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Unread 28-02-2012, 12:54
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Re: pic: AIR Strike 78 2012

About how many driving hours have you been able to put on that machine?

That design (with the turret at the bottom of the tower) was exactly what we were going to do originally until we realized that we needed to support the top of our tower to prevent it from snapping off at the frame/turret during rough driving/collisions/bump crossings/etc. The weight of that shooting head (especially with 2 CIMs up there) will induce incredible forces on the base of your tower during rough play.

Great looking machine though for sure!

Congrats.
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