Awtoes - Spaceships kitbashed from car models

 

Since 2006 I've enjoyed kitbashing car models into spaceships. It gives me a chance to let the plastic have more of a say on the outcome. They share most of the same techniques in construction and decoration:

  • Use as much of one car kit as possible.
  • Fold the top over or under the back such that the wheel wells overlap.
  • Fill the wheel wells with a tube with a black globe inside each end, as if it were an anti-gravity device or a power generator.
  • They all (save 1) get the same style lettering, from sheets custom made by Archer Fine Transfers.


Awtoe Tanker

Size! Lights! Cockpit!
12.5x7x4

Blue568 Heavy Fighter

Lights! Guns!
6.5x5x3

Red4wt Fighter

Lights! Engines! Guns!
6x5x2

Awtoe Runabout 28

Pretty, if a bit fussy.
12.5x5x3.5

Shuttle "Avon"

Looks a bit like a Jalopy.
10x3.5x2.5

Fighter "Boris"

Looks a bit like a Jalopy.
10x3.5x2.5

Medium Fighter "Cheri"

First kitbashed car model.
10x4x2.5

Heavy Fighter "Gauls"

Second kitbashed car model.
10x3.5x3.5

Racer "Japal"

The tiniest of ships, with a big bold stripe.
4.5x2x1.5

Fighter "Riga"

Yet another Awtoe because I think they're fun.
8x3.5x2.5

Shipkiller XV741

Made almost exclusively from one parts donation.
11.5x5x5.5

Awtoe Fighter "Avon1"

Ford Mustang + computer mouse + blue -> Cop car
7x4.5x3

Shuttle "Boris"

A custom pizza delivery truck turned upside-down
7x4.5x3

Awtoe Assault Ship "Gaul"

A Ford Mustang becomes a PT Boat
7x4.5x3

Awtoe Heavy Fighter "Cheri"

Firebird + cone wedge
12x5x4

Awtoe Early Fighter "Saul7"

It must be old. Look at all the paint chips.
6.5x3x3


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