VAPE prototype 2
The VAPE (Heavy Amphibious Exploration Vehicle) was an Argentine project, parallel to the VAE project of the 1970s, to create a wheeled amphibious vehicle with anti-tank weaponry.
Two different prototypes were built with the help of French companies.
This is my first attempt using AI generators, using this page:
. https://3d.hunyuan.tencent.com/
The illustration (which is necessary to produce a file) was thanks to the YouTube channel "TodosLosVC"
. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=todoslosvc
who created a flat view of the VAPE from scratch using photos and images (of which there are quite a few).
He also gave me permission to upload this file.
However, not everything is perfect, as AI isn't perfect and often misinterprets or incorrectly designs certain areas of the illustration (see the two images with the vehicle in pink; that's the "original" file).
For this reason, I decided to repair it in Tinkercad. The things I did were change the headlights, add details to the turret, the front of the chassis, and the engine cover, and also separate the turret from the chassis.
Another problem with the "original files" is their scale, since it isn't specified when they are created.
However, I must say that I liked the "final product" despite having made few modifications.
(1/100 scale)
edit
I added the v2 versions, which are "improved" versions for 3D printing; the wheels are more reinforced and the turret is now the size of the ring on a Stuart M3 turret.