spcglider@aol.com
Sr Member
I built one of these.
-Gordon
-Gordon
What did you do at work today, honey?
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Lord Abaddon
Sr Member
WHOA!!!! :eek
spcglider@aol.com
Sr Member
This is for the same project as the fake russian RPG. Its basically a big empty box.
The turret is a huge piece of sculpted foam with more foam attached. The barrel is nothing more than a very large cardboard tube.
And it was all made from scraps (except for a purchase of some insulation foam sheets)
-Gordon
The turret is a huge piece of sculpted foam with more foam attached. The barrel is nothing more than a very large cardboard tube.
And it was all made from scraps (except for a purchase of some insulation foam sheets)
-Gordon
00MrNotWrong00
Sr Member
OK OK I guess I have to take back what I said earlier, that is the coolest thing I've seen here. You got me. Could we get some more pictures please? Thank you. Oh and one more thing, Is that fiberglass or vacuum formed? Very cool. Nice one up.
spcglider@aol.com
Sr Member
None of the above. Its a lot of chipboard, foam insulation sheet, 1x3's, and a bunch of stuff hot-glued on top.
We had basically zero dollars for a budget, but the owner Dave decided that we needed to supply this short film with something really impressive that would make people wonder how we did it.
It looks even better now that it's been hit with grime and "burned out" for the setting. Its supposed to be a wreck.
You can see that the base of it actually touches the ground. It should actually be elevated about 12 inches or so, but we made an error in the construction and so it'll be sitting amongst a bunch of debris in the war zone so you won't see the bottom of it.
That's what you get when you're trying to do this in a week. LOL!! :lol
-Gordon
Bilbo Baggins
Well-Known Member
Sweet! 
thumbsup
Would be cool to fit something like that onto a car..you know, to scare the locals.
what are you doing with it after your production ends?
seems like an odd item to store..
thumbsupWould be cool to fit something like that onto a car..you know, to scare the locals.
what are you doing with it after your production ends?
seems like an odd item to store..
Awesome buildSweet!
Would be cool to fit something like that onto a car..you know, to scare the locals.
what are you doing with it after your production ends?
seems like an odd item to store..
madrobot
Sr Member
There goes my idea for your Christmas present.
spcglider@aol.com
Sr Member
Sweet!
Would be cool to fit something like that onto a car..you know, to scare the locals.
what are you doing with it after your production ends?
seems like an odd item to store..
Probably headed straight or the 10 yard dumpster. Its probably the most fragile tank in history, so storing it won't get us much. It'd be just as easy to rebuild one later. Maybe we'll keep the turret, since that was a pain in the butt.
-G
Bilbo Baggins
Well-Known Member
"the most fragile tank in history" :lol
Boy, teasing us with only one picture? :unsure
Got any others. That thing looks great!
Got any others. That thing looks great!
spcglider@aol.com
Sr Member
I'll try to get pictures of it on-set where it will be presented in the best possible light and background.
It plays next week.
-Gordon
Capn_Jack_Savvy
Sr Member
Don't you have to make the end of the barrel orange to comply with safety reasons? Don't want anyone to think that was a REAL tank!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!lollol:lol
Excellent job by the way! How you guys have so much room in your garages I will never understand!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
lollol:lolExcellent job by the way! How you guys have so much room in your garages I will never understand!
