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[kjadud0667]

thats an awesome idea, i should paint a wrench or something stuck in between the teeth

maybe a chevy bowtie

if u do paint a chevy bowtie make sure its bit in half or something

[diymirage]

if u do paint a chevy bowtie make sure its bit in half or something

its gonna be hard to make it recongnizebla and bitten in half

but im sure they get the idea

[Jantrix]

Hey guys could we perhaps do a little creative editing when we quote folks we want to reply to? Just delete the photo URLS in the quote so that we don't have to swim though tons of duplicate photos. Or just leave one pic if you want to remark about a particular feature of the build.

In any case, after a stop at the Evergreen/Plastruct/Aluminum tubing display at my LHS, I've done quite a bit of work on the Spartan. The exo-cage is just about complete. The weapons mount is just about ready. The mount and the car will have to be primed seperately to make sure everything gets covered completely as I'm using lacquers. When I add up the actual weight of all this steel in my head, if this were 1:1, I realize how far behind I'm leaving reality. But what the hell, this is set in some screwed up future anyway right.

The only thing I have overlooked is that I should have distressed the body before I built the exo-cage. It will be more difficult to do now, but I'll get by. I'll get some pics up when it's ready for primer.

[RodneyBad]

So my back story.

This is Max,

Ex-cop put in jail for a crime he didn't do.

He's gonna be spending the race tracking down the real offenders to set it straight.

So pulling his old squad car from storage and the help of his friend, a former Navy SeaBee/Weapons expert,

They are building the Enforcer..

Meet the ENFORCER

I'm a slow builder but what the heck.

Reworked my Mini Gun.

Looks much better.

Added a Rocket Launcher to the roof (not done tho)

Armoured up a bit.

Bolted in the front window.

Spiked the front spoiler.

[evilone]

well my fellow men the day of reconing is at hand

the caddy has emerged out of the pond with a bad attitude

and its hungry for BLOOD

so say your prayers and take your vitamins brother cus whatcha goinna do whaen the deathscalade runs wild all over you

[evilone]

I dug through alot of my old stuff & found a bunch of "Weaponry" for the AMG.

I think I'm going a bit hi-tech with my build. alot of "tech" style weapons will be on this car. Laser guided missles, heat seekers, motion sensored, droppable proximity mines. there will be a few lo-tech weapons also, just in case the "Tech" fails.

this is the Autonomous Laser Sighting And Interactive Display System (ALSAIDS):

Contains a Camera & Laser spotter for Guided missle interaction. I's always good to keep an Eye on the Competition.

AMG got some color today, courtesy of Tamiya :

Here's the Business end of Said AMG:

That's it for now. My Client want's to keep the rest of the specs on this build top secret.

high teck now

herm time to get midevil with this build

im sure that the rapper that will be driving this thing will love to distroy that car

oh its on its on like donkey kong

[Jantrix]

Update shots on the Spartan. Exo-cage is finally done, first primer. The weapons platform is simple and part of the exo-cage. The idea was to make a cage that looks like it is attached and basicly an extension of the body/chassis of the car. Weapons will be started next. Enjoy.

More shots here.

http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g73/Jant...athrace%20300C/

[gary westervelt]

That cage looks great on there Rob.Nice job.

[diymirage]

That cage looks great on there Rob.Nice job.

i agree, i really like the way the shutters are welded on

looks like who ever welded them could actually weld

very authentic

[Jantrix]

i agree, i really like the way the shutters are welded on

looks like who ever welded them could actually weld

very authentic

Thanks guys the welded seams (doors/trunk/shutter) were done by taking a very thin piece of solder pounded flat, glued in place and then scored with a #11, to give it a welded metal appearance, very simple to do.

Have begun the weapons, which my kids are really digging. It will consist of one surplus M2 .50 caliber machine gun and 8 LAW anti-tank rockets. And a few other surprises.

[kasteer]

Hey all. Had to pack up my build until I get relocated so my progress has come to a complete stop....

But for those who have posted pics.... THOSE THINGS LOOK AWESOME!!!! There's some really cool builds here and a lot of creativity. It's interesting to see everyone's interpretations and inginuity. Keep up the work! Mine will be ready in time for the final deadline and will STOMP all ya'll's rides into little itty bitty pieces! LOL....

[allgosvo]

thats funny kasteer i just moved myself ( back to glen burnie md) so it's been slow going for me as well. i only get to use the computer here at work.

but to all that have shown pics ,i must say GREAT JOB. I love the ENFORCER story .

[diymirage]

finally got the gatling gun on

still need amo for it though

[Jantrix]

Looking good Diymirage. I LIKE IT!

[diymirage]

Looking good Diymirage. I LIKE IT!

thanks, but im not sure if you would still feel that way if you say it in your rear view mirror

[kjadud0667]

looks good diymirage .. i could out run it tho lol .

[diymirage]

looks good diymirage .. i could out run it tho lol .

which is exatly why i will ad a small canon to the driver side

lets see you outrun that

(not the canon, the projectiles it will fire of course)

welcome to page 16 btw

Edited September 18, 2008 by diymirage

[kjadud0667]

which is exatly why i will ad a small canon to the driver side

lets see you outrun that

(not the canon, the projectiles it will fire of course)

welcome to page 16 btw

what are u going to do make a grappling hook cannon ? lol

[diymirage]

what are u going to do make a grappling hook cannon ? lol

nope, just gonna blow you up into teeny tiny pieces, so small a hook coudlnt even grasp one

i wonder if i could put nuclear warheads on there ?

[kjadud0667]

hahaha nice ..

[diymirage]

finally mounted that cowplow and in case you guys didnt qiute get it,

i choose the 69 charger because of its durability shown on a certain tv show

just thought i would pay homage to.

[Jantrix]

Nothing new on the Spartan, been working on other things. I have 4 CBP builds going at once. I'm such an ultra-maroon.

[RadRidesByDan]

As interesting as it was at the begining....all of these rides have caught my interest far more than I ever would of thought. Everything that I have seen so far blows my mind away in the creativity and construction of the builds.

WOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOO

[jarheadndn]

howdy deathracers. got me a 86 monte on the table. no pics as of yet, been layin out some stuff on it, so nothing ajor started yet. takin the wife and kids on a vacation for the rest of the week, so as soon as i get back, im out for some blood. even got the back story to add to it.

so soon as i get back ill have pics and stuff. got a new camera, so ill get real good pics from now on, not them blurry ones from my cell phone camera!!!!

[Dr. Cranky]

WOW, some fantastic, sick builds going on . . . beautiful. You guys have been having a great deal of fun!!!