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The antagonist of "Fury Road," a tyrannical leader and religious figure of sorts drives one of the strangest vehicles ever featured in a "Mad Max" film- a double-decker Cadillac, two 1959 Coup de Villes, the bottom wider than the top, sitting on massive suspension and tires, all powered by two V8 engines. Unlike the Interceptor, there are no pre-made models of the Gigahorse, so building this one was a bit complicated. Fortunately enough, Paper-replika.com has a model of the Ghostbusters' Ecto-1A, which just so happens to be a variant of the Coup de Ville from the exact same year. I used that as a base to recolor and modify for the body of the Gigahorse. The bottom Cadillac is widened by an inch or two, as it is in the film, and I used rescaled versions of the tires from Julius' model of the War Rig for the tires. The engine pieces are mostly scratch built using pieces of straws wrapped in colored paper, with some additional detailing in the form of rescaled versions of the oil tanks from the above model of the Interceptor. Straws were used to create the suspension, as well. My goal for this model was to create a general likeness to the vehicle from the film, and not to build an exact replica. In that, I feel that the model turned out pretty well, so have a look for yourself!
-some shots to show the whole beast in her entirety. It really is a beautifully designed car, as are many of the others in the film. The final shot kinda shows a bit of the back, which is an open bed for gunmen to sit in, but there's a ramp down into the interior of the car, which features two rows of two seats, placed in a stair step fashion with each being level with one windshield.
-the interior of the lower Cadillac body is (barely) visible here. Two seats sit on either side of an empty space in the middle, presumably for transit in and out of the vehicle whilst in motion.
-for better or worse, these photos show some of the detail work I did for the piping of the "engines." The only things missing are the engines themselves, as I couldn't find any decent models in an appropriate scale. It was pretty intricate to assemble, which accounts for much of the time spent on the build after the main body was complete.
-I made the suspension pieces using some bits from the War Rig model (the wheel axes' in particular) The black rods seen are simply cut pieces of straws wrapped in black construction paper. The tanks in the middle of the body are, once again, the oil tanks from the Interceptor model.
-Lastly, here's the Gigahorse next to the Interceptor She dwarfs the lil' thing. The second photo is the beginnings of a "Fury Road" 'diorama' of sorts, which will simply feature the three cars. It's not based on a particular scene from the film, but the War Rig will be placed in between the two current models.