This Terrible One Legged Jumping Tank Almost Existed... So I Built One!

[@janmuller-yu4nf]

Hilarious multiplayer battle idea: Every player is given the basic jumping leg mechanism and builds their tank aroud it. I want to see like four of these things just jumping around and shooting at each other, the level of silliness would be insane.

[@Coolboi2009]

i'm glad scrapman is doing these again, it's pretty funny to see how these blueprints even exist

[@tinytruck2108]

this is one of my favorite series! kinda hope revisits some of the planes since the airborne update dropped

[@ForgedInKaos]

Same. Between learning about all of the ridiculous designs throughout history as well as watching Scrapman hysterically attempt to recreate them with the severe limitations of Trailmakers. Great content for sure! Keep it up Scrapman!

[@sammyhre3516]

okay after seeing this and looking back at scrap's previous videos on odd and obscure battle vehicles I had an idea for a new multiplayer challenge the challenge is that each player has to base their creation on an old, obscure, and/or impractical in real life war machine that has or could have existed at some point in history. I got this idea because I think it would be funny and interesting to see the rest of the gang deal with building and driving/piloting these garbage vehicles themselves alternatively they could choose to try to modify one of scrap's preexisting creations from this series to see if they can do better

[@DanyF02]

You should add balloons in there to counteract its weight to make landing smoothly easier. You should probably also ad springs on the body itself too since that's what takes the brunt of the landing since the leg escapes into the body instantly.

[@chillieuwu]

Friction pads..

[@DanyF02]

@@chillieuwu Elaborate?

[@chillieuwu]

@@DanyF02 friction pads dont fracture when introduced to kenetic strain.

[@DanyF02]

@@chillieuwu Well the stuff above them still breaks so how does that help?

[@Jamoni1]

Next update needs to be a TON of curved and angled pieces.

[@gabrielsxo]

we really need a 1x1 angele piece

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

And reworked collision boxes in build mode. some blocks take up way too much space. A "Builder's Update" in General would be awesome.

[@America_Thunder]

@@gabrielsxowe need 1x8 angles way more 😀

[@noobsplaybest6883]

We need 2x8 pieces 1x1 pieces

[@nightswitchmusic]

@@noobsplaybest6883 we are never getting a 1x1...... ever

[@DaShikuXI]

I feel like maybe an internal gimbal jet or something would have helped with making the landing more consistent.

[@alexorsmthnidk2449]

This would be awesome as an mm challenge, no thrusters or engines, just hopping

[@mardek503]

Frog race? FROG RACE!

[@JoshuaGanoTyraxLightning]

And there's plenty of hopping critters to choose from... Frogs/Toads, Rabbits, Deer, Kangaroos...

[@Wesley-m5m]

The gimble thrusters could help with cushioning the landing a bit more

[@crazykid67034]

Yesssss, I've missed these videos! Had no idea I'd be wanting a leaping tank until now though

[@logangarnes5671]

Same

[@leosspace1630]

the bending in half VTOL that you looked at several yers ago would fly like a dream with the gyros

[@DrJiKentauriuzHero]

"I did not think the issue was going to be the foot" I know this is the game but looking at the real life design and I was like, "That foot is gonna break" LOL.

[@moroblizniak4457]

11:01 Yea, i wish TM had more options... For example, Robocraft2(Still work in progress tho) has ability to drag EVERY building block in any direction, you can do crazy stuff with it and its not that hard to learn. Doing this half dome shape would be so easy... I would KILL for this system in Trailmakers.

[@Idont_eatcrocs]

Finally, a return to strange historical builds

[@--cook--]

it looks like you have enough space inside to add some balloons, if you can free up the complexity. you can set them to inflate with the jumping sequence to reduce the tank's weight, and prevent it from destroying itself!

[@notthatbad42]

Scrapman: makes a POGO tank Also scrapman: why is it so inconsistent???

