The Bulletproof Bomb - Wacky Races - 1/50 (I think...) scratch

[adolfocaetanonetto]

I dont sure if this is the right place to post this mounting, but I dont find another better, so, I apologize for this and lets go!

 

I decided build theThe Ant Hill Mob car, The Bulletproof Bomb. In Brazil the "crew" is called "Quadrilha de Morte", also like Gang of Death (not Gang of the Death); the car is called "Carro a Prova de Balas", also like Bulletproof Car. I made some calculations, comparing pictures from cartoon to estimate the "real" size; I used the Dick Dastartly "real height" (in the internet they say that Dick is 1,93m tall (🤔). I dont remember how lenght is the Mean Machine, but comparing the relative size in pictures, I presume that I have the real length of each car., that is 5,2 meters, more or less!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥺 Finally I made my draw in scale.

 

I apologize for not having the initial photos, but I'm preferring to mounting the models than taking photos from then and editing. I'm in psycho treatment and the Doctor told me to dedicate myself to the hobby. So I'm mounting more and taking less photos. The model is build with cardboard,, paper, white glue, superglue, and other stuffs that I show for you.

The piece ahead the car is the radiator front

 

In the roof I see the Union Jack... 😀. God Save the Queen! Realy Guys, its not intencional, but its nice!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Here is possible see the internal structure, with the internal reinforcements that attach the pieces and give resistence to the model.

Edited June 1, 2022 by adolfocaetanonetto
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[shortCummins]

excellent stuff

 

Wacky Races was one of my favourite cartoons when I was growing up, I'm looking forward to your build

 

rgds

John(shortCummins)

[adolfocaetanonetto]

Hello, guys. We go with a little bit of the mounting. I made the car fenders, with cardboard; the straight part (I think that si the stirrup) have triple layer; the fenders are build with a long cardboard strip attached in the sides, with a thin cardboard (with a lots of cuts) to reinforcement.

 

 

Later I glue lots of little cardboard strips to made the external recurve part of the fenders. Finaly I glue more thin cardboard under the fenders to get resistence.

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After the fenders ready, sandpaper for smoothness.

 

In the front of car I glue the radiator piece, with some scratches made with scalpel and mechanical pencil (I thought that the stuff called automatic pencil!!!! 😳. Oh Lord! Third World peoples is a shi.......)

[matti64]

Looking great so far...Yous Guys

 

[Pete in Lincs]

A unique model. Quite mad and very skillful. I look forward to seeing more of this.

[Robert Stuart]

Very different, this looks fun.
Don't recall the Ant Hill Mob winning many races, though I guess there was some semblance of balance in the programmes?

[adolfocaetanonetto]

5 hours ago, Robert Stuart said:

Very different, this looks fun.
Don't recall the Ant Hill Mob winning many races, though I guess there was some semblance of balance in the programmes?

Here are the stats of Wacky Race... There are peoples worse than me when we talk about nerd/geek affairs.

https://www.whatsitsgalore.com/etc/wackyraces.html

[Robert Stuart]

7 hours ago, adolfocaetanonetto said:

Here are the stats of Wacky Race... There are peoples worse than me when we talk about nerd/geek affairs.

https://www.whatsitsgalore.com/etc/wackyraces.html

Whoa, the Ant Hill Mob did better than Penelope Pitstop?
That surprises me, thanks

[Tarkas]

That's interesting (the race stats), but I must challenge one of them. The Mean Machine did indeed at least one race. Right, SPOILERS ahead!

 

 

 

 

 

IIRC, the race in question was held in Russia, because the prize was Red Square, and Dastardley was overjoyed to think that he'd won such a prime piece of real estate fair and square -- or as close to it as he ever got; for once, he crossed the finishing line in first place, and hadn't blown all the others off the road. Much to his disgust, what he'd won was a red square (of cardboard, AFAICT). 😁

[adolfocaetanonetto]

😀 I never think that Wacky Races maybe polemic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But , in realy, the old school cartoons, like Hanna Barbera, are the best! Today, the cartoons are... BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[adolfocaetanonetto]

New updates. Painting the fenders.

 

 

Made the windows. I'm afraid to break the collumn of windshield.

[Norseman 3:16]

How fascinating!  I love it and can't wait to see the finished car in all its glory.

[Sage the Owl]

This makes a nice change, i'm constantly amazed at the skill of people who build these cardboard models and your work is top notch.

I'm a big fan of Wacky races and so is a friend of mine, he has the original design sketch for the Mean Machine on his wall.

Following this with interest.

[adolfocaetanonetto]

I'm slow in mounting because, I cuted my finger when I was cocking...🤕. Dont give a kinfe to him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This stupid old man will hurt yourself!

Oh boy, but soon I return more photos!

[johnlambert]

This is a great project and I'm looking forward to the end result.

[GrahamS]

Now I’m not saying I’m a bit slow but I’ve just ‘got’ Professor Pat Pending….. 😂😂😂

 

It’s only taken 50 years…….

 

Like the model too!

 

Graham