How To Make a Cardboard tank

I will show you how to make a cardboard tank.I made this really quick ,but the ones in the other pictures took longer.

Step 1 Materials

You will need:
scissors
a pencil
an eraser
tape (masking tape works best)
markers
1 army guy (optional)
1 flattened empty cereal box

Comments

[Bigpurpledr4gon]

omg i mad one for my history project and i got an A+ on i cause of this help thank you for this! I love cardboard tanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Knot71]

Very nice!

[TropicalRC]

I saw that you were asking where to get the radio gear for RC Tanks PM me and I can help you with this. Ta!

[agis68]

nice idea but dud you need better designs. Are too simple...just google it on "paper craft tank" and see the images or check here:http://papercraftarts.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html

[cowscankill]

ANYONE WHO WANTS IT: I have made a net cut out of all the parts. If you want them, just ask and I will try to upload them.

[wvill]

i do!!!!!

[cardboarddude]

net?.... what parts?...Im a bit confused but watever ....upload it i guess

[cowscankill]

You don't know what a net is? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_(polyhedron)
Wow. What grade math are you taking? And the parts make sense if you know what a net is lol.

I was planning on posting an instructable on how to make 3d models on the computer. May take a while,. but you'll have to look at that ok?

[cardboarddude]

lol 8th....i heavent learned about it yet but I already knew what a polyhedron was , just didnt know it was also called a net and I looked ahead in my book and its there. I clicked the link those things look cool

[cowscankill]

Those images aren't what I am making lol. I guess I shall start the 'ible tomorrow or whenever I am less lazy.

[Chowmix12]

how about a painted bottle cap for the turret? that might look more realistic...

[Chowmix12]

nice collection of tanks!

[survivletroop]

I have the same army guy and great tuorial!

[alphaglider]

if you can find a motor for it that world be nice i have one but im rather have an remote controlled one

[cowscankill]

crdboard would be better, but i might use thick paper that fits in the printer, not sure what its called.

[peach_fart]

its called cardstock

[cowscankill]

mine looks great!

[cardboarddude]

i think what ur talking about is paperboard i made mine from cereal boxes

[cowscankill]

no, i don't think it' paper board...maybe.... i don't know... it's 8 1/2" by 11". btw, i made mine and i looks nice, but i might make paperr gear cylinders instead of it being flat, because it looks wierd.... not really wierd, but i think you get the point

[Future filmaker]

great job, as usual. If you spent a loooong time on it, I'm sure you could come up with a model that could be used in a video. Just put infront of greenscreen and there you go!

[PKTraceur]

AMAZINGLY AWESOME INSTRUCTABLE!!!! nice instructable. I am going to try this with posterboard. Maybe ghillie it up and all that camo jazz. NICE

-RA

[cardboarddude]

lol cool i made some camo on mine with a gauze pad and i colored it with markers

[PKTraceur]

Mine took me about 1 hour, though it is AWESOME!!!! I will post a pic soon!

[cardboarddude]

cool

[jayro707]

sweet dude i realy like it

[cardboarddude]

http://www.youtube.com/emointhepantry

[thristhart]

ha ha ha I love this. made one myself, although all i had were brown and black pastels(turned out a perfect muddy type tank!). For those that don't know, to make a cardboard cube, make a cross like the one below. then, fold on the lines, into itself. tape together and voila! cube! :D

[funwithfire325]

ok FINALY i made the tank now how do you make the cube??? more pics.....

[andy60]

well heres the nett design

[funwithfire325]

i cant make the first part.... you need more deatail make the 1st part on ms paint so a cant print it

[funwithfire325]

im making one !!!!

[TangMu]

hey there, i made a similar thing last year based on a t34, however i wanted to simplify it and reduce down so it fitted on an a5 postcard size. Have just posted on deviant art:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58637901/

keep it up

[bigpinecone]

perfect, i'm gonna put a spudgun on an airplane and i needed something to shoot at...

[cardboarddude]

thanks for the comments.

[lemonie]

Using a ruler or something else with a straight edge would help. L

[Fenwick]

Just like they used in Normandy! Jokes aside, good instructable. You should probably explain how to make cardboard cubes. I know how to, but I'm not sure that others would.

[TheCheese9921]

these are sweet

[Mitten]

I'm putting one of these on an RC car.

[Trimaster]

lol thats cool