Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Scifi and Fantasy => Topic started by: Buzzbomb on May 30, 2026, 04:46:48 PM
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I have been known from time to time to build on a Post Apocalyptic theme.
A couple of years back I started this, Kinetic 1/35 MaxxPro MRAP with maybe Post Apoc or perhaps just a RW build. So it got to this stage, very vanilla. And on the Shelf is sat, until today.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yizhwnlzkoji8x3kq8xhi/MaxxPro_1.JPG?rlkey=vfekmr8bibxa06d5l8u66thrz&st=w9p5u168&raw=1)
At this stage just working through some options, the leading contender being a "found" vehicle, then tricked out to suit the new reality of a Post Apocalyptic world for the new operators.
Kinetic later produced a Law Enforcement version, packing a bit less weaponry than the Military version somewhat like this, which is probably where I might start as as basis for previous owner.
Although with what the officers are wearing if it was not for the Police shield, who would know.
(https://forums.kitmaker.net/uploads/default/optimized/3X/9/3/93bc6fb4c48a8f82a5f30594a4bf04361e3e1312_2_690x388.jpeg) (https://forums.kitmaker.net/uploads/default/original/3X/c/5/c5df5387b35b7df3d36feed4eba687b374ceb4d8.jpeg)
For a point of context, the kit I am using is the original Military release
(https://www.super-hobby.com/zdjecia/5/6/0/2427_rn.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/ezJ18SM.jpeg)
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I remember seeing a RW one at the Chicago Auto Show back in the day. Quite a large vehicle.
This will be fun to watch!
Any badly dressed over armed figures to go with this?
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Love these out-from-the-box-of-doom builds! Looking forward to see where you go with this one :smiley: :smiley:
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Bit of bench time.. which considering our big model show is this weekend, is quite remarkable. All the models for that are already boxed up.. nothing further to add.
Bull Bar, looking at a sweep down design for any.. err zombo's that get in the way to go under wheels. Also a bit of replacement of damaged grille.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jz63iijavqnupga1hb8j1/MaxxPro_2.JPG?rlkey=ohj3q0k9pypk7m1tuistkxjv8&st=r4su1q73&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9gcp8ter2lx725uz5p2bw/MaxxPro_3.JPG?rlkey=tfl7x27xgx5ia2m0lji03uaae&st=ghqt6sbe&raw=1)
Bit of Mudguard distressing..
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/whsw396ob3ht1iot5lqb1/MaxxPro_4.JPG?rlkey=oixoifr7hgydu99pkaai0ff0f&st=tih2c7je&raw=1)
Interior stowage underway. I like this bit, to get it looking sort of "right" for stuff that needs to be inside vs stuff outside.
I used the 3D printer to print a block, as it would have taken longer to build up using spares and card. Needs a bit of detail paint, tie downs and the like.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/di8wi3ylifxdhowib8tfx/MaxxPro_5.JPG?rlkey=jn2bfc1wt9hmtftlzzd8nvs5k&st=4dt6qktk&raw=1)
next step will be interior paint. Or more work on the body shell.
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Not bad! :smiley: ;)
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Looking good!
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Excellent work! The bull bars are perfect. Nice job on the damaged fenders too. I might consider a few spotlights for traveling at night to avoid the zombies wandering on the road. Just a thought.
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As much as I generally prefer my builds to have some rudimentary grasp of practicality, sometimes, maybe you have to "let it go"....
Go out on the edge on this build perhaps around on clearing a path through a horde.. why not saws. Plenty of timber mills around to get large diameter saws, power up with an electric motor... lets play ;)
The plan is very much in bluetac concept mode at the moment to get a feel for how it might work. A long way to go yet and that is without starting the over think bit of how to clear the upper halves from off the saws.. .Oh dear here we go already :o
3D printed some rudimentary saw disks. Originally I had plans to order some metal ones, but then sanity said why go to that expense for no reason. Whilst a bit thick, the 3D prints will do the job. Besides I have used a real saw before on a build and it cause more angst and actual damage (like cuts) than it was worth.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qfeor12vaujxb4pd4uj53/MaxxPro_6.JPG?rlkey=yhakpqg62oaiutfaodmvdu1zu&st=up52sfxk&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2aq3hyikirm036u9g2jlo/MaxxPro_7.JPG?rlkey=cwo46h014btob9n4kyd2edyhm&st=ph85umg2&raw=1)
Testing for height ;)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sq8er50g2v61j3a8d7j82/MaxxPro_8.JPG?rlkey=hi2x8ahebx1929s63w6ie6wbe&st=ci7o948d&raw=1)
Wait for this to get wildly over engineered and out of control ;D
Gearing up the interior is in the works as well.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vsrcpwjeqbmxixxyzt8hx/MaxxPro_9.JPG?rlkey=59pqiktl0j7qy1mmk6pvd0835&st=vns6k83x&raw=1)
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Overkill! Underrated! ;D :smiley:
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Who’s the monster now! Ahahaha!
