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Offline smirnoff

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BoB Whacky Races
« on: April 17, 2012, 09:23:35 PM »
Mostly Matchbox Models of Yesteryear conversions for BoB.
Figures from various manufacturers with conversions.
Shot is a bit dodgy as it done on my phone.


Offline area23

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2012, 09:37:35 PM »
Those are great!
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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2012, 10:38:09 PM »
Great stuff  :-*

Are some of these a bit whimsical or was it a case of 'find something that moves and put plates on it' so historically anything goes?

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Offline DoctorPete

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2012, 12:27:28 AM »
Nicely done.  I really like the car with all the stowage.  Looks "lived in."
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Offline Marine0846

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2012, 03:12:13 AM »
Very cool.
Have you played a game yet?
What rules did or do you plan to use?
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Offline Ignatieff

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2012, 06:01:12 AM »
Awesome!  The new Governor of Chang Chun has a panzer division to maintain law and order!  Splendid!
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Offline smirnoff

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2012, 07:14:55 AM »
The vechs are jerry built as that fits in with the two forces they will be fielded for; the League is happily elastic on accuracy where the Back of Beyond is concerned.
All the Mack lorries have two lift out crews and weapons, one for a polyglot White Russian force (currently in China) and one for a low life Belgian criminal in Congo/East Africa.
If you look towards the bus there is a pure fantasy version of the Sdkfz 251/16 built on a Mack Truck body.
That is fine in our games; it is useless, having a range of 6" and, in all probability, likely to explode if someone sneezes on it but hey...
Rules for the league are 'Setting The East Ablaze'. Rules for the lads down my way are an edited and amended version of the same.
Yes, played 2 versions of the same game over the past two weeks at El Teb in Morocco; essentially a race to find gold between the FFL and Stroganoff's Criminal Organisation. Included Rastafarians, a French Bomber, a number of the Whacky Races Motor Pool...oh how we laughed......

Offline argsilverson

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2012, 09:55:13 AM »
Impressive motor force here!
Cracking job.

I would like to ask some details of  more technical matter on this force, i.e. which models are used for the basis of this force and which figures are used for drivers and gunners.


BTW Just saw on TMP:
 http://theminiaturespage.com/news/?id=1937738584
"setting the east ablaze" rules released!
argsilverson

Offline tanktastic43

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2012, 10:15:57 AM »
Great job. Well done.

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Offline smirnoff

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2012, 10:22:10 AM »
Big trucks are Macks; there are a couple of Renaults, a Crossley and I think a Model T or two as well.
The bus is the Corgi Thornycroft in general livery.
The open topped car is a Daimler (inspiration from a similar one done by a bloke on Steve Dean's site a while ago).
Drivers...there is only 1 (I need some more) and this was an unidentified WW1 figure with a cast on steering wheel I had in the bits box. I am on the hunt for more figures to convert; all help gratefully accepted here....
Crew....various; Woodbine French converted, Foundry Darkest Africa converted, the jerrybuilt Flammwagon uses Artizan Sky Pirates with weapons chopped out, the triple A Crossley bloke is a Brigade Lewis Gunner number 2 converted, there are other various Artizan Thrilling tales figures that went on as is or were converted, the Sloppy Jalopy chauffeur drives the Daimler, the heavy mortar crew is Copplestone Chinese with new heads and shoulder boards, the lorry mounted field gun is a Copplestone Brit Officers with a new head and scratch built white Russian cap, his number 2 is, I think, a Renegade WW1 Chasseur heavy mucked about with, the blokes on the bus are Copplestone conversions.
The heavy AA gun is scratch built on a Pulp 37mm, the lorry field gun is Eureka, the Flammwagen flame projectors are scratch built.
Vickers AA and straight Vickers are Pulp and Company B and any other guns are Pulp.
Stowage is Historex British WW2 and German WW2 with added bits from the Tamiya Oil Drum set as well as some scratch built stuff.
Hope that helps......

Offline Mason

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2012, 10:43:41 AM »
 :-* :-* :-*

Wonderful!

Thanks for the inspirational picture, can I be cheeky and ask if you have any more?
I have some of these babies to paint up soon and your photos are great inspiration.
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Offline marianas_gamer

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2012, 10:58:54 AM »
Love them  :-*, worthy of the League of Extraordinary Kriegspielers.  Especially like the bus. Can we get some close ups?
LB
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Offline smirnoff

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2012, 11:43:44 AM »
Thanks for the kind words gents, makes it all worth it.
I have a few picture (well loads actually) but as they are done on my phone please excuse the quality.
« Last Edit: April 18, 2012, 12:49:36 PM by smirnoff »

Offline smirnoff

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2012, 12:13:14 PM »
For starters, the truck mounted AA.
2 different crews, gun breaks and can be switched with rare earth magnets
White Russian crew









Belgian Congo low life crew





Crews and gun





Offline smirnoff

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Re: BoB Whacky Races
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2012, 12:16:50 PM »
The Bus





With 'Blakeski' a White Russian Official



and the Pygmy Rohypnol Posse (don't ask....)




 

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