FERDINAND ELEFANT: 1/6 Scale METAL TANK BUILD "Tanks for 10 Years" PT 8 | RC ADVENTURES

Today we install the cupola, cannon, and recoil mechanism - and motion control & audio units. The machine is almost completed.
Surgery is getting real here.. .and the fine points of the tanks internals are coming together. With each passing moment we are closer to starting this Ferdinand Elefant Tank Destroyer Model.
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I am not replicating a WW2 model. It is 2018/2019 - and we are building an Ferdinand Elefant Tank Destroyer, with our own twist. We are amazed with the current model, and really are enjoying putting this together as a group. I sourced this MAMMOTH Build from www.armortek.co.uk in England! This entire kit was just over $10,000 - and has been an EXCELLENT 10 year project for us! We are celebrating making our show RC ADVENTURES on KZbin for the last decade, and wanted an extemporary project to commemorate this achievement.
The Radio I am using is a Flysky Paladin (PL18) - at the time of this filming it is Flyskys latest Dual Stick radio to hit the market. Touch screen, and nicely weighted - this radio is the right fit for me on this project.
I did choose to get all of the options, to make this Project build tank kit all it can be! This is my 10 year celebration, of being on KZbin. For more than a decade I have created RC ADVENTURES for the world to see. More than 1.2 Billion views later.. we wanted to do a giant project together.. something that is truly astounding for us, and the viewers. This ARMORTEK TANK was the largest kit we could source.
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[@say1033]

The other day my wife was being sexy and sent me a link for porn. I sent her back a link to this build. She was not amused. Cant wait to see it in the mud.

[@TheRealRCSparks]

How do you make a Ferdinand Elefant Float? . . Add 10 scoops of Ice Cream, 10 scoop of Cherries, and Chocolate Syrup!

[@moin4183]

;)

[@STEVOD313]

Ur using wheelchair batteries, thats awesome i need some spares, my chair seems to be slower then when it was new, maybe i can hook up a 2nd battery n get more horse power lol

[@jamesschaarschmidt7713]

I’d like the hot fudge version please , to go 😎

[@muhammadikhsanfirdaus9189]

I don't understand :(

[@johnturner7037]

Some pvc pipes, make a raft type thing that fits right underneath the center,

[@50humpty]

LMAO That was Probably one of the funniest episodes of RC Sparks Studios has produced to date, if not the most. You guys are kicking but and taking names in this build! Love the show. On another note I know the electronics part of builds are tiresome but I like the in depth look. Guys and Girls the electronics on any build is one of the most essential and critical parts of this hobby. If you can learn the electronics aspect then you can do amazing things that not alot of people can do, witch can make your RC stand out of the norm. Thanks Medic and Friends for the great entertainment!

[@AlphaMachina]

You mentioned "further away from WWII all the time" and it made me think of this tank in a "rebuilt for post apocalyptic modern warfare" kind of deal, with extra armor panels from other vehicles and tanks welded onto the outside, various different colored paints throughout, maybe some graffiti, some rust, and some netting hanging off the top and the sides of the super structure. Bladed spikes sticking out of the road wheels, and portions of the super structure. Maybe put a skull and crossbones on it (maybe even fly a black flag) like road pirates. That'd be epic. You guys should totally do a post apocalyptic battle royale sort of RC competition. Flame throwers, airsoft, and a course full of traps for the RC vehicles. lmao

[@1BionicRooster1]

You guys are having too much fun polishing your cannon shaft there. This reminds me of my FIRST robotics competitions when we were building our stuff. Many memories.

[@joellake26]

🤦‍♂️ All you needed was Jem to walk in while, you’ve got Joe and Rookie rubbing down the barrel.. lol It’s amazing to see the transformation from a bunch of parts to almost complete! Great job guys

[@usdmsilvia]

The innuendoe references towards the end were great. Couldn't keep a straight face.

[@TheMrMobius]

I was a purest on this build, paint it right … then you said Mad Max it and a whole world of coolness descended over me. You changed the way I look at it. Thanks. Tell them boys they can go blind playin with their barrel.

