Turning a Kids Toy into a Post Apocalyptic War Machine

how's it going everyone welcome back to boyle hobby time this week i'm turning this toy to enjoy into a post-apocalyptic war machine it's part of a collaboration with five other grown men who also have craft channels on youtube i'll introduce those guys in a minute at the end of this video my car and all of their cars will face off in an epic death race hosted by none other than the craftsman himself definitely stick around for that you're not going to want to miss it and now before i get started let's meet those collaborators we have narb from narp makes gert from dark matter workshop nick from cc minis tinu from craftastrophe and of course bill from bill making stuff if you're not already subscribed to those channels definitely go do that i knew from the beginning i wanted to swap out the sweepers with something a little more befitting of a mad maxine universe the idea was that in the post-apocalypse you need to shred the streets not sweep them so i cut off the bristles i saved the inner wheel and replaced it with some gears i found at the hobby store i wasn't really happy with how that looked so i set it aside to come back to it later i wanted the windshield to have those cool metal slats that jason statham has on his mustang as well as some iron bars on the sides i used some square styrene tubes to create the frame the cab had a slight curve to it so i heated up the styrene with a heat gun before gently forming those to the correct shape don't point the heat gun at your fingers by the way i then glued those to either side and another piece to the top and the bottom to complete the frame then cut up some thin strips of styrene to make this flats cut those out to have a nice snug fit and i glued them in place i then use some rhinestones to create rivets rhinestone rivets are definitely not my original idea but i forgot who i saw do it first so i'm just going to say thank you to everyone next i took a metal rod i snipped it into little pieces and i bent those into various sizes of the staples logo drilled some holes spaced out around the window so that when the staples were put in they formed a mostly even grid pattern i then cut up some thin metal mesh and i glued that to the smaller side windows on the cab after those were in place it's time to move on to the rest of the truck i bought a mini sheet of corrugated metal snip that into panels of various sizes and shapes started gluing those all over the vehicle starting with the roof i also added little bits of styrene that i had textured with chips and scratches the idea was to make this vehicle look like it had been built and rebuilt and reinforced with scrap metal and junk over years of living post-apocalyptically i also added some extra styrene frame pieces and a piece of an old clothes hanger to make the vehicle a little roof rack to hold some useful junk later on after that i added a bunch of rhinestone rivets and that was most of the construction done then it was time to revisit those sweeper wheels like i said earlier the gears weren't really doing it for me so i traced out a little circle on some styrene popped it out before cutting some evenly spaced wedges off the edge to create a circular saw i repeated the process two times so i had two saw blades and i was much happier with how those looked i threw a little battery housing in the back to power some lights later on i flipped around a little interior liner piece to extend the back a little bit which created a perfect spot for the recycle bin that came with the toy i wanted to make sure that i did get that recycle bin on there because this vehicle is all about the three r's of the apocalypse wreck recycle and reuse i added a few more finishing details then the construction was done after that it was time to prime i was originally going to paint this whole thing with just shades of brown because i really like brown and it would have been fitting for the setting but considering that this machine of death began its life as a toy car decided to go with more of a toy-ish paint scheme for all the base colors [Music] once those base colors were on and dry i wasted no time and splashing on some brown black and rust washes to grime it up and tie everything together i then dry brushed on some metallic paint over all the appropriate areas and the final step in painting was to dust everything up with a coat of sandy color from the airbrush i gave the whole thing a coat made sure the most concentrated areas were those that were closest to the ground i then made some cute little trash bags using a method that i learned from north of the border i'll put that video right here stuck those in the back and dirtied them up a little bit i wanted to have some lights on this vehicle so i added a little light bar and some red lights on top of the cab threw all the electronics together soldered everything to the batteries and i closed it up before i sealed the cab back in place i of course needed a driver for this war machine so i went to the dollar store and i found an action figure with about the same physique as me unfortunately his legs were in the wrong position for driving so i used a heat gun to warm up the plastic and bent those bad boys into shape saw the same heat gun trick used by my friend dave from dr toys i will link his channel below i needed a more accurate head for this driver so i ripped off the old one sculpted a small peppermint angelfish out of polymer clay painted it orange and white as seen on my profile picture made a little fish bowl out of some epoxy resin and silicone mold that i found at the hobby store i primed and painted the outfit to look a little more suitable for a post-apocalyptic wasteland and then i glued the fishbowl onto the body [Music] the last things to do before the big race were to glue the driver in place and snap the cab back on after that i called it good [Music] welcome to beyond crafter dome where today we will watch a death race for some of the last crafting supplies left in the wasteland first one to the dollar store wins let's meet our sacrifices first up is thor breaks in his monster trump big crunch what did he name that thing after a breakfast cereal next up is nick of cc minis who's looking hot and i mean that in a purely platonic way in his hot ride called fire truck and the belgian bench she is back it's gerd of dark matter workshop dirt has a whole swarm of cars coming for you tino of craftastrophe is piloting the war ring shite rider all of his weapons systems are controlled by windows missile bill making stuff is apparently giving bus tours of the wasteland now in his double-decker death machine red rooter i don't even know what to say about this guy does he even know this is a race ah this is a saw boy lie in his vehicle's street reaper good luck fish you're gonna need it oh here comes the boss the ultimate craft warrior the ayatollah grapple the man with the best crafting dips in the apocalypse craftsman [Applause] welcome to beyond crafterdom what this little race took the film the victorious y will receive a coupon to the dollar store and i saw some ipad all right stop your angels your rights will begin breathe two one and they're off it looks like norm makes filmmaking stuff both have their eye on the leader don't count out cc minis or team of craftastrophe i'm launching the secret weapon no daddy hold your horses and not surprising anyone boy look at him go that's what speed looks like dirk still has a commanding lead of first place come on boyle you can do it champ oh look out looks like norm is making a power grab for her say hello to my little friend whoa this is out of control wow [Music] it's safe to say norm makes is out of the race all right windows vista let's rain down some fire printer not detected printer work you stupid thing hell i'm being assaulted here comes cc minis let's go take that guard and turn second cars out the race you just got roasted don't count out red rooter nick nick it's beau oh no [Music] um [Music] alert oh what a day what a lovely day time to catch your buff hey bill you're serving sloppy joes today in valhalla let's go grab a demo they're okay hey i'm alive i always knew i was indestructible daddy and we have a clear winner with two of craftastrophe wait why is he stopping okay windows vista let's get some revenge weapon system online kill that fish fire target acquired destroy shite rider wait what no [Music] i'm bored abort sweet darkness take away the pain sweet darkness take away the pain well we have a new winner boy hobby time he's gonna be taken home that meanders month way to the finish line if you need to take a bathroom break i suggest now it's a good time hold on boyle has finally crossed the finish line and is entering the hello hello hello that's what that button does i mean [Music] [Music] that is it for this video hope you all enjoyed that huge shout out and thank you to nick and tinu for putting that race animation together if you enjoyed the race go and give them a sub as a thank you they absolutely killed it another thank you goes out to craftsman for hosting the big race really appreciate that thank you to all the other collaborators for making this such a fun project and of course thank you to all of my patrons you guys are great have an awesome week everyone i'll see you next time [Music]

Channel: Boylei Hobby Time

Views: 556,022

Keywords: Mad Max, Craft, DIY, Hobby, KitBAsh

Id: S_Bt9KXQcO0

Length: 15min 11sec (911 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 12 2022