Swords to ploughshares (or plowshares) is a concept in which military weapons or technologies are converted for peaceful civilian applications.
The phrase originates from the Book of Isaiah chapter 2:
Many peoples shall come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. –
— Isaiah 2:3–4
And with that, we kick off the 2024 Swords to Plowshares Group Build!
I, LemonJello, will be your humble Moderator. The Group Build will run from 2 April 2024 though 2 July 2024.
Here are the guidelines:
1. Have Fun!
2. Take a military platform (Land, Sea, Air, Space) and convert it to civilian use.
3. Direct questions to the Moderator
4. Have Fun!
Examples - tanks/AFVs turned into agricultural tractors, logging machines or firefighting apparatus. Amphibious Assault Vehicles turned into ecotourism or rescue vehicles. Riverine or Fast Attack boats converted to fishing boats, private yachts or inter-island commuter ferries. Cargo planes in civilian markings (FedEx C-5 Galaxy? Sure.) or converted to water bombers.
There will be threads for finished physical builds and profiles/digital builds, as well as an Inspiration Thread.
Go forth and do great whiffery things!
