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by Pete Prodoehl

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Give your Bit Board Rover Tank some personality with this fun-to-customize template.

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  1. If you haven't built the Tank's Main Body yet, follow this tutorial first. Print the template on Cardstock. Use white cardstock to color it in, or colored, patterned, or even glitter cardstock to add more pizazz! You will also need scissors, a hole punch, 4x LEGO pins (black) and 4x LEGO round beams (grey), double-sided tape or glue, and other optional embellishments like pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pompoms, etc.
    • If you haven't built the Tank's Main Body yet, follow this tutorial first.

    • Print the template on Cardstock. Use white cardstock to color it in, or colored, patterned, or even glitter cardstock to add more pizazz!

    • You will also need scissors, a hole punch, 4x LEGO pins (black) and 4x LEGO round beams (grey), double-sided tape or glue, and other optional embellishments like pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pompoms, etc.

  2. Color the template with markers. (optional) Then cut along the solid lines.
    • Color the template with markers. (optional)

    • Then cut along the solid lines.

  3. Use a standard hole punch to punch out the circles where shown. Fold the template on the dotted lines, with the holes facing each other as shown. Fold the template on the dotted lines, with the holes facing each other as shown.
    • Use a standard hole punch to punch out the circles where shown.

    • Fold the template on the dotted lines, with the holes facing each other as shown.

  4. Connect each LEGO pin to a LEGO round beam as shown. Connect each LEGO pin to a LEGO round beam as shown.
    • Connect each LEGO pin to a LEGO round beam as shown.

  5. Use two pin/beam sets to connect the paper to the back of the tank under the battery pack where shown. Use two pin/beam sets to connect the paper to the back of the tank under the battery pack where shown. Use two pin/beam sets to connect the paper to the back of the tank under the battery pack where shown.
    • Use two pin/beam sets to connect the paper to the back of the tank under the battery pack where shown.

  6. Wrap the paper over the body and use two more pin/beam sets to secure the front as shown. Wrap the paper over the body and use two more pin/beam sets to secure the front as shown.
    • Wrap the paper over the body and use two more pin/beam sets to secure the front as shown.

  7. Choose funny face features from the template and color in the ones you pick, then cut them out. Choose funny face features from the template and color in the ones you pick, then cut them out. Choose funny face features from the template and color in the ones you pick, then cut them out.
    • Choose funny face features from the template and color in the ones you pick, then cut them out.

  8. Use glue or tape to attach the face pieces to the body. Use glue or tape to attach the face pieces to the body.
    • Use glue or tape to attach the face pieces to the body.

  9. Go Further! It's also fun to add craft embellishments like googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pompoms, ribbons, or anything else you can dream up. Go Further! It's also fun to add craft embellishments like googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pompoms, ribbons, or anything else you can dream up. Go Further! It's also fun to add craft embellishments like googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pompoms, ribbons, or anything else you can dream up.
    • Go Further! It's also fun to add craft embellishments like googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pompoms, ribbons, or anything else you can dream up.

  10. You now have a Tank with some personality - set them loose to frolic and play! Share your design with #BrownDogGadgets Share your design with #BrownDogGadgets
    • You now have a Tank with some personality - set them loose to frolic and play!

    • Share your design with #BrownDogGadgets

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