Plastic Fast Attack ATV

Here's another ultra cheap dimestore find I got during my last visit to Divisoria in Chinatown. This is a knock-off transformer toy that came packed twenty to a banig (mat) for about two US dollars. The robot transforms into an ATV with roof mounted cannons and sizes up pretty nice with my 25mm figures. I got 4 of these and stored the rest, still on their "banig".

Depending if the models thematically fit my small sci-fi force, they'll be repurposed as fast-attack/scout elements for my Terran Federation Troopers.

I superglued the parts to prevent the toy from being changed from robot to atv and hurriedly spray-painted it with dark yellow. The plastic's cheapness shows on the surface as well as in the stubs left behind from being pried from their original spure. I was too lazy to clean it up since I don't want to spend a lot of time "fixing" these -- until I think up of a worthwhile modelling project that is.

Anyway, here's a squadron of these fast attack ATVs I'm dubbing as "Cheethas." Enjoy!

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