[@TheGreatAshenOne]

I can't wait for the inevitable hopping creation battle

[@AtlasCreates]

Hello scrapman! I had a multiplayer idea that is kinda related to this concept. You get a base where its just the jumping mechanism and the goal it to build a tank kind of thing with the guns getting progressively bigger (smart cannon, machine gun and mini gun) and the goal is to disable the other tanks.

[@Chosen1Creator]

I think making the tank a smaller diameter to reduce complexity and weight would help. Also adding suspension to the part of the body that hits the ground after the leg contracts.

[@HarryMckay88]

The whole second half of the video I was yelling "Add suspension to the body bottom!" lol (Suspension does take up a lot of complexity though, and it might not have been possible.)

[@edgarviernes2532]

Multiplayer suggestion: Do bombers vs defenders but the bombers have dynamite in them and the defenders use emp to explode them

[@Robonoob_per]

Finally u make recreation content again this is very amazing thank you

[@danieldidonato7957]

I wonder if shield on the bottom of the foot would help keep it from breaking. All in all, awesome build!

[@alexanderwinter5988]

no, shields dont protect you from physical things. ONLY projektiles

[@Dooperbooperlooper]

@@alexanderwinter5988technically it will protect the foot, but only once

[@serpentinious7745]

YES! My first thought after learning of this thing a couple months ago was, "I hope Scrapman tries to build this." I'm so happy 😁

[@skinnyboy2704]

Now i want to see a tank battle with this

[@Jermz1979]

Tuned gimbals to slightly slow the tank down would likely fix the breaking.

[@golden.raja_]

hey scrapman, it would be cool to see some of the older "your best builds" as the wheel bug is fixed now and they might work better

[@TypeZeta2]

It’s really cool… in theory. But in practice it seems like I would see it being violently uncomfortable. And easy to destroy

[@genericuser984]

"your concussion has been found to be unrelated to your time in service"

[@embergamedev]

Yup, sounds like the VA lol

[@benfletcher8100]

You should do either a plane battle on the space bound planets in their atmosphere or try doing a Walker mech battle with the lads (bipedal, quadrupedal etc.)

[@ninjagamer1686]

This is a really good idea but I think they should insted of bomb bays have the dynamite be the bombs

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

Bro it wouldve been absolutely terrifying seeing that thing charge at you while jumping and shooting 😳😂

[@WhitzWolf92]

Terrifying, and hilarious.

[@-R-E-D-]

You can lower session gravity in session options, you should try the tank doing that

[@randomaccount-rw3bm]

I’m so happy he made this!

[@stabojert]

I think the plan with this one was the enemy to die from laughter. Turns out laughing does the opposite though...

[@bluestonecreepr]

Loved this video, the design is really satisfying. Would love to see more like this!

[@IanTron1]

You could try to use some gimbal jets to try to soften the landing

[@endoflyer1201]

What if you used balloons in the tank to provide lift decreasing the force on the foot?

[@JoshuaGanoTyraxLightning]

* Mock Evil Wizard Voice * "Tank Treads will always triumph... because single hopping Legs are dumb!" * /Mock Evil Wizard Voice * ;P

[@TheRealKosmicKing]

They 100% need to add blocks that add up to other blocks. I hate not being able to build things how I’d like to because blocks don’t line up

[@Hadeks_Marow]

Who else was thinking mini-thrusters or hover-pads to help cushion the landing as to not damage the legs? Put it inside the hollow part to fake it and have it not be noticed. We could even automated the mini thrusters using bottom facing distance censors. Turn off when you a close to the floor. So they only turn on near the height of the jump.

[@embergamedev]

Clever solution with the thrusters. This is the one thing I wish was more like scrap mechanic. I feel like suspension in that game can actually cushion serious blows like this.

[@Hadeks_Marow]

@@embergamedevI have never heard a claim more wrong in my life xD You can't gage "impact force" because vehicles are non-destructive in regards to impact. Only attack and explosion damage has any effect on creations (without mods) in the current build of the game. The only thing suspension does in SM is keep things leveled/less bouncy.

[@shoresy6927]

I wish he did a multiplayer using these weird designs haha.

