A build log for a Gaslands inspired vehicle with a piece of terrain.
I have started this project last year. This build was again a challenge for Patroens by Bill Making Stuff. The challenge was to build a Gaslands vehicle build. Gaslands is a tabletop post-apocalyptic game inspired by Mad Max. The idea is to take a regular toy car (Hot Wheels etc.) and make it look post-apocalyptic and ready for a deadly race.
I made the car at the time the challenge was taking place. I have added a piece of terrain later at the end of the year. It wouldn’t really make sense for the game itself. But it was a good opportunity to learn a bit about how to create a basic piece of terrain and it makes it more interesting to display on my shelve.
This post is mostly pictures of the build process.
Making the vehicle
I have bought those cars in a local store for cheap. I chose the surf-boy car for the build.I took the car apart. Sanded the paint a bit, removed the transparent part and started adding some details.The gun is made from beads and brass standoffs. The ploughshare is made from a styrene card and some sprues from a kit.I have also added some patched places and damage.Primer time!Rusty under-coat. A layer of chipping medium (Valejjo) went on that.And some base coat.Spent quite some time trying to activate the chipping medium. Didn't really behave as I would wish, but I Did manage to scrape the paint here and there.A little bit of dry-brushing for highlights. It's always magical.Sealed with a clear coat. I suppose it might have been satin, but I don't remember for sure.And added some dark oil wash and a bit of weathering with oils (rust) as well.The final touch was adding some homemade pigment powders (from soft pastels).
Building the terrain
So far I have built only a piece of snowy terrain for my Star Wars Snowspeeder. I plan to make more complex and difficult sceneries in the future. So I figured I could try something simple for this build as well just to learn some techniques. The main inspiration in the process comes from another YouTube channel I like a lot Boylei Hobby Time . Check him out, he makes awesome things.
A piece of XPS foam from a home improvement store. A little bit of work with hot-wire cutter to create the basic shape of the terrain with pice of road.Does it fit?The stones in the pile in the corner are made from XPS foam as well. The whole base is covered with paste from paint, mod-podge and a bit of plaster. See Boiley Hobby time for recipe and usage instructions.Added some dried dirt I have found outside and small stones. Attached using watered-down PVA glue.A piece of coffee stirrer and a toothpick make a nice little sign.Primed the base with black, forgot it's glossy black but I don't think it mattered.Airbrushed with grey from the top.Airbrushed some colours, trying to get a desert look.More colour and variation.Applied dark wash.And finished with homemade powders from soft pastels. I also painted the stones in the pile and many other smaller ones scattered on the terrain.The car also needed another pass with pigment powders so it doesn't look out of place.
Originally, I planned to convert more of the cars I bought. But so far I didn’t feel the inspiration and I moved onto other projects.
