How to make the 1/6 scale FV107 Scimitar
I finished my 1/6 scale FV107 Scimitar this spring, and finally, the how to-video is done. Hopefully, this can inspire some people out there and show that you don't need a big money bag to get a 1/6 scale tank to drive with.
About the model:
FV107 Scimitar
Lengt: 800 mm
Weight: 19 kg
Materials: hull made from plywood with 3D-printed turret and details. Tracks, drive wheels, road wheels, road wheel arms and tensioner wheel are all made from PLA+ and printed om ny trusty (4500 hours and counting) FlashForge Finder.
Suspension: Homemade springs from 2 mm piano wire.
Motors: Two 12 V electric screwdrivers (550 motors) with planetary gearbox left untouched. Set to drill-mode. 15 Nm of torque.
ESC: Two Hobbywing 80A Quickrun speed controllers.
Sound: Sense Dual Plus sound module.
I would love to get my hands on those 3D files
Brought a pure pure smile to my face. Thank you. Haven't been so happy with a model (built by me myself or by any others) for a long time.
Thanks a lot and thanks for watching! 🙏🙏🙏
You building scale tanks is one of the best series on YT I came across. Great work, as always. Can't wait to see the next one!
That's very kind of you, thanks a lot! 🙏
That is true craftsmanship drove these in the army and the model is spot on .
Oh, that's so cool! Love it when guys who actually worked on them writes a line or two! And thank you! 🙏
@@builtbyWikander they were fast as hell ,60mph till the army decided to change from petrol to diesel engines
I watched because of the Scimitar, but I was totally astounded by your craftsmanship. Incredible work 👏
That's so kind of you, thank you!
Wonderful job. So nice to see something other than the usual WW2 offerings, and so well done, too. Playing back the ‘running’ portion of the video at .5 speed really helps to convince the viewer that the vehicle is actually real.
Thanks, man! You're absolutely right, that's a nice trick. 👍
You are a master model builder. You have mad skills. Wow!
Thanks a lot!
Love all your builds. Specially like that you are using common materials for your build as well as the 3D printer! Thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot man! 🤘🤘🤘
Fantastic work. As an apprentice toolmaker I was involved in making those mesh exhaust shrouds for the real thing many years ago. Watching you make them made me smile. Cheers
That's awesome, thanks a lot for watching!
Beautiful work ! I grew up not far from where these were manufactured at Alvis on Holyhead Rd in Coventry
That's so cool, thanks a lot!
Amazing attention to detail and love the hybrid method of 3D and scratch building with so many different materials.
Thanks a lot for watching! I'm a big fan of using different methods, it would not be as fun ro build without some of the more hand crafted stuff. 😊
Thank you very much for the answers you have given me. It has helped me a lot in building my first tank. I've made several pieces and printed in 3d. I've watched your videos several times. Congratulations for the excellent work. Really good.
That's awesome to hear, thanks s lot. If you record or take pictures of your project, don't forget to show me!
Wow, amazing craftsmanship. So glad KZhead suggested this!!!! Subbed for sure!
That's awesome, thank you so much! 🙏
Son... That is a very fine piece of scratch build if I ever saw on!... Congrats!... Great vid and Great mastercraft!... Best wishes and greets from Pensacola, FL, US...
Thank you so much! 🙏
I have been watching your builds in series and it's fascinating to see how you are evolving and refining the designs of things like drive, suspension and idle mechanisms from vehicle to vehicle. A great series of videos with interesting modelling subjects - it's good to see something other than the usual German cats (says the man with 1/8th and 1/6th Panthers!) . Thanks for sharing.
Awesome, man, thanks a lot. 🙏 Yeah, I love the odd and quirky ones. 😊
Fantastic work. One of my favourite modern Vehicles brought to life in 1/6.
Thank you! 🙏
Fantastic that, personally I would of went with older looking warm yellow lights. Your a top modeler
Thanks a lot! Yeah, I know what you mean! It's older vehicle than it looks. 🙂
The coolest thing I've seen in weeks.
Thanks, man!
wow!! will you ever consider making a set of plans and 3D files for sale? I would definitely buy one.
