Wez’s gang was going to include Monster Bikes. I had selected the GIJOE Cobra Venom Cycle to base this idea upon. I began downsizing the cycle and sidecar by removing as much bulky plastic as possible without compromising the Monster Bike theme. The idea was ultimately cancelled because no matter how much extra plastic I trimmed, the cycle remained oversized in comparison to the driver. Nevertheless, I’m glad things turned out this way since it allowed me to explore a wider variety of 1:18 motorcycles and dirt bikes.

Each dirtbike with the exception of the Blue Bike features a removable weapon.



Orange Bike



Blue Bike


Green Bike



Yellow Bike

Here are three 10-second videos demonstrating the removable weapons from each bike. yep, that's me.

Orange Bike with removable club-like weapon.



Green Bike with removable machete.



Yellow Bike with removable spear.

Dezaira is Wez’s right hand. She's extremely beautiful but is one of the deadliest marauders and absolutely loyal to Wez. She sees him as a paternal figure. Her weapons of choice are the machete and chainsaw. Dezaira wears a mask made from her victims' skins.

Dezaira is still a work in progress. The inspiration for her is derived from femme fatales and the most recent Vypra from the movie, Doomsday. Also, I gave Wez (right side of pic) a new knife for his knife gauntlet.


I really love how the mask came out. It looks very creepy and even scares me at times.

Gasket’s Monster Quad
90% near completion
Features a knife sheath (with removable knife) attached to the windshield. The inspiration for this idea was Waterworld, one of my favorite films.


When customizing post-apocalyptic vehicles, I strive to make the vehicle look less like its original mold/appearance through heavy modification. For example, the tires read “Cobra ATV”; the lettering from the tire on the left side has been carefully removed via a razor.


Shown in this pic are Gasket and Dezaira. Gasket features an axe sheath on his back and razor sharp spikes running down his right shoulder.

The flora and fauna of today no longer resemble that of the post apocalyptic Earth. There are regions completely devoid of plant and animal life. In a world where survival reigns supreme among man and beast, certain species have evolved. Rats and thingyroaches thrive in the billions and their body size has significantly doubled. Canines have endured but the dog once known as man’s best friend has re-evolved into one of man’s deadliest enemies. Stray dogs are everywhere, all of them gone wild, and most beyond taming.

I thought it would be interesting if upon their arrival into post apocalyptic Manhattan, Wez and his marauder gang obtained caged dogs and wolves to enslave for manual labor and other purposes.



Dog/Wolf Cage. This took one day's work. I’m really proud of it because it’s exactly as I visualized it. What remains is to construct a working lock mechanism. Another identical cage is in progress; Unfortunately, production has been halted because I’m unable to find the correct type of copperwire to finish strapping the wooden bars together.

I wanted to capture the essence of this cage as a prison for these dogs/wolves. The spikes and wire mesh pieces were intended to make it more savage and brutal.

Materials used:
-Shish kebab sticks
-Wooden toothpicks
-Window wire mesh
-Brown string
-Copper wire
-Razor
-Paintbrush
-Earth Red acrylic

Dog/Wolf Cage (Wheeled Cage aka Mobile Cage)
Sometimes that piece you are missing for a custom is staring at you in the face for literally months and by some stroke of luck, you stumble upon it again and finally purchase it. This happened in the case of the Wheeled Cage.

Spectre’s posting about a massive Toysrus clearance encouraged me to visit my local TRU. I didn’t find the $1 Golden Compass figures but I found some “POTC: At World’s End” sets on sale; I scooped up two sets. Strangely enough, I had encountered these sets months ago at Kmart but never considered them useful. Big Mistake. Fortunately, Spectre’s posting gave me a second chance. Thanks Spectre. Thanks to Keenan for the 2 spare Timber wolves. Having them motivated me to make the dog cages. Two more reasons to love this website.

And so, the idea for a dog cage on wheels suddenly popped into my mind about a week later. The previous dog cage lacked a means of transportation. Sure marauders could find some way to hoist it but a mobile cage was more practical and ultimately cooler. So began the process of turning this idea into reality. And here it is:








I gotta say I’ve never had so much fun making a custom. I’m really proud of this one. It’s so small yet so detailed and so awesome. It features a real working lock mechanism. I’ve scooped up two more sets in order to make more.

This next idea may or may not be scrapped. For months now, I’ve been considering a vehicle for transporting the dog/wolf cages. This vehicle’s name is The Pit.



I want to base it on the GIJOE Eliminator but I’m having second thoughts since the toy’s ground clearance is too high. I had an idea for a vehicle with cages that are actually part of its body frame. Also, the initial idea was to have a vehicle in Wez’s gang that would not only transport dogs and wolves but also prisoners but now I’m opting to have only animals.

The original Rage:


I wanted the gunner's machine gun to rotate 360 degrees like in the movie, Rambo.

The new Rage:




I came across the following passage in a class textbook:
“…based not on further sacrifice of the villages in favor of the cities and of smokestack industries…” (good thing I studied, lol)

An idea was instantly born. I thought about the post apocalypse. Marauders ransacking and burning villages, their vehicles polluting the air with clouds of smoke emanating from their smokestacks, villages being replaced by smokestack industries, technology replacing/annihilating nature.

This is what Rage was missing all along: SMOKESTACKS.

The smokestacks you see are temporary. They’re McDonalds straws, lol. I’ll be hunting for metal smokestacks at my local hobby stores or will order from an RC store. The problem with the smokestacks is that they hinder the gunner’s machine gun from rotating the full 360 degrees.

Rage marks the first time I will be dying plastic. The battering ram will be dyed black as well as the supplementary panels in the flatbed section.