The Xarkon Thrym Siege Tank
LEGO by: Justin R. "Saber-Scorpion" Stebbins
Model Name: XGA-TS4 "Thrym"
Weight Range: Heavy
Speed: Very Slow
Mobility: Treads, land only
Armaments: 1 Mjolnir Siege Cannon, 2 small SAM racks, 2 heavy blazer gatling guns, 2 small anti-personnel rear guns, 2 spinning energy blades
Capacity: 1 pilot, 1 gunner

The Xarkon Thrym Tank... it has at least six different ways to destroy you, and that's more than it needs! Energy saws, heavy blazer gatling guns, rear machine guns, missiles, armor-piercing explosive shells... we've got more than enough death and destruction for everyone!

Sometimes you just want a really, really big gun. That's what the Mjolnir Cannon is for. Mjolnir was the name of Thor's hammer, which was stolen by the Frost Giant Thrym at one point, from whom this tank takes its name.

Eventually Thor got it back and killed Thrym with it. Xarkon is still at work on a heavy siege walker called the Thor... which will, of course, mount this cannon.

The rear guns are moderately powerful, capable of taking down infantry and some light armored vehicles...

But the big gun can also rotate 360 degrees. You'd be wise not to forget this.

The rear gunner is not just a rear gunner. He also can control the main cannon no matter which way it is facing, thus leaving the driver free to control the vehicle's movement and other weapons' systems. Xarkon did not want to leave any of this up to automation.

The armor plating on the sides may look rough and ugly, but that's because... it is. It's supposed to be rough! This ain't no race car, son!

You're staring right down the barrel of the longest-range artillery weapon in Nova Refuge. Not only is the Mjolnir shell fully capable of blowing through the hull of a capital ship (provided its shields are down), but it also is surrounded by an energy field to help it burn through as well as punch through.

I don't care if you don't like the big trans-orange saws! They're staying, no matter what.

The energy saw is made up of a circle of suspended-energy blades that can spin. When this thing strikes an enemy's shields, it's like battering them with eight energy blades in a few milliseconds. This overloads them in no time. It also can be used to cut through enemy fortifications and anti-tank obstacles.

Surface to Air Missiles: 1,200 Crowns. Heavy-duty energy cells: 3,000 Crowns. Armor-piercing explosive ballistic shells: 4,600 Crowns. The satisfaction of running over your enemies and crushing them into dust: Priceless. There are some things hover vehicles CAN carry. For everything else, there's big awesome treads.

I tried to make the "cockpit" open up in a unique way. First the two side-flaps open up...

And then the windshield opens up.

As usual: Can you find the Crown of Xarkon? The shape always contributes to a vehicles Bad@$$itude.

Notice in this image that the side gatling guns can rotate and point upwards.

Here is the Thrym beside the little Jotun Hover Tank. They often escort their larger cousin into battle.