Man builds incredible paintball tank for his son from scratch by reusing old vehicles
- This dad built his son a working tank
- He used parts from an old quadbike and a broken scooter
- Instead of bullets, it fires paintballs
Published on Sep 03, 2024 at 7:39 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Sep 04, 2024 at 12:24 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Alessandro Renesis
Forget a rickety tree house, this dad went one step further and built his son a working tank.
However, instead of bullets, it fires harmless – put fun-looking – paintballs.
He built it almost entirely from scratch.
All he used were parts from an old quadbike and a broken scooter.
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Building a tank from scratch
Shared by Meanwhile in the Garage, the impressive footage sees his harvesting parts and soldering them to format a solid-looking frame, into which he affixes a borrowed engine and a comfy-looking seat.
Next, the wheels and working tracks are put in place – making it drivable on almost any terrain.
Last, and certainly not least from a fun perspective, the tank hatch and paintball gun are affixed.
There’s even a screen inside to allow the driver to aim and fire without sticking their dead above the proverbial parapet.
Painted in khaki and black – this is a sheer work of DIY art.
Plus, watching each part slot satisfyingly into place is a form of automotive ASMR.
Seeing it in action must have made every moment of hard work worth it – talk about a labor of love!
Other incredible tank-related projects
First up, this YouTuber and urban explorer looking around a creepy abandoned mansion found a DIY tank in its basement.
While the body of the tank appeared to be complete, it’s unclear why the project – and the mansion – were abandoned.
No stranger to finding and restoring tanks, content creator, Mr Hewes, recently completed a restoration of a T-34 tank and attempted to fire it up for the first time in 30 years.
This is the same guy who found an abandoned FV432 APC tank (an armored personnel carrier used by the British military after the early 1960s) in a bush and decided to take it home and attempt to drive it.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
