WWG Fast Food Vans

When I reviewed the Microtactix Horseman's Deli and Dry cleaning store I mentioned that I'd make a couple of card vehicles next. Well, here they are - a pair of WWG 28mm scale fast food vans that come from their TLX Mayhem Under Construction set.

Here's a general view of them and you can immediately see that whilst both vans are identical in design, it's only the livery that has changed on them. This particular vehicle is very easy to make, being little more than a box on wheels. The simplicity of its construction was why I chose to make them, as it has been such a long time since I last made any WWG card vehicles and I wanted something easy to build.

Rather off-puttingly, one is called Filthy Fred's Snack Mobile, whilst the other belongs to the Whacky Snax franchise. You can also see that they sell a variety of fast food items, namely hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream, fries and pop. I was disappointed to see that bacon sandwiches weren't on the menu! These Americans have no taste!

This side view of them shows the serving hatch and menu. Both vans share the same menu and their prices are identical. I love the fact that the menus are readable. The menu in full from top to bottom reads - hamburger, hot dog, ice cream, pop, fries, soup, pizza (by the slice) and tacos.

I was pleased to see that the two vans have different licence plates. The one for Whacky Snax reads W7 RSP, whilst Filthy Fred's reads W5 OXR.

 Looking at the clown face on the Whacky Snax van made me think that this would be an ideal mode of transport for a group of my killer clowns. Ever since reading about the Bozos gang of killer clowns in the original Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game I've been fascinated by evil clowns. There is something downright creepy about clowns. I have a very large collection of circus figures, with probably half of them being clowns. I must review them sometime. Prior to collecting zombies once I learnt about ATZ, I spent a year collecting as many circus figures as I could. This was at the time that the Horrorclix Freakshow expansion set was on sale, and they really kick-started my collection.

The back views of the vans show off their witty slogans. For Whacky Snax we have " Food that's good enough to eat!" and for Filthy Fred's the slogan reads, "Cram it in your face hole!"

These are great additions to the rapidly expanding range of WWG vehicles. Fast food vans of all descriptions are a common site in any town or city, but more especially in places that have a captive audience, like a sporting arena. Mine will be appearing in my ATZ campaign and one of them will definitely appear in my next scenario (coming up soon, you'll be pleased to hear). If you find one early on your campaign they could be a good source for food supplies. Later on and they've either been stripped clean or their food has gone bad.

They were fun to make and just what I needed to get my card building mojo back into gear. I'm working on my Mayhem police station at present but I have so many projects that I want to complete. Whilst my miniature figure buying has thankfully come to a stand still (none bought at all this month) the same cannot be said about my purchasing of card models. I'll tell you more about that in my next editorial.