Introduction: 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
- 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
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