GMod Challenge 1: Build a light tank

Date: Wednesday 22 February 2012 | Author: blaknite

Welcome to the first of many weekly GMod build challenges here at The LANBox. The aim is to provide some clear restrictions on size, weight and functionality for a chosen contraption in order to provide you with a challenge.

First up is the construction of a light tank, with some pretty restrictive criteria for you to meet. Find out more after the break.

These criteria are based around the typical role of a 1940's era light tank. It must be fast, agile, and accurate while travelling at speed. See if you can meet these criteria.

Weight: Under 20 tonne gross
Speed: Over 40kph
Minimum Armour Thickness: 20mm
Maximum Armament: 50mm calibre, maximum of two guns.
Track Traverse: 40 deg/s max
Turret Traverse: 45 deg/s max
Power: ACF engines only

Share your tanks in the comments below. You've got until Sunday 4th March to be ready for an event day to show off our results. I'll be filming it for a YouTube video so I'm keen to see your best work. More details as it happens.

Good luck and enjoy!

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The LANBox said Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:17:01 +0900

Rollingpie said Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:20:08 +0900

looking forward to attempting to maek

blaknite said Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:25:53 +0900

hehe thought you might like this one xD

Korpse said Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:15:11 +0900

GMod Challenge 0.1: disable minecraft :P

blaknite said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:00:22 +0900

but I like Minecraft. Just because you don't want to get addicted to it :P

KustoM said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:45:56 +0900

im done what do i win =D

blaknite said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:46:41 +0900

that's not in gmod :P

shinobidx said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:47:08 +0900

Challenge Accepted

KustoM said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:56:54 +0900

ofc its in gmod *shifty eyes*

Rollingpie said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:22:48 +0900

Im just gonna upload mah first ver tank for the comp, dumb acf engines making my life hard

shinobidx said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:33:53 +0900

lol

blaknite said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:51:31 +0900

I'm making one of these

blaknite said Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:36:54 +0900

progress so far

blaknite said Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:47:01 +0900

To get the gun stable the tank has to weigh too much. Why does the 50mm auto have to weigh so much? guess I'll downsize to 30mm maybe.

KustoM said Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:58:59 +0900

changed tanks

blaknite said Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:17:53 +0900

It's lookin' good so far. Good to see my elastics got caught on something in that photo lol.

blaknite said Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:38:11 +0900

I think I'm going to put a Panzer III body on my tracks, they are similar but not perfect. Will look close enough with the body on it.

KustoM said Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:11:31 +0900

yeah i thought i would capture the fail lol

blaknite said Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:17:04 +0900

whatever...that chassis is awesome

Flat_Out said Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:31:15 +0900

wish i was good at tanks and making bodies all im good at is car chassis'

shinobidx said Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:31:55 +0900

don't worry you'll get there

Flat_Out said Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:32:35 +0900

yeah one day

Flat_Out said Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:33:43 +0900

i was shown how to mirror with PA but i never got it completely

Rollingpie said Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:52:42 +0900

i wish i was good at making cars >.>

blaknite said Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:31:25 +0900

you aren't the first to say that Flat_Out, I'm thinking we might have to hold put out a few videos and an article with a few tips and tricks along with a whole list of places to find inspiration for your designs. I like to model mine after real tanks but not exact replicas.

Flat_Out said Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:43:45 +0900

yeah if i had the tools (screen recorder etc.) i could help out

Rollingpie said Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:01:29 +0900

lol i just go ahead and go with what i feel like when i build, which is likely why i just ragequit while building something

Flat_Out said Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:31:04 +0900

lol if anyone feels like helping me im making a chevy blazer ute (with guns) (help would be appreciated)

Flat_Out said Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:15:06 +0900

whens the next comp blak?