Elefant heavy tank destroyer (RC)

[Tommy Styrvoky]

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

[Rishab N]

That's an unhappy looking cat

Great MOC as always

[BusterHaus]

Great shape, although it looks a little bit heavy on the rear. Would it be possible to see a picture of the suspension?

[jeanska79]

really great MOC, like every creation of the tank master!

[Edwin Korstanje]

Great work Tommy and looks like the real deal.

[MARATHONMAN]

super bien fait !

very good job

[Sariel]

Man, your cat looks SO evil :D

[DickesC]

... waiting for a tasty hamster ;-))

Btw: great tank, as always

[Hobbythom]

Really cool. Dare I ask: do you plan on building one with camouflage colours?

[braker23]

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 :)

[dr_spock]

Great work as usual. Lovely cat. A large pictures intensive warning for those of us with slow Internet connections would have been nice.

[Tommy Styrvoky]

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

[Boxerlego]

Nice rework on the tank. Looks better then before.

[Kelkschiz]

Very nice accurate looking model. Impressive amount of features overall, especially like the gun recoil and aiming.

[Olof]

Cool! I've never seen anyone before who have made a gun recoil function in a lego tank. Impressing!

[Thirdwigg]

Very well done again. Are those 6x6 disks for the road wheels? They look to be a little deeper than that part.

[Tommy Styrvoky]

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

[Tommy Styrvoky]

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

[BusterHaus]

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.

[Sylvian]

Absolutely love your wip pics. I really like your building style, and the dual v6 setup is really gorgeous.