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Tread Smasher - A Vehicle Based on Spiral Zone
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Author:  SerpyMatt [ Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Tread Smasher - A Vehicle Based on Spiral Zone

Hi everyone!

Last week or so I posted a jeep I had been using to practice my techniques on before moving to one of my actual customs. This is the first on my list.

I always loved Spiral Zone and really felt that the Zone Riders and Black Widows could totally be GI Joe and Cobra subsets respectively. Instead of directly remaking the vehicles, I wanted to create some vehicles that would merge the two lines.

This is the Tread Smasher - a light weight, rapid attack tank used by the Black Widows to clip at the treads on heavy GI Joe and Zone Rider machinery in an effort to slow them down and allow for the placement of more zone generators.

Here is the finished pics. The figure is just a placeholder to show scale since I do plan on customizing some Black Widows.

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Here is what the vehicle looked like before I started my work.

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For reference, here's one of the Black Widow's vehicles so you can see the color scheme I was shooting for.

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So, how did I do? I had a ton of fun and I'm still learning and would gladly listen to any pointers/suggestions :)

Author:  2DARK2C [ Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tread Smasher - A Vehicle Based on Spiral Zone

that base vehicle is crazy! would fit right into cobras fleet with blue paint.

your work is excellent. super clean paint apps and nice additions on top.

Author:  SerpyMatt [ Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tread Smasher - A Vehicle Based on Spiral Zone

2DARK2C wrote:
that base vehicle is crazy! would fit right into cobras fleet with blue paint.

your work is excellent. super clean paint apps and nice additions on top.


Thanks! :)

The base vehicle is pretty sweet! It's actually from a Kid's Connection Military set from Wal-Mart. This vehicle and the jeep I practiced on were in a pack for $5. I found another one last week, so I might make another one of these.

Author:  Suntzu [ Wed Aug 30, 2017 5:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Tread Smasher - A Vehicle Based on Spiral Zone

You had me at Spiral Zone .
Nice inspirational work. Please make another in Black Widow colours.

Author:  sgcaper [ Thu Aug 31, 2017 10:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tread Smasher - A Vehicle Based on Spiral Zone

Fantastic. I really love how clean your paint apps are.

Author:  SerpyMatt [ Fri Sep 01, 2017 1:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Tread Smasher - A Vehicle Based on Spiral Zone

Suntzu wrote:
You had me at Spiral Zone .
Nice inspirational work. Please make another in Black Widow colours.


My next vehicle is going to be an attempt at a "salvaged" Rimfire that Overlord will use after Dirk Courage left it abandoned in the Zone after a mission gone wrong. I've been hanging on to a vehicle for a few years to make this and am finally getting the nerve to start customizing :)

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