The Gaslands build continues...The Combe Valley Crew is complete

 The Gaslands build continues...

The Combe Valley Crew is complete

I managed to finish two more cars for Gaslands. The first is based on a Hot Wheels Morgan Super 3. I already felt the design worked perfectly for Gaslands, so I didn’t push the conversion too far. I simply added two weapons: a machine gun at the front and a dropper at the rear.

The trickiest part was getting the driver to fit inside the car, as I’d decided not to break it down. Painting was likewise fairly straightforward; all of the rust effects were achieved using textured paints. Even so, I think the end result looks really effective.

Having taken the easy route with the first car, I thought I would push the boat out with the second. I found a Hot Wheels Austin Mini Van at my local toy shop. It’s not the most exciting of vehicles, but I felt it would complement my other cars really well. It would take some work to make it fit the aesthetic I was aiming for, but that’s half the fun.

After adding turret-mounted machine guns, I felt the car needed something more to make it pop. I toyed with the idea of a ram, but it didn’t sit right with me. In the end, I decided to add some extra armour and plate over the windows.

I didn’t want to cover the driver’s window, as I had a figure I was keen to use. The armour looked good on the body, but I realised the wheels didn’t look quite right, so I swapped them out. This wasn’t as straightforward as I’d expected, but after a bit of work I achieved a look I was happy with.  It did leave quite a few ugly gaps, which I covered up with additional netting.

For the paint scheme, I decided to use the salt weathering technique again, but rather than just sticking to green, I also added some white. I want the three cars to look as though they’re part of the same team, while still being different enough that they could compete against one another.

This more difficult build hadn’t finished testing me at that point. It caused the most trouble when I tried to put it back together. Multiple test fits led me to believe it would be smooth sailing, but the moment I applied the glue, the beast seemed to change its mind.

I tried several times to clamp it together, but it simply wasn’t having any of it. I suspect the issue was the computer console I’d added, but by that stage there wasn’t much I could do about it. In the end, I gave up fighting it and filled the gaps with baking powder and superglue.

Luckily, the car is meant to look dilapidated, so it’s not a major issue.

My previous car, the Headhunter, rounds out my first team: the Combe Valley Crew.

The Warhammer is driven by Bri and Ricky. The loadout I’m going with is a car chassis fitted with a turret-mounted heavy machine gun and armour plating, for a total of 25 points.

The Queen of Hearts is driven by Tak-75. The chassis is a performance car armed with a forward-facing machine gun, a rear-facing oil slick dropper, and a nitro booster — again coming in at 25 points.

The Headhunter is driven by Paz and Baz — the Chuckle Brothers. The build is a car chassis equipped with a front-facing flamethrower, an SMG, and a shotgun, also totalling 25 points.