Tommy Styrvoky Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr I present my latest model, a 1/18 Elefant Heavy tank destroyer build on the chassis of my Tiger Porsche. I am quite proud of how this model turned out, as this is my second time building an Elefant, my first version build over a year ago, and it was oversized, and suffered from mechanical problems. This version retains all of the functions of the original, but with even more detail, and added functions. This model features suspended bogies on torsion bars for suspension, dual V6 engines with generators and running fans ( this layout is entirely different from the Tiger Porsche's), Led lights, gun traverse, gun elevation/depression, and gun recoil with a servo motor. if anyone is interested in the internals of the casemate and how they function, this video shows them in operation. https://flic.kr/p/s3zNpc old version Lego Elefant 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr as you can see from this photo most of the weight is distributed over the last torsion bar, so this causes the suspension to sink. Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr the gun recoil effect's full travel. Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr A cat for a idea of its size Lego Elefant und Teddy by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Edited April 15, 2015 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
Rishab N Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 That's an unhappy looking cat Great MOC as always Quote
BusterHaus Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Great shape, although it looks a little bit heavy on the rear. Would it be possible to see a picture of the suspension? Quote
jeanska79 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 really great MOC, like every creation of the tank master! Quote
Edwin Korstanje Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Great work Tommy and looks like the real deal. Quote
DickesC Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 ... waiting for a tasty hamster ;-)) Btw: great tank, as always Quote
Hobbythom Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Really cool. Dare I ask: do you plan on building one with camouflage colours? Quote
braker23 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Awesome looking tank, as always. I just love the recoil effect, great idea. Still waiting for a compact firing mechanism, I know you can pull this off :) Quote
dr_spock Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Great work as usual. Lovely cat. A large pictures intensive warning for those of us with slow Internet connections would have been nice. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 Here's a better photo of my cat and the Elefant, the other photo was slightly blurry. Lego Elefant und Teddy by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Quote
Boxerlego Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Nice rework on the tank. Looks better then before. Quote
Kelkschiz Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Very nice accurate looking model. Impressive amount of features overall, especially like the gun recoil and aiming. Quote
Olof Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Cool! I've never seen anyone before who have made a gun recoil function in a lego tank. Impressing! Quote
Thirdwigg Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Very well done again. Are those 6x6 disks for the road wheels? They look to be a little deeper than that part. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 Very well done again. Are those 6x6 disks for the road wheels? They look to be a little deeper than that part. It's a 5x5 dish http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6942 Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted April 17, 2015 Author Posted April 17, 2015 Great shape, although it looks a little bit heavy on the rear. Would it be possible to see a picture of the suspension? For those who were wondering what the internals looked like, here's some photos that were taken during the disassembly process, as I have another model that i am working on that will have instructions for it. Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Here you can see the dirt that has accumulated on the front sprocket. Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr The ABS dust on the axle of the reduction of the final drives, also dirt managed to get in between the gears too. Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr wear on the tracks and deposits of dirt and plant matter. Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr final drive Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr recoil mechanism for the gun Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr traverse mechanism Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr elevation mechanism Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Elefant heavy tank destroyer internals (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Quote
BusterHaus Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Ok, that was one of the more fascinating build presentations I've seen in a while. You are using a ton of great building techniques, on par with the top builders out there. I also love the combination of studded bricks and modern PF and how well they flow together in this MOC. Thanks for providing the extra information and showing the internals in such detail. Quote
Sylvian Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Absolutely love your wip pics. I really like your building style, and the dual v6 setup is really gorgeous. Quote
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