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Title: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Holy Roller" added 11/09/11
Post by: Pappa Midnight on 06 September 2011, 06:15:35 PM

Slightly different from my usual work, I thought I'd have a go at  building a battle car.
I used to have shed-loads of Dark Future stuff and really enjoyed the genre. I've got a few 1:50 scale Hotwheels knocking about so I thought I'd give one a bit of a rebuild.
Quite a simple conversion with a bit of plastic card, plastic rod and a few bits from my bits box. I was going to put an armoured "Tombstone" on the back but settled for a shield ( like the OLD James Bond Aston)

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/AcesHigh1.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/AcesHigh2.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/AcesHigh3.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/AcesHigh4.jpg)

I'll probably stick with 1:64 for gaming and the bigger models for display.

Regards
PM

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: uti long smile on 06 September 2011, 06:18:27 PM

Lovely.

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: Comsquare on 06 September 2011, 06:48:29 PM

Yes, wonderfull.
Also one of these projects that wait in my shelf to get be done.

Pretty nice "Death Race" car :-*

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: Hawkeye on 06 September 2011, 07:09:22 PM

Fantastic car - I have seven or eight of those Hot Wheels "G-Machines" for exactly the same purpose, and this one looks like it's going to serve as the inspiration I need! I love the sign on the door, and the additions (gun, shield, etc.) are perfect. Great work. Plus, they look so good with 28mm miniatures!

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: dexter on 06 September 2011, 07:46:46 PM

Very nice car!
i recognise the gun and ram from the game KRASH by Cell Entertainment

DEX

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: Cultist #3 on 07 September 2011, 02:17:31 AM

Warlands is a good set of rules in 20MM

http://www.aberrantgames.com/warlands.html

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: mattblackgod on 07 September 2011, 09:48:27 AM

Nice car. Very nicely done. I love the dropper and window armour.

 I have used one or two of those cars for 28mm death race and mad max style cars.

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: Blackwolf on 07 September 2011, 09:54:58 AM

Nice work :)

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: mattblackgod on 07 September 2011, 01:41:12 PM

Where did you get the spot lamps?

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: abhorsen950 on 07 September 2011, 03:59:19 PM

Superb stuff, I'm a huge fan of the genre!

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Aces High"
Post by: Pappa Midnight on 11 September 2011, 11:12:02 AM

Thanks for the comments.
Sorry I don't know where the spot lamps came from ( my bitz box). The front fender is from cell entertainment although the minigun is scratch built with plastic rod and a section from a GW Sentinel exhaust.

Anyhow, a few pics of another 1:50 hotwheels conversion, this time the "Holy Roller".

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/HR1.jpg)

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/HR2.jpg)

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/HR3.jpg)

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/HR4.jpg)

Another simple conversion with a scratch built rear shield and window-armour. It's sporting 2 HMGs made from bits from a Robogear kit and dressed with some other bits from my bitz box.

Regards
PM

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Holy Roller" added 11/09/11
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on 11 September 2011, 11:30:55 AM

A masterpiece, as usual. Like it a lot.

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Holy Roller" added 11/09/11
Post by: mattblackgod on 11 September 2011, 11:34:51 AM

Another superb model.  :-*

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Holy Roller" added 11/09/11
Post by: Blackwolf on 11 September 2011, 11:42:54 AM

That is cracking :-* Have got some new cars,have to have a go at your style :-* :-*

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Holy Roller" added 11/09/11
Post by: Hawkeye on 11 September 2011, 05:25:14 PM

Love it. The shields at the back of both cars look excellent, and what's great about them is the trade off between how hard it is, and the result you actually get. In other words, not too hard to do, but looks brilliant! On the other hand, I'm guessing that the excellent window armour took quite a bit of measuring and cutting of plasticard to get the right effect. I'm definitel going to try to reproduce it, after seeing how good it looks here! And finally, I love the cross hood-ornament on the Holy Roller, and the painting and weathering on both is superb. Definitely going to have to dig mine out and have another look at them now!

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Holy Roller" added 11/09/11
Post by: stone-cold-lead on 11 September 2011, 07:08:32 PM

They look damn fine! Saved the pics for reference.  ;)

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Holy Roller" added 11/09/11
Post by: Mason on 12 September 2011, 12:24:34 AM

They look really sweet, Pappa M!  :-*

Have a load of 1920's Models of Yesteryear cars in the cupboard.

Tempted with an idea of VBCW meets Mad Max.........or is that just TOO bonkers???

 o_o o_o o_o

Title: Re: 1:50 Scale Battle Car "Holy Roller" added 11/09/11
Post by: Grimmnar on 12 September 2011, 04:14:14 AM

Quote from: Mason on 12 September 2011, 12:24:34 AM

.....or is that just TOO bonkers???

For this forum of lunatics? Ha I say. :-)

Grimm