1/6 Scale Mad Max V8 Interceptor (scratchbuild)

[Marine Boy]

Adding the transmission tunnel. This is made from a length of drain pipe, cut in half.

Building the front sub frame. This will provide pick up points for the front suspension as well as the engine mounts.

Making the front uprights. These have been greatly simplified for strength.

 

[Marine Boy]

Building the front suspension. The overall layout follows the real car, but the parts are very simplified.

Next step is to make some functional shock absorbers.

 

[Marine Boy]

Shock absorbers made and fitted.

The shocks are attached with a screw, passing through the shock towers.

On it's own wheels for the first time.

The front end is sagging just a little, so i will fit stronger springs, or fit spacers at the top of the shocks.

Here it is parked next to the Spinner. Both are police cars from movies released in 1982, and both from universes set in the near future. Similar, yet somehow, completely different.

 

[Marine Boy]

Front suspension is now complete, after adding the steering rack and cross bracing. I normally add microswitches on the steering rack, to turn on the indicators, but that seems irrelevant in a post apocalyptic wasteland.

 

[Marine Boy]

Constructing the dashboard. It's an odd shape, so it's going to take a while.

 

[Marine Boy]

Completed the basic shape of the dashboard.

Making one of the 2 gauge clusters.

Cutting out the openings in the instrument panel.

Gauges fitted.

After cutting away the excess and sanding down. Just some filler needed now.

 

[Marine Boy]

Cutting out the openings for the gauges and switches.

Temporarily fitted into the dash and added the side details.

 

[Marine Boy]

Now that I have Wez pretty much how I want him, I can get back to work on the car.

Mounts for the dashboard made.

Started work on the seat base.

 

[Marine Boy]

Done some more work to the seat. It's slow going. Added the centre section.

The side bolsters are built up with scraps of plasticard, then filled in.

Partially sanded, then started on the backrest hinges.

Building up the sides.

The side bolsters are done the same way.

The centre sections still need the panelling added.

Checking the height and angles are correct. The seat will be mounted on rails.

 

[agonistes86]

I never know what superlatives to use when commenting on your work!
I love following these builds, it's incredible what you always come up with.

 

[Marine Boy]

After much filling and sanding, and I'm happy with the overall shape, I use a Dremel to cut a groove around the edges.

I glue lengths of electrical wire all round to represent piping.

The backrest panel has more piping added as well. This is screwed in from behind to complete the seat.

 

[Marine Boy]

Apologies for the lack of updates, i was on holiday for a few weeks (first in 4 years) plus, it took a bit of time to get back in the groove.

Making the seat runners.

Attached to the seat base. The centre section will be screwed to the floorpan.

 

[Marine Boy]

I've not been able to do any work to this lately, as i recently bought a classic car. A long time ambition of mine. It's currently on a friend's driveway, until i can get space for it cleared up at my own house. This involves cleaning out the garage and building a new storage shed at the back of the garden. Hopefully, i can get back to this in a few weeks, once the car is settled in it's new home.

 

[EVILFACE]

Lotus Esprit. Nice choice. Turbo?

 

[Marine Boy]

It's a 1985 Esprit S3 NA (Normally Aspirated), not a Turbo. I've heard the Turbos are generally less reliable and consequently, costlier to maintain. For me. it's not about speed, but pretending to be James Bond .

 

[HAL9000.]

You. Are. A. Genius.

Incredible work and talent.

 

[Marine Boy]

As the window for spray painting is approaching, i want to try and finish off the building for this.

Making the wheel inserts. This starts as 4 discs of 2mm plasticard glued together. The centre is drilled out and the edges bevelled.

The gaps are marked out on the back.

Most of the gaps are drilled out.

A knife is used to tidy them up.

They are a push fit into the existing wheels. The centre hub will cover the wheel retaining screw.

 

[Marine Boy]

Making the inserts for the rear wheels. There are 18 spokes, so have to be carefully marked out.

The holes are drilled then cut out with a scalpel.

Glued to the rims. Just the wheel bolts and centre caps to add.

I also remade the front wheel rims. These were too small before, making the sidewall of the tyre too high, throwing off the overall look.

The Dark Toys figure is so much better than the previous one.

 

[Marine Boy]

Making the inner door panels. The door cards are missing, but this actually means even more work, as i have to replicate all the little details in the stampings.

 

[Marine Boy]

I remade the fuel tanks so they are much larger than before. Previously, I used the largest diameter pipe i could find. Then i realised i could buy half pipe closer to the correct diameter needed and glue them in 2 halves. The gauges on the back are now correctly sitting just above the edge of the boot opening.

Making the rear interior bodywork. Most of this area will be hidden with stuff, so i won't spend too long on it.