[@AlistairJoy]

The most surprising thing about this video was not seeing him recreate an impossible vehicle, but it was hearing my name at the start of the vid

[@fx-modding]

Flip the angle pieces upside down to get the opposite angle. Which is what you where looking for

[@arthuryongxiao7243]

Can you do a community series on titan,Saturn’s largest moon? I suggest you do it as a sequel to the mars series in search of where the Martians who built bases on mars. You can do more research on its somewhat earth like conditions.The reason for it being on Titan is because titan has a subsurface water ocean,a active methane cycle and a large collection of lakes,seas and rivers of hydrocarbons such as methane. Day four of saying this.

[@blakes3785]

I built a turnip head for a weekly challenge a few months ago that worked like this, it used angle sensors and helicopter engines to stabilize and had a slide formats lean and a ton of suspension It balanced well but there was a 1/5 chance every hop that its pole that it hopped with would explode

[@cuber9320]

Come on 1M subscribers! See you there.

[@daetoyinzen5983]

A race with this tank would be awesome

[@zirocannady9630]

maybe a couple of cheeky gimbal jets connected to the distance sensors to lessen the weight when it lands

[@mrnaris4852]

You should've had the suspention BETWEEN the FOOT and the HINGE instead of having it be in between the hinge and the pistons.

[@mizeress4454]

You should try to do a wall crawler battle on the underside of one of the spacebound planets.

[@polishane8837]

I love the historical bad ideas recreation series

[@jaxsonsimpson-harris3113]

I think this would be a cool battle evolution build, would love to see you and the others fight in these.

[@Arno1112]

Hey scrapman, I got a small idea. What if you make the heaviest block possible with weight blocks, similar to the dynamite cube you made, and then try to make a build that can lift it

[@SonOfmowgef]

TBF to the person that envisioned this, if you were in a battle and saw this thing coming at you, it would be pretty terrifying.

[@jameskirkland3187]

Need a multiplayer battle of these strange vehicles to find out who has the best bad idea.

[@SaiakuNaSenshu]

If it's consistently inconsistent is it really inconsistent

[@xenogryph7169]

The the one fatal flaw is the the "Tank" would be used on flat level ground. The achilles heel would be hilly land or blast holes unless... It has some sort of spring/piston/reverse magnets, weld glitches, dampener on the foot to accommodate the angle difference and adapt to the different foot angle logic to the angle of the leg(s) to stay vertical?

[@chetlandphier4292]

I think it would be cool to see a battle in these wacky creations

[@krono6400]

Tbh this tank looks like someone heard a tank being referred to as a mobile bunker and just RAN with it

[@episode1708]

I like the new music in the background 😍 Btw love your solo videos soooooo much! Pls never stop! ♥️

[@thesunnynationg]

1:33 these look like stacked pots 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@GoldenTlhogi]

Bruh ☠️

[@swisscheese-394]

Scrapman, I feel like you should try building 1 of these 2 "Gyro-Electric Destroyer" 'tank' designs in either Trailmakers or Scrap Mechanic

[@Tallacus]

Something as crazy as this belongs in Command and Conquer Red Alert, crazy it almost existed IRL

[@thomasmclean9406]

Yaaay it's back! Missed this series!

[@theblackswordsmen500]

If you use this in space do it in low g i wanna see this thing take to the stars and crash into the sun

[@HarryMonroe-zo1nu]

You should make the McDonnel XF 85. It was made to be a plane dropped from a bomber but fought by a trapeze. It was unsafe and had no landing gear. It was developed during the Cold War.

[@HarryMonroe-zo1nu]

It was caught by a trapeze.

[@allenforbes8108]

A pad to measure the jump force, then a mini-tank battle.

[@Superdude429]

I’m glad your doing these again

[@theldraspneumonoultramicro405]

multiplayer idea: walking tank battle on one of the planets in the space DLC, only 1 weapon and it must be on a 360 degree turning turret. multiplayer idea: flying vehicle battle, but you can only use space DLC parts, no air control parts, only non space parts allowed is the base building blocks.

