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All,

This is the first one of these I am doing so willing to take all criticism and death threats seriously!

Goal: Take an old GI JOE MOBAT and convert it into a Baneblade.

Up next are some shots of before the work begins.

Updates: So the weapons will be some GW and some will be MISC mostly from TechnoLog (its a russian company so good luck trying to get any now). Plasticard is also used, as well as old push beads from my wife's hobby bin.

Another update

Here are the Heavy Bolter Turret, The two Lascannon sponson turrets and the Demolisher turret

Yo Joe!

Looking real good. I wish I still have mine. Or the WHALE, that would be a great 40k conversion.

Thanks Kid! If this should be moved to another thread please move. More to come

Obligatory question: Does it still work? Will you be able to drive it over terrain/other models?

Interesting conversion. I was just thinking about how GI Joe influenced 40k and now I know.

As a kid I cared about little else than my GI joe action figures.. so this thread emediately had me hover in like the Sun.

I am pretty impressed with the inventiveness of building over a toy tank, seeing it all processing is rad.

Commissar von Toussaint wrote:
Obligatory question: Does it still work? Will you be able to drive it over terrain/other models?

Great question. I am not sure if it works. I can get come batteries and try it out and report back!


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 Leopold Helveine wrote:
As a kid I cared about little else than my GI joe action figures.. so this thread emediately had me hover in like the Sun.

I am pretty impressed with the inventiveness of building over a toy tank, seeing it all processing is rad.

Thanks much! My hope was that if anyone had a broken or spare MOBAT laying around and saw this it might inspire them to follow suit.

Good stuff. Looking forward to seeing how this comes out. Most of my terrain is built from cast off toys. Tehnolog stuff is great too.

 Eilif wrote:
Good stuff. Looking forward to seeing how this comes out. Most of my terrain is built from cast off toys. Tehnolog stuff is great too.

Technolog stuff is great. If you have some source of it let me know as due to "politics" I cant find anymore.

Adding the Heavy Stubber and Auto cannon.

I know the heavy stubber is not supposed to sit on the rear of the turret and that Autocannon is called "CoAxial" but this is done for looks.

Heavy stubber is made of Technolog parts

Autocannon is a wizkids mageknight base, technolog arm, Makro Destroyd barrell

Great progress! That BaneBAT is looking sharp!

Any chance there's any troop transport capacity in there? My boys need a ride:







Keep up the great work

 KidCthulhu wrote:
Great progress! That BaneBAT is looking sharp!

Any chance there's any troop transport capacity in there? My boys need a ride:







Keep up the great work

Man, oh man. THose 28MM joes are sharp. Got to say, I would love to see a Flint or a Beachhead, but Duke and Gung Ho are 100% on point. You may have just inspired my next build after this (I have another MOBAT). To make one with carrying capacity!

 Bodichi wrote:
Man, oh man. THose 28MM joes are sharp. Got to say, I would love to see a Flint or a Beachhead, but Duke and Gung Ho are 100% on point. You may have just inspired my next build after this (I have another MOBAT). To make one with carrying capacity!

Thanks! Ironically I DO have a Flint & Beachead but I didn't want to derail your awesome tank thread any further than I already have.

 KidCthulhu wrote:

 Bodichi wrote:
Man, oh man. THose 28MM joes are sharp. Got to say, I would love to see a Flint or a Beachhead, but Duke and Gung Ho are 100% on point. You may have just inspired my next build after this (I have another MOBAT). To make one with carrying capacity!

Thanks! Ironically I DO have a Flint & Beachead but I didn't want to derail your awesome tank thread any further than I already have.

Beachead is now my favorite. But Shockwave and Cobra commander are excellent as well! Great job!

 Bodichi wrote:

 Eilif wrote:
Good stuff. Looking forward to seeing how this comes out. Most of my terrain is built from cast off toys. Tehnolog stuff is great too.

Technolog stuff is great. If you have some source of it let me know as due to "politics" I cant find anymore.

Unfortunately not. All of my Tehnolog/Robogear/Bronepehota etc stuff is from years ago . The only stuff I see around these days is some 54mm figs and a smattering of Robogear.

The sponsons are taking a bit more work.

Finished heavy bolters on spinners that will be inside of the sponson

Excellent use of clix bases. Will they retain their movement?

That's the plan. The top is double stacked so that it will be glued to the inner top roof of the sponson and the heavy bolters will move (by pushing the barrels) on the predetermined clicks

This is inspirational! Will be watching closely!

Sponsors ready to be built

Some more progress

Amazing sponsons!

Dry fit before beginning the magnet process

Away at two weeks of military training. Getting close to first spray coat!

As a G.I.Joe fan/collector/customizer I love what you're doing here!

Brillliant GI JOE conversions alla round.
I'll be keeping an yeye on this thread.