Khurasan Civilian Sci-Fi Car (and Yoshi Mecha)




Here's a fast build I did for Khurasan overnight, while I wrestled out other concepts. Who needs sleep? It's overrated.

Jon, the client, wanted a sleek little civilian car that could be used as anti-gravity or a three-wheeled variant. The bottom bit swaps out, and can simulate a low-hovering a-grav vehicle on four small studs, or a trike. Good stuff.

Also, here's a Yoshi Mecha found on Gizmodo. Mecha makes everything better.

Best,
JBR

Comments

David said…
Like the look of the car, John. The only civilian grav car I've got is from 15.mm.co.uk and is a nice little model.

Would it be very hard to do an open topped version of your vehicle if, say, the seats and control works were moulded onto that thin middle plate that fits under the upper bodywork?
John Bear Ross said…
Anything is possible, really, but when you get into fiddly bits like controls, seats, and other pieces of car interiors, casting becomes a nightmare.

The people with a talent for molding could probably pull it off, but I couldn't speak for them.

If this takes off, I could foresee a few variants based off this chassis concept.

Best,
JBR
John Bear Ross said…
Well, I guess I should have clicked on the link first before I opened my mouth (it happens from time to time).

That looks entirely doable. Perhaps a convertible could be added to the queue of potential builds. I'll let Jon know, if we revisit the concept.

Best,
JBR
David said…
The 15mm.co.uk car is a one-piece casting. I thought, to make things easier, that if the cockpit interior details were cast as part of the floor plate (like a die-cast toy car), then the bodywork could just drop over it. The control consul has some bumps and lines on it which paint up quite nicely as mystery tech control systems.

GZG provides two driver figures with their Grav flatbed who also fit into the 15.mm.co.uk aircars very nicely - they are cast without feet so you don't have to worry about footwells. 15mm.co.uk does have driver figures but I haven't bought any as yet.

I'll try and take some photos of the cars I've painted up to give you a better idea of what I'm talking about.
David said…
Well it's only taken me four days but here are two (bad) photos of a flit car here and here
John Bear Ross said…
Looks entirely doable. Thanks for the in-cabin detail photos.

Best,
JBR

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