Well, the plans are mostly a detailed drawing of the tank enlarged to the scale he decides to build, the rest is hard scratch building with a mix of 3D Printed parts. Yes, it would be great to be able to purchase the 3DP files if you were going to build the same scale tank. But scratch building is an art in it self if one has never done this type of work.
i have tried searching for detailed plans of the tanks and cannot find any does anyone know of any site i can find them please
For months KZhead has done nothing but recommend crap and videos I have seen. Then suddenly...a diamond in the rough!
Awesome, thank you for watching!
In a single word, "Amazing" build!!!
Thanks a lot! 🙌🙌🙌
I'm late to the show but..............DAMN, that is cool as hell, Great design and fantastic build.
Thanks a lot! 🙏
Congratulations on this project! You are the best! 👍
Thanks!
@@builtbyWikander 👍👍👍
I was a gunner in a scimitar in the 90s and my call sign was 21 second troop Sargents vehicle brought back a couple of members
Cool man, nice to hear from those who have worked with the real deal!
Man they just keep getting better and better. Well done. Very cool
Thank you! 🙏
Hello Wikanders. Very well done! Nice mixture of conventional craftsmenship and modern CAM. Amazing level of details in this scale! Amazingly realistic appearance while driving.
Hey, man! Thank you very much for those kind words! 🙏
I know this is an older video but wow! Great work! I want to build a Bradley Fighting Vehicle like this. Not even an RC model. Just a static model
Thank you! I hope this gives you some inspiration! The Bradley would be awesome in 1/6 scale. 😊 Plenty of room for rc electronics!
Noway you have done an amazing job. You should be so proud of what you have done. I look forward to watching what you do next. Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you! 🙏 There will be more within short!
It is actually interesting how you 3D print easily manufacturable parts (wheels - plywood, turning machine and some rivets/bolts) and manually make complicated ones.
Well, they are not easy to make for me, since I don't have a turning machine.
@@builtbyWikander Then this explains a lot.
This video deserved massive amount of likes!!!!
😁 Thank you, keeping my thumbs!
fantastic modal mate i used to drive/gun/command these back in the day when they where powered by the Jaguar 4.2 six cylinder petrol engine..
That's so cool, it's so nice to hear from people that worked with the real deal. 👍
I like the idea of the mixed method building
Wow loved every second of this film what a awesome replica of the real thing I thought I was back in the army then looking at it . Thanks for sharing 👍
That's so cool to hear, man! Thanks a lot!
Fantastic work 🏆
Thanks a lot!
OK thank you. I'm starting the FV107 project, but a little smaller than yours. Congratulations for the excellent work.
Cool! Thank you and best of luck with your build!
Amazing work again!! At 1/6 scale you can really feel the weight of the tank at speed on the suspension, it's just beautiful! Very nice job on the design of all the parts!..
Agreed, it's a very nice scale! Thank you very much! 🤘🤘🤘
@@builtbyWikander sir can you provide the 3d plans for your projects?.... I don't mind buying them as well.... Also.... I would love to see you making a 1:6 scale of fv 215b
@@adityabhattacharya4044 The 215B is certainly odd enough to be interesting, but the to do-list is long as it is. 😊 Regarding the 3D-files, I'm not planning on sharing them as for now, sorry.
Right. thanks a lot for the tips. It has helped me a lot.
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Thank you! 🙏
Absolutely amazing work.
Thanks! 🙏
Very nicely done sir.
Thanks!
Just found your videos,,,WOW your an awesome designer/builder!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot, that's very kind of you! 🤗🤗🤗
Amazing build and detail.
Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Hi mate your work is amazing keep up with it woth a skill form CMC.
Thank you!
It is beautiful!! Well done!
Thank you! 🙏
It's very fun and educational to view the construction and build videos. You're very talented and appreciate it that these are shared with us. I would like to build a 1:6 Jagdpanther and was wondering if it would be possible to purchase the 3D road wheels from you. Thanks for your consideration.
Incredible work, bravo
Thanks!
Very beautiful work. My regiment used these vehicles and I would love to have one for display
Thanks a lot, man. If I ever produce more Scimitars, I'll let you know.
Thank you in advance for your responses
No problems!
