Legopold Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Hi, recently I grabbed a lot of green pieces from the pick-a-brick wall and decided to put them to use in a tank container. The container has base dimensions of 12x6 studs and fits to the standard Lego container flat cars as used in Lego set 7939, for example. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Cheers Legopold Quote
marook Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Wow - COOL! Would love to see an LDD file or something.. Quote
Rail Co Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 I like that the design fits with all of the other containers, very detailed design in my opinion Great MOC now make a lot and have a long tanker train -RailCo Quote
SavaTheAggie Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Very nice. I dealt with a lot of these (and by dealt I mean "got to see" and "dealt with paperwork") at my previous job. In the industry they're also called "Tanktainers". One nit-pick though. Tanktainers don't have exposed valves beyond their exoskeleton. Anything that hangs outside of that is liable to be knocked off, broken, and in this case, prevent the tanktainer from being stacked. --Tony Quote
paul_delahaye Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 I made this tank container for the container competition the other year, but it's no where near as tidy as your design, It does not help the number of changes LEGO has made to the standard container size over the years. Quote
Hobbythom Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Wow, that is a simple yet effective design. Very nice! Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Very clever design! I like this tank container and your solutions! Quote
Legopold Posted June 10, 2015 Author Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Hi, thanks for your kind comments. I created a LDD file (see below) and slightly revised the build and removed the valve on top because, as SavaTheAggie pointed out, it is unrealistic and prevents stacking of the containers. In the LDD file the tank and the exoskeleton are not connected because the connection between the holes in the support girder and the black rods of the tank is not possible in LDD. In fact, the whole exoskeleton is held in place only by the technic elements on top, so make sure you dont use worn out technic connectors or axles that cant provide the friction necessary. Tanktainer-1.lxf Edited June 10, 2015 by Legopold Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 AWESOME tank design and I might just download that lxf file......Brick On 'Legopold' ! Quote
dr_spock Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Nice work. Looks good. I think you can still have the valves and stuff on top of the tank. They just have to be below the outer frame so they don't get crushed when another ISO container is stacked on top. Quote
cgarison Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Very nice work. This type of container can be used for a multitude of themes from traditional cities to even sci-fi. Great Job! Quote
ust60 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Hello friends of the Lego Train, I want to introduce my tank containers. Right now, the tanks will not finish. The German Post on strike, the postman and the delivery man have stopped work. So I have to wait for my BrickLink orders. But I must confess that I was inspired by the images of alias " Pickyourownbogie ": https://www.flickr.c...-122687637@N08/ https://flic.kr/p/dQX6MH Yours sincerely Udo Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Wow Udo great work and AMAZING Maersk logo! Quote
Steinkopf Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Nice to see everyone's take on what is a difficult subject to model, I made some about 5 years ago and found it far from easy to make a frame that is strong and slim at the same time, I would really like to revisit the design at some point and come up with something better and more detailed. Edited June 11, 2015 by Steinkopf Quote
Silvio Posted June 11, 2015 Posted June 11, 2015 The container looks great! Now I'll definitely try to make a tankcart myself. Quote
oninino Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Here's my tank container :) Edited June 15, 2015 by oninino Quote
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