"Ramming Speed..."
The ChalkieVan is a 'Brit Attack' model for Word Forge Games post-apocalyptic miniatures game 'The Devils Run'. Of course if you've never seen the game before then those terms are meaningless to you...so first here's some background...
The Devils Run
The Devil's Run: Route 666 is a fast-moving and hard-hitting vehicular combat board game set in a post-apocalyptic America; Each player controls a gang of ramshackle vehicles and their characterful drivers as they race across the remains of America to lay claim to aid drops, food and fuel. Each gang will do whatever it takes to get to there first...bash, crash, smash, race, win!
BritAttack
Infighting and power-struggles had near-on decimated the Texan gang as it drove across the remnants of the Lone Star State towards the West Coast. Their leader decided to go back to his roots and developed a fully functioning travelling community of sub-gangs which follows the rules and retributions of mid-twentieth century East End London. BritAttack was born.
As the Gang settles in Pacifica, CA., the cultures and traditions of each of its travelling groups must meld and combine. If they can, this 1960s British stylised Gang will be a force to be reckoned with...Groovy Baby!
ChalkieVan
A Note About Resin Models
Due to the moulding process many resin models come with extraneous bits of resin that needs to be removed ranging from large lumps to smaller bits of flash and this should be removed carefully in order to avoid damaging any detail. Also it's worth noting that many resin models have a slightly greasy feel caused by the substance they use to stop them sticking to the moulds during production and this can cause issues with paint not sticking to the model properly. Carefully washing the parts in soapy water will remove this should your model be unduly affected. Parts that are bent (or that aren't and you want to be) can be corrected by heating up slightly in warm water and then bending into the required configuration.
ChalkieVan - Unassembled
Here's a picture of the unassembled parts.
ChalkieVan - Stat and Upgrade Cards
The ChalkieVan comes with thirteen cards. Two of these are vehicle stat cards, three are character cards for both the driver and the driven and eight are upgrade cards. Some of these upgrades are generic so in theory could be used on any vehicle if you were up for some conversion work, a few however are specific to certain factions.
ChalkieVan - Assembled
The excess resin on the side armoured panels was fairly easy to remove though due to a slight imperfection in the moulding I had to do a little work on one of the rear side pieces (You can see it in the bottom right hand side of the first picture if you look closely). The rest of the tidy-up was fairly simple with the exception of the piece on top that needed a significant amount of filing to make lie flat.
Here's a few close-up pictures as well...
ChalkieVan - Painted
Here's an official picture from their website of a painted version.
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