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The DIY Tank
Will Foster, a Kettering University student, has built his own half sized Panzer tank. It took Will 2 years and around $10,000 to build his mini-tank and he says the process has been "a lot of trial and error...I'd buy a $200 part that didn't work, then go to a $300 part that didn't work before finding a $50 part that did." The tank is about as big as a small car, and can reach speeds of around 20 mph with its three-cylinder diesel engine. It runs on treads, has a cannon powered by compressed air from a scuba tank and parks wherever the hell it wants.
It's not a tank, it's a friggin' plywood box on treads, with a nerf gun attached to it. I mean, ok, it seems like a fun project, but the guy didn't really do anything special here. It's easy to build a tracked vehicle, and sticking a big green plywood box on it is even easier. It's also pretty pointless. If you're going to build a tank, at least incorporate a bit of armour in it. Otherwise, what's the point?