[@jamesschaarschmidt7713]

OMG 😲 great bunch of dudes working together on an EPIC build . Please keep making these videos with your buddies! Many thanks to their families for understanding 🤔

[@Soulessdeeds]

I love WW2 armor. I am a absolute fan. But I served in the US Army from 95-12. I was a M2 Bradley fighting Vehicle systems maintainer. I was also a recovery guy as my first maint team I was assigned to was a recovery section in 2/3 ACR 3rd ACR when they were stationed at FT. Carson Co. I had begged my drills in AIT to put me through hotel 8 training for the recovery identifier. They instead sent all of the guys who wanted nothing to do with H8 training. So when I left AIT I was sure I would never get assigned to M88s because I had never gone to the recovery course. lol then I get to my unit and my NCO takes me to the motorpool and my first day he tells me I will be signing for the 4th M88a1 on the vehicle line that recovery section had. I was absolutely in heaven when he told me that. And for the next 15 yrs of my Army career I drove and operated the M88a1. Even when I made E5 I refused to sit in the TC seat. I wanted to drive that monster every chance I got. When I was in Iraq during my 2nd tour I put so many miles on my M88 that I had to change track twice due to racing slicks I ended up with from driving and doing so many recovery missions or lifting missions. The M88a1 is a work horse when its maintained and the person operating it knows what needs to be done. I am now a disabled vet due to injuries I got from Iraq. And I miss my work so much. I miss driving M88s and Bradleys. I miss the smell of the M1s exhaust. I miss being around armor more than I can describe. So many of my years have been filled totally with armor and working on armor. Its in my blood to the point that I dream about doing recovery missions lol. I lately saw videos of people making these Armortek RC models. They look amazing! I wish to god they made one of the M88s or even the Bradleys! I would throw money at them easily to see this happen. That would be the best thing ever for a guy like me who seriously loves the M88s. Such a incredible machine and it allowed me to do some seriously great work with minimal effort. I hope I see this happen someday.

[@rookie101_]

So many inappropriate images...... lol

[@nickmoller1935]

Agree

[@STEVOD313]

That speaker sound system in that Tank is bigger then my speakers i had in my ride back in high school LOL U did such a good job with the electronics, kinda looks like u know what ur doing lol The guys r very lucky to be a part of this tank build, cant wait to see some epic videos with it, watch ur toes this pig will crush a toe! lol Awesome stuff bud n thx for putting my sticker on ur tool box thats soooo epic!

[@TheRealRCSparks]

wanted to do that little video for ya Steveo-D!

[@Darckstar52]

Great build so far! Check your muzzle break orientation.

[@mikewood7946]

I'm still watching this beast come together can't wait to see it finished

[@andrewsoutdoorworld5136]

This thing needs a snowplow!

[@AllOrNoneR.C.]

You guys are bleeping the hell out of that tank, gonna see little Ferdinands running around everywhere, it's def looking like a mean machine

[@spedracer55]

That contoller sound is badass lmao

[@premdhiren6885]

best rc youtube channel ever !!

[@pizzamanyoutubewatcherofal3947]

This and Kevin really are the both rc channels

[@Satyavrata]

Craving for this bad boy for so long...

[@hillninjasadventures5169]

Of course I'm still watching .....always nice to learn

[@kitsunesqaud7621]

Man the amount of effort you gotta put into electronic work just makes me want to take on a build like this by myself so I can have the feeling of that moment when you finally realize that you completed the mission you set out on

[@hansottevanger4112]

The end of video was just too funny but short..... dam it I wanted to see what come next LOL😂

[@darkninja0493]

Can’t wait till that tank is complete good job

[@RCPlayGround]

I want to see the completion of the tank soon I look forward to it. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Codesempire]

Great stuff! The polishing of the barrel was to funny! Can't wait to see this beast finished up! Thumbs up Aaron! 👍

[@MrVolksbeetle]

You guys always seem to have a blast when you get together. The build looks to be coming together quite well. Excellent work.

[@1187steele]

The wiring is the part we probably all should watch more closely lol

[@RainytheNB]

"gentleman" isn't exactly how I would describe crazy joe :)

[@ShenRC]

😁👍looking good can't wait to see it driving!

[@pizzamanyoutubewatcherofal3947]

Me too

[@TomDieselTruckTV]

What a beauty. I would hesitate to cover the Ferdi with paint. 😎

[@optimusdude]

Sweet

[@STEVOD313]

hey bud good to see u, ur so lucky u got to help build this beast, people will be talking about this tank n u can say i helped build it

[@optimusdude]

@@STEVOD313 proud to be a part of this amazing build Stevo.

