Tank Building!

Back to the Razorback/Rhino building!  Well I finished the prototype and am now at the assembly line stage.  It is way faster than finishing each model individually.  But I haven't gotten to the custom work yet. The tank treads were a cinch though.

I used my new Dremel rotary tool (new Christmas present) to bore out a spot for a magnet inside the hull (left).  And the top of the tank is glued on with 2 magnets underneath it for hunter killer missiles and spot lights for later.  I love the added customization that magnets award to models like this.  It makes the WYSIWYG so much easier, transporting easier, its just the tits.  Plus we now have options, and options are good.

I used sprue bits to make the support for the magnetized turret.  This is what holds the turret/doors to the hull (right).  These little rare earth magnets are so strong for their size.  This is essentially the difference between a Razorback and a Rhino (Razorback at top, Rhino below).


Once this one was completed, the next step was to do the other five in an assembly lined fashion.  This is the way to build multiple tanks let me tell you.  Once I cut out all the bits and separated all the individual tanks into bowls, gluing them together was super quick.




Now all I have to do is keep this going, and do one section at a time, then glue them all and I'll be done.  This will give me any combination of 6 Razorbacks or Rhinos.  More to come...




Happy New Years!