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Monday 14 July 2014

World Cup Wrecks

These are some other scenic items that I made whilst watching the World Cup, though to be fair, they were made at the same time as my sheds. They were finished and painted recently though whilst I was bored, due to the lack of football.
They're all made very much the same as the last car wreck I made (here)
The first vehicle is actually the same model that I used in my previous attempt at a wreck (they're 3 for £1 in Poundland).
As previously I've removed the flashing light and hidden the resultant hole where the lights were.
Once more I've taken a scalpel to various doors, car-lights and so forth to get a more wrecked appearance. the main difference with this and the last model was the interior. I used the interior that was with the car for the most part, but I did cut away the rear engine and replaced it with a piece of card.
All four tyres were filed down on their bases to represent flat tyres, but this hardly shows on the finished model.
After all the cutting and gluing (this soft polyethylene is a pain to glue) there were probably a few more gaps in the structure than I 'd have actually wanted, but as it's a wreck it's not that important.

The second vehicle shown comes from another pack of either four or six vehicles. This one had the same treatment as the one above, doors cut out etc. Unlike the first, where the sticker/transfer/decal things came straight off, the ones on this were very stubborn, so they were taken down as much as possible then used for texture to add rust to.
The wheel base of these was slightly wider than looked right so I also took a pair of pincers and cut them to a more acceptable length.

The rear "door" was lost in the making (turning up when I'd finished what I'd been doing to this of course) and left a gaping hole after I'd once more cut the engine out of the back.
I have since thought though that I could get a figure in the back - just.
The left hand driver's door cracked in the process of cutting it away, this was left as it was.
I had contemplated putting some fake smashed glass in some of the windows of all these models, but the effort outweighed the benefit, after all, these are wargame models primarily, for my own use and meant as nothing more.
The last model shown here has had the same treatment as the other two, except the inside piece has had the two front seats ripped out.
I had thought that I'd add a small piece of detail to the inside by putting a model mattress or maybe a sleeping bag across the front seat, but once more I decided the effort just wasn't worth it.
Like the sporty looking car above this vehicle has a sun-roof already cut out; I covered the one in the sports car, but left this one as is.

For variation I made this one a little different from the other two in that I decided it would be leaning on its side having had two wheels come adrift and I was quite pleased with the result.

All the models were disassembled, sprayed black then given their base coat of paint.
Further painting consisted of rust patches in various browns to each vehicle and the minimal possible amount of detailing to their interiors.
As these were meant to represent street wrecks, very thin card was used for the smallest bases I thought I could get away with. The bases were coated in PVA and had a sprinkling of sand over them to give them texture and then painted to match my roads.

At a cost of less than a £1 for all three and minimal effort on my part I'm pleased with the result.

As always your comments are both welcomed and appreciated !

34 comments:

  1. Okay, let's get the obvious World Cup joke out of the way first. When I saw the title of this post, "World Cup Wrecks" I thought you'd be talking about the England team, or maybe the Brazilians getting slaughtered by the Krauts.
    These look really good. Your conversion work and paint jobs are absolutely spot on. Well done, Joe. Good effort all around.

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    1. Thanks Byran, I pleased the innuendo wasn't lost altogether.
      They're really just "quick n dirty", but adequate for my needs

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  2. You have got the burnt out wreck look just right. Obviously these would work for "Across the dead Earth" just as well as Zombie games.

    Well that's the foot ball over now..... I enjoyed it while it was on and will feel a little lost for the next couple of weeks!

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    1. Thanks Clint, I've still got a few more I may wreck (read convert) as they're so easy. They will of course do for any 21st century encounters.

      The World Cup Football is indeed finished, I'll need something else now to spur on my enthusiasm.

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  3. Great looking car wrecks mate :)

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  4. Very cool and well made stuff !
    The dirty looking is very well made.
    Bravo!

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    1. Thank you Shuby, it probqbly looks much better than it really is.

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  5. Fantastic looking cars, reminds me of my childhood when we'd stuff matchbox cars full of small fire crackers and blow them up! Cheers, Paul :-)

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    1. Thanks Paul, I think it was airfix model aeroplanes that we blew up, after hanging them from washing lines !

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  6. Great looking wrecks! Finally a use for those cheap cars from the store. I have seen them several times, but I didn't consider just making wrecks out of them. The cheap plastic should make them easier to handle/damage without resorting to power tools...

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    1. Thanks N667, if nothing else for the price you get at least a dozen tyres for £1.!
      The only tool I used whilst working on them was a scalpel for the bodywork and a pair of pincers to cut the axles.

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  7. Loving the wrecks Joe.
    Next ones should be burnt out for variety.
    Awesome use of cheap toys dude.

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    1. Thanks Bob, they'll do to represent burnt out ones too.

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  8. Those look really good and I particularly like the rust weathering, especially on the white version. Very nice

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    1. Thanks ZA, I think the 'rust' just shows up better on the white vehicle, - Morl of the story buy a black car ?

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  9. They look great Joe, the paint job is top notch.

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    1. Thanks Mattyoo, I can assure you that the paintjob was slap-dash to say the least

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  10. Terrific job Zabadak. They don't look like cheap toys anymore but instead nice terrain.

    - missing Bob

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    1. Thanks BF, I'm very pleased how little effort they took and how well they turned out.imo.
      Watch fout for Bob II the return maybe ?

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  11. Those are really excellently done Joe.

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  12. Great car wrecks! Well done!

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  13. Good result with low budget. Maybe add some green to make it look more abandonded?

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    1. Thanks Ptr, they're meant to be recent wrecks, suitable for burnt out vehicles, but in the future, why not ?

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  14. Yes! Bob II may be coming to the Zabadak theater soon!!! Maybe the Bob we saw die, was some sort of Resident Evil type clone and Bob II will really be Bob I.

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    1. I love the idea of a cloned Bob, maybe his american twin Bud the Builder ?

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    2. Zombies wouldn't survive in the States; we have more guns than people; bringing teeth to a gun fight is pure fail

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    3. Until the ammo runs out maybe ?

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  15. These are awesome Joe. Apologies I seemed to have missed this post do you undercoat the cars first and if so what sort of paint?

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    1. After they were taken apart, and all the bits cut out they were undercoated with Poundland matt black car spray (grey is usually more available). They were then re-assembled and painted.

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  16. Cool I'll pop to poundland and grab some

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    1. np, good luck getting black, but they do usually have grey.

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