There was a tank man who had made "Tank" by oneself also in Japan.

I thought by the article before. 'It is theoretically possible. Perhaps, in not existing. However, it is happy when existing. It is interesting.' The person who completed the self-made tank (strength transportation car) that turns out by the reader contribution is here. [Self-made tank that remodeled combine].According to the title, a person here has completed the mini model of the strength transportation car based on the combine.

It is amphibian Yosoo type assault landing vehicle AAVP7A1 (AAVP is abbreviation of Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel) in the United States that became a target. In short, the strength transportation car that makes it give the armor to carry the infantryman safely when the landing operation is done to the enemy's territory and run easily by the caterpillar, and makes it run in the water (It is indeed impossible in water) and land. 21 strength can be carried excluding three crew, and Marine Corps is using it chiefly. It runs in the size of 4.1×1.8×1.7 meters at a speed of 12 kilos per hour (Seven kilos per hour in the water). It has the turret equipped with M double machine gun and Mk19・40 milli automatic gun. The price : for 220-about 2.5 million dollars (240 million-270 million yen).

Genuine AAVP7A1

When a pertinent blog goes back, "The engine discovers the combine to be alive yet immediately before being thrown away. " in December, 2006 one year ago. After it remodels it to the left-hand drive based on this, an original work stand is made. "Become like Choro Q" is decided to "AAVP7A1" based on the catalog of the plastic model of Tamiya at the end thought to be "What can you make?" there.

Almost complete, full scratch from there. The caterpillar starts from the frame making based on the plastic model, is made the armorplate part with the iron plate, welded, and is obtained from another abandonment combine and installed, and the hook for a genuine tank is bought and installed.

The body is almost completed in June, 2007, painting and a fine adjustment start, it takes a picture of the animation already running in July, and it contributes to YouTube.

Afterwards, "Farm machines and implements registration" is done because the combine, it announces, and it has become completion.

It has now and then improved after it completes it, and it seems to have received the introduction to media here and there. Moreover, another animation is published.

It is large the appearance of those who produce it at the end of last year to technical journal and NHK of the tank fan etc.I hear that the light armored vehicle that stood in the spotlight when Iraq of the Ground Self-Defense Force is sent will be made from full scratch this time. It seems to cause a hurdle different from AAVP7A1 of previous United States Marine Corps this time because it becomes an imitation of the vehicle of a domestic organization. Still, I want you to be going to hold out in the future the aim of the tank fellow who can boast to the world.