May 2 - Tank

I would be so naughty in blush!

Thus, for example, tanks, battleships and bombing planes are inherently tyrannical weapons, while rifles, muskets, long-bows, and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon so long as there is no answer to it gives claws to the weak.

~ George Orwell

Christopher Lyle has another contribution to the Matt Falloon flower bud project, this time with a tank.  This one was quick to learn as it uses the basic flower bud structure but taken in a different direction.

Originally I was going to skip this one, I figured it was fairly similar to others, and it's a tank so I didn't relish the thought of the time spent finding the perfect Haiku.  However there is a subtle genius to this mod, by using black geo tires - you have just opened yourself up to not only a tank, but also to an amazing number of quickly built big wheeled vehicles. The could become a Tonka construction rig, a monster truck, emergency vehicles, etc.

While building the Lyle-tank, I kept getting imagining the typewriter guy from Sesame Street - noo-nee-noo-nee-nooo:

Tank Buddies!  Teach your kids about Democracy!
	So what happens if I  use your alien device? ... SQUEEE!

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Other posts with Christopher's designs:



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