first off, there have been a lot of vehicle name changes. Runamuck is now known as RAGE. this is the new and improved Rage:


if you've seen The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max II) starring Mel Gibson (or if you haven't seen it, go see it), the villain marauders strapped prisoners to their vehicles. the prisoners were either male or female and some were alive; others dead and rotting; I was very inspired to try this; my mother doesn't like it and has asked me to remove them, lol to no avail.


the marauders tend to carve the names of their vehicles for all to see and fear.

as you can see in this picture and the rest, Rage has a very beat up look, it reeks and screams Post Apocalyptic Vehicle. I wanted to make it look as if it's been through hell; maybe I overdid it but I still love it. btw, that is a removable black machine gun that is held in place by two vertical paper clips.


Rage is a monster pickup truck so it was necessary to add a ladder in the rear so the gunner could climb inside easily. the ladder was made with paperclips; it's amazing how things we take for granted can be so useful for customs. that's my favorite aspect of customizing.


Rage is 90% complete. the vehicle in which this custom was based on (the Gi Joe Mudbuster) didn't have a steering wheel and that didn't look right to me so I took a Gi Joe Brawler steering wheel and voila!
there are a couple more things to do such as erasing that Gi Joe emblem on the surface of truck bed.

Rage means many things to Wez and his gang of ruthless, merciless, sadistic marauders. most of all Rage represents power since it is their most powerful vehicle equipped with a huge gun that can blast anything in its path. the gun was taken from a Gi Joe Brawler (humvee not the 90's tank). the gun was heavily altered, truncated cuz it was too long and handlebars were added from an extra Cobra Venom Cycle sidecar.

these wheels are perfect. they look so post apocalyptic; when I first got this vehicle (the Mudbuster) I wondered what the wheels were supposed to be made of; they didn't seem rubberish; they looked to be made of metal; if you've seen Waterworld, these wheels are reminiscent of the beat up rusty car one of the villains drives inside the Valdez oil ship.


the marauders have a sadistic passion for strapping and chaining their prisoners in torturous positions.


the marauders under leadership of Wez take prisoners (men and especially women) and use them for countless acts some of which cannot be mentioned here; marauders use prisoners to barter with other marauders for items such as weapons, gasoline (aka juice), vehicle upgrades, etc.

Enforcer upgrade!

Enforcer has been heavily modified. the rocket launcher, rockets, and purple gun were removed for many reasons:
1) too many weapons
2) Enforcer is not as powerful as Rage in terms of weaponry
3) most of all, weapons are scarce in the post apocalyptic world

Wez and his gang of marauders sadistically enjoy chaining prisoners to their vehicles in very torturous and excruciating positions. One prisoner is strapped to the front bumper; another captive is tied to the rear.


the hardest custom part I've made to date was Enforcer's thingypit area; it was very difficult and challenging; the first time I did it was good but the strings holding the individual wire mesh pieces were too visible and the wire mesh pieces stuck out too much.

the second time around was a complete success. painting the wire mesh as well as the thingypit bars helped to conceal the bits of string; the wire mesh pieces were truncated so they could fit more easily into their corresponding areas.


Enforcer is based on the Street Fighter Crimson Cruiser (a repaint of the Gi Joe Badger). if you have either version, you'll know that the thingypit area opens up by raising upwards; I wanted to change this to make it seem more manual instead of technologically sophisticated. in the post apocalyptic world, technology is scarce; vehicles have a somewhat primitive look; very few vehicles such as Juggernaut have sophisticated advanced weaponry.


as you can see, the roof section of the thingypit folds out and the driver can climb inside. the roof section was rebuilt using thin orange plastic sticks and pins to connect them. this was layered with net material from my bookbag pocket.

I had a spare Bad Guyz monster truck front bumper so I chopped it up and fused it to the rear to simulate a rear bumper. I like the look; it makes a for a tough heavy duty appearance and that is just what Enforcer needed.


the marauders take pleasure in making their prisoners suffer. one prisoner was chained to the front bumper and suffered a horrific death. he was instantly decapitated when the Enforcer driver drove through a pile of debris.


in the post apocalyptic world, all vehicles must be equipped with extra gasoline even the most powerful vehicles. The Crimson Cruiser aka Gi Joe Badger has foot pegs on either side meant to hold extra figures. the foot pegs work fine, it's just that the figures can't hold on to anything and only one foot is secure while the other foot dangles in the air. I never liked this so I made a gasoline storage out of it. again, I sabotaged my bookbag pockets for more net material and voila! it holds up very nicely.


the gasoline can is removable. just like Rage, Enforcer is nearly complete; I don't like the wheels cuz they look too toy-ish so they will be replaced (just gotta find the right size).


as you can see in this overhead, there is a hole on the hood section. this hole was made to hold a Gi Joe Cobra Parasite machine gun in place; the gun was removed. as for the hole, it has yet to be fixed.

Wez is the leader of his gang of marauders. he is the most sadistic and cruelest and punishes those who fail him with annihilation. his weapons are many:
1) a knife gauntlet on his left arm; knife is removable.
2) on his right hand, he wields a metal glove with upside down nails that can kill with one punch or severely disfigure.
3) his right shoulder has razor sharp spikes

looks like Rage requires a major upgrade. the problem with Rage is the gunner section; the cannon has limited movability and those cylinder-like tubes in the rear hinder the cannon from rotating past a certain point. not to mention the base that holds the cannon in place. it must be relocated and that will be the most challenging modification. this is what the new gunner section upgrade will resemble:



that is a picture from Rambo 4 which I have yet to see. as most of you have probably seen the trailer, that machine gun can rotate almost 360 degrees. Rage's cannon cannot do that so that must be fixed.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Today, I lost. I was retooling Wez's Monster Bike (based on a GI JOE Cobra Venom Cycle) to allow the front wheel to turn but I screwed up BIG TIME. I ended up discarding the whole motorcycle. I am sad but at the same time greatly relieved. here's why:

As I stated before, Wez's Monster Bike was based on a GI JOE Cobra Venom Cycle. I chose this specific motorcycle cuz of its seemingly post apocalyptic characteristics: large offroad wheels, cool looking mudguard, bad@$$ windshield, intimidating appearance, etc. Unfortunately, the motorcycle is extremely oversized; GI JOE figures look like children riding on it. So I set out to reduce its bulkiness but at the same time conserve certain areas to maintain that Monster Bike theme. Sadly, I came to realize this wasn't gonna happen. I was working on 2 other Monster Bikes (Dead End and TriFire) and kept running into the same problem: the drivers were dwarved by the sizes of their motorcycles.

So the Monster Bike idea has been abandoned; it will be saved for another storyline. Wez's Monster Bike is awaiting disposal (cuz it's beyond repair) but luckily I still have the Dead End and TriFire Monster Bikes (with their respective sidecars). I'll keep those.

On a brighter note, I have found replacements for the Monster Bike ideas; of course they will no longer be Monster Bikes, just plain old regular motorcycles. I will be using the GI JOE re-issues of the RAM cycles and then some. I will update when I get a hold of one.

nowadays, I take pics of my projects so if accidents occur, at least I can use them as a reminder of what they used to look like. it's some form of consolation and it works.

and now for a taste of things to come:

The Motormasters aren't the only marauder threat in Post Apocalyptic Earth...


Monster Quads!