Land battleships?

[rickshaw]

I hope that thing's got a low center of gravity.  I'd hate to be crewing one if it was knocked over somehow.

Or even if it went across a mild slope...   

[Weaver]

Vertical growth from Concepttanks.

Heh - now there's a more general idea in that: "tank" versions of ancient weapons:

Armoured Ballista: a tracked chassis with a big arm that throws aircraft bombs

Armored Chariot: a form of armoured car that has all the crew and weapons on a rear section with two big wheels, towed by a power section with two V-12s and four small wheels....

[sotoolslinger]

Vertical growth from Concepttanks.

Heh - now there's a more general idea in that: "tank" versions of ancient weapons:

Armoured Ballista: a tracked chassis with a big arm that throws aircraft bombs

Armored Chariot: a form of armoured car that has all the crew and weapons on a rear section with two big wheels, towed by a power section with two V-12s and four small wheels.... Do not tempt the toolslinger

[sotoolslinger]

I am already planning a JSU-152 WITH A TURRET containing 2 122 mm guns

[pyro-manic]

Cool stuff. maybe the siege tower-type vehicle would have a gimballed track section, so the tower itself remained upright (assisted by some suitably hefty gyroscopes, of course) while the tracks tilted with the terrain? As long as it could maintain traction it could basically go anywhere.

[seadude]

I think I've finally figured out what I'm going to do with that Yamato battleship kit I have which I explained here:
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=53317.0

Now the question is: Do I just plop the whole hull down on top of two tank chassis?
Or do I rebuild the hull of the ship or even the tank chassis itself?
And what scale or type of tank chassis should I buy? I'll need at least two.

[perttime]

Four tank chassis, if not six. Large enough 

[seadude]

Four tank chassis, if not six. Large enough 

4 to 6? Are you sure? What scale?
The Yamato hull is about 29 1/2 inches long x 4 1/2 inches wide.

[Steel Penguin]

a 1:35 Chieftain hull top is 8 inches from mud guard to back and smidge under 4 inches wide so possibly one at the front under the bow  and 1 each side at the rear in a trike style

[kerick]

You could chop part of the bow off. On some ships it wasn't really armored and was pretty much storage. Put on a sloping front plate and more guns!

[scooter]

You could chop part of the bow off. On some ships it wasn't really armored and was pretty much storage. Put on a sloping front plate and more guns!

Also part of the reserve buoyancy scheme (same with the fantail).

Shame there are no 1/35 TOG II* kits about.  It'd be perfect for this exercise in madness.

[perttime]

A little width might help with keeping it upright when the ground isn't totally flat.

[kerick]

Considering the scale of the ship several 1/72 tank hulls might look better. Of course this would have to be on a base crushing some village! 

[zenrat]

Is it going to be an amphibian?

[Mossie]

Shame there are no 1/35 TOG II* kits about.  It'd be perfect for this exercise in madness.

2x Meng Char 2C kits might provide a similar look. The kits oop at the moment, finding two for a reasonable price might be tricky. 2x or 3x Whippet Mark A tanks would provide smaller tracks.