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I sort of stumbled across the idea of building an armored car. It happened when I was browsing through some of the 1/35 models at a hobby store, I saw a few British variants of armored cars. Following that day one foot of snow fell. I then researched some armored cars, a new sort of a project for me. As a am usually used to building tracked vehicles, having little experience with 4x4 vehicles ( this is my first 4x4). This vehcle is sort of a hybrid between a crawler and a tank. It will have a durable chassis with a 2 speed transmission powered by 2 XL motors. I would say that the gear ratios will be around a 3:1 for the low gear and 1:1 for high. With the current axle that I have built, it has portal hubs that add an additional 3:1 ratio to the driveline. the real vehicle blueprints scaled with Sariel's blueprint scaler. AEC MK.III armored car blueprints by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Here's the frontal axle, it still lacks the steering motor and gear reduction. Lego AEC MK. III Armored car 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr Lego AEC MK. III Armored car 1/15 (RC) by Tommy Styrvoky, on Flickr -
Hello all! I haven't posted here in awhile, been busy with RL stuff and such, but here is my latest build! http://www.flickr.com/photos/95309146@N06/43063365835/in/dateposted/ The 1930 Rolls Royce Condor AV; The Armoured car for the discerning Gentleman """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Adventuring to the wilds of Africa? Trying to get to your next rally without being assassinated? Hunting lost Spanish treasures in Mesoamerica? Passing through the riot-torn streets of the Weimar Republic? Searching for ancient artifacts among the dunes of Egypt? Than the Condor is the vehicle for you! Equipped with our vaunted V-8, The Condor features a reinforced cabin, with four inch armour-plating all around, custom steel bumpers, strengthened wheel-rims, and a one-man turret, all on our supremely popular Condor limousine chassis! Boasting a 360 degree field of fire, the cabin turret has two inches of steel armour, a gunner's hatch, and is equipped with a Browning .50 caliber machine gun. Best of all, the Condor still seats four, just like the base model! If you need to be protected while on the move, but still want to catch the eye, then this vehicle is for you!* *(Available only at select Rolls Royce dealers) """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""" So, I have no idea how this came to be. I guess you can blame ZZ Top, since I was listening to Sharp Dressed Man, and thought, 'man, one of those fancy 20s cars would look so cool with a turret on top, drifting around a corner while shooting.' Fast forward an hour and I have this in front of me. Go figure. I am pretty happy with how the bodywork came out though, the fenders and hood really seemed to flow nicely together. At some point the Condor will be featured in a Johnny Thunder MOC, as Lord Sam Sinister's car. Anyway, hope you all like it! Oh, and yes, I stickered one of those rare folding windshields. >:D