You have golden hands 👋👋👋
Thanks. 😊
wow an Incredible model fantastic
Thank you! 🙏
@@builtbyWikander Your a very talented fella
Amazing! Such high quality!
Thanks a lot! 🙏
Just perfect my friend I’m hooked 👍👍
Great, thanks a lot and welcome! 🙏🤘
Seu trabalho é incrível, parabéns, vou fazer um
Thank you, and good luck with your project!
Perfect, simply perfect
Thank you!
Another beautiful job!
Thank you! 🙏
Great job. I drove the real ones during my time in the Belgian Army.
That's so cool, pretty fast vehicles?
@@builtbyWikander the speed is 80 to 90 kilometers per hour. And that is realy fast on tracks. The engine is a Jaguar 4.2 litres petrol.
such a nice slick model, big fan of the CVRT series, but then i have worked with them from time to time, some great detail, some slightly incorrect, but i'm being picky, you can be forgiven as i know the effect you are after, the engine and gearbox covers are louvre in style, something i always look for, i remember some years back a chap who created the artwork for the Revelle model taking photos of our Scorpion and noting he had done the louvre the wrong way round, but it always takes those who know every inch of a vehicle to notice - when like me, you have spent hours sanding and restoring vehicles you tend to notice a lot more - Leopards tend to be a favourite of mine, and my latest is the later variant of the Kodiak AEV3, do i set you the challenge haha
That's so cool, man, I love hearing from people who have worked with them! Yeah, I know some parts are a bit off, but as you say, sometimes you're after an impression or a look and a bit of artistic freedom can't really hurt. 😊 I would love to make a Leo 2! Been thinking of a Centurion ARV, but we do have the Kodiaks here in Sweden to - Ingenjörbandvagn 120. 🙂 We'll just have to see!
@@builtbyWikander i know there is another model on YT of the Kodiak as an earlier variant - its not bad as it happens - it spurred me on to looking for a plastic kit and eventually i found one, a 1:35 scale made by BorDer, its ok, but does have a lot of errors that i had to over come, but to be honest i would love to build a bigger model of it, its such an awesome engineers tool
Another amazing job
Thank you!
I love that your using high tensile bolts! Must be costly 😀 Not so long ago you could buy the spartan (very similar design) and with an addition to your driving licence drive them on the road. Used a Jaguar 4.2 straight six XJ engine.
Hi! The bolts are galvanized steel, very cheap to buy.
I guessed so. Its amazing that standards bolts now are rated too 800mpa and 80% elongation.
Hello friend, thank you in advance for all the tips you have been giving me. As I don't understand painting, I would like to know why you paint everything gray before the final painting? Is this gray paint a regular paint?
Hi, no problem! The gray paint is either the aluminum primer that is needed to prime aluminium before painting, so that the paint sticks and don't flake, or it's spray putty that I use to give the 3d-printed surfaces a smoother look. It also works as a foundation so that the real paint looks the same on all places of the model when it is applied.
Hello. on the hinges of the boxes is the pin you put in metal or is it also printed along with the hinge in pla?
Hi! All of the boxes has dummy hinges, but ine of the turret boxes has a metal pin and a working lid.
блин . крутая у тебя техника.хоть и из говна и палок. но все равно огонь. по любому ты в гонках участвуешь
Eric, I forgot to ask: what fill pattern do you use on the track links on the treadmill? Octet, cubic subdivision....
Octet. 😊
friend, just one more question: what clearance do you leave between the wheels to pass the belt teeth? does it have to be very tight, or do you leave a gap between the two black wheels of the tank to pass the track teeth?
There is a bit if a play, but not much. The teeth are shaped like pyramids, and the gap between the two road wheel halfs are just a tiny bit bigger than the base of the pyramid. My experience is that it is good if it is close, but it does not have to be exact.
Hi Eric, how are you? Just one question, on the treadmill, what configuration do you use? 100% infill? or smaller infill with a greater number of wall fillets?
Hi, I use ~90 to 95 % infill on the track links. 🙂
Gran trabajo...es usted muy minucioso . Me encanta !!! Un gran saludo !
Thank you!
@@builtbyWikander gracias a ti ,por compartir este marravillo trabajo ! saludos desde españa !!!
if it’s possible i would love to see the m24 chaffe in a future video. I really love seeing the vehicles being built.
