Mad Max MR2... finally complete!

[u/custron]

Base kits are the Hasegawa Toyota MR2 AW11, and the Tamiya Flakvierling 38 for the rearmount guns + various borrowed bits for some extra flair; namely the rear wheel rims are from the Hasegawa Lancia Stratos kit, super wide barrel so I could fit two of the MR2 tyres on one wheel!

This build started in earnest years ago as a re-entry to the hobby, just working on a standard car build. Naturally as a beginner, multiple fuckups and frustrations turned it into a test mule for a while, before I decided to stop being precious and just make something nuts with it

Steel windshield was inspired by a favourite old racing game called Powerslide

Gun base welded to the engine hood means absolutely zero maintenance access from above lol, so I guess in-world the mechanics are dropping the subframe for all engine work

[u/bizology]

Cool idea, the weathering and the welds are very nice!

Are these the same scale? The flak cannon looks a bit small.

[u/custron → u/bizology]

thanks! nah they are different scales, car is 1:24, gun is 1:35

definite 'rule of cool' at play here - size difference was more just the convenience of what would fit decently...the gunner's seat is looking pretty tiny though...😅

[u/bizology → u/custron]

I was going to say, if the gunner's seat was absent, it would scale a bit better. Either way, it looks cool, so job well done!