[@moroblizniak4457]

9:53 WHAAAT?! I DIDNT KNOW THAT!!

[@deadlineuniverse3189]

20:18 I think it needs to have a smoother landing. Currently it comes down to hard which introduces stress into the structure, compromising it until one landing the thing just falls apart.

[@duner4105]

I've got idea scrapman: (my first btw) What happens if half of very long vechicle is in 1g while second in 0g. Imagine a stick that goes half way trough "forcefield" in Galina station

[@toxicwarcat7739]

Hey scrap man you should do a "walker battle" it would be awesome to see how you guys would get creations to move via walking

[@idioticed4379]

I knew you were gonna do this one eventually

[@KrawllsWorkshopGaming]

This was a very silly design in real life and trailmakers is doing an amazing job at showing us why😂

[@Brick8651]

You and yuizi could do a walking/jumping tanks and maybe hovering tanks as a battle

[@VascoCC95]

I fell like he missed one of the most obvious solution that was lowering piston strength, so that jumps were less aggressive and had an extra cushioning

[@DrPeeper]

Ok where in the hell do y'all find those designs?

[@lstchance87]

Crazy space inventions

[@mako8643]

Pure insanity! Love it!

[@D32L14N]

Imagine it in real life trying to jump on mud or gravel xD I guess that's one of the reasons it didn't saw the light xD

[@Fs-rl1qt]

Please make the Bob semple tank being from the city it was made it would make me and probably all the other nz whanau (family) happy

[@DanielGonzalez-eu9sb]

Hundreds of thousands of years of Evolution of the wheel just for some genius in the 20th century to do this

[@mandeefish2]

If you added the canon balls it would of been so much more accurate

[@Tek_0135]

I have an idea for a multiplayer battle a tank battle, where no one can use the standard form of propulsion, no thrusters no wheels

[@RlCHIE]

the title is so amazing im liking it before i even watched it

[@ScoutThePurple7]

Day 1 of asking scrap man to do a space station battle 2v2, one player on a team will be in a fighter ship that can dock on the other player’s station.

[@Keegerwocky]

multiplayer battles in 1 legged creations... that could be fun.

[@4listor.official]

No way you actually made this video haha thx man for the shoutout

[@KingCheepcheep6]

QUICK MATHS TIME! F=MA F=971kg*9.81 (we're just gunna assume the 'pilot' is weightless) F=9525.51N OR 2141.42lbf So 9525.51 newtons of force is applied to the ground everytime we land.. with a little more maths assuming the stopping time (when the foot hits the ground-when the body comes to a stop) to be about 1 second and deceleration being 1s it would feel to you (the 'pilot') like having a 971kg weight or literally the entire craft dropped on you everytime! YAY SCIENCE!!!

[@Alphadragon1979]

Now I want to see you and Yzuei make hoping tanks and battle...LOL

[@BUCHINABI]

IN FREDRICK-BAMBINO WE TRUST! IN FLYING TANKS YOU SHALL FIGHT!

[@hello_its_baebay]

Make the "haunebu II" the german ufo??

[@ProbablyWorking]

Should keep more configuration editing in the videos for us that want to learn faster!

[@pamelagoncalves4376]

Now you just have to battle with a friend in these

[@MastergamerX-m9w]

You should have put a delay on when the leg comes up so when the body goes down it would be smoother

[@mihast3273]

Where us the flying tanks battle guy?? Its almost your dream!

[@lilbaby4514]

Would have been cool to see if you could put balloons inside the tank for a more floaty landing

[@thywhoknows7276]

When it stopped working with the top of seat camera, I think it was because of the change in ground material.

[@1personithink]

Finally it was made by mankind for *fun* .

[@jo-annierobidoux2870]

Imagine a bipedal mech made from the leg

[@HorizonsEdge18]

could probably try to trim down some of the blocks and get a distance censer with a gimbal/thruster on it to dampen the impact of landing

[@the4spaceconstantstetraqua886]

11:17 "Adding a ton" while vehicle mass surpasses 1 ton