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I built a couple of cars this weekend. I originally sat down to build an
Adventurer’s themed car to go with a night club MOC that I’m working on. The
result turned out looking more like one of those thin racing cars from the 30’s.
Not happy with the results, I wondered what it would look like with running
boards attached. I liked the result, and made a few more modifications, ending
up with exactly what I was going for.
So, here is Johnny Thunder’s touring car:
Brickshelf Gallery
After that car was completed, I started thinking about how people modify old
cars to create slick street rods. I began to imagine what it would be like if
Johnny’s grandson (who I nicknamed Bucky) modified the old touring car a couple
of generations later.
Bucky removed the mirrors, tinted the windshield, chopped the roof, replaced the
running boards, added racing slicks and new hubs, and beefed up the engine. The
result:
Brickshelf Gallery
I had a lot of fun with this build, and the two cars look great together on my
desk. My only wish is that I had the parts to build the street rod in red. I
may have to make a few Bricklink purchases in the near future. ;)
As always, comments appreciated.
P.S. I did try out the air scoop piece from the new Racers sets, but I like the
chrome look of the grille tiles better.
P.P.S Based on the LDraw file I drew up, the cars look better with light grey
front grilles, but I only have them in dark grey. Yet another excuse to hit
Bricklink.
-Elroy
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| SNIPPY Man, I saw these today on BS and I loved them. I like the tuned version more, naturally ;-) I like the backstory too, its cute. One gripe: I think you need to swap the roofs of the 2 cars. IMO, the 4x4 tile would look better on the older one, (...) (20 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| Oh man, I just love those! I have to make one for my town! Funny thing, while looking at the pics, I was thinking to myself that I should make one red, only to read that it's your intention as well! Oh well, I guess great minds always meet ;) Terry (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| (...) Elroy, These are real sleek, and fit in well with the whole Adventurer's theme, well, I'm not sure about the hot rod, unless it's for Johnny Thunder In Search of the Lost Pink Slip. But anyhow, these are real neat, and look to be loads of fun (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.town, FTX)
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