Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Cromwell tank

A distant relative of the renowned T-34 tank as they both use the same suspension, the Cromwell was a acceleration wonder but still a battlefield disaster. Though lower in profile than the American sherman, the armour was lacking angle and thickness. To make things worse, parts were not standardised on all the machines and sometimes changeover of pieces from one to another was totally impossible! Tracks are made from wooden sticks instead of wider sticks and took an impossible amount of time to finish with the help of some family members...

T-34 revisited...

As a new breed of tanks which I will formulate from now on, cardboard paper will no longer be used to make the tracks and will be replaced by pieces of ice cream stick tracks or paper board tracks so as to provide the machines with an authentic feel to them. First of this is a T-34/76 model 1942 with a hexagonal turret to easy the making of the machine.

Automation Revolution (XM-01)

Hi everyone!
Long time no see... But these days I have ran out of cardboard to my dismay so I am just waiting for new stocks to come in...
Meanwhile I have finished my diploma and created a new machine for my final project...
The XM-01 or eXperimental Machine 01 is created as a basic platform for a series of oncoming vehicles with different purposes, provided that I have the time and continuing interest...
Plastic board and hot glue has replaced cardboard and UHU glue in the construction, plus the added benefit of full remote control... foward, backward, side pivotal turns are allowed.