I'm assuming those tanks in the back hold drinking water?

No, fuel. Water in a hot climate is problematic in that anything that isn't sealed and in plastic tends to go foul quickly. So water is not in canteens or drums any more, but in those ubiquitous plastic bottles and occasionally camel backs, but those need to be bleached rather often.

Uh... Isn't that kinda bad design? One well placed 9mil and BOOM!

Eh, do bullets actually light a spark on barrels? Though that was a false myth.

That's actually why they're there. It's better to have something that potentially flammable to be outside the solid CHOBHAM armor plating of the tank, rather than inside it. This way, instead of the interior of the tank -- either the crew compartment or the engine compartment (either of which is vastly more expensive than these barrel-like fuel tanks) -- becoming a flame-filled unpleasant inferno, the fuel tank (may or may not) goes *foom* and the tank putters to the rear echelons, albeit unhappilly, calling for support. And support in this case is much easier to provide -- replace the fuel tank -- than otherwise -- replace the engine, or replace the crew... after the unpleasant task of removing the previous crew. Yeech!

Also, the tank going up in flames depends on a lot of factors: The bullet and the tank must both be conductive, the bullet must strike a spark, and the spark must be in a cell of atmosphere that has enough fuel to put it above the lower explosive limit, but not below the upper explosive limit, and have enough oxygen to initiate combustion. It's pretty rare for a cellular fuel tank to go FOOM unless it's mostly empty already.

Anyway, Scott, very well done work, especially in a modelling paradigm like Second Life! Ain't easy building things completely from prims there!

Also those are auxiliary fuel tanks, there like drop tanks on an airplane. Moving that much weight means engines have a prodigious thirst for fuel, and aux tanks are a way of both extending range and conserving internal fuel for combat use. If things get hot, the crew can punch the external tanks from inside to minimize the fire risk.

Thank you for the kind words. However this is mesh, not prims, As this was build froms cratch in Maya. it's still not Easy (Well the Maya part wasn't hard but the importation, into Sl was a bit painful especially to get the PE/LI down to a polite level.

Scott

that would assume that the fuel was Petrol (Gasoline) It's not it's Diesel, The Russians proved the combat superiority of Diesel fuel during WW2 and the U.S. and U.K. Abandoned gasoline as tank fuel in the 50's. all that would happen is the fuel would leak out.

Scott

very nicely done.

thank you

Thank you.

Is it my imagination, or is everything on secondlife that doesn't involve sex or violence, involves sex AND violence?

pretty much.

Talking, dancing Combat racing or fucking that's pretty much all of SL there.

That's really gorgeous work there!

thank you very much.

I haven't been able to play SL since they FUBARed their support for my video card's drivers over 2 years ago. So day I'll upgrade my card and check out some of your stuff in-game, so to speak.

NEVER BUY ATI GRAPHICS CARDS. Even the good pro 3D programs don't work well with them. Sometimes you have to ignore price and buy what works.

Scott

Thanks for the input, Scott.
I'm playing Skyrim on an $80 card I bought years ago, with good frame rate. But you're right, it's ATI. And it works great for all my games, leaving SL as the common denominator. And it worked for that too(though poorly) till SL changed something. I don't regret buying this card at all. Nvidia never would have given so much grunt for $80, It's just not in my power to ignore price these days.

I do value your advice though. And if finances change, I might then be able to follow it.

I'm currently using a $112 dollar PNY Assembled nVidia 9800, and it works for3D, and for SL without a hitch. The extra 20 dollars may be the key, but it's more the manufacturer.

Oh hell yes. Awesome work, sir!

Is it set up so all the fiddlybits move? Turret, tracks, etc...

turret, and main gun work, (and byy work traverse, elevate and depress smoothly , and reach out to hint things at the limit of your draw distance using APDS Shells< The Loader can be in his hatch with the flexible mount.The tracks move, wheels move. even the head and tail lights work if you turn them on. Sounds , dust, exhausts, the works. All for 2K Lindens( about 9 dollars USD)

Scott

Damn fine work, sir.

Thank you , I may post some of the others later. F-35 B

Impressive! You got some skills with 3D.

Thank you for the kind words.

Very accurate as far as I can tell. Very well done. It almost looks like the model is right out of World of Tanks.

I thought World of Tanks was a WW2 game? this tank is rather modern for it.

Well lately they have been adding some post WWII tanks. Like the T30 and the AMX 50.

youmean T-54 and AMX 30.
I asuppose they did that for gamebalance, because the Germans were 10 years ahead of time compared to everyone else towards he end of the war.

I imagine those naked lady trucker mudflaps on the back.

I was soo tempted, nut I had to play it straight.

Very cool work. :)

Thank you Sir.

You're most welcome! :)

damnit sir you do well!

Very nice mesh work.

Thank you for the kind words.

That's who I'm working for!

Really liking this model/skins

thank you. Curently working on an Avro Lancaster Mk. III, and trying to finish it for the Millitary Flight expo on SL this coming weekend. Eventually when the tech stabilizes I will be making mesh avatars of my Lu[pines for sale.

Awesome piece of design! I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make it work, but I'm loving the look of it nonetheless!

Oh it's a real world tank. Look up the Challenger 2 Tank. It peformed very well for the british int he Iraq war. (which is the paint job pportrayed there).

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXX3GO8NWJMI&ei=MNtxUt32Bs3oiwK7iYCICw&usg=AFQjCNEzKUmYbV-Dny2N8G0J80SMlvQneA&sig2=zIzZngfqKUhb9BJprqY6Ug&bvm=bv.55819444,d.cGE

Hope this helps

Oh I know its real alright, I love the things! Your work was enough to make me want to get involved in MCE just to drive one around :3

I was having problems getting the MCE hud to interface with the CR2 hud, but happily that is sorted now! I was curious though, in the mouselook turret view are there any TOGS sight filters in place, or am I doing something wrong?

Mo sight filters, as mesh is a little different thant the two piece worn sculpted tanks. Sorry if there was confusion.