Post Apocalypse "Road Train" kitbash.

[Guest]

I still can't find any suitable non-military figures

What kind of figures do you have in mind? Modern civilians? Post-apocalypse Mad Max-style? Bathing suits?

[Tim Marlow]

Just had a catch up and re-read of this. Looks great, so just needs pushing over the line......

[Guest]

Bathing suits? :smiling3:

How did you guess! :smiling5:

If I get that far I'm thinking of a desert scene, so Arab / Bedouin / desert dwellers, setting up something resembling a traditional Bedouin tent, near a well.

There seems to be a few sets with weapons, but I'm struggling to find "peaceful" ones. Yes I could cut off the weapons, but in the ones I've seen the poses would be strange without them.

And thanks Tim. Cross-posting so missed your comment.

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Andy
Just caught up with this thread. Love the idea behind it and the execution so far looks great, you should definitely keep on going.
Just a thought, I don’t know how aggressive you want this thing to look, but you see some dystopian future vehicles bristling with make shift spears in areas. It might add a little more detail in an area?

I will be interested to see where this build goes.
Cheers
P

[eddiesolo]

Catch up time! Great work so far Andy, love the way this is coming together and the paint scheme should start to tie it together.

Keep plodding away and remember, like sci-fi stuff these type of builds means you can add as much detail as you like-use anything.

[Guest]

How did you guess! :smiling5:

Preiser has some of those. Nudists too, if you feel the bathing suits may be overdoing it

Anyway, the reason I asked is because there are lots of metal and resin wargames figures by smaller manufacturers that might suit this vehicle. Most, though, will be a bit on the big side if this is 1:72 scale.

[Tim Marlow]

20mm would probably be the right scale for this. 28mm figures will make it look like a toy. North Star do a Gaslands range in 20mm. There must be others in 20mm, so I’ll take a look....Possibly Middle Eastern influenced might suit?

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Andy
Plenty here

https://www.elhiem.co.uk/ourshop/cat_890596-Civilians-all.html

However, I have never used them so am not sure of the quality......the style will be slightly Caricatured, but most gaming figures are. They are metals, but are not that hard to prep...

[Guest]

Thanks Tim, looks like I might find something useful there.

[scottie3158]

Andy,
I really like where this is going. I would like to believe that after an apocalypse people would be sick of war but i think it would be more like the world of "Mad Max" so everyone would be armed to the teeth.

[Guest]

Cheers Paul, and yes, you're probably right.

But we're in fantasy land here so I can dream :smiling4:

[SimonT]

How about this lot Andy - you may find something of use

civilian figures

[Guest]

Thanks Simon. I've not been able to find much in oo but I'll have another look.

EDIT: Maybe I should just have a go at adding a shemagh to the figures I have. Never going to happen at this scale... :smiling5:

[Tim Marlow]

Andy, another option is head swaps....find figures with heads you like and swap them onto figures with bodies that you like. Just a little filling then.....

[Guest]

Good idea Tim, but it's the heads I'm having the most trouble with. I'd settle for pretty much anything with the right kind of head gear.

I'll keep looking though. At the rate I'm going I'll be at this until Christmas, so no rush!