Truck, sort of...

[Terry Jessee]

This is the Landmaster. It was built by Dean Jeffries for the 1977 film "Damnation Alley." The model is a 3D print in 1/25 scale so it's about 17+ inches long.

The main structure came in nine pieces which had to be fitted and glued together. It's supposed to swivel at the center like the actual truck but the mechanism was clunky so I glued everything solid. Beyond that, the center section is the wrong shape so that it can swivel, but correcting that would have meant reshaping nearly the entire shell. It has no interior, but then neither does the 1:1.

The girl on the motorcycle gives you an idea of relative size.

I've been working on it for about six months and decided I'd done enough. So there it is.

I've included some in-progress shots.

 

Edited March 13, 2024 by Terry Jessee

[Jim B]

Well done.  I remember that movie.  Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, and something about killer cockroaches.  It was a pretty strange post-apocalyptic movie.  Did you know it was a book?

Edited March 13, 2024 by Jim B

[ChrisR]

COOL!!!

[happy grumpy]

Very cool. Nice metal finish and subtle weathering. Did not care much about the movie but the I thought the landmaster was so cool, even today. Thanks for posting.

[Sledsel]

That could do some damage. Very cool!

[stavanzer]

They used it later in a series of Gas Company Commercials, for the "Road Worrier" IIRC.

Great Build, Terry. I remember riding the bus into L.A. for Doctor appointments at the Sepulveda V.A. and seeing the Landmaster sitting derelict at a shop on the west side of the 405.

You really did  a great job job on the finish.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Most excellent. I never really thought anybody'd ever do a model of that crazy thing. Nice work.

[spencer1984]

This really turned out great!