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Author Topic: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank  (Read 2155 times)

Offline Froggy the Great

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Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« on: September 05, 2014, 01:53:31 PM »
I was staring at some parts on my desk yesterday.  This happened:









Built from a computer mouse, cutter wheels from the old shredder, bases, and whatever other sundries happened to be laying around at the time.

WIP thread here: http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/56660-wip-silmn-artillery/

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=70249.0
You, sir, are not allowed to attempt a takeover of the solar system until your octopus sobers up.

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2014, 02:57:51 PM »
...and now you can't surf the web...

Good effort.

Offline eilif

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Re: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2014, 04:21:11 PM »
Ooh, nice!  I've seen alot of mouse vehicles, but not one that removes the button section. Makes a huge difference.

Offline Froggy the Great

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Re: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2014, 04:22:24 PM »
I'm using the button section as the cowling for a smaller hover-howitzer.

Offline The_Beast

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Re: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2014, 05:01:24 PM »
Really? NOTHING you can't make impressive?  :o

Whole new direction for mouse vehicles, and I've been a fan for a couple+ of decades.

Doug

Offline warburton

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Re: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2014, 01:26:47 PM »
Nice.  8)

Offline DowVooVoo

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Re: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2014, 03:38:23 AM »
wow nice stuff!!! :-* :o :o

Offline Ironworker

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Re: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2014, 04:40:07 AM »
Nice!  Did you strip the mouse down a bit?

Offline Froggy the Great

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Re: Scratchbuilt Silmn Hovertank
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2014, 12:58:11 PM »
I completely disassembled it for parts, yes.

 

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