Building a tank for shatnerball next year

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  • agdemagman69
    hehe 69 ^
    • Aug 2002
    • 896

    #1

    Building a tank for shatnerball next year

    hey, a couple of my friends and i are gonna build a tank for shatner ball next year, and i was wondering what the rules about having them were, how you enter them (is there a price?) and etc....

    also, if you have any ideas for the tank let us know...

    *the tank will be for the borgs of course*
    Last edited by agdemagman69; 09-02-2002, 04:10 PM.
  • Heat
    hello lamewads
    • Oct 2000
    • 4463

    #2
    I think the coolest thing ever... would eb a tank with a working turret. Something other then.. oooohhhh that looks cool.

    I have NO clue about tanks, never even considered building one. But I would say CUSTOM is the way to go. Most tanks I've seen are extremly tall and narrow. Check out tired that wally world has and findsomething that won't get stuck easy. A larger size motor, something about 10hp or more and a tube chasis. built for 2 ppl. Make it wide. Than cover with fiber glass pannels. They are EASY to make and EASY to replace, not particularly cheap but... we are talking a dencent tank right?

    The most though would have to go into the turret. I would find 2 or 4 old guns.. all the same, ie spiders of model 98's replace the trigger and stuff with cylinoids from radio shake and time them to be full auto, it's not that hard, but it will take some tweaking. Give the turret enough though that it will be able to pivot up and down enough to lob paint into the distance, as well es peg ppl closer. And I would definatly put ALOT of though into how you're gonna let the operators see what they are doing....Plexi glass is reasonable.. but what happens when it's full of paint? Windshield wipers? get real... A tight mesh grill would be better, but then you're going to have paint all over inside!!... so there's something to think about. As an added bonus... you could and even fairly easily come up with an idea to launch smoke grenades...with a simple pneumatic spud gun.

    hmm... I think I need to get involved in this... it sounds like fun. If anyone in the Des Moines area thinks it might be fun, has maybe some of these parts laying around, maybe ya wanna drop me a line and we can talk about it? I surly don't wanna invest my life savings... but it would be a cool project?

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    • agdemagman69
      hehe 69 ^
      • Aug 2002
      • 896

      #3
      wow, thanx for the feedback.... those are some great ideas

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      • Tron
        Registered User
        • May 2002
        • 654

        #4
        First get one of these.
        MAX amphibious 6x6 ATVs are designed for hunting, fishing, farming, recreation, work, and search & rescue. Drive through mud, water, snow, and swamp. View models, pricing, and dealers.


        Then go here and ask for a custom made 6 barrel gun with 2-Gallon loaders hoaked up to a scuba.


        Then customize to your liking.

        You could use a light mesh over the max roofs they sell so it will bounce paint and then you can wipe off whatever breaks on the windshield.


        -Tron

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        • 1stdeadeye
          Still around????
          • Jun 2002
          • 8501

          #5
          Easy Idea!

          A buddy of mine and I were actually kicking around a tank idea. You can pick up a used, beat up Suzuki Samurai for around $750. Plywood for the body design and then you have a 4WD thin tank. It won't be street legal anymore, but at least you'll have team-mates around you to set it right after it tips over.

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          • agdemagman69
            hehe 69 ^
            • Aug 2002
            • 896

            #6
            were gonna make a custom body for ours (were cheap bastards...) and were gonna hook up our own weapon system.

            were gonna add some extendable walls to it so we can make it a moving Bunker for infantry. the walls will have small windows in them so people can shoot through the holes.

            Im also thinking about putting a netting in front of the window so that MOST of the paint bounces off

            anybody know the rules for the tanks?

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            • Coaster
              Registered User
              • Apr 2002
              • 421

              #7
              you could use both the mesh and plexiglass. Glass behind the mesh. Just a thought..

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              • Pand0ra
                Don't open the box
                • Sep 2001
                • 377

                #8
                Go there http://www.armoredfistpaintball.com/.

                You'll find all the infos you need about tanks.

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                • agdemagman69
                  hehe 69 ^
                  • Aug 2002
                  • 896

                  #9
                  ok, i jsut found out that you have to be insured for 300 grand so i dont think its gonna happen...

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                  • Skoad
                    Registered User
                    • Feb 2002
                    • 3265

                    #10
                    can i have my sig back??

                    :)

                    Anyway.....I was thinking of changing my old go-kart into some sort of paintball vehicle, but i'm not really sure what kind of obsticle courses they ahve the tanks go through.


                    Can anyone explain what they had to go on for Shatnerball, or any other scenario for that matter?

                    my kart doens' thave much ground clearance :)

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                    • Coaster
                      Registered User
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 421

                      #11
                      it would be cool if you created a large "loader" of a case of paint and had it hooked to a gun via a warpfeed with a very long hose. And, ofcourse had some kind of bulk air tank directly connected to the gun.

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                      • Crazy
                        Denver Altitude
                        • Dec 2001
                        • 1148

                        #12
                        how about a huge motor home? ;x
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                        • Coaster
                          Registered User
                          • Apr 2002
                          • 421

                          #13
                          Re: Building a tank for shatnerball next year

                          Originally posted by agdemagman69
                          \i was wondering what the rules about having them were

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                          • FooTemps
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                            • Sep 2001
                            • 6702

                            #14
                            Is it possilbe to make a grenade launcher type paintball gun for scenario games or would it be illegal against players?

                            It would be a really interesting weapon to use in scenario games. Just imagine a shoulder mounted mass paint launcher....

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                            • 845
                              Banned
                              • Nov 2001
                              • 1809

                              #15
                              It would be cool to mike a hellhound like tank..

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