Car Wars Conversions 2

Following on from last weekend's quick Car Wars conversions, I finished off another three this weekend. This is all I have planned for this project.

The first one I converted was a Hot Wheels 1984 Oldsmobile Hurst/Old:

The collection of cars I'm putting together are fairly eclectic (though I'm going to paint them to be cohesive), but they'll have a mid to late 80s vibe. I was happy to get this one, as it's quintessentially a mid-eighties American car for me. It'll also add a "modern" vibe to the classic models I converted last weekend.

The Olds will be my rammer, so I added plenty of armour ready for it to cause some real damage.

The next one is a Hot Wheels Volkswagen SP2. This one was a happy discovery, being both German and Brazilian and would suit my need for a quick little blitzer:

The SP2 would be a light car to speed around the flanks and snipe from a distance.

 The final purchase I got was a Matchbox Land Rover Defender 90:

Not totally happy with this one, the scale seems a little off (though it's apparently 1/62), but I wanted something bigger than the sedans to support them. I'm hoping painting and a flag will help to blend it in (my feeling is it's too wide, but not sure exactly what's putting me off about its scale).

The bits are again mainly Games Workshop 40K weapons, along with plasticard (sheets and I-beams). I added mesh on these and the two other cars. I've also based all of them on 1.5" x 3" MDF bases as per the Axles and Alloys rules. Painting-wise I'm going to go with blacks and greys for a wolf pack theme, but the SP2 will have a white rabbit theme and the Land Rover will have a red bear one. They were more expensive, at $11 for the three, but that's only $15 for all five cars, so it's still a pretty cheap wargaming project.

Now I just need to paint them!

Things I Love - The Fallen Madonna

Some WWI German art thieves making off with the Fallen Madonna:

Source:
http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=100323.msg1250381#msg1250381

Car Wars '65 Pontiac GTO and '63 Chevy II

A few weeks ago on Lead Adventure Forum the post on the 2017 Granite State Challenge (using Steve Jackson Games' Car Wars) was shared:
http://imgur.com/a/YwdUK

I've always wanted to convert Matchbox / Hot Wheels cars for something like this, but it's never been a front burner project for me. Well, that post above changed all that and I thought it'd be a nice little weekend project. I bought two Hot Wheels cars (at AU$2 each!) on Friday from the Reject Shop. The first was a '65 Pontiac GTO:

And the second was a '63 Chevy II:

After an hour or two the Pontiac turned into a mean looking interceptor:

While the Chevy was a nice little flamer:

The bits are mainly Games Workshop 40K weapons, along with plasticard (sheets and I beams). I think I might still add some mesh to the unarmoured windows once I find that in my modelmaking stash. I'll also need to use Greenstuff to fill in a few minor gaps.

Rules-wise I'm not sure yet, I've downloaded the free set of Axles & Alloys II here (off to the right hand side):
http://axlesalloys2.blogspot.com.au/

But Car Wars might be the other option. I'm probably going to buy another 2-3 cars to make a little squadron, most likely American muscle cars or pre-1985 cars. Haven't decided on a colour scheme yet, either blacks and reds for a speed demon crew or blacks and greys for a wolf pack.