[@RCVHX22]

I think that video is great, but the further you see and the closer you get to the end, the more belly pain I have of telching that cannon, 👍👌thank you for sharing that with us.

[@LETSPLAYRC]

Amazing tank. She’s coming along. Getting closer to seeing it in action. Awesome ! 👍😁

[@BlueDually4x4]

I think we would all be disappointed if inappropriate jokes were not made.

[@weldenmad7197]

Man that tank Destroyer is looking more awesome every video. I don't know why people shy away from FlySky because how cheap they are for what you get they think it's a cheap radio but in reality it's a really good radio system I love my FlySky. Maybe you should do a video comparing them to the spectrum's and other radios

[@NordicRC]

Looks awesome. Just amazing. And you guys are having a lot of manly fun building it 😁

[@JOHNDEEBANK]

You guys were having too much fun with that cannon.

[@billcox87]

That is some funny shit brother!!! you guys are quite the motley crew for sure, I would love to hang with you guys.....can't wait to see that beast runnin!

[@hillninjasadventures5169]

Soooo awesome seeing it come together guys

[@rcmcguyver7561]

Lol awesome medic looks like it's almost ready to start up for the first time and wow 18channel controller never thought they would get that big

[@bretb9127]

Man, Just an awesome build! Please route the exhaust under the fenders though, not only accurate but will look awesome! Haven't check the next episode yet but if recoil is still hanging could be a barrel/breech balance issue. If the barrel is muzzle heavy/light you'll get drag when it recoils. In the 1/16 tanks we occasionally have to add weight to the "breech area" to compensate.

[@c_lo01]

Didnt even get 5 mins in the vid and started to play WOT only because i have a Ferdinand!

[@speedysteedy759]

I was against the raw look at first, but it looks awesome with the primer, black and raw aluminium. Well done.

[@TheRealRCSparks]

An artist has a vision.. that not everyone can see while the art is being done. #stillnotthere

[@Mikey8567]

9:20 "We've see some small cannons before" That's what she said!

[@joshrides3676]

I really like the primer colour 😎

[@pizzamanyoutubewatcherofal3947]

I do too

[@mac163]

Amazing! the only thing that would make this imho more realistic for it to have a cannon that fires a blank of some sort, not a actual ammo blank for safety reasons but a pyrotecnic device firework type, it could also serve to propel the recoil etc.

[@Mightbeok]

Getting soo close looking great guys!

[@blackman3551]

Thanks for expiring my channel American Made Rc You’re channel means a lot to me

[@rcmadness5672]

This tank is going to be a beast.

[@robbrcnstuff4220]

That's going to be awesome when it's done

[@ThePrawn79]

That looks awesome put together perfect amount of paint and brushed aluminum

[@jamesschaarschmidt7713]

I’m watching for the second time and loving the sense of humor you guys have ,it’s Hilarious 😆

[@TinTin-nv3sl]

Great vid man, it was definitely entertaining. That looks like an amazing build, everyone involved has done a great job!

[@nfsfanAndrew]

Working so hard on the tank build that even the cat is tired.

[@satorrotas]

A very interesting moment of construction, especially for the setting up of the gun 😄😄

[@isiahdowning9609]

SO CLOSE TO SEEING THIS BAD BOY TAKE IT FIRST STEPS

[@Dearfield_Information_Guy]

I was laughing so hard at the end that I started to cry.

[@gabeloftus9773]

Loading wars is awesome , open diffs are the key 👍😎

[@jdubbfam37]

I'm still here for the electronics. It's all good Information.

[@RonnieBCP]

Favorite series so far. Can't wait for the tank to get dirty!!!!!!

[@davemelanson8484]

Amazing teamwork with friends, keep up the great work fellas

[@russellswinehammer772]

I'm still speechless!!!!

[@AussieVeteran71]

🇦🇺Melbourne’s M.C.G. beats that 90,000 as it can get 110,000 --- and that Australia’s biggest stadium. Love the build so far as I will never be able to do one of these myself .

[@brianport3691]

Absolutely love this build!!! I can't wait to see it up and running, Great work guys!

[@vonsepp]

awesome build guy's,that gun is huge!

[@gamingwithblaine929]

I love how you are doing it first with primer so no rust and it will be cool if you try to make it shoot because I've seen video's of the same tank and it shoot BB's

[@teajuice5407]

That laugh at the end. Woah😆

[@nunodias3331]

The tank is turning out amazing, and so many adult jokes on this video... because of that cannon...

