Mini Creation #1 Tank INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS: MINI CREATION #1 TANK

Hey Guys, 

As promised by myself in the near past, I have now created the Instruction Manual to the Forest Warrior Tank from my Military Models Series. I decided to not make this manual (my very first one!) very complicated and not demonstrated in a large collage of step-by step process, instead, in my manual, I have just included a description and the image of the step. By doing so, i am only telling you how to compromise and set the ratio of the model, and in result, this allows you to customise the tank in any way you like, for instance, you can decide your own shape, size, patterns, and colours! As mentioned, this is my very first manual, and I would really like feedback from people about the manual in any way possible! Tanks!

To start with, you can first read through all steps and draw/design/photoshop your final design and how it is going to look like with its specifications. Grab any coloured bricks bricks you have and play with the designs a bit to make the tank your own! An estimated 100 - 200 bricks are needed for the full tank (without forest camouflage livery), ranging from small 1X1 to larger 8X2 pieces.

Building the wheels

1) Start by attaching 4X2 on top of one another and then attaching two 2X2 on top and on the bottom of the 4X2, this should for a slightly squashed '+' sign. 

2) Duplicate the process before depending on the amount of wheels you would like *note there are wheels on both sides*, in my case, there are a total on 5 on each side, 10 in total. 

3) Place the wheels together (without or without spaces) and then use bricks to attach the wheels together on the top.

3.5) Use your preferred wheel track colours for your tank, and then surround your wheels with the colour from the bottom to both sides of the series of wheels, in my case, I am using black for the tracks.

Adding armoured edges

1) Start by aligning your two created wheels together, then have a pace of 8 nanoblock spaces in between the wheels.

2) Use any blocks to connect the two together, a strong base and sturdy foundation is recommended.

3) You can use special bricks such as the obliqued ones which feature a slant from on end to another, just like the one I have (CP1) and (CP2) <below>

     

Adding the turret

1) After completing the armoured edges, put a block that connects from a 2 foundation to a 1 top, preferably placed in the middle back of the tank.

2) Create your own head design, which can feature of any shape, square, rectangle, oval, circular, or a rather irregular oval, just like the one I have presented below.

3) Use a connecting brick that allows a 2X2 to connect a 1X1 in front of the brick. Note the brick has a small in-curve for you to add your own bricks on it. (CP3) <below, left>
4) For lights, use (CP4) <below, right>

*Note if you don't have the needed parts, just improvise your own design*

Perfecting touches

1) Add your own special livery (Note the forest camouflage on the Forest Warrior Tank is of random bricks, ranging from the colours dark & light green, and simple brown, you can place them randomly, just ensure the same coloured bricks are connected to give it a more realistic look)

2) Note your own special livery can be of any colour, your tank may have many functions, for instance mine is for a forest battle, while a colourful one can be used in military ceremonies, a one with old looking colours could be a display of an antique tank.

You have now completed!
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