Dirty Dave Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 After a year of trying this and that, I finished this crazy kitbash project. Based around the Monogram 1/48 scale P=40 Warhawk, AMT Model T frame, suspension parts from Airfix's 1/32 Omnibus, and a mish-mash of other bits I either grabbed from the parts pile, or built myself. Drive system drops from behind the prop spinner to a shaft running under the engine to the rear axle. After these photos were taken, I added hexnuts to cap the front hubs. Figure is a 1/43 '50s sports car driver in resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Kool!! At one time at Universal Studios Fla they had a display of some airplane turned Mad Max vehicles from a movie made but never released.....much like yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Cool concept! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Haha, that's nuts, love it! There was a Japanese anime show that I think had cars made from warplanes, but I can't remember what it was called. I like that you made the propulsion more or less plausible with a gear drive and driveshaft attached to the prop. I also like the book backdrop, it would be cool if it was a WW2 technical manual or something similar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dave Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Spex84 said: I also like the book backdrop, it would be cool if it was a WW2 technical manual or something similar! Well, it was just the instructions from the ProModeler P-40 kit - wanted something to cover the mess behind the cutting board I was using as a base. EDIT: If I had been thinking of it, I would have used one of my volumes of Masters of Chickenscratch, which includes the John A. Frye illustration that inspired my build. Edited February 21, 2018 by Dirty Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I'm a huge fan of John Frye's illustration and car design work. Two thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Wow, I really dig this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 That's awesome, I like the look of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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