason and his 2/5 Sherman tank. I made it into a replica of a Renault FT17 / M1917 Related: airsoft, ft17, homebuilt, homemade, m1917, paintball, reenactment, renault, replica, scaled, tank, tankball, war, ww1, wwii |
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Homebuilt FT17 / M1917 3/4 Scale Tank Construction Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 244 seconds I made tank this for paintball and airsoft games. I was inspired by Dave Mason and his 2/5 Sherman tank. I made it into a replica of a Renault FT17 / M1917. Related: airsoft, ft17, homebuilt, homemade, m1917, paintball, renault, replica, tank, tankball, war, ww1, wwii |
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Homebuilt FT17 / M1917 3/4 Scale Tank Newsreel 2 Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 71 seconds This the second in a series of old style newsreels about the construction progress of my FT17 WW1 tank. Related: airsoft, ft17, homebuilt, homemade, m1917, newsreel, paintball, renault, replica, tank, tankball, war, ww1 |
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Slideshow Walkaround FT17 3/4 Scaled Tank Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 108 seconds Put this together to give you some other angles of my tank. Related: airsoft, cammo, ft17, homebuilt, homemade, m1917, paintball, replica, scaled, tank, tankball, war, ww1 |
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Homebuilt FT17 / M1917 3/4 Scale Tank Newsreel 3 Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 46 seconds This the third in a series of old style newsreels about the construction progress of my FT17 WW1 tank. I am test firing the main gun several times without any malfunctions. Very Loud! BLANK SHELLS ONLY Related: aef, airsoft, cannon, ft17, homebuilt, homemade, m1917, newsreel, paintball, renault, replica, tank, war, ww1 |
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Startup of my FT17 tank engine Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 36 seconds Early video of my testing of the engine for my scaled tank. Related: afv, continental, engine, ft17, m1917, scaled, tank, ww1 |
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Scaledtank Nerf Air Cannon Test 1 Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 49 seconds Test firing my homebuilt Nerf compressed air 50mm cannon. This cannon is made with a functional recoil system. It has some bugs that need worked out still. I built this for installation in my 3/4 scale FT17 tank. Related: air, airsoft, cannon, homemade, nerf, paintball, scaled, tank |
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Scaled FT17/M1917 3/4 Tank Engine Test Run 2 Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 64 seconds Test running the engine on my homebuilt 3/4 scaled replica FT17 tank again. I spent the afternoon rebuilding the carb and then testing the results. Related: airsoft, cammo, ft17, homebuilt, homemade, m1917, paintball, replica, scaled, tank, tankball, war, ww1 |
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Tanks to the front Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 25 seconds Short movie clip of a couple of FT17 tanks on their way to the St. Mihiel front in WWI. Related: afv, animation, blender, ft17, newsreel, tank, ww1 |
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Scaled FT17/M1917 3/4 Tank Engine Test Run Posted by: rwhendrix
Video duration: 20 seconds Test running the engine on my homebuilt 3/4 scaled replica FT17 tank. I have installed a new exaust muffler and am testing the result. Its about half as loud as before without the homemade custom muffler. Also as you can tell ive repainted it in WW1 battlefield cammo paint pattern to more closely match the historical photos from that time. Related: airsoft, cammo, ft17, homebuilt, homemade, m1917, paintball, replica, scaled, tank, tankball, war, ww1 |