Hi! Thank you! The Chaffee is a good size to build, but is it quirky enough? 🤔
@@builtbyWikander something interesting to pull off would be the object 279 also known as the Stalin moon rover. the 279 has a very interesting desing
WOOOW OH MY GO AMAZING !!!
Good afternoon Eric. how did you open the cannon lid? did you use an actuator? where there is a yellow plate written "danger..."
Hi! It's a small 9g servo with a metal rod that opens and close it when I flick a switch on the radio. 🙂
Thanks for the video .Great job
Thank you!
Vackert! Looks so easy...
🙏🤘🙏
Fantástico un hermoso trabajo.
Thank you!
hello how are you Eric? for my FV107 I am using PLA added to the printed parts. the lids of some boxes I printed with a very thin thickness (approximately 1mm) and I noticed that they get deformed if placed in the sun for a while. The temperature when they are directly in the sun is deforming some thinner pieces. have you ever had this problem? what material did you use? pla added?
Hi! Nice to hear that your project is going forwards! I use PLA+ from eSun for all my models, with at least 3 walls thickness for most parts. Thin pieces of PLA will warp in the sun, so be careful. I don't have that many thin pieces on my model, but I still try to keep it out of the sun during the summer time.
Great model.....good job man.....!
Thank you!
Could you tell me what thickness you use on the walls of the printed boxes, the ones where I asked about the hinges? I believe it must be 1.5 or 2 mm, isn't it?
Yeah, somewhere around there. I think they are 3 layers with 0.15 mm in resolution.
Have you ever thought about taking a crack at scratch building amphibious tanks like the Japanese Ka-Mi and Ka-Chi? They're certainly unique in appearance and might be an interesting task to chip away at!
Cool tanks, definitely quirky enough to be interesting!
Зачет! Нечего сказать.. Красивая модель получилась. Не хватает брезента или ветоши(мешковины) на башне и "влд".
hello, did you use a macro to make the hinges or did you do them one by one? because they are different for each box. thanks.
The hinges are made manually, all are non-working except for one of the turret storage boxes.
Hi Eric how are you? Do you have any suggestions for making that tube that comes out of the tank from the back, makes a curve and goes to the side of the tank and ends next to the bucket of water?
Hi! If it is the small and thin pipe you are referring to, it's made from a thin brass tube, can be bought at any hobby store. If it's the 3d-printed flat tube/air hose you mean, I got some help with that and I would suggest you try and sculpture it from foam, wood or something similar.
I'm building the AFV Club 1/32 scale Scimitar at the moment..............I'll get my coat!
😄😄😄 Aweseome, dude, good luck!
how do you put the tank drawing in 1/6 scale? Where do you get the blueprint for the tank?
I find a good blueprint online and scale it to the right size using Photopea, a browser based image editor.
Outstanding. I used to drive and maintain the Spartan derivate so lovely to see a scratch built CVR(T). Side note I can still taste the water that comes from those water cans🤮
Haha, that's awesome! I think it's a really cool vehicle and it seems so fun to drive. Thank you for sharing experience from the real thing!
@@builtbyWikander they were fantastic fun to drive, downhill on a good day you could just about reach 60mph
well done sir
Thabks a lot! 🙏
Hey , Wikander amazing video!!! could I ask what equipment you use to create RC models?!!? Im saving up for a Cross-RC MC8 and seeking to add a Toyan Four-cylinder Four-stroke Water Cooling Nitro Model Engine FS-L400 to make it a hybrid and was wondering what equipment model engineers like yourself need inside you garage? Thanks!
Hi, thanks so much for watching! The tools and machines I use are pretty basic - mainly what you see in the video: a small table band saw, a pillar-drill and a small table sander. The sander is probably the most important of all tools, since it allows me to make 90 degree corners and sides. The table band saw is mostly used for cutting things roughly. I then sand the pieces to the right size with the sander. I could do with a real circular table saw, but I don't have the space. 🙂 Aside from that, it's basically hand tools - screw drivers, hammers, rulers, etc. The number one tool to make my models, however, is the 3D-printer. Best of luck with your build, it sounds like a really awesome project! 👌
that black plate, where you fixed the headlights, what material? Thanks.