As far as clearing off accumulated torsos try just slamming on the brakes. Then a good car wash.
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Who’s the monster now! Ahahaha!
As far as clearing off accumulated torsos try just slamming on the brakes. Then a good car wash.
I think I'd want that box of TNT secured a little more firmly in the back first...
Nifty looking build so far-I'd add a rear-facing flamethrower or two, otherwise all those severed limbs and torsos are just gonna keep crawling after you. ;)
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... Wait for this to get wildly over engineered and out of control ...
Living dead versus "wildly over engineered"? Can't be done!
Fortunately, since your saw disks are 3D printed, more can be cranked out when they are (inevitably) required :smiley: :smiley:
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You’ll need a few stacked as spares inside the truck or tied to the sides.
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You’ll need a few stacked as spares inside the truck or tied to the sides.
Ok ;)
So.. doing a bit.
Settled on a shallow V arrangement, drive chains visible
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lk4m475fwwdlmhmcoptij/MaxxPro_10.JPG?rlkey=m0cpm7kbqfbaat8wnoex0q4y4&st=7wbmdwbi&raw=1)
Then.. it happened. The Rampant Over Engineering kicked in, power cable conduit back to the vehicle, bit of bracing for the mounts that sort of thing. And Then.......
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wh644hx6y49s9ngs9v7to/MaxxPro_11.JPG?rlkey=amn2fp91lw2fqsdpftgzd22jr&st=7fr9n4ty&raw=1)
And now.. it Folds ;D
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/a0qzoo9rx9qd28m9ya5xm/MaxxPro_12.JPG?rlkey=upre3j4is2clpb1u9wfe51ias&st=04pwl5qs&raw=1)
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Of course! Why not? ;D ;D ;D
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Brilliant! That’s not over engineered. It’s very practical when dealing with zombie hordes!
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Brilliant! That’s not over engineered. It’s very practical when dealing with zombie hordes!
Exactly. And, as a bonus, making the unit foldable means that you've covered overhead threats as well ... shamblers dropping from overpasses, etc. :smiley:
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Folding buzz saws, naturellement mon général! 😳👍
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The buzz saws are at just the right height too! Wonderful!
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Thanks guys.
Rounding into the final straight I think.
A "all the major bits" on the model as a sanity check. It is a tall sucker.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i4khq9vrff8sechjxcv55/MaxxPro_13.JPG?rlkey=ggzhobozo0ysxcfvc8x2yzhw3&st=ucy0zypk&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ml431hp8lwvrb2jm3h1s8/MaxxPro_14.JPG?rlkey=ider1tirq2lipfb4qw1kn7rww&st=e2y8t7w7&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d86tfvw9bvwa5eg848hd9/MaxxPro_15.JPG?rlkey=7oluq26gbqnr3qe6c31d8mmqv&st=amg1jlfx&raw=1)
Spare Saw blade as properly suggested by others. Might move to a bonnet location for storage though. Checker plate over the hatch as I felt the turret was too full on for an ex Police vehicle, so operators added this as a hatch/observation point.
Re-appropriated the storage box and stores from a previous build (HMMWV Post apoc build) to see if that could work again, now leaning back to a different layout for this vehicle.
Spare wheel is made up of spare tyre (from Fuchs I think) and the hub from the AFV Club Stryker additions kit, mounted on a rig that allows the wheel to lowered down to a sensible height to actually use, without severely maiming the operators.
Almost time to get it together and start the painting, adding details section of the build.
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Awesome!
Paint could be interesting. The main vehicle could have a slightly beat up paint job that’s military/police uniform covering but that’s where that ends. Everything else will have color and conditions that all depend on where it was found. Have fun and don’t use the same color twice! Except rust.
