![Liu Pan, a military enthusiast, shows his 1:1.5 scale model of a Type 99 main battle tank that he made at home in Xiangyang City, Central China’s Hubei Province, July 30, 2018. Liu said he spent 200,000 yuan ($29,400) building the model over one-and-a-half months. It weighs six tons and has an iron-sheet exterior. It was made using a tank design Liu purchased online. (Photo/VCG)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/08/01/b34b19dcbef04ce2bc81f2e8f9ea3223.jpg)
Liu Pan, a military enthusiast, shows his 1:1.5 scale model of a Type 99 main battle tank that he made at home in Xiangyang City, Central China’s Hubei Province, July 30, 2018. Liu said he spent 200,000 yuan ($29,400) building the model over one-and-a-half months. It weighs six tons and has an iron-sheet exterior. It was made using a tank design Liu purchased online. (Photo/VCG)
![Liu Pan, a military enthusiast, shows his 1:1.5 scale model of a Type 99 main battle tank that he made at home in Xiangyang City, Central China’s Hubei Province, July 30, 2018. Liu said he spent 200,000 yuan ($29,400) building the model over one-and-a-half months. It weighs six tons and has an iron-sheet exterior. It was made using a tank design Liu purchased online. (Photo/VCG)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/08/01/6dffc584f7af4480ac6a98c1ad5a6c87.jpg)
Liu Pan, a military enthusiast, shows his 1:1.5 scale model of a Type 99 main battle tank that he made at home in Xiangyang City, Central China’s Hubei Province, July 30, 2018. Liu said he spent 200,000 yuan ($29,400) building the model over one-and-a-half months. It weighs six tons and has an iron-sheet exterior. It was made using a tank design Liu purchased online. (Photo/VCG)
![A view of Liu Pan’s workshop where he made a replica Type 99 main battle tank in Xiangyang City, Central China’s Hubei Province, July 30, 2018. Liu said he spent 200,000 yuan ($29,400) building the model over one-and-a-half months. It weighs six tons and has an iron-sheet exterior. It was made using a tank design Liu purchased online. (Photo/VCG)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/08/01/a9e64861e3d24bafb1cf46fce09ee87b.jpg)
A view of Liu Pan’s workshop where he made a replica Type 99 main battle tank in Xiangyang City, Central China’s Hubei Province, July 30, 2018. Liu said he spent 200,000 yuan ($29,400) building the model over one-and-a-half months. It weighs six tons and has an iron-sheet exterior. It was made using a tank design Liu purchased online. (Photo/VCG)