The amount of cojones needed to wake up one day, tell yourself, “You know what? I’m gonna build a freaking tank!” and actually go through with the act is quite impressive. It takes solid know-how of several different disciplines just to get to the basic structure of what a tank can be, let alone get to the point where there is an actual, functional design sitting, ready to be fired up and taken out on a cruise that is certain to raise eyebrows among the local population. It’s what a five-year-old would say before he proceeds to take possession of the box the refrigerator came in, isn’t it? Actually, being honest, I’m pretty sure I did just that when I was five or so. Side note: firing foam darts at your mother when she comes home from work from your “tank” is a surefire way to get your whole week re-arranged.
This guy though…this guy means it when he says he’ll build it. Colin Furze said he was gonna build a tank, and he’s built the mobile chassis part. The screw-driven tank is on the ground, powered up and ready to chew up some English field into coarsely-chopped salad mix. Theoretically, this thing should climb hills like a champ and even be able to float in the water thanks to the pontoon-like screw drums. He could stop here and call it a win if he wanted to. Small spoiler alert: the screw tank isn’t finished by a mile yet. We’re talking body and weapons, folks. But for now, a good trial run is in order, so it’s time to climb that hill, ford that pond, and maybe a tug-of-war with an old Toyota for good measure!
This thing could really fly on the surface of the water if you could spin the drums fast enough.