Podpadstudios
Podpadstudios is based in Wiltshire in the UK.We are a small but ambitious studio that specialises in building Models and Props for Theatre, Film and TV. .
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20.6.24
4WD
17.6.24
Tank transporter complete
19.5.24
Nearly there
26.4.24
Tank Transporter
So the transporter is now taking on a life of its own and has developed a custom look, partly due to the spec we have been given but also artistic licence. Today it was all about testing and seeing if the small 300w 24v motor can haul 100kg of tank and trailer. It did really well. Not sure how it would do uphill or over very rough ground but on a flat surface it was awesome.
There is still so much work to do but the test was successfull. Ride height looks far better as well with the larger 150mm wheels on the back over the 80mm ones I was going to use and loading the tank was easy.
19.3.24
Elephant tank transporter
I have been working on the new tank transporter. We need this as part of the filming requirements for the tank. The idea is that the tank transporter will pull up and the tank off loaded. It does not need to be a copy of any existing transporter, infact the brief is to make it look Sci-fi so I can have a bit of fun with this one.
What I did not realise is the size of this thing in 1/6 scale. I think the whole build will be nearly 3m long.
It should be a fairly straight forward build.
The hardest thing will be the suspension as it has to be set for the weight of the lorry but I am not sure what the final weight will be. The tractor will be made from 1.5mm steel and the chasis on both tractor and trailer will be steel box section. Tractor wheels will be 200mm pneumatic, tryes taken from a couple of old mountain boards. Trailer wheels will be smaller at 80mm keeping the trailer as low to the ground as possible making it easy to load the tank.
14.2.24
Complete at last.
The tank will soon have a staring role in a film, small independant film, but some interesting cinematography is planned using models. With that in mind the tank is now being dressed for its role. It has had a few items added that are needed plus a bit of netting camo. I will work on the rest of the dressing over the next few weeks, not demanding from a building point of view but definately good fun.
New sound system has been fitted and is awesome. I have managed to get lots of volume and bass from the speakers at last plus I have worked out how to map loads of sound samples onto the same track to create a very layered sound. I will go into more details about the sound system I build as I start on the Elefant transporter over the next few months.