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Coming together logically & believably*! :D
[*: For a given value of "believable" - our late friend Phill would have loved it. :smiley: ]
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Great work and the attention to detail is mind blowing! 8) :smiley:
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Great work and the attention to detail is mind blowing! 8) :smiley:
Sez he whose "Attention to Detail" is off the charts & screaming Northwards! ;D ;D ;D
I'd be taking that as astronomic praise, BT! :D
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... I'd be taking that as astronomic praise, BT! :D
And well-deserved!
I like the idea of the spare saw blades mounted to the bonnet for easy access. Although they do look wicked mounted on those side racks too 8)
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I do take that as high praise. So thanks very much, lets hope I do not botch the paint job ???
... I'd be taking that as astronomic praise, BT! :D
And well-deserved!
I like the idea of the spare saw blades mounted to the bonnet for easy access. Although they do look wicked mounted on those side racks too 8)
Another one looking into my mind :o
As the side mount is so high, they will be the spare spares.
I also have to put on a ladder to reach the top of this sucker. maybe a Hay bale lifter to get stores off ;D
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... I also have to put on a ladder to reach the top of this sucker. maybe a Hay bale lifter to get stores off ;D
Ooo, I really like the idea of a repurposed hay-baler hoist.
But not so sure about a fixed ladder. The crew aren't the only ones who can climb :o
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Ooo, I really like the idea of a repurposed hay-baler hoist.
Yeah.. appealed to me as well. How do you get stores from the top of a vehicle that is over 3M tall :o
Like this !
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tldks0i4ndwg89w1v087d/MaxxPro_17.JPG?rlkey=3yil56mgzbkyb0583zlr4ty2v&st=l147p18g&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2k4ms3k8n9ihxpackpbi8/MaxxPro_18.JPG?rlkey=gs4uiyat6lao0ofmdpmsep7cv&st=uch5sz2o&raw=1)
All the interior stores in place. Time to zip it up and get onto the next stage
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8tu43bb7lke2fsptvpbqk/MaxxPro_16.JPG?rlkey=lwqm6qi3rh5veu0r4f1eiz4xc&st=gug28af0&raw=1)
Painting as commenced :D
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Cool! 8)
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His and Her’s Uzis - nice touch! ;) ;D
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The hay bale elevator is a nice touch. Will your survivors be sleeping in shifts or on the roof?
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I'm loving all the details, especially inside the vehicle!
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Hmm that thing on the side makes me want icecream like at the beach.
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Hmm that thing on the side makes me want icecream like at the beach.
I like it! Distract the zombie hordes with soft-serve :smiley:
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Fantastic! Well done!
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Hmm that thing on the side makes me want icecream like at the beach.
I like it! Distract the zombie hordes with soft-serve :smiley:
Not quite zombies but;
Icecream Man (2026) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttmM7e8NF1I)
(It keeps coming up on my daily YT feed. ::) )
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I was hoping for Ice Cream Man by Van Halen.
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The hay bale elevator is a nice touch. Will your survivors be sleeping in shifts or on the roof?
hammocks inside is an option as well, just move stuff around and sling from the roof and other fixtures. Ugly but other options might be worse ;)
As those who have been in the Military may attest, the ability to sleep in/on/around/over/under stuff in nooks and crannies of APC's or other vehicles is learnt quite quickly.
Here we go with the paint, stage one.
Home Printed Decals. So "Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side, shot a coat of primer then looked inside" to paraphrase a bit ;)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3sj8co3gpbqg9jl1ejzxa/MaxxPro_19.JPG?rlkey=7ag070bjanxq0xk662swl4088&st=vjyj4ghd&raw=1)
Time for a stuff stack test to get a feel for the look. This will evolve.
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/oekq65xrlg52hvjb9w5km/MaxxPro_20.JPG?rlkey=re8daeay5yfcp41wv6giwc8nk&st=m9ngb1y6&raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/fk8ba0lasc4gat0vhajw4/MaxxPro_21.JPG?rlkey=9xve1yoodgcc13ysy9ek6asqh&st=nsqvnpw1&raw=1)
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:D Very nice progress! 8)
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Home Printed Decals. So "Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side, shot a coat of primer then looked inside" to paraphrase a bit ;)
Add a flamethrower and you'll "smell the zekes burning on Copperhead Road!"
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That’s excellent!
A little weathering, plenty of dust should do it.
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Coming along nicely! :smiley: