I was watching an old WW2 movie and the Germans were using motor bikes with side cars, and I thought what an important role they play in an army. I thought wouldn’t it be something completely different to fit a side car to a Star Wars speeder bike.

Speeder bike engine was modified to fit the side car mountings. The mounting have been made using plastic tube and sheet with Granite Line bolts. The hand grips were replaced with plastic tube and wire. Cables from the hand grips were replaced with one’s made from wire. The engine has been modified with ribbing around the air intake. All hoses were replaced with ones made from black electrical wire fuse wire.

The side car is a 1/35 scale M48 tank. It had the mud guards cut off and the forward section of the upper deck, and some of the axle assemblies removed. A floor sides were made from textured plastic sheet. The front section was made from plastic sheet. A bras rollbar was fitted with a lower seat swab made from milliput. The back rest and controls were cast from a 120 mm M113. The engine and rear grills were cast from the original kit items. The side car is mounted to the bike with four (4) sections of aluminium tubing. Side stabilisers were cut and filler to shape from plastic card with plastic tubing and Granite Line bolts. Air brake was made from plastic card. The lower gun was made from a casting of a Games Workshop turret. The barrels were made from brass tube with plastic card and tubing supports. Hose were added made from black electrical wire fuse wire. The front light is a car head light mounted in a modified 1/72 scale F18 exhaust tail pipe.

Both figures have been modified. The passenger was the same figure modified to sit down and fit into the side car.

The model was then pre-shaded with black around all the edges. A dark grey was then sprayed on all the panels, starting in the middle and working towards the edges. After each coat the base colour was tinted using Desert Yellow and the panels were painted again starting in the middle but not going as far out. The whole model was given a wash of oil paint and turpentine and dry brushed with different shades of grey.

Image: Front view

Image: Rear view

Image: Side car front

Image: Side car underneath

Image: Side car under construction

Image: Passenger