[@GREENFROGRC]

Tank killer looking better and better. Electronics seem to be well thought out, what a beast The 1/6 Ferdinand Elefant is turning into. Perhaps some dead blow hammers are in order for the RC family stockings. The New Radio sounded like a Decepticon when you powered it on and off. Later

[@edbrunning3137]

Awesome fun guy's. What you need is some cameras mounted on pulleys across the top of you're work shop like they do at sporting events lol that would be coomy man.

[@chiccorocker]

Looking very good, starts taking shape, this is an awesome build series

[@snackbeard4836]

Looks awesome

[@lifestylebyav5683]

Best top view at 13:30 ... Insane realism of a tank. Damn...am i speechless on the perfection you guys exhibiting during the entire build of this mean machine. Hatsoff guys ✌✌👍👍👌👌

[@DeepCarrot]

Steve isn't wearing the AC/DC back in black t-shirt this time. Its like a tradition Steve wearing the AC/DC shirt lol

[@ejs6097]

Had to end it there. This was going nowhere good... lol! Great progress guys! Perfect color scheme. All the right pieces pop!

[@ryanlukens9280]

One tip when you were sanding down the bore for the barrel. I see you have an air compressor. One thing I found on other YT channels, using an air die grinder. Take a quarter inch diameter rod, cut a slit on one end about an inch long and just the width of a hacksaw blade. Then use some 1 inch wide sanding cloth rolled up and use the die grinder to spin it. Makes a homemade flap wheel sander. Check out Keith Fenner or Abom79 channels.

[@lordkingdragon]

And here I was bought to go to sleep and "ding" rc sparks on my notification "sigh" I'll guess I'll sleep later.

[@airsoftsniper59r56]

The ferdinand was a tank at one point but it failed to the tiger 1 and ferdinand porche already made 100 Hulls so they made it into a tank destroyer with the hulls that they had.

[@Bigsweettooth]

I can't wait until you guys finish up with the tank so I could see it run that

[@iannickerson2272]

Some of us would love to see a bit more detail on them there electrics. An awesome build, can't wait to see the completed beast. And yes Mom, boys will be boys.

[@arno_groenewald]

Thank you a 1 billion for saying the correct name of it. I hear 2 000 to many times where people said just Elefant and not Ferdinand Elefant.

[@Han-fz8qc]

Nice RC Porsche

[@beanhimself]

You should hook up a camera gimbal stabilizer to the barrel. So when you drive around the barrel stays level with the horizon like a real tank.

[@rossgross7497]

wow it,s " coming " together nicely ... I often wonder how much you have to edit out to keep it clean ish .. love the build !

[@PilotTed]

There was two versions of the Ferdinand. The first model was not the Elefant, it was the second model that was nicknamed the Elefant. The Elefant Model had a cupola and I believe a slightly better drive train and engine and generator.

[@bigchungus-oj8zz]

Sooooo GRooooovy! I love that you guys are doing it "your way". Leaving the wheels shiny is way cool! Way to go guys!

[@didactylos4diddy474]

It's all interesting, especially the electronics. And the visual comedy was superb ;)

[@jimhebert888]

Makes me want to watch my "Tank Girl" DVD

[@fourwheeldrive9910]

What a beast it's gonna be

[@RcFunDrizzy]

Nice video 👍 great build and good times 😎

[@mcgubber3500]

Stroke that shaft fellas

[@UniversalPartyvideos]

I love Tanks! Build a 1/1 RC Tank please :D

[@bucksrcworld8119]

looks awesome medic!!

[@spektrum33]

Can’t wait to see this going .will be bloody awesome 👍.

[@thedumpydustman6088]

Oooh I likey! So close to a running video now!😉👍

[@BobSmith1980.]

I'm sure I'm not the only one here that thinks this but I'd like to see more on the electronics. Maybe a separate short video on just that

[@AllOrNoneR.C.]

Made it under the first 100 this time lol love this series

[@WheelsRC]

Looking Awesome.

[@promango6418]

Left and right is gun ark and up is gun elevation and down is gun depression

[@TheRealRCSparks]

Thank you for that :)

[@joshlaak7437]

Loved this episode, Joe's erection comments to rookie uh, well "working it" with the dowel and sandpaper. Good job guys, that tank is looking more and more badass each episode.