Lego Build 102 — Shoden Tank

Still not the promised breakdown of current and future plans, but real-life has been causing me trouble again, this time a bit more seriously than the usual. So, I decided to just keep doing smaller builds, so this blog won’t stagnate. Hence today’s post, which I’m really happy about nevertheless.

Sporting a rather unusual design, the Shoden was designed by Clan Nova Cat during the 3060s. It was meant as a way to offer powerful fire-support to its defense forces. Heavy armor and a good amount of machineguns defend the machine from incoming fire and infantry attacks.

So successful was the vehicle that it would eventually enter service in the DCMS and other military organizations throughout the Inner Sphere.

The back of the model was what I had more trouble with, as the six small wheels couldn’t been realistically achieved with normal wheels at this scale. The layout reminds me of my prior Tokugawa, although if I used the larger wheels in the front of the Shoden it would be far too big. So I had to make a compromise, albeit not one that makes me too happy. You let me know what you think.

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