Tiny cardboard tank

Page created: 2026-03-02

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I realized that stripping the liner from one side of a piece of corrugated cardboard would leave the flutes exposed, which would make great tank treads.

So I made this tiny tank. It’s a quick, sloppy scratch build and I think it’s pretty cute.

Material: Thin single-ply corrugated from a small recycled shipping box, except the gun barrel, which is rolled-up non-corrugated cardboard from a frozen dinner box.

Adhesive: hot glue.

small cardboard tank front angle with red label showing inside barrel
same cardboard tank rear view
the underside of the same tank so you can see the corrugated flutes that look like tank treads