Post Apocalypse project with Hotwheels and Outrider - Last vehicle 1st May

[6milPhil]

I really like the van chum, there's a hint of A-Team to it... 

[6mmfan]

Yeah . It was hard to find a good van a most Hotwheels vans were 4x the price of a standard HW car. I used this and had some work to do to convert it.

[6mmfan]

Crikey its been a while since the last update.

I have been concentrating on finishing this project and the last 6 vehicles, but I was getting low on parts. So I finished about 8-9 1/72 WW2 and Modern kitsets, so i could use the spare parts for more hotwheels conversions.

The first is a Gun truck for my Holy Roller faction. Some of the the parts include a spare PAk40 shield, Sherman mudguards, FOW gun, panther gun mantel and side skirts and the deck is from a 1/700 ship model. I had to file and cut away the wheels arches to fit the bigger wheels.







Thanks for looking

[6mmfan]

Any another vehicle ready for the paint shop..

A off-road buggy made by Matchbox. It is a nice model and didn't need a lot of work. I changed the wheels added a PzIV gun, sprue bumpers and the scoop is from the van  I showed earlier.

[zizi666]

Nice conversion. I've got 2 of those myself to use with 15mm SF.
I cut the 3rd seat & cage and made flatbed dune buggies out of them (1 with a rear firing gun like a portee or technical)
pic here : http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd388/zizi666/15mm%20SF/20150314_035329.jpg as I don't intend to hijack your thread 

[6mmfan]

Wow that is a cool conversion.

[6mmfan]

Another day, another Hotwheels conversion. This model is a "Tailgunner" in Outrider terms and they have the main weapon mounted on the deck facing to the rear.

For the main gun I used a German 75mm gun barrel off a stug and some door armour from a 1/35th model jerry cans. The wheels are from a $2 shop quad bike and are great for the post apoc conversions (and there were 4 bikes for $2).

[6mmfan]

Finished off another model. I pimped it with bigger wheels, a triple barreled gun poking out the back (hard to see), some extra bonnet and side armour, a star wars AT-AT walker gun, and the usual sprue bumper bars on the front and back. The wheel covers are from a 1/72 tiger tank!

This one is a bit more futuristic than the others and could almost be used for scifi







I hope you guys are enjoying these builds

[eMills]

I hope you guys are enjoying these builds

Most definitely! This thread will be used for inspiration if I can ever get my group into vehicular combat.

Keep up the excellent work.

~Eric

[6mmfan]

Thanks guys

Here's the second to last vehicle (if you dont count the wrecks I've been working on). Another off road/buggy model by hotwheels. I left the one to last to start as it didnt inspire me and I almost turned it into a wreck. It came out a bit scifi looking and i maybe should have given it a more beaten up look, but I think it will paint up nice.

[6mmfan]

Yah, this is the last vehicle for this project!  

Another pickup conversion. This will be for my Republic of Texas Rangers police force. The deck on the model is quite high so I had to build a box for the gun and the Japdpanther mantle looks awesome. Other bits are more toy bike wheels, the usual pieces of sprue, a 1/35th bren gun, cross-stitch mesh and other spare model bits finish off the vehicle.







Cheers
Kieran

[6milPhil]

Looking good.