The Buzzard Fury Road Style Desert Buggy (Mad Max) Custom Vehicle
Custom #:80992
Name:The Buzzard Fury Road Style Desert Buggy
Custom Type:Vehicle
Toy Series:Mad Max
Creator:RelicsnRetro  
Date Added:March 8, 2016
Base Figure:Chap Mei GI Joe style vehicle knock off
Height:5.00 inches
Completion Time:6.00 hours
Here is a nice Chap Mei vehicle I found in a thrift store. Despite their figures being total crap, even for fodder, I find their vehicles to be really detailed and nice quality. Using 1/24 scale classic model car parts and craft foam for the spikes. I then used Tamiya Dry brush weathering paints, along with liquefied iron filings to paint. I quick spritzes with a copper salt solution in a squirt bottle and the rust begins to grow and spread. Any areas the iron didn't make it into shows up with the crystallized salt, which just ads to the desert salt flats driven look I was aiming for. Zombie heads from walking dead toys. Used a gi Joe anti aircraft cannon, drilled out the barrel, added some random spear I had in my fodder box.

I didn't do an exact copy, but I hope you like my version so far. Next I shall arm it and add some poles with skulls and such, just like the movie vehicles.

I have included a photo of the "Buzzard" vehicle ,from Fury Road, that inspired my creation.

Sadly the Mad Max figures (Gyro Captain pictured) are way too huge for the car. I guess it's time to foray into making figures now.

I hope you like my work. Feedback and advice/suggestions are always welcome.

Simon

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Andreescobar -
Sunday, May 6, 2018
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Big Kid -
Friday, March 18, 2016
Radical
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RelicsnRetro -
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Thanks Big Kid
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Floydscruffy -
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Wow awesomoe job. Creat customization.
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RelicsnRetro -
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Thanks Floydscruffy!
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memphis -
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
This is sooooo good very realistic you should try to make the black on black ☺
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RelicsnRetro -
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Thank you. I appreciate the feedback. Which car do you mean?
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Nsp -
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
sweet buggy
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RelicsnRetro -
Thursday, March 24, 2016
I'm glad you dig it
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ShyGuyWolf -
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
this is cool.
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RelicsnRetro -
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Thanks a lot.
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Henchmen4Hire -
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
They still sell those things? I remember turning one of them into a SHIELD buggy lol

Looks cool, we can tell exactly what it's supposed to be, so mission accomplished
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RelicsnRetro -
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
I see them all the time. I'm a vintage toy dealer, so in my daily thrift store and Value Village rescues,I come across these quite often. Their other vehicles are quite good and very detailed.

I have a Chap Mei Swat truck I'm going to work on next.

Thanks so much for the feedback. I'll have to take some better photos outdoors when the snow melts here.
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pock63 -
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Love it!
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RelicsnRetro -
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Thanks Pock63!
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