The black plate is 2 or 3 mm thick plastic, bought at a hardware store as an L shaped list. It's the same material as in the mudguards and many other stuff. It's both strong and flexible and can be glued with plastic glue. I believe it is ABS and they come in many different sizes.
Just one question: when you start the screwdriver motor and turn it off, doesn't it lock? because the screwdriver motor does this (crashes when it stops). you use it in drill mode, don't you?
Yes, they are used in drill mode (but you can use it in any of the slip-clutch modes, if you want to make sure the clutch is disengaged if the model gets stuck). Not sure what you mean with locking, but if you go full speed ahead and quickly cut the throttle, the motors will stop and the model will slide, if the surface are flat or slippery. That's not really how you should drive, though. 😊 There are ways is most newer radios to program an exponential throttle. That means, that the model will accelerate or accelerate slowly, even if you slam the throttle stick. In that way, you will minimize the load on the motors and mountings.
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Thank you! 🙏
Are those metal parts aluminum sheets you used? how many millimeters? Thanks.
The aluminum sheets I use differs between 1.2, 1.5 and 2 mm, rarely any thicker. I use them when I need to make a smooth flat surface or protection for the underside of the hull. Bought at a local hardware store.
Unbelive toy and build, you are a genius. Maybe you can do, the Terminator tank, from the movie
Friend, that screen you used at 21:55, did you buy it online? what kind of screen is that? where to buy?
Do you mean the metal mesh/the metal net? That comes from a local hardware stores (Hornbach), I'm sure they have similar stuff almost anywhere.
Have you considered using a filament for the tracks that matches the final look? maybe a black, brown or rust color would look good I think. The light grey is ok but I feel like if a different option is equally cheap its worth the try and may look better
I did some weathering of the tracks a few years ago to, as you say, make them a bit rusty and worn. Just haven't got around to do it again. I think that a good thing with gray tracks is that if you paint then rusty, they paint gets worn and the brighter grey shines through, as metal does on a real vehicle.
@@builtbyWikander that is a good point you make about the wear
Hello Eric, how are you?, what type are the pulleys you use, HTD, GT2 or another type? Thanks again.
Hi! They are HTD 5M, if I remember correctly. 🙂
do the hinges really make the boxes open and close or are they just glued to the boxes?
The side boxes and the large turret box has dummy hinges, but one of the top turret boxes has a working lid with spare track links inside.
Love these videos! Ever considered mounting soft airgun parts to shoot from the gun?
Thank you! 🙏 Absolutely, I have a mechanism laying here somewhere. 😊
Salute you sir' CV90 scorpion light tank, we are using this (real thing) with cockeril 90mm turret
Cool! Awesome vehicle!
what kind of metal are you using? aluminum plate? and that black plate, what material? Thanks.
Hi! Yes aluminum bought at a hardware store, and sometimes thin steel plate.
great work . What are you building next .Your Modells are very, very good
Thank you! Several projects on the bench, but a Swedish Strv 105 (Centurion) is up next. Check out @builtbywikander on Instagram for more!
Hey there, first of all I just wanted ant to say that what you’re doing is absolutely amazing and I’m enjoying every second of your videos! I just couldn’t help but notice some artefacts on the print at 9:57 which I’m guessing were caused by Low wall count and infill to save some print time. You might already know this but since your friend printed them I’ll say it anyways if it can help, you can print the walls before the infill (usually a check mark in the slicer) and they should disappear saving you some sanding time! (On the other hand, overhangs might look a bit worse):)
Hi! Thanks a lot for watching and for the very kind words! Yeah, I think you are right - I'm not sure how many layers my friend used, but I'm guessing not more than 2. I'm not seeing this appear on parts with 3 layers or more. Anyway, huge thanks for the tip, it will definitely come in handy in the future!
friend, what is the servo you use to move the tank turret
It's a standard 360 degree servo, might be unbranded. Probably from ebay or Amazon. Not very exclusive or expensive.
Do you have the 3d files available for sale? This is my favourite tank and would love to build one like this. Thanks so much for posting
Hi and thanks for watching! I'm not planning to releasing any files or parts right now, sorry.