Extra Crispy | 06 Oct 2016 11:43 a.m. PST |
This is a re-paint job of a Matchbox truck I picked up in Target for 99 cents. It's a general utility vehicle for my SciFi mining station. It will also make a useful truck for Post-Apoc or for a traveling scientist/Indiana Jones type. I'm going to build a tool box over the motorcycle on the front out of card and screen. But otherwise it just needs sand on the base and a shot of dull coat. I could fuss with it more but am happy enough with how it looks now, so it's on to the next one!
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Delta314 | 06 Oct 2016 12:27 p.m. PST |
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Extra Crispy | 06 Oct 2016 1:01 p.m. PST |
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mattblackgod | 06 Oct 2016 1:36 p.m. PST |
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javelin98 | 06 Oct 2016 1:57 p.m. PST |
Nice work, Your Crispiness! |
John Treadaway | 06 Oct 2016 2:25 p.m. PST |
Great stuff. Any idea what it is actually called (so I can find some ) John T |
piper909 | 06 Oct 2016 2:44 p.m. PST |
Good thinking! I've repainted some Matchbox vehicles as superhero (comic book) or Pulp character vehicles, but hadn't thought of this particular "support vehicle" idea. Drat, more now for me to add to my list of to-do's. |
Patrick Sexton | 06 Oct 2016 2:51 p.m. PST |
John, It is/was one of their Jurassic World vehicles. auction |
Extra Crispy | 06 Oct 2016 7:03 p.m. PST |
Matchbox is a great source for non-combat vehicles. I've got a trash truck with "empty the dumpster" action in the queue, 6 wheeled buggy, various SUV type things. That said I also just finished a "Blockade Buster" tank. |
John Treadaway | 07 Oct 2016 3:43 a.m. PST |
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War Monkey | 07 Oct 2016 7:11 a.m. PST |
I have a load of Matchbox vehicles as well, street sweeper, water bottle truck, delivery trucks, deli trucks, fire trucks, ambulances, garbage trucks and many others all are great for street clutter, objectives or just improvised transportation. |
TK 421 | 07 Oct 2016 8:00 a.m. PST |
Same here, an urban project that has still to be realized. Utility vehicles, police, fire, buses, construction, food truck, sanitation, cargo, commercial trucking, beaucoup civilian cars and trucks, TV and so on.I have this truck as well as many others which can be re purposed for military use. Last but not least a plethora of military vehicles fit for a complete army. |
TheBeast | 08 Oct 2016 6:11 a.m. PST |
Them's is not so blind as will not see. I hate when I have to say it about myself. I was by a Matchbox display and never looked closely. I know people swear by 'em, but I tend not to see the trees for the forest, and miss some great stuff. OP is a beautiful proof-of-point. Course, I always thought the Hot Wheels Star Wars stuff was just silly, and look what Micropanzer did with the Tuskin Raider one. Doug |
TK 421 | 10 Oct 2016 6:16 a.m. PST |
You need to look beyond what you see Beastie. |
TheBeast | 10 Oct 2016 7:32 a.m. PST |
Mea culpa, mea culpa… Alas, I'm a thrift store , and it's usually Hot Wheels you find there. Some actually amazingly useful. Doug |