"ThunderCats HO!" – Recreating the 1985 Thundertank with 1,361 bricks.

For those of us who grew up in the mid-80s, Saturday mornings weren't complete without the roar of the Thundertank. It was the ultimate "Super Hero" vehicle long before the modern era of cinematic universes. I wanted to see if I could capture that nostalgia using modern building techniques. This is a 1,361-piece tribute to the original series. My goal was a "Display & Play" model—something that has the mechanical complexity of a collector's piece but is sturdy enough to actually handle. The...