Earth Light Tank and Grenadier

Post by **'Mano** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:40 am

aoffan23 (and a few others) suggested my Earth Infantry needed vehicles. I present... the Earth Light Tank!

Good grief, never build anything green... =O

Post by **Bragallot** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:32 am

Looks good, and would look even better if you'd add another wheel and replace the brown parts with grey ones. These should be good for mass production also.

Post by **Warhead** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 4:44 am

Before WWII light Tanks were more common and used to be called Tankettes. This looks like one of those. Good job.

Post by **muffinman42** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:30 am

Warhead wrote:Before WWII light Tanks were more common and used to be called Tankettes. This looks like one of those. Good job.

you must remember them well.

I would change the grey to brown and maybe use diffrent treads.
like these:
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3873#Black

Post by **Bragallot** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:33 am

Tankettes were crappy though.

Post by **'Mano** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:37 am

muffinman42 wrote:
Warhead wrote:Before WWII light Tanks were more common and used to be called Tankettes. This looks like one of those. Good job.
you must remember them well.

I would change the grey to brown and maybe use diffrent treads.
like these:
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3873#Black

Im partial to the chibbi design, so Im not sure I want it to be any larger than this...

Post by **Lt. Krus** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:13 am

Yea-HA! I love it!
Oh wait, it has a peach riding it. IT SUCKS.

Post by **trebnos1** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:50 am

Bragallot wrote:Tankettes were crappy though.

Not strictly true. The Soviets had a pretty good design for one, as I recall, I forget the name though...
But think about it. Would you rather be driving a miniaturized tank, or standing in front of said tank, trying to slow it down with your M-1 Garand? Still beats hoofing it.

Anyway, I love the tank, the front especially looks awesome. You should make a massive ubertank with deployment bays for like eight of these little guys.
There I go fantasizing again...*sigh*

Post by **Bragallot** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:00 am

Well tankettes really weren't all too great. You weren't completely safe in it from even a machinegun, but I suppose everything beats being cannon fodder.

You mean T-27's?

Post by **Warhead** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:24 am

Tankettes were replaced pretty much by armoured cars by the end of WWII, most chassis were refitted as FlaK Tanks or for other uses.

Post by **BFenix** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:20 pm

The first tankettes were made by the french and the americans by the times of WW1, yet, the italians stood out in WW2 using very small tanks for infantry transport, mobile radio stations, scouts and medical transports...
The german also made super tiny tanks in WW2 has mobile unmanned bombs, they were guided by a control console connected to a cable, yeah, RC stuff wasnt yet invented...

Enough history lessons, your tank is cool, but needs some work don't you think? I think you sorted the pieces out well, but you could give the turret a different color and a automatic weapon. Keep working on it and I believe it might turn out something awesome!

Post by **aoffan23** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:59 pm

See? Told you you could build tanks in green.

It looks really nice, cute but menacing to infantry at the same time. I agree with trebnos1 on the super tank that deploys these, that would be seriously epic if you had the time and pieces to make it.

I'm not sure about changing the brown parts. On one hand, while the infantry weapons are brown, they are meant to represent the wooden (pretty sure) casing on the guns, which tank weapons don't have. On the other hand, if you're not going by completely realistic standards and are leaning more towards adhering to the colour scheme, then I would say to leave the turret brown.

For your next vehicle, a jeep or truck of some kind would be awesome.

Post by **'Mano** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 8:55 pm

aoffan23 wrote: For your next vehicle, a jeep or truck of some kind would be awesome.

You got it. Then I can quit with this faction and start on a new one...

Post by **aoffan23** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:47 pm

Oh, I forgot to add something. I think you should use the other side of the front wheels, it looks more military and matches the back wheels better.

Post by **BFenix** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:50 pm

oh and I forgot to say, for all you newbies that don't know how to take good pics, ´Manos the best example so far of good shooting! Whats so hard of finding good lighting and a piece of cardboard?