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01-23-2009, 01:43 PM | #1 |
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it's been 1 year since I became a Mad Max fan. I loved especially the villains so I began retooling some of my GI JOE and Chap Mei vehicles and converting them into post apocalyptic machines for my marauder empire.
These vehicles are works in progress. I will try to update the pictures occassionally when I have free time. Wez is the leader of his marauder gang. His vehicle nicknamed Scythe is a Monster Bike. The marauders use Monster Bikes because they are larger than ordinary motorcycles, faster, and much more powerful. The only downside is they suck up gasoline faster. Then again, the marauders can always pillage and ransack villages for refueling their vehicles and replenishing their sustenance. It is a world where only the fittest survive. Gasket is one of the marauders. His vehicle of choice is a Monster Quad, much larger and fiercer than an ordinary atv. Gasket customized his Monster Quad so he can store his favorite blaster and extra weapons in a rear compartment. Runamuck is the marauder's largest vehicle as well as its deadliest (for now). The driver was handpicked by Wez because of his maniacal tendency to run over any living things: humans and animals alike. |
01-23-2009, 01:44 PM | #2 |
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MONSTER BIKE #1
TriFire is another Monster Bike the marauders use in road wars. TriFire is its name because of its 3 weapons: the bike is fitted with a dual cannon capable of elevating to hit higher targets; a machine gun has been mounted on the sidecar; also adjustable. |
01-23-2009, 01:45 PM | #3 |
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stopped by the toy aisle tonight and saw an awesome Tonka toy. Never bought anything Tonka related but this is too cool to pass. It screams, "BUY ME!!!"
I love ground vehicles (not too fond of aircraft though the Swat copter is an exception). This sanitation truck sets the bar mighty high. Here's why: 1) doors open, seats fit 1:18 figures (GI JOE, Chap Mei) 2) it's in scale with other 1:18 vehicles 3) Motorized functions operate the dumpster arm and tilt the dump bed for easy dumping. tomorrow, I'll be purchasing this baby and will post pics. I can already imagine this overgrown truck in my Mad Max spinoff storyline: Humungus (ruler of the wasteland) uses Punisher (the name of this vehicle) to punish those marauders who fail him. Their hands and feet are bound, they're placed into the dumpster, and hurled into the dump bed where they're grinded and ripped into pieces --- an excruciatingly painful death. Humungus shows no mercy to friend or foe. got the toy! I haven't been able to take photos of the tonka truck cuz the weather here in NY is terrible and there's hardly any sunlight. I can't wait to customize the Tonka truck (it's HUGE!) The pic (below) is a vehicle from Twisted Metal 4. I wanna give it a similar paintjob and definitely add spikes around the cabin area. I believe this pic is from a boardgame. anyway, I love the wire mesh over the windshield and those long spikes. now imagine the Tonka truck with a rusty paintjob, barred windows, a gigantic spiked battering ram, and spikes all around its body, and let's not forget spikes protruding from each hubcap. |
01-23-2009, 01:46 PM | #4 |
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this was my first time using wire mesh. at home, there was an extra square of wire mesh waiting to be discarded but I salvaged it in time. wire mesh is just as awesome as acrylic paints. only thing I don't like are the bits of string visible all around the thingypit area. I have an idea on how to disguise them.
originally a Street Fighter Crimson Cruiser (repaint of GI JOE Badger); such an awesome vehicle. rocket launcher taken from a Corps tank. purple rotating gun from GI JOE Parasite vehicle. having trouble visualizing a color scheme for the vehicle. will have to consult with a friend. the figure here (GI JOE Mirage) is only for display purposes. |
01-23-2009, 01:47 PM | #5 |
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Wez a couple of months ago.
The new Wez sharpening his left arm gauntlet knife. still a work in progress... I want to replace his mohawk with real hair cuz the plastic mohawk looks too cartoony. |
01-23-2009, 01:47 PM | #6 |
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this is a Soldier Force jeep that came packaged with a Chinook helicopter also from Chap Mei. I didn't like the wheels it had so I replaced them with Cobra Ferret wheels. I need 2 more ferret wheels but they're so expensive on ebay; I'll have to wait.
