Panzer Tank Replica Shoots Paintballs

Keith writes: “This Kettering College student built a drivable compact Panzer tank that fires paint-balls.” He sure did! Ladies love the Panzers.

The 1/2-scale model was originally built for a paintball game and uses a three-cylinder diesel engine for motivation.

1. [panzerkampfwagen]

   you have inspired me…. i might try to build a panther tank (half scale or close to that) this summer… more info please

2. [teflon]

   I’m surprised I spotted this, but then again, maybe not…Look closely at the turret at 2:25.
   Suddenly I like this kid more

3. [aarrgghh]

   i can sign for 1, 2, 3 or 4
   get three weeks off in a year or more
   save up and get my very own slr
   cos i can drive (drive!) my very own tank
   yes i can drive (drive!) my very own tank
   yes i can drive (drive!) my very own tank
   yes i can drive (drive!) my very own tank

   can you seen the bullet’s high velocity
   it can blow a man’s arm off at the count of three
   if i get my hands on one of those
   i’m something to watch out for
   i can drive (drive!) my very own tank
   yes i can
   yes i can

   don’t care whereabouts they send me now
   send pictures postcards to my old mother and father
   so when i come home they’ll have someone to be proud of
   i can drive (drive!) my very own tank
   yes i can drive (drive!) my very own tank
   yes i can drive (drive!) my very own tank
   yes i can drive (drive!) my very own tank
   yes i can maim (maim!)

   the stranglers, “tank” (1978)

4. [scott_williams183]

   Man that looks awesome. i havent found a way to make a tank except for bicycle pedals…LAME! i would appreciate it if you sent more detailed instructions for building to [e-mail]

5. [nex]

   Can someone please explain the difference between a Panzer tank and a non-Panzer tank?

6. [Capn Barcode]

   Nex@5: Answer #1: Only real Panzers wear lederhosen.

   Answer #2: the Panzer (Panther) was a famous German tank during World War 2, the tank that made the blitzkrieg possible. There were a lot of differences between the Panzer and other tanks, such as the American Sherman tank. I don’t know what they were specifically, but I expect the experts can tell. (In the same way that I’d expect an expert on sports cars to tell that somebody’s scale model Mustang isn’t actually a Corvette.)

7. [nex]

   I see, thanks! I’m a native German speaker and didn’t know that ‘Panzer’ is supposed to refer to this specific model. In German it just means ‘tank’ (actually, the literal meaning is ‘armor’), as in “Der amerikanische Sherman-Panzer ist sehr gut.”

8. [Anonymous]

   Panzer means Armored. All tanks were Panzers, all armored vehicles were Panzers. The Panther was a specific Panzer just as the Tigers were. Panzer divisions were armored divisions.