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Practical models I have made over the years, using a variety of materials that were available at the time.



Hyper Tank Destroyer the 40th



My prized possession, Hyper Tank Destroyer originally started as the lego bulldozer (set no 8275) when I converted it into a tank after being inspired by tank combat games. After that, it grew both in size and shape through 40 versions until it reached its current state today. After its most modern upgrade, Hyper Tank Destroyer is fully remote controlled, with rotatable tracks to make it easier to turn in tight areas on high friction surfaces. It has both steel and aluminium armor paneling up to 2mm thick. For weaponry it has two turret mounted rubber band based ballistas that can accommodate both real and lego arrows.


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Stridsvagn Fourth Prototype



Stridsvagn was modeled and named after the Swedish main battle tank the STRV 103c. It originally started as a college engineering project and after the term ended I was allowed to take it home. Since then it has been modified and is currently still undergoing prototype testing. Which is why it doesn’t have it’s final color coordination yet. Stridsvagn has a hull mounted cannon that elevates and turns by using a mechanism in the tank's suspension like the real tank it is modeled after. Due to the fact that there is a lot of space in the chassis, I was able to put in a larger new prototype ballista that is more powerful than the one on Hyper Tank Destroyer. Stridsvagn has .8mm of steel and aluminium armor angled at 20 degrees on the front plate and is armed with a prototype rubber band ballista that can accommodate arrows and an automatic rubber band machine gun for knocking over loosely attached targets.


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Radkampfwagen Armored Car



Radkampfwagen (German for Wheeled Chariot) also started out as a college project. It was originally developed as a "firefighting vehicle" but once home it was converted into a personal sized armored car. This project is still in progress. I welded the full metal frame from bar stock and formed the steel turret ring circle by hand. It is armed with a 30mm air pressure cannon that fires homemade armor piercing, fin stabilized, discarding sabot shells. The battery operated air compressor mounted in the back of its turret provides infinite propellant.



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Warships of World War Two



Over the years I have made many Lego models based on World War II ships. I have accurately recreated over twenty ships from four nations which have been exhibited at Lego shows.



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Pheonix



This Phoenix was my first organic creature build and was exhibited at a recent Lego show in Canberra.


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