I've been building and painting some more vehicles recently. I'm aiming for models that will be generic enough to be useful in several settings, so I can get the most out of them.
For all guerrilla/insurgent forces modern and futuristic, they need cheap transports and weapons platforms - enter technicals. I tried doing it the cheap way by starting from some Matchbox pickup trucks, and the results don't seem bad.
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I repainted a couple of
Matchbox Honda Ridgelines and added Liberation Miniatures DShK heavy machine guns to them. The result looks haphazard and threatening at the same time - which is good for the intended effect.
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The Matchbox die cast model has a full gray plastic interior, including cup holders, (!) and I left that all untouched.
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The truck beds have boxes and packs in them, so I painted these to give the technicals a lived in look. The beds are also big enough so 1/72 figures can be placed in them to give them more flavour. All in all, this is pretty cheap and effective, considering that the trucks were $1 each at Wal-Mart.
I also built a pack of 2 Pegasus quick-build WWII US Army GMC trucks. These are very nice models, quick to build but with good detail at the same time. I painted them in a generic olive green colour that's suitable for many wars, settings, and factions.
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These trucks are quick and easy to get to a gameable state, and are yet another Pegasus offering aimed at wargamers.
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You can see the detailed folds of the canvas top, which I painted in a khaki colour.
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The trucks also include a driver each, and I gave them a quick paintjob too.
I'm very impressed with the Pegasus trucks, and will probably get more. These will be good as both transports and objectives in gaming scenarios.
Great looking trucks - I really like those Pegasus ones
ReplyDeleteGreat looking duce 1/2s
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