[MOC] Minifig Scale WLO-5 Speeder Tank & Starhawk Speeder Bike

[IcarusBuilds]

So, I'm back again with another MOC, this time I thought I'd tackle the WLO-5 Speeder Tank (aka. the Pirate Tank) seen throughout the Clone Wars by Hondo and his gang.

WLO-5 Speeder Tank

When I first started the design for this, it was heavily based off of screenshots since I couldn't find anything else. 
When I was almost finished, I realized that I had scale drawings of this thing the entire time that were included on the Blu-ray (Which I have included on my flickr).
I realized almost immediately that my proportions were WAY off. So, I started from scratch. And this was the result. 

 

 

From the start, I wanted to try and incorporate an interior into the build, there wasn't a huge amount of space after the rebuild, but I was able to fit one in.
It's not super detailed, but I was able to get the basic shapes, the driver, and most importantly fit the couch at the back, including a bottle of pirate rum.

 

The rear hatches can open and the turret can rotate. You have to remove the turret gunner’s legs for him to fit, but given that the actual pirates legs would extend into the interior it works visually.

A couple comparison photos with my Delta-7B and AAT for size.

 

Starhawk Speeder Bike

While I was at it, I thought I'd design some Pirate speeders to go with the tank. I didn't realize just how small they would be at minifig scale, so I had to simplify them quite a bit.
Overall though I'm happy with the design, and by removing a few plates you can accommodate 2 riders.

 

And a comparison to my Delta-7B.

Hope you enjoy.

[JoeChu1980]

So many thanks for sharing the pic! the MOC is capturing the spirits of the oringinal design, and your series pirates' speeder bikes are also neat for MF scale!

[Moff Muffins]

That's a pretty good improvement to the LEGO version of the tank - and the speeder bike is nice too!
The tank is one of the few clone wars vehicles that I like!

[Cylo]

This is a very big improvement over the lego set, great job!

[DrMuttonchops]

I really like how you handled the speeder's seats and how they're removed to accommodate minifigs!  It looks fantastic with or without pilots.

[Tajerik Ri]

Is there any way to get the files for this?  I've always loved this tank, and would like to try building in real life!  I'm sure some of the parts are not available, but I consider myself pretty creative when it comes to that kind of thing:)