War Pig - 1/20 bumper car enforcer

[Dirty Dave]

So, in some dark future, they got a little more serious about the rules in the bumper-car attraction. That's where War Pig comes in.

So I started with a 1/20 Laputa (Castle in the Sky) Flaptter. For those not well-versed in the animated works of Hayao Miyazaki, it's a little one-two man ornithopter (flapping-winged flying machine) that is nearly a snap kit - pretty simple. I cut the bottom away, and built a rubber "bumper" skirt from Super Sculpey. I also added some aluminum miniguns that were meant to upgrade some cartoony tank kits, and a leftover seat from a Wallace and Grommit sidecar.

The rest was all paint and minor scratchbuilding.

Edited December 21, 2014 by Dirty Dave

[DeeCee]

THAT IS SOOOOOO COOL MATE, GREAT WORK!!!!

[1930fordpickup]

Cool .

[doggie427]

Way kewl ! Beautiful conception and completion.

These kind of models (Industria Mechanica / Maschinen Kreiger et al ) are fun and a great change of pace.

I always admire those builders who are unafraid to chop up some pricey resin to get a model that only existed in their head !

Well done !

[Sixx]

Ha ha ha ha! That's awesome man! Love the weathering too!!!!

[Danno]

Seriously sinisterly kewl!

[Mister Twister]

Great work and fantastic weathering.....Good pics also!

[cobraman]

Pretty darn cool.

[crazyjim]

A really terrific idea and execution.

[Dragline]

As a BIG fan and builder of Ma.K. I love this...

[S. Svendsen]

Awesomeness

[unclescott58]

Interesting!

Scott

[Kustom Steve]

That is totally Awesome! I love the steampunk look of the model.

[vintagercr]

Fantastic build!

[vaughn]

It's great to come back to this site after awhile and see something totally different !! Very cool build !!!

[customsrus]

That's thinking outside the box. Very nicely done..

[bobthehobbyguy]

Love it. Very cool.

[Dirty Dave]

Thanks for the kind words. I guess that I should point out that the figure is a styrene 1/20 Welder Girl from Industria Mechanica with a resin head swap from Brick Works. Saving the welding gear for another project... coming soon.

[vintagedragcrazy]

looks way beyond cool i think !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

vince

[Dirty Dave]

[kruleworld]

awesome and very clever too

[MikeBoyle]

Great concept!!!

[Prince Ital Mike]

Cool build!!!

[Davewilly]

pretty cool! nice work