I can't see this vehicle as part of the marauder gang. It looks too plain, simple, inoffensive, harmless, and most of all it looks like the type of vehicle Pappagallo and the Defenders (from Road Warrior movie) would have. so this is a good guy vehicle. |
01-23-2009, 01:48 PM | #7 |
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very much dig!
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01-23-2009, 01:51 PM | #8 |
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very nice, but you never were a mad max fan till last year??? wow! an i seen that garbage truck, an was gonna use it for my springfeild dio!!
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01-23-2009, 01:53 PM | #9 |
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well, it's been an awesome winter break; picked up tons of new action figures, vehicles, etc. most of all, I've improved my customs and have kitbasked stuff I thought was impossible. but you know what they say, every triumph only makes you stronger and it has done that for me. too bad school resumes tomorrow, things were getting so exciting...
nevertheless, I will update this thread monthly. for now, enjoy the new pictures I took today. this was Runamuck last year. not much to see but A LOT has changed. for those of you non-GI JOE fans, this custom was based on a Gi Joe Mudbuster. It has been heavily customized and altered and the result is very post apocalyptic (see next pic). first off, there have been a lot of vehicle name changes. Runamuck is now known as RAGE. this is the new and improved Rage: if you've seen The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max II) starring Mel Gibson (or if you haven't seen it, go see it), the villain marauders strapped prisoners to their vehicles. the prisoners were either male or female and some were alive; others dead and rotting; I was very inspired to try this; my mother doesn't like it and has asked me to remove them, lol to no avail. the marauders tend to carve the names of their vehicles for all to see and fear. as you can see in this picture and the rest, Rage has a very beat up look, it reeks and screams Post Apocalyptic Vehicle. I wanted to make it look as if it's been through hell; maybe I overdid it but I still love it. btw, that is a removable black machine gun that is held in place by two vertical paper clips. Rage is a monster pickup truck so it was necessary to add a ladder in the rear so the gunner could climb inside easily. the ladder was made with paperclips; it's amazing how things we take for granted can be so useful for customs. that's my favorite aspect of customizing. Rage is 90% complete. the vehicle in which this custom was based on (the Gi Joe Mudbuster) didn't have a steering wheel and that didn't look right to me so I took a Gi Joe Brawler steering wheel and voila! there are a couple more things to do such as erasing that Gi Joe emblem on the surface of truck bed. Rage means many things to Wez and his gang of ruthless, merciless, sadistic marauders. most of all Rage represents power since it is their most powerful vehicle equipped with a huge gun that can blast anything in its path. the gun was taken from a Gi Joe Brawler (humvee not the 90's tank). the gun was heavily altered, truncated cuz it was too long and handlebars were added from an extra Cobra Venom Cycle sidecar. these wheels are perfect. they look so post apocalyptic; when I first got this vehicle (the Mudbuster) I wondered what the wheels were supposed to be made of; they didn't seem rubberish; they looked to be made of metal; if you've seen Waterworld, these wheels are reminiscent of the beat up rusty car one of the villains drives inside the Valdez oil ship. the marauders have a sadistic passion for strapping and chaining their prisoners in torturous positions. the marauders under leadership of Wez take prisoners (men and especially women) and use them for countless acts some of which cannot be mentioned here; marauders use prisoners to barter with other marauders for items such as weapons, gasoline (aka juice), vehicle upgrades, etc. Rage requires a major updrade. the problem with Rage is the gunner section; the cannon has limited movability and those cylinder-like tubes in the rear hinder the cannon from rotating past a certain point. not to mention the base that holds the cannon in place. it must be relocated and that will be the most challenging modification. Last edited by battlewagon; 01-23-2009 at 01:57 PM.. |
01-23-2009, 01:54 PM | #10 |
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I like your style!
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