LEWIS'S SCRATCHBUILT SPV

Woodsy

Just an update on my update. I ruined that flawless finish on the WIP shots by a poor choice of materials, so I had to go with a slightly more weathered look (with lots of rust) for my finished toy. 

Here are two hero shots of the finished item...

I love those old Japanese tin toys where they have the character's name on the side and a picture of them on the roof, so I was channeling that vibe. I also got to do that old "picture of someone in profile in the window" gag -and he's facing the correct way too!

I was inspired by those old Hot Wheels tin badges to make the tyres as printed pressed tin instead of plastic wheels and it was a natural extension of that aesthetic to make the rear caterpillars out of flat printed tin instead of a moulded piece.

P.S. the antennas are plastic toothpicks, so I got to do some trash bashing like you!

- oh, and it actually has a mystery action motor in it, so it runs around the floor with the head and taillights flashing!

Lewis

OZ

Here's a short clip kindly provided by Lewis of his fabulous home-made SPV toy in action.