"Sand Puppy" vehicle by cruzader
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Description
Another 4 hour limited speed modeling contest entry, the theme was Ground combat vehicle but as I started modeling, it looked vaguely like a puppy, so I added some geometry to go with that theme...
Each part has a function...
I rather like this one, reminds me of a puppy dog, hence the name
...light combat vehicle of the future, with hydraulic shocks for spokes and broad metal plates for treads instead of tires [saw this type design on a WW1 tractor design but with springs instead of shocks]
... in desert storms, it unfurls its treads as seen in the image so it can dig into the sand and lower its body to the ground for a low center of gravity while folding up its 'ear' dishes...
...the huge doggy ears or 'son-wind catcher' dishes on the back generates both wind power and catched solar enegery as well as passive acoustic receptors or active radar...
...got an auto cannon 'tail' and an auto cannon 'nose' above a sensor 'tongue' that works pretty much like a dogs tongue, a passive chemical analyser to detect odors across long distance...
...sensor 'eye' baskets with visual telescopic and infra red...
... missile stack 'hair fringe' above the nose and two mine dispensers on the flanks...
Comments (4)
thecytron
Interesting modeling work!
cruzader
tnx thecytron ;) i liked working on this one, might add some more angles of the model later...
embou
This is so cool it is beyond words! 5 ++++++
cruzader
hehehe, tnx embou, glad u like it :)