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[rhs856]

Slick generator...nice job on that and the truck.
Suggest perhaps the front tire protectors may be too close for the front wheels to turn.

You bring up an excellent point.

[Joe Chernauskas]

I haven't been able to work on anything for the build lately (lots of overtime at work & keeping company with a couple young ladies) but I am keeping up with the thread at least. I have picked up a couple more items to add to the builds. I also came up with a name for a squad, feel free to use it if you wish. ZAP Squad...Zombie Apocolypse Protection Squad. Not sure if anyone would letter up their apocolypse vehicles in the case of an outbreak but I imagine you could create the back story of former soldiers or such to explain the squads existence

[Chillyb1]

Ladies and Gentlemen, Zombies and Zombettes, I give you The Zom-Beetle

Edited by Chillyb1, 25 September 2012 - 02:09 PM.

[Dr. Cranky]

Curtis, that's perfect. It's full of character and attitude. Excellent work! Love it, love the look.

[roadrage]

Hi everyone. This is my first post here, I found this thread recently and I have to say it Broke me out of a pretty bad slump. I'm building a vehicle that I could actually build in my garage in the event of a zombie apocalypse. Using an old truck from the junk out back, taking parts from farm machinery and weapons from over run military checkpoints. this is what i have so far. I started with this kit
and this is what I have so far






The idea is you roll into an area you want to clear out. in this truck with open headers and i'm probably going to have speakers also blasting, all the noise will draw the Zombies out. There will be two .50 cals in the ring mounts clearing a path and keeping the sides clear while you drive nice and slow letting a horde gather following you. Then you fire up the minigun and shred them. Fish in a barrel and all that. Thanks for looking.

[ARTEMIS1759]

Hey Bob, You wanna give me some dimensions and what you used on your minigun? I need a couple that size and then I need to make some 30mm chain guns like on an A10. I just need a basis.

[roadrage]

hey TJ I got the dimensions I used from www.dillonaero.com. They make the m134. There are tons of very detailed pics of the individual parts plus vehicle mountsof all kinds. They dont give alot of dimensions though. The ones I found are length 31.6" width 12", barrel length long 22" short 18" . I used 1/4" aluminum tube for the flash suppressor, 3/64 brass rod for the barrels and I think its 1/4" styrene tube the aluminum fits into. Its nowhere near to exact scale just material I had. Mcmaster-car sells hypodermic tubing that would make great barrels. Hope I helped

[ARTEMIS1759]

Thanks Bob.

[Dr. Cranky]

Bob, thank you, THANK YOU for adding this vehicle to the caravan. It's looking real good. Looking forward to seeing it finished. KUTGW.

[Tony-442]

Hey Guys, and Dr Cranky,
I've been Awol for a few months, getting my life back together. I'm hard at work on the 70's Van... Check out the new gallery I posted. I can't remember how to paste the imagaes here like I have before, it's been so long!
Enjoy...

Album: 70's Van

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Edited by Tony-442, 30 September 2012 - 09:01 AM.

[rustymodeler]

Anthony that is sweet. Keep up the good work man.

[spacemanvw]

Its been a while since I've posted last time in this treat, but I'm building an Tootless zombiehunter vehicle - that I would like to ad to this caravan.
Its a build I call "Last Girl Scouts" and its origin is a '51 chevy Fleetline cut op in pieces and put back together again a little shorter so I didn't have to elongate to roof and because I think it looks cool that way: shorter, chopped and really cut up fenders to give room for some big mud/rockcrawler tires on beadlock rims.
I have been looking for some time, at the military guys and the beautyful work they do with all the weathering and rust and mud/mudsplash and all the other things they do to make their tanks and armoured vehicles look so thrue to nature.
Then I bought Mr. Crankys book and I really wanted to try this out and then found this community build and I just had to participate - just like when things fall into place. Well as I said this is the first time I'm trying out this kind of paint-scheme, but dr. crankys book really helped me a lot with the first steps. I still need some colorwork on the body and some rusty her and there and some mudsplash in the end, but I feel god about this.
Now all I need is a interior and a chassis converted to 4x4 or taking a frame from a 4x4 truck, not shure wich way to go about it, but thats the next step, hope you enjoy it.
PS: I also added one of the girlscouts that Im trying to build for this entry.

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Edited by spacemanvw, 01 October 2012 - 10:47 AM.

[Tony-442]

Its been a while since I've posted last time in this treat, but I'm building an Tootless zombiehunter vehicle - that I would like to ad to this caravan.
Its a build I call "Last Girl Scouts" and its origin is a '51 chevy Fleetline cut op in pieces and put back together again a little shorter so I didn't have to elongate to roof and because I think it looks cool that way: shorter, chopped and really cut up fenders to give room for some big mud/rockcrawler tires on beadlock rims.
I have been looking for some time, at the military guys and the beautyful work they do with all the weathering and rust and mud/mudsplash and all the other things they do to make their tanks and armoured vehicles look so thrue to nature.
Then I bought Mr. Crankys book and I really wanted to try this out and then found this community build and I just had to participate - just like when things fall into place. Well as I said this is the first time I'm trying out this kind of paint-scheme, but dr. crankys book really helped me a lot with the first steps. I still need some colorwork on the body and some rusty her and there and some mudsplash in the end, but I feel god about this.
Now all I need is a interior and a chassis converted to 4x4 or taking a frame from a 4x4 truck, not shure wich way to go about it, but thats the next step, hope you enjoy it.
PS: I also added one of the girlscouts that Im trying to build for this entry.

Bjarne Graves -
Denmark  DSCN1775.jpg   321.17K   68 downloads  DSCN1768.jpg   356.11K   81 downloads  DSCN1758.jpg   276.22K   76 downloads  DSCN1755.jpg   306.33K   68 downloads  DSCN1751.jpg   302.47K   49 downloads

That's awesome... I love the low lines, yet sitting up on big tires... Gonna look sweet when done!

[outlaw035]

[outlaw035]

bob that pickup is gonna be awesome...wish i knew about that site when i was building the guns for my vehicles...nice work...

[Dr. Cranky]

Lol, you guys are breathing renewed life into this thread. Excellent additions.

[outlaw035]

Dr..C are u going to the mags show at the NSRA southwest nats next weekend???

[Kit Basher]

ha ha Neal, that is the perfect team!

[Dr. Cranky]

Dr..C are u going to the mags show at the NSRA southwest nats next weekend???

No, I am going to be at the Tabletop Nationals in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

[Lunajammer]

Good stuff Neal, good stuff. The only team member I think I would add would be...