Blazelands Transport Inc - Finished !

[Austanker]

Hi , been a few years since I posted here , had a break from modelling but now back at the desk
This is my latest work a kitbash , not sure if armour / aircraft or car lol anyway some starter pics will fill in more info when I have time
Sort of inspired by the War Rig from Fury Road and some sci-fi builds I have seen , this idea has been rattling round in my brain for years , seen the right kits at the hobby shop a while ago and I was cashed up so I bought up  

[Captain Canada]

That's definitely going to be a funky build ! Huge as well ! I have always liked the idea of trucks moving choppers, like the agricultural sprayers you see. I know this is different but it definitely makes one think !

Looking forward to some more progress pics, and welcome back to the bench !

[Sticky Fingers]

Cool project! Reminds me of 'The Highwayman' who drove a truck that transformed into a 'copter 

Wait...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asYhAU_mzxw

[Steel Penguin]

so glad im not the only one who thought of that 
still a series ive got to find on DVD ( if they ever release it  )

[kerick]

Cool project! Reminds me of 'The Highwayman' who drove a truck that transformed into a 'copter 

Wait...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asYhAU_mzxw

They just don't make TV shows like that anymore,


thank heavens.....

Your build looks very interesting, I'll be watching!

[Austanker]

Yep I got the Highwayman comment off a mate lol , I always loved those big old 70's /  80's trucks like the one in Damnation Alley 
I must say the Italeri HEMTT kit was a bit of a let down with a badly formed chassis rail which I managed to save , mis-labelled parts in the instructions , in fact the first 3 steps all had mistakes in them , mind you there is going to be a ton of bits left over for future kit bashing , same as the AH - 60L.

The interior is a mash up with the standard chopper layout but I added the HEMTT steering wheel and seats , moved the pilots seat to the rear wall , added a ladder to access the roof hatch , added a storage box , fire extinguishers from a Bren Carrier kit and a 303. rifle mounted above the rear seats , like the War Rig in Fury Road my beast will be bristling with weapons
I painted it all up as I had to glue the body up to continue building , I learnt on previous builds not to go over board on the interior that you will hardly see , the colours are similar to the M113 interior , a paleish green





I was originally going to have the rear tray full of fuel drums and supplies but another trip to the hobby store changed that and I bought an Italeri 6x6 water truck to scavenge , I was also going to add some sort of scoop at the front like a dozer blade but my scratch building skills aren't that hot so I made this thing out out the hydraulic leg support for the HEMTT's loading crane and added some tips from wooden BBQ skewers 

[Austanker]

Bit more work added a wing at the back , seems to balance it all out and hey it's jet powered so will need to keep its donkey down at high speed 







Going with the standard War Rig colour scheme of black on black 

[zenrat]

Damnation Alley was my first thought when I saw the pics.
This looks better though.

I would avoid plain black and go for some sort of camo in the grey and brown palate.

[Glenn]

or, THE BIG BUS!
Glenn

[zenrat]

Love that movie.

[Captain Canada]

Looking good ! I like the extra tankage at the back....neat idea. I'm downloading Damnation Alley now. I should have googled it to see if I've actually seen it before, but then again who cares !

[Austanker]

Finished tonight 

[Captain Canada]

Nice ! The figurines really bring it to life and I love the guns....wouldn't want to get to close to that !

[NARSES2]

Come out well 

[kerick]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Why didn't I think of that!!!!
Awesome build!
I might suggest some sort of boarding ladder/steps and handrails. Just my $0.02.