Author Topic: Desert Speeder  (Read 5075 times)

Offline tiking

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Desert Speeder
« on: April 16, 2021, 07:23:46 PM »
This is the Hasbro tread speeder, that I modified to a desert speeder instead. I sawed off the treads, the toy-like missile launcher and it's mechanism, and other parts that I didn't want and replaced the opened areas with plasti-card and some minor scratch built and other small detail parts from 'box of tricks'. The result is what you see. I posed the figure that came along with the Hasbro tread speeder. I posted photos without the figure as well. Thanks for looking.






















Charles
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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2021, 08:04:23 PM »
Awesome !!!

That fits the genre so well.

Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2021, 08:37:43 PM »
Awesome !!!

That fits the genre so well.

+1 8)
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Offline andonio64

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2021, 08:54:44 PM »
Another beautiful creation Charles!


Offline tiking

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2021, 09:24:29 PM »
Thanks guys. The original Hasbro model is this:




Charles
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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2021, 01:21:18 AM »
Love that the toy came with "crash effects"! ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2021, 02:29:54 AM »
 :smiley:
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

You can't outrun Death forever.
But you can make the Bastard work for it.

Offline tiking

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2021, 06:30:11 PM »
Thanks for looking.
Charles
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Offline Frank3k

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2021, 12:19:26 AM »
Wow  - Great weathering and so much better than the original design,  too! Those treads weren't doing it any favors.

Offline apophenia

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2021, 03:19:22 AM »
Thanks for the 'original' toy shots for comparison. That is an astonishing transformation  :smiley: :smiley:
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Offline tiking

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2021, 03:32:43 AM »
Wow  - Great weathering and so much better than the original design,  too! Those treads weren't doing it any favors.

I hear ya. Didn't exactly do it gor me either.
Charles
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Offline tiking

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2021, 03:33:52 AM »
Thanks for the 'original' toy shots for comparison. That is an astonishing transformation  :smiley: :smiley:

You're welcome. Glad you like the transformation.
Charles
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Offline elmayerle

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2021, 10:42:24 AM »
Thanks for the 'original' toy shots for comparison. That is an astonishing transformation  :smiley: :smiley:
+1  You took it from a toy to a damn good model.

Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2021, 03:59:39 PM »
Silk purse out of a sow's ear, that's a gorgeous build and finish.
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Offline tiking

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2021, 05:25:17 PM »
Thanks for the 'original' toy shots for comparison. That is an astonishing transformation  :smiley: :smiley:
+1  You took it from a toy to a damn good model.

Much man! Thank you.
Charles
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Offline tiking

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2021, 05:26:59 PM »
Silk purse out of a sow's ear, that's a gorgeous build and finish.

My humble thank you. Glad you liked the finish.
Charles
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Offline finsrin

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2021, 06:11:42 PM »
Takes speeder to another level (or two) with mods and weathering.  Looks 'used'.

Offline tiking

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2021, 07:31:43 PM »
Takes speeder to another level (or two) with mods and weathering.  Looks 'used'.

Used and abused, especially in that type of environment and combat scenario.
Charles
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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2021, 07:21:44 AM »
Yet again wonderful work!  :smiley: Your design fits the universe better than the original. The greeblification also adds much-needed detail, especially  when compared to the rather bare toy.

The idea of a monotrack speeder/bike is pretty cool, but Disney's set-up doesn't really work, I think. Looks sorta imbalanced with the driver sitting so far behind the tracks. Kinda funny how the brain will excuse the Force and giant space lasers, but draws the line at a centre-of-gravity issue, going "Yeah nah, that doesn't work at all".  ;D
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Offline tiking

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #19 on: April 19, 2021, 12:18:37 PM »
Yet again wonderful work!  :smiley: Your design fits the universe better than the original. The greeblification also adds much-needed detail, especially  when compared to the rather bare toy.

The idea of a monotrack speeder/bike is pretty cool, but Disney's set-up doesn't really work, I think. Looks sorta imbalanced with the driver sitting so far behind the tracks. Kinda funny how the brain will excuse the Force and giant space lasers, but draws the line at a centre-of-gravity issue, going "Yeah nah, that doesn't work at all".  ;D

I guess they thought of a mono thread vehicle would associate better with the audience as it is currently on vehicle at the present time... Maybe...
Charles
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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2021, 09:12:48 AM »
In this form it looks like something you'd see in Tales From The Loop.

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2021, 03:22:00 PM »
I don't think I've seen tales from the loop.
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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #22 on: May 24, 2021, 03:43:45 AM »
My local library had a copy. The artwork has inspired board games and a mini TV series.

https://www.amazon.ca/Tales-Loop-Simon-St%C3%A5lenhag/dp/1624650392?asin=1624650392&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1

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Re: Desert Speeder
« Reply #23 on: May 24, 2021, 05:12:49 AM »
Its the Swedish author. I kmow of him. Thanks
Charles
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