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Offline Admiral Benbow

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« on: May 04, 2008, 08:27:33 PM »
A friend from our club will run a kind of "MadMax"-racing track game soon and asked every participant to bring along his own car. I finished mine a couple of days ago and tried some new weathering techniques on it. It came out quite nice, I think ...











The model started as an old Grenadier resin kit from their Future Warriors range, I added the gun and bazooka from my spares and a driver, also from Grenadier, and exchanged the rather silly looking and far too small wheels with some from other model car kits.

Had real fun with it ...

Offline Captain Blood

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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2008, 08:38:15 PM »
Benbow, that is a triumph!

(As opposed to a Triumph  :mrgreen: )

The tyres are very special - love the yellowy dusty finish. So much better than shades of grey.

Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2008, 08:42:21 PM »
your weathering techniques drive me absolutely crazy, need to learn that too. Great show, Michael, just great show!

Offline uti long smile

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« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2008, 10:04:44 PM »
Beautiful!!
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Offline marrony

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« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2008, 10:07:50 PM »
Lovely work.Very very nice.
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Offline Overlord

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« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2008, 10:07:57 PM »
Thats excellent  :love:

As Captain Blood said, a different take on the weathering, but vey effective.
A nice swap on the rear wheels aswell.

Definately one to refer to as I contunue with my own Mad Max vehicles.
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Offline PeteMurray

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« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2008, 10:11:25 PM »
Great weathering - a real nice piece!

Offline Glitzer

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« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2008, 10:35:28 PM »
I find the wheels a little bit to large, but hey, in a postapocalyptic desert you have to use whatever you find.

THe weathering, as mentioned before, is superb, as is the driver
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Offline Super_Gibbon

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« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2008, 02:33:59 AM »
I love it! I must find one! Great job. I love the weathering.

Offline postal

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« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2008, 04:03:47 AM »
very nice

Offline Brett

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« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2008, 07:28:30 PM »
I agree with the rest really excellent looking mini!!  Really like the Woody Woodpecker decals.

 I'd also like to peak at the rules if possible.

Offline Lordblackwing

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« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2008, 12:00:20 AM »
Those tires look alot like mine did the spring here in Georgia...dang pollen :x . Are the rear tires from a 1/25th kit? Overall great looking racer, would love to see some of the others.
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« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2008, 08:40:05 AM »
Awesome stuff Admiral :D  :love:  :o
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Offline Darkoath

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« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2008, 02:41:36 AM »
Nice looking buggy!  Look like it's been driving around in the desert for years! :)

Offline Vanvlak

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« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2008, 07:00:11 AM »
That's grand - and the driver has a beautifully aggressive look too. Terrific job  8) 8) 8)