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John Lambert shows off his Gaslands mean machine<\/em><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s My War Rig ready for the Christmas Gaslands Game! I\u2019m pleased with how it came out and here\u2019s how I did it. I made it from a Tonka Articulated Lorry, which comes with a load of crates or plastic pipes.<\/p>\n

Tractor Unit<\/strong>
\nI drilled out the rivets connecting cab to chassis. I covered the yellow cab with paint stripper and the next morning it was ready to go. I drilled a hole in the bonnet for the air intake, then added a new bonnet. The air intake was made from Plastic tube and plasticard. I ditched the plastic exhausts and replaced with aluminium tubing. Over the front wheel arches, I added armoured covers from platic strapping and secured them with lengths of chain. I added mesh for the windows and the radiator.
\nFor the Chassis, I added spikes to the wheels using carpet tacks then used cross stitch mesh for the panels covering the rear wheels. For the ram, I built two \u2018I\u2019 section girders out of the front to support the ram fashioned from 30 thou plasticard.<\/p>\n

Trailer Unit<\/strong>
\nFr the chassis, I added spikes and armour as for the tractor unit. For the rear ram, I used an old cartridge from a razor which I covered with plastic strapping armour. I added a mesh surround for a lower fighting platform.<\/p>\n

I used plastic waste pipe for the tank, scribing plastic circles for the ends and added strips around the pipe with 20 thou plastic card. I added a ladder from the cross stitch mesh and added details on the rear to simulate fuel unloading equipment.<\/p>\n

I built the fighting top using Evergreen rods and girder sections and the front and back panels were from the plasticard I\u2019d used for the tank ends. I covered the floor with panels from plastic strapping added randomly. The Gatling gun was scratchbuilt using plastic rod and tube and the crew figure was one I\u2019d got from Marcus. I finished off the trailer with wire cut from mesh.<\/p>\n

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Finishing Off<\/strong>
\nI followed a method shown on U Tube by \u2018Vengeful Raider\u2019 . I sprayed Matt Black then applied several very thin coats of dark grey paint. The next step was a dry brush of Gun Metal followed by a dark brown wash. Finally I applied Matt black using a sponge. This gave a good beaten up look and helped break down the large surfaces of the tank and cab. I added a thin brown wash over the chrome exhaust system. For the chequer plate armour, I started with thin layers of red brown followed by a gunmetal drybrush. For the chassis armour, I dry brushed red brown and then Yellow Ochre for the rust. Finally, I painted on the slogans, though I might add some flags later. <\/p>\n

Just got to think of a name, I\u2019d thought of \u2018The Ark of Redemption\u2019 or \u2018Destiny\u2019s Child\u2019.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the end, and it will be for you if you suffer a Piledriver attack from this beast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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