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Post by geezerman on Jun 27, 2015 13:54:59 GMT -6
Armageddon kick is still pulling at me. My care package stash almost demands me to continue.
I have an Imperial convertible body and frame that'll be the base for it. A '60 Chev panel has enough usable parts that I can use the top that I'll lop off. I had no appropriate wheels in the stash (go figure, I have mega dozens of wheels). Been lookin in the dollar stores for some cheap toy wheels that I can utilize. Found this baby in WalMart. A little more that I had hoped to pay ($3 and change), but they look pretty sharp.  )
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Post by bob29579 on Jun 27, 2015 14:46:28 GMT -6
On a roll...
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Post by geezerman on Jun 28, 2015 15:29:07 GMT -6
Imperial floating in the brake fluid bath, Chev gets a rear window reconstruct.
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Post by geezerman on Jun 29, 2015 10:00:44 GMT -6
Cars featured in the Mad Max movies are pretty outlandish and barely believable (3 high stacked Caddy bodies,for example). Don't know exactly how my battlewagon is going to end, but I plan to have it based on a halfway plausible start. The Imperial and the Chev are going together pretty good , so far.
 
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Post by bob29579 on Jun 29, 2015 15:05:37 GMT -6
That does look pretty good. I always wondered about the mad max. Most of it is based on very smooth roadways and I always wondered who takes care of them ? My take on this kind of thing would be mudder tires at the very least, off road would be better. Almost like a baja 1000 setup, right ? If you ever want to stop max, just blow some sort of hole in the road. At 80 mph it will certainly stop him.
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Post by geezerman on Jun 29, 2015 15:15:59 GMT -6
This'll have those Hot Wheels lugged tires on it.
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Post by geezerman on Jul 2, 2015 6:04:23 GMT -6
Having a big slodown for the rest of the week. family from the frozen North here for my birthday.
I am using some axle parts from a Monster truck of some kind. and mating them to the more acceptable sized tires from the Matchbox purchase.
My usual disdain for the sewer view stands, but this may be kinda visible from the ground view so I'll be trying to make this reasonable appearing, albeit a bit of imagineering will be in order.
I'm using a NASCAR rear end for a kind of transfer box.
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 2, 2015 14:13:51 GMT -6
Happy Birthday. Those are great tires.
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Post by geezerman on Jul 5, 2015 16:49:59 GMT -6
Painting the under side chassis stuff and getting ready to affix it permanently. Then I'll start concentrating on the body, guns, and stuff ! )
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Post by geezerman on Jul 6, 2015 10:55:58 GMT -6
She's up on wheels and they have already been muddied a bit.
The Chrysler got it's trunk cut out today !
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 6, 2015 11:53:06 GMT -6
Tire mud is just paint ?
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Post by geezerman on Jul 6, 2015 14:15:00 GMT -6
Bob.
Treads are painted with cheap WalMart craft painted then sprinkled with very finely sifted dirt (automotive paint strainer) 
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Post by geezerman on Jul 8, 2015 10:31:21 GMT -6
Pretty close to outfitting the armament now. Then I can take it out to the battlefield, and start the DEstruction
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Post by geezerman on Jul 9, 2015 10:13:28 GMT -6
Open and getting ready for business !
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 9, 2015 13:10:45 GMT -6
Pretty neat looking hybrid, love the sunroofs.
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