BRINGING THE WAR RIG TO DROPZONE COMMANDER
"You're sitting on two thousand horsepower of nitro-boosted war machine..."
- Furiosa
I began playing and collecting the Resistance for Dropzone Commander based off one movie -
Mad Max: Fury Road. Those who have followed my adventures with the Resistance from the beginning may recognise that I liked this movie a lot!
I have spent most of my gaming and painting time with the more militaristic aspects of the Resistance (their tanks, gunships and jumpjets), but as I finish the last few of these squadrons I thought it was time to start looking at the civilian side - the haphazard, rugged technicals and wagons, the battle buses and crudely-welded all-terrain vehicles. Some of my initial conversions can be seen in a previous post, as I added extra engines and spikes to some technicals to make them resemble the Buzzard's spiky cars from the film.
Last week I was scouring the local model train shop for n-scale civilian cars (for both scenic bases and Resistance conversions) when I happened upon a large gas tanker. Returning home and finding a spare Gun Wagon with the appropriate size and shape, I knew it was time for the War Rig!
Three hours of scouring the web for detailed pictures of the rig and bringing together pieces from a dozen different kits, it is finally here.
INSPIRATION
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The War Rig |
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Under attack from the Warboys - this picture gave me a useful back view |
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Technical schematics revealed a great deal of the details - especially the placement of the howdahs and dais where the Warboys defend the Rig |
THE CONVERSION
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The project so far - looking at these pictures, I have decided to cut down the poles jutting from the tanker and replace them with something thinner, as they are a bit too thick |
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Several n-scale cars have been butchered to make the various car bodies welded onto the Rig, while an n-scale tractor and a jewellery bead make the fuel pod at the back. Spikes from various plastic kits and carved from spare resin adorn the sides of the tanker |
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Instead of harpoon guns, this War Rig has several machine guns for defence |
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There are of course a large number of differences with the "real" War Rig, but I think the key pieces are there! |
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The imposing silhouette of the War Rig, ready to enter the Dropzone! |
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The Rig alongside a handful of technicals and wagons |
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I am looking forward to bringing this awesome vehicle to the battlefield - but what to count it as? |
OTHER HOBBY PROGRESS
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Aside from several big construction jobs, I have been busy painting a third Cyclone Gunship |
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This brings the squadron to three and is the last model to finish my original 1,500pt Resistance list |
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There will be a fourth, but I find three is ample without sinking too many points |
Next time, we will see some minor changes to the War Rig, and maybe a lick of paint!
Thanks for reading,
George
That war rig is amazing. Wonderfully executed conversion. Can't wait to see it all painted up!
ReplyDeleteCount it as a Battle Bus. That's what I've been planning mine to be used as
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