Man Spends 11 Months In Making An Armored Tank After Teaching Himself Engineering. Photos

A man in China spent 11 months to build a type-99 tank replica that can run at a very reasonable speed.


The armored tank is a 1:1 version type-99 replica that can run at a top speed of 15km/h. According to reports, the villager named Peng Haojie from east ‪‎China‬'s Shandong province -has been a military fan since he was still a kid. 

He taught himself engineering and mechanics that eventually enabled him to build this tank replica.

The tank replica is now bought by a local scout school that Peng's son attends. He said that he hopes his tank can help more children become interested in military.