K'NEX Tank

This is my first Instructable and it is a knex tank it is pretty powerful, I mean it.

Step 1: The Peices You Need

you will need:

• 7 orange connectors,
• 2 rubber bands,
• 4 red connectors,
• 16 purple connectors,
• 13 blue spacers,
• 13 blue spacers,
• 13 green rods,
• 11 white connectors,
• 1 piece of tape,
• 4 wheels,
• 13 white rods,
• and 3 red rods, I know it says 2 but I messed up.

Step 2: The Ram

build the ram. you need the tape on it or it will fall off when you fire it.

Step 3: The Barrel

build the barrel it fires best with the blue rods.

Step 4: The Shell

build the shell to hold the barrel.

Step 5: The Platform

build the platform, the right is the back and the left is the front.

Step 6: Put It All Together

put it all together. I have a lot of pictures to help.

Step 7: Add the Rubber Bands.

add the rubber bands as shown. now pull back the ram load in a blue rod and fire it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Step 8: If You Want To

If you want to you can get x32 chain link, 4 red gears, and replace the two green rods in step 3 to white rods and put on x16 chain link on each side of the red wheels. :D :D