1 Police Crowd-Control Vehicle Side view (Notice the centrally positioned drivers hatch) The design for the Police Crowd-Control Vehicle (or PCCV1 for short) is based on a military vehicle used in similar circumstances. It is not intended for routine patrols but for extreme policing needs such as civil unrest. The PCCV1 has a standard crew of two (driver and weapons controller) but may carry up to three extra police officers. All weapons are computer controlled and all functions may be accessed remotely.

2 Top View (PA system and water cannons near the front) There are many levels of severity involved when dealing with crowd control and therefore the PCCV1 comes well equipped: Level 1: Powerful 5kW public address system mounted to the front of the vehicle. Level 2: Battering ram to break through makeshift barriers. Two high frequency directional sound transmitters mounted on the turret. Level 3: Two water cannons mounted on each side fed by two 200-gallon tanks containing water treated with CF11B (similar effect to pepper spray). Level 4: Automatic rubber bullet cannon mounted on the turret capable of firing sixty 50mm bullets per minute with a total capacity of 500 rounds.

3 Reverse View (Notice the white access hatch on the turret) The turret can turn through 290 degrees and is powered by a 9V Technic micro motor... Doh! I think I've blown it. It sounded so believable until I said that :) Ah well, drop the pretence. The turret is mounted on a Technic turntable and the micro motor is mounted face down. There is also a flashing light at the back!

4 Underside (Two Technic motors back to back) The tracks are driven by two of the newer Technic motors laid back to back, each driving one track. Most of the parts for this model were taken from the Space Shuttle ( 8480 ). The tracks are available from many sets but I took mine from Mindstorms ( 9719 ).

5 Top View (complete with controller) I spent most time trying to fit three motors, a turntable and a flashing light into such a small space. I quite like the front assembly that is mounted at 90 degrees to the chassis and the little features such as the water cannons, the PA speakers (tannoy like) and the design of the rear of the turret. Before you ask, I have no plans to create instructions on how to make this model. I tried to capture most of the design details in the photos. For those of you outside of the UK, alternate black and white stripes is a colour scheme used by the English police force. You are quite welcome to try and recreate this model but please remember that the model design is Copyright © 2000 Stephen Robson.

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