Post-Apocalyptic Arctic Wasteland
- Scale:
- 1:35
- Status:
- Ideas
- Started:
- June 11, 2021
Imagining a "Mad Max" type world in an arctic wasteland. What sort of vehicles would be used to roam and scavenge in an arctic wasteland?
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3 11 June 2021, 14:42
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This project is still in the planning stage, but I hope to build a diorama of a couple of wanderers meeting in the arctic wasteland
13 June 2021, 11:59
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Aerosan? Fun build but a tad small for 1:35... Careful if you have figures, perhaps 1:48 might match better?
17 June 2021, 19:46
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Bruce, thanks for the tip. The Aerosan does look a little small, and the figures I have are 1:35. I'll just have to see how all the components look together, and possibly bash together a slightly larger Aerosan body if need be.
17 June 2021, 19:57
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I might be wrong, but I think the propeller would drag the vehicle backwards, if the reinforced edges of each blade are the leading edges when it spins. What do you reckon?
17 June 2021, 20:24
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Nice catch, Bruce. The propeller mounted as shown on the box art and in the instructions would indeed pull the vehicle backwards. it can be flipped over and mounted so that it will propel the vehicle forward.
17 June 2021, 20:56
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Do you reckon the steering rods should be inverted on one side too, Mike? If the main spindle rotates in the same direction, wouldn't that adjust the skiis to point together or apart, and not actually steer? I have no idea how the steering wheel / mechanism would actually actuate that spindle gizmo..... Just wondering if anyone knows?
17 June 2021, 21:04
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No idea how the steering works, but I looked at vintage photos of this particular aerosan, and the steering rod connections to the bell crank on one side are the opposite of the other side.
17 June 2021, 21:45
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Hmm, that what I figured, Mike, after I'd diligently followed the instructions. Ah well, I still enjoyed the challenges of this little kit. My first experience of photo-etched parts... Definitely recommended all the same.
17 June 2021, 22:02