Simple Sci-Fi Tank

This method will give you a reasonably robust little tank/APC that's about the size of a Space Marine  Rhino from Warhammer 40k.

 This is a cork sanding block from a hardware/DIY shop. I sawed one end to a wedge shape.

 I wrapped the body in cereal packet card, leaving the sides bare. Then I put strips of corrugated card all around the edges to represent tank tracks. If you lightly wipe one side of a piece of reinforced card board with a slightly damp cloth and leave it for a few minutes, you can peel away the top layer and reveal the corrugated layer. Then I cut pieces of card to cover the sides. I used a hot glue gun for all the sticking on this project, but PVA glue would work fine for most parts (except the gun below- that will require superglue if you don't have a glue gun)- it would just take longer to dry.

 I added panel and door detailing with card pieces and old MDF bases (these could easily be substituted with more card pieces). The gun turret is made from two wooden beads and a lego piece. It is mounted on a magnet, which meets another magnet stuck to the hull, allowing the gun to swivel, but this isn't really necessary.

Afterwards, the whole thing was painted black, and then details were added to match my army colour scheme. The tank tracks were picked out by dragging silver paint from a nearly dry brush over the ridges, taking care not to stray onto the other parts. The gold details could have been added with a gold Sharpie pen, but I'm never sure how those will react to any varnish you want to put over the top.

The miniature next to the tanks is an old Grenadier Space Ranger, now available from EM4- more about him later.