sunnyx Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Video is UP!! The T5-B Heavy Ion Tank is used by the New Republic to neutralize heavily armored or shielded targets. After the disaster at Hoth, the Alliance realized they lacked effective ways to combat heavily armored vehicles such as AT-AT. A proposal was made to manufacture a mobile tank with an ion cannon in order to destroy the circuits of enemy units. The result was the T5-B Heavy Ion Tank, which was a much more agile, but still well armored successor of the T4-B. The new tank had great handling on most types of terrain, but just like any treaded tank, the T5-B had a critical weakness to landmines. For maximum potency, the Heavy Ion Tank was usually supported by infantry or other light vehicles. One blast from its fully charged ion cannon was known to completely depower an AT-AT. WHY THIS MODEL: I am very big fan of tanks in the Star Wars universe(my previous entry was the Clone Turbo Tank), including the Rebel T-series tanks. Unfortunately, none of them were seen in the movies, but I really hope to see a new T-series tank in the new movies. And I think this is how it should look like :D FACT SHEET Manufacturer: Yutrane-Trackata Model: T5-B Heavy Ion Tank Class: Tank Armament: Heavy ion cannon, twin rapid firing blasters, 8 retractable concussive missiles Crew: Pilot, Gunner Role: Infantry support Affiliation: The New Republic POWER FUNCTIONS: 2 medium motors for transmission geared 20:12 1 medium motor for cannon rotation 1 medium motor for cannon elevation 2 IR receivers 8878 rechargeable battery box Here's some pictures: T5-B Heavy Ion Tank by sunnyxi, on Flickr T5-B Heavy Ion Tank by sunnyxi, on Flickr T5-B Heavy Ion Tank by sunnyxi, on Flickr T5-B Heavy Ion Tank by sunnyxi, on Flickr T5-B Heavy Ion Tank by sunnyxi, on Flickr T5-B Heavy Ion Tank by sunnyxi, on Flickr Edited January 26, 2013 by sunnyx Quote
Dapper-D2 Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Wow, great looking tank sunnyx! It’s very streamlined and clean looking and I like the color combo, looks like it should be scouting on Hoth. My favorite entry so far! I Can’t wait for the video! Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Really nice entry. I like the coloscheme and the flatness And it's motorized!!! That's really cool. Great job! Good luck for the contest Edited January 23, 2013 by Bob De Quatre Quote
Wedge09 Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Great work :thumbup: I really like the style of his tank Quote
Brickmamba Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 That tank is sick, very well built, now to get it all together with some context can make this a really good entry Quote
maedhros1980 Posted January 24, 2013 Posted January 24, 2013 That tank is sick, very well built, now to get it all together with some context can make this a really good entry Agreed. Great tank and the motorizing is impressive. Just needs a backstory and a scene to complete the package. Quote
Vindicare Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 This tank is killer! I like the streamlined design of it and the flush inclusion of that cannon is great! I didn't even notice it in the first photos. Quote
sunnyx Posted January 26, 2013 Author Posted January 26, 2013 Thanks for the support everyone! I've just updated the background story. If you haven't checked out the video, you should do it! Quote
Esurient Posted January 28, 2013 Posted January 28, 2013 The tank looks great! Love those power functions as well! Good luck in the contest! Quote
LukeClarenceVan Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Very impressive, the colour scheme's ace. Quote
sunnyx Posted February 9, 2013 Author Posted February 9, 2013 Thanks guy! I accidentally discovered the color combination when I purchased the wrong blue color. :D Quote
Purpearljellyblob Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Very impressive. And you motorized it as well! WOW :wub: Quote
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