Jul 24 2007Fully functional Warthog

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From Bungie:

Um. The dudes at WETA made a Warthog. I don’t mean that they made a big plastic thing that looks like a Warthog. I mean they built a fully-functioning, four-wheel steering, powerful, off-road vehicle with a machine gun on the back. At the correct scale. If you live near Wellington, New Zealand, you might even see some crazy machine-shop dude from WETA fishtailing around your base, ahem, I mean neighborhood.

What’s it for? Well, a couple of things – one of which will be one of the shorts coming from director Neill Blomkamp. We sort of blindsided you guys with the first short (Arms Race) – it had little to no context or explanation, but when you see it as it was originally intended – as part of an overall narrative, you might just pee your pants.

If getting an erection from a car is wrong then I don't want to be right.

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thats awesome. I wonder if the machine gun works?

Ohhhh....ohhhhhh damn, now I have to go change my shorts.

Now if only someone can build a Banshee...

*drools*

beats the crap out of my mercedes...which granted is built from cardboard : /

When will they hurry up and build a damn Scorpion? I have villages to wreak havoc upon.

uhm, i creamed my pants. this is amazing.

I want to know what 4x4's platform that's built on!

I'm surprised no one's mentioned a hemy yet

I mean, I'm not going to do it

...shit

That's awesome, although I'd have to get my mate Adam to drive me around in it - I'm crap at driving the damn things. Although that being said, I wonder if he'd be so good with it using a bona fide steering wheel instead of two little sticks.

Either way, I'm on the back shooting the shit out of stuff like some sort of Clint Eastwood on amphetamines. Only deadlier. And more rugged.

That thing got a hemi???

I approve

Does the word AWESOMEST exist in english language?
If not, i think we have a solid reason to introduce it.

Kinda looks like a puma.

I'm wondering if the wheels turn like in the game... and if it can flip over... that's two things I want to know.. and I want more pictures!!!

also what platform it's built on.. give me specs damnit! I want to build my own!

nevermind about the wheels.. they are clearly turned in the photo. I'm just stupid.

Try to stop me now, traffic!!
But now I want a banshee, too.

That's just too much! Absolutely great!

#13 Eric... LOL!!!

Sweet

I would be MORE than willing to buy this! I'm wondering if the front forks are actually carbonized with reasonable towing capacity. Also, I want some type of doors/roof for it for when it is raining =P

How much do i need to spend to buy that damn thing?
or atleast give me specs. I got $$$$. MUST HAVE!!!!!!

this is f***ing awesome dude

i just got an really stone erection :)

I got a stiffer !!! :D yum yum this car can give u an erection the same erection i got when i saw the car from Final Fantasy The Spirits Within.

Shit! i just jizzed in my pant from a warthog truck!!!!??????!!!!!!!!!

The warthoh, + MJOLNR real armor = my dream come true

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