[WIP] Starcraft's Siege Tank

[SOL]

Hi all!

As a fun of StarCraft 2, i am really like to work on the Siege Tank mock from lego.

It's still in progress and I want to share some videos with you:

I will update this topic during assembling progress.

If you want to see more photos you can visit Instagram page

 

[Edwin Korstanje]

Very warm welcome @SOL.

This is great start to introduce yourself and will follow your progress.

[Imanol BB]

That tank looks really promising, it seems to work pretty well, thanks for sharing this cool model and welcome to Eurobricks.

[Jeroen Ottens]

Welcome to Eurobricks.

That is a seriously cool mechanism you've build. Is it all driven by one motor?

 

[Leonardo da Bricki]

Great introduction, welcome to Eurobricks! That is one impressive machine so far. I can't believe it only uses one motor... Will be watching your progress with great interest.

[SOL]

Tank you, guys for hot welcome :)

Yes, the tank's base powered by one motor. It uses 3 mechanical chains and motor switches to each of them during motions.

And one more video with tank's cannon:

It still WIP. Probably I will change it's design a little.

[Jeroen Ottens]

That is moving so smooth brilliant

[Blakbird]

Wow, I absolutely love your mechanisms.  This could all be done with multiple motors, switches, and sequencing but you have done it all mechanically.  I'm interested to see the guts of it and the final version.

[Victor Imaginator]

Welcome) I love how this mechanics works. Looks just stunning.

Edited March 16, 2017 by Victor Imaginator

[Ramacco]

Stunning model, beautiful mechanisms, love every part of it!

[ColletArrow]

This is looking promising, I love the focus on mechanical solutions and subsequent minimal use of power functions. This should make it easier to hide the wires, as there are less of them! This is quite an entry, well done!

[Oliver 79]

Wow. That's incredibly well done. I watched the first video several times and it just blows my mind..... One motor?...  Really? 

Like others, I'd love to see the internals. I'll follow this WIP with interest. 

[DugaldIC]

This is crazy, what you've come up with is brilliant. I can't wait to see the finished product! 

[Lox Lego]

Love it! Really interesting setup. Have  no clue how you did that. 

[aeh5040]

That's some amazing mechanical sequencing!  (Not to mention very clean and compact structure).   Please do share some pictures and video of the internal mechanisms... I think we are all wondering how it is done!

[offroadcreations]

That's amazing on it's own, and the fact that it only uses one motor is even more astonishing! Great model, and I can't wait to see the complete tank and how it all works.

Edited March 17, 2017 by Offroadcreat1ons

[Lakop]

It's like a transformer! Great engineering and it looks good too.

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[Jonfensu]

it is mind-blowing how smooth is the whole system,  especially with just one motor. Definitely following this. Also looking how you have got the Siege Tank mechanisms,  wondering if you have in mind building a Thor in the future 

[GroundskeeperWillie]

This is really great. Well made and looks authentic so far. I always loved that siege tank animation and you've captured it wonderfully.

The legged tank from the game was also great but that would be next to impossible to implement in LEGO...

[SOL]

Thank you all for so hot welcome!

Yeah, it was more then twenty interactions before I reached final mechanical structure. I realised to late that I picked wrong scale for the tank because other mocks are in 1.5 time bigger. Of course my goal is to make it as much closer to original tank as it can be.

I can sure you all, it is really one motor used to animate body, and one more for gun. As well it will be 3 more motors: 2 of them will be used to rotate wheals, and the rest to rotate gun.

And of course, I will definitely share photos and explanation of all mechanical parts when it will be established.

 

Edited March 18, 2017 by SOL

[nerdsforprez]

Holy crap. Agreed with everyone else on your first post,  didn't say anything because didn't think I had much to add.  But have to now.   This gun is fantastic.  Really looking forward to the end result here......

[super-jaschka]

A good idea to create this tank I'm interested in how many will be all the motors?

[RohanBeckett]

Great work!  I have probably spent *weeks* of my life playing this game, a decade or so ago... 

Can't wait to see the finished thing!

 

Since no one has linked the other siege tanks that people have made, just wondering if you've seen them?

This one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lTd5LpB6Ao

and this amazing one, with frustrating little video footage!

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/56444-moc-starcraft-2-technic-siege-tank/

 

 

[SOL]

super-jaschka i suppose it will be 5 motors:
2 of the to move tank, 2 to make siege animation for body and gun, and 1 for gun's rotation

RohanBeckett thank you for links! Second one is really amazing! I saw almost all it's references before I started work with mine. 

Edited March 19, 2017 by SOL

[SOL]

Quick update: Gravity problems and hotfix of course using rubbers :)