Hi all,
Has anyone successfully adapted an Airsoft electric tank turret gun for robotic use?
I have been wondering how easy it would be to disassable one of the Airsoft equipped model tanks and use the Airsoft electric gun turret?
Regards,
TCIII
The under $100 toy tanks have very cheap guts to the pellet gun turret. They are inaccurate, weak and wear out fast.
There are much better versions you can buy for the more serious r/c tanks.
I have a couple of guts pulled from cheap r/c tanks. I could post some pictures for you tomorrow.
Hi evolution,
I would appreciate seeing the pictures.
I am presently working on a 4WD Rover that is roughly 21" X 21" including the wheels. The chassis is roughly 12.25" X 17.25".
Now that I should exclude the <$100 rc tank pellet gun turrets, what do you recommend for the size of the Rover that I described above?
Should I modify an Airsoft electric pistol? It would be nice to be able to use one of the small Airsoft assult rifles, but I think that even they are too big for the Rover chassis.
Comments?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
TCIII
All of the “soft air” knockoffs for $10 to $50 have teh same internals as the toy tanks. If you want a serious shooter, you;ll have to buy a real airsoft gun and use the internals from that.
Electric airsoft rifles range from $300 to $1000. $500 being average.
You won’t want a gas blow back pistol unless you want to be filling the propane all the time.
If you’ve ever got to fire a real airsoft gun, it makes these toy knockoffs look like foam dart guns.
Your rover could handle the internals from any of the soft-air or air-soft guns. The firing mechanism and piston itself is rather small and the barrel can be cut to any length you need.
I’ll post some pics tomorrow.
Hi evolution,
Some of the airsoft sellers on eBay have guns for sale in the $90 to $120 range that have metal gears and metal barrels. Would these guns be a less costly way to experiment with the airsoft mechanisms?
Regards,
TCIII