A Hot Wheels tank?!
I love all the varieties of Hot Wheels cars. There’s just something satisfying about knowing you can collect anything from a classic muscle car to…a tank? Yes, a tank! This is the first time I’ve ever seen a Hot Wheels tank, and it’s called the Tanknator. The turret actually moves, and you can even fit a figure inside.
The setup even suggests it could fit a LEGO minifig. Those handrails look just about right for minifig hands, don’t they? So naturally, I had to try it out.
The Tanknator’s wild ride with Janice
Enter Janice—the grooviest guitar player of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. This minifig has rock ‘n roll in her soul, but apparently not the “treads” to fit in a tank.
Yes, I tried to fit Janice into a tank. She gave it a shot, but Janice’s boots are too, well, “blocky.” She just sat on top with a face that practically said, “Fer sure, I was not cut out for tank warfare, okay?”
Apparently, the Tanknator wasn’t designed with the rock ‘n roll crowd in mind. If Janice can’t squeeze in, no standard LEGO minifig will.
Kaya, the Hot Dog Stand Girl, to the rescue
After Janice’s rock ‘n roll tank failure, I needed a new recruit. Enter Kaya, who comes with the Hot Dog Food Truck set.
She is now taking over tank duty. Legends of the Grill, meet Tanknator.
Kaya fit perfectly! Now, this was an unexpected sight: someone who usually dishes out mustard and ketchup now handling a tank turret. It’s like a perfect mashup of everyday life and action-hero duties. I like to imagine this tank shoots hot dogs. “Ya want mustard or ketchup on that hot dog!?”
Update
I just realized LEGO minifig can clip their hands onto the barrel of the Hot Wheels Tanknator.
Here Janice the Muppet is stuffing a microphone in the barrel of the tank.
