Obligatory Mushroom Pun - Part 2 aka; The Snariot

Lookit these couple of Goombas! They're armed to the teeth and ready for a pizza the action!

Last week, I got pretty frothy with the concept phase of this project, so when I got my shit together I had quite a few resources to work from.

Previously mentioned figures from Alternative Armies - the pill bug rider

Deathcargot Dragoons, as reference for the Chariot's Steed

After a handful of days sculpting, things finally started to take shape. Aside from one of the AA mushroom riders, the gun, that little patch, (and a lamp in later pix,) everything was built by hand.

The yolk and wheels are repurposed sprue, and the snail, cart, and rider are varying combinations of green stuff, procreate, and apoxiesculpt.

Eventually I dug out a base big enough for the thing, and assembled the parts (snail, minecart, yolk) with a healthy spattering of Vallejo Thick Mud and Martian Ironcrust Technical Paint.

"If you hold that face too long it'll stick like that"

"See, what did I tell you?"

And after a good 5-8 hours of painting, voila! The Snariot rides shiny and chrome!

Enter Marty McShroom; coolest kid in the Waste.

I felt like it was important that the Mining Cart double as a planter. You'll note that the rider has no legs; he's probably growing them back in that radioactive soil.

And there you have it: the whole gang so far.

The Amanita Bros - big iron, flak pads, expert, two headed, indominable, akimbo - 85cps

Eenie, Meanie, and Miney - pup gun, flak pads, trooper, trained - 60cps/ea

The Snariot - light vehicle, treaded, minigun, armored - 190cps

This is ALMOST a legal list suitable for 500 points. I'm still about 45cps shy, and 20 of those need to be spent on a non-vehicle. What do you folks think? Craft a small fella to fill that last gap? Adjust some points with the Shroomanoid Infantry? Find another solution entirely? Tell me (or don't) 

...if you dare! Bwahahahaha!!!