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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/","20110827084354","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1314434634"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="content-type"> <title>SteamPunk Lobster Tank</title> </head> <body> <div style="text-align: center; font-family: arial;"><big><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Steam Tank "Lobster"<br> </span><small><small>RC steam powered tank</small></small><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br> </span></big></big><img style="width: 250px; height: 167px;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/lobster_tank_icon1.jpg" alt=""><br> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Specs:</span></big><br> <span style="font-style: italic;"></span> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Engine / Boiler:</span> Regner Midi Marine Plant<br style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chassis:</span> Tamiya 1/16 clutch driven tank <br> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fuel:</span> Propane / Butane mix<br> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Operating Pressure:</span> 30-40 PSI <br> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Running Time:</span> 20 Min<br> </div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Info:<br> </span></big> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Chassis:</span> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br> So I'm a sucker for tanks, this is one of several steam tanks that I've made.<br> <div style="text-align: center;"> I've gained a lot of experience with each tank, and this is the best running<br>  r/c steam tank that I've made so far. As usual, I used an old & used<br>  Tamiya 1/16 tank chassis with clutch drive for skid steering. Electric motor<br>  was removed, and Regner steam engine just barely fit into that space. <br> Bottom of the aluminum chassis were cut a bit to mount the engine. <br> The compact Regner Midi boiler and gas tank fits nicely into the <br> middle of the chassis, giving it good balance, as well as room to spare<br>  for the R/C gear. I fitted the Steam Lobster Tank with a 3 channel radio <br> control system; one for steering, one for engine's forward <br> and reverse / throttle, and one for the steam whistle. <br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/tamiya_tank2.jpg" alt="" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;"><br> <small><span style="font-style: italic;">old Tamiya 1/16 Tank</span></small><br> </div> </div> <br> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Body: </span><br> Once the mechanics were worked out, I tackled on making a body for the tank. <br> I wanted a SteamPunk, organic, and marine inspired body for this tank,<br> so I did some quick sketches of different ideas. One thing that I wanted<br> to keep for sure was the lobster tail engine enclosure at the end of<br> the tank. Initial drawings had guns & turrets, but I ended up canning<br> the idea after building up the head of the tank. I liked the bare head<br> of the tank, reminds me of submarines. The body is made from aluminum<br>  sheet  metal plates, it was fairly easy to cut and shape. Nuts and bolts were <br> used to secure it all together, making sure that none of the body work interferes<br>  with the mechanics inside of the tank.  <br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steam_tank_sketch.jpg" alt="" style="width: 300px; height: 372px;"><br> <small style="font-style: italic;">Concept doodles for the body<br> <br> </small><img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/unpainted2.jpg" alt=""><br> <small><span style="font-style: italic;">Aluminum Sheet metal body<br> <br> </span></small><img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/unpainted1.jpg" alt="">    <br> <small><span style="font-style: italic;">Underside of the body</span></small><br> <br> Once the body work was done, paint was applied <br> (heat resistant spray paint), and railing fitted. <br> The brass rails & port holes came from model boat<br> fittings, and ties the whole thing together pretty well.<br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steam_tank_lobster4.jpg" alt="">   <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steam_tank_lobster2.jpg" alt=""><br> <small style="font-style: italic;">Final body work <br> <br> </small> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><big><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo Gallery</span></big><br> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steampunk_tank2.jpg" alt=""><br> <br> <br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steampunk_tank9.jpg" alt=""><br> <br> <br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steampunk_tank6.jpg" alt=""><br> <br> <br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steampunk_tank_deck.jpg" alt=""><br> <br> <br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steam_lobster_tank3.jpg" alt=""><br> <br> <br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steam_lobster_tank2.jpg" alt=""><br> <br> <br> <img src="/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/rc_steam_lobster_tank/steampunk_tank_clutch.jpg" alt=""><br> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">VIDEO:<br> </span> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><object height="350" width="425"><param =""><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M1bEquY931g"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354oe_/http://www.youtube.com/v/M1bEquY931g" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></object> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/"><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354im_/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/crabfu_steamworks_banner.jpg" style="border: 0px solid ; width: 400px; height: 115px;"></a><br> </div> <a style="font-family: arial;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354/http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/">Back to Crabfu SteamWorks</a><br> </div> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> </object></div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.1"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.2"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript1.3"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354js_/http://c4.gostats.com/js/count4.js?id=2871"></script> <noscript><div><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354/http://c4.gostats.com/click.xml?2871" target="_top"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354im_/http://c4.gostats.com/bin/count?a=2871&t=4&i=10&z=" style="border-width:0px" alt="GoStats hit counter"/></a><br/> <a style="font-size: 9px" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110827084354/http://gostats.com/" title="GoStats hit counter">GoStats hit counter</a></div></noscript>  </div> </body> </html>