Greetings, Tankers.

It’s been a long while, and I think you’d all like to know what we’re up to. Today’s update is filling you all in on the last 4 months and setting you up to follow us into the next 6, though we intend on getting back to the weekly updates again.

Over the last 4 months we’ve seen a number of revisions to the scope of our project as we decide on the details of our future. Some of the questions we’ve come across are: Will we become a nonprofit? Will we sell parts? What happens to the tank after it’s made? Where do we want to build a shop?

We don’t have answers to all of them yet, but we’re getting close. Over the last few months we’ve gone to a few events, continued posturing for the Spring 2019 funding drive, and continued getting research help and advice from all around the world. Special shoutouts to Bobby Graebe and Chris A for their help.

We’re all of us new to the world of business, and as such have been taking a long time to make sure that the legal aspect of this endeavor is 100% A-OK. I’d hate to start a fundraiser only for it to have to be halted because we forgot to finalize some paperwork or notify the right people. We’ve been learning how to keep proper accountability and stay on the right side of things. It’s a tough chore, almost as bad as designing a tank, but we’re getting there.

CURRENT EVENTS:

This weekend, Nate is heading down to visit the Graebe collection to make measurements of everything he can. Mr. Graebe has been kind enough to invite our team down to inspect and measure the final drive while it’s apart. Thank you Dan Nash and Bobby Graebe for make that happen. I hope to see some excellent plans, pictures and prints out of that meeting.

We’ve also made a subreddit, for those who like the reddit format instead of Facebook. Pretty much all that will be there for the next few weeks is links back to this page but eventually we hope to get a contributing crowd together there as well as more pictures, articles, and news.

A bit anti-climactic for being absent for so long, but sometimes this sort of thing is pretty slow. We’re building momentum though, and I’m excited to see the project make progress. Stay tuned for more pictures, diagrams, and updates!

-T.ankmann