Meng's Pick-up, finished pics.
Not totally sure if this counts as "Armor", but here it is:
This is Meng's "Pickup w/ Equipment" that I bought about a month and a half ago. Finally finished it on Wednesday of last week (been busy since then, so I have not had a chance to post).
First off, I made no real modifications to the kit, save for one or two additions that I felt were necessary to do what I wanted to do with this kit. Overall, it was a decent fit, with only a few trouble spots that needed clips to aid in drying correctly (something I hadn't heard about when reading reviews on this kit, which is the whole reason I bought it in the first place--great fit, no issues). Meng overdid it in the "equipment" portion of this kit--there's almost too much stuff, so I saved a cooler and all the water bottles for another day.
Enough gab, now to pics:
The interior:
and the little guy that came with it (I wrapped his 50-cal with 3-4 layers of tape to strengthen the barrel and give it a camo-cloth covering):
When it came time to paint the car itself, I did an internet search to see what others have done with this kit. (needless to say, it is quite a popular kit) I found inspiration from one of my favorite movies:
I thought, this truck has been done as a Libyan freedom fighter vehicle, Zombie apocalypse ride, and who knows what else--why not a "former" cop car converted to a gun-runner?
So that's what I did.
The 'bumper bar' thing in the front was made from spare sprue:
So that's about all I've got (not including pics--these are just the best of the 30 or so I took, so if you want more, please don't hesitate to ask). I enjoyed this kit, and would love to build another one (or six).
Comments, criticisms, whatever else, welcome, appreciated, and applied accordingly (i.e. if something's amiss, please let me know and I'll fix it. This is possibly my favorite build of the last two years, and anything to improve it will make it even better.)
Klik
P.S.
One last pic, just 'cause:
