Tommy Styrvoky Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr The main purpose of this model is to build the most compact Lego tank with the Power functions system. The model is only 6 studs wide, the minimum width for having independently driven tracks. The model lacks a rotating turret, as the IR receiver is mounted in the turret. It was a fun model to design, as it was rather small, this made some interesting challenges for designing the suspension of it. The suspension consists of bogies, and each bogie is interlinked and suspended at 2 points, one in front of the M motors and one behind it. This allows the suspension to act like the torsion bars of the actual Panther. The model is very close in size to the 1/35 Tamiya Panther model that I have built. Even if the model had a Sbrick, and 2 micro motors, there wouldn't be enough space for a traversing turret/turret elevation. This will be my last MOC for this year, as I have finals coming up next week. Enjoy, I have some really cool models planed for next year/christmas break. Here's the Ldraw model used for the animations http://www.bricksafe... drivetrain.ldr Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Comparison with 1/35 Tamiya Panther Ausf. G early version Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Comparison with minifigure. Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego Panther 1/35 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Quote
Victor Imaginator Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Very impressive. Sad that i haven't rechargeable battery, i already want to built this one) Quote
Vectormatic Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 That is really impressive, at first i was a tad disappointed because it lacks turret rotation, but once i grasped the scale of the thing, i can only say excellent job! Quote
MaxSupercars Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Really great work! I like it. Nice Lego replica. Max Quote
Hobbythom Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Astonishingly good replica!A beautiful build and power functions to boot! Well done! Quote
Thirdwigg Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Great job. Building smaller is always harder. Quote
Awaken_M1nd Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Wow how small and accurate model of tank. Do you planing to design and sell instructions for your MOCs? Quote
dr_spock Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Very well done MOC. It looks bigger than 6 wide. Quote
Edwin Korstanje Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Very well done MOC. It looks bigger than 6 wide. The model is almost 13 wide , but what Tommy means that the egine base is 6 wide. Great MOC b.t.w Tommy . Edited December 7, 2015 by Edwin Korstanje Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 Wow how small and accurate model of tank. Do you planing to design and sell instructions for your MOCs? If I create instructions they are usually free, but I don't do it very often for my mocs, I could see about making instructions for this vehicle, as it is rather small. Quote
KirTech LAB Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 The scale is awesome! Very accurate model! Quote
Technic-Kobaltz Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Very Nice Tommy, that Soldier sure looks pleased with his new tank. Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Very impressive. Sad that i haven't rechargeable battery, i already want to built this one) A AAA battery box would work too in the application, as the power button and PF cable connection are the same for the AAA and rechargeable battery boxes. Edited December 7, 2015 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
Kman860 Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) Looks great, reminds me of a similar setup I did for a Stug IV I built this year Edited December 7, 2015 by Kman860 Quote
Rishab N Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I like how compact it is and the PF components are very well hidden. Great work Quote
jorgeopesi Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 I like MOCs like this small and tracked . Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) Would anyone be interested in me making a video about rendering and animating Lego models in Blender over christmas break? Edited December 8, 2015 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
zweihander Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 If you have the time to spare, I'd love such a tutorial. In the past I've done some hobby work on 3DMax, but haven't tried blender. How hard can it be? Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) If you have the time to spare, I'd love such a tutorial. In the past I've done some hobby work on 3DMax, but haven't tried blender. How hard can it be? It's not too difficult, I think I could explain the entire process of importing and basic rendering in less than 15 minutes.It would consist of the using the Ldraw importer plugin for Blender, improving model materals/basic components of applying Lego stickers as textures to a model, lighting basics, setting up a scene, basic animation and finally rendering. Edited December 8, 2015 by Tommy Styrvoky Quote
Beck Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Lovely! I most impressed when a (minifigure scale) model is motorized and also is very detailed. This fufills both "criteria." I remember Sariel made a Tiger I at this scale and would love to see the two together! Quote
Tommy Styrvoky Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 Lovely! I most impressed when a (minifigure scale) model is motorized and also is very detailed. This fufills both "criteria." I remember Sariel made a Tiger I at this scale and would love to see the two together! I tryed to fill the gaps between the late war German tanks, he recently built a Tiger II, and he had built a Tiger I a few years ago, so I chose the Panther as it was designed and operated around the same time as the other 2 vehicles. Quote
Captain Green Hair Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Beautiful model, instantly recognizable as perhaps the best designed tank of WW2! Quote
Sariel Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Really, really impressive, and that photo/render see-through blend looks great. Quote
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