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It's the duck's guts, 600 horses through the rear wheels, sh-she sucks n-nitro. He's in a coma, there! (As the Weiand supercharger zings and snarls) How did you put all this together? A p-ppiece from hea, a ppiece from there. C'mon, Max, you've seen it, you've heard it and you're still asking questions? When do we go for a ride! Eyheahaa!
I decided to answer that question, rather on a dare. I got the closest body form I could, the Proline Desert Eagle Falcon. This kit was originally designed to replicate the 2015 Mad Max sequel "Fury Road", but I wanted the original. I order the body, then soon after, saw the dimensions. More of a short course size I noticed, but it was too late to change my mind. The body arrived and I fit it to my Rustler. Ok, it sits like a parade float, no problem, so I detailed, painted and made light fixtures. The exhaust had a then record of 8 fire lights, to fire up each rear pipe by the rear quarters. The head light boxes were a simple carve and fit, likewise, the tail lites. Now the challenge. The nose was all wrong, the scoop was too oval, and there was no rear hatch. I went to work, carving out a new grille from spare lexan, cutting out the low vents and painted in the yellow headlamp stone guards. The scoop I made more of a pointed snorkel. Traced the MFP logos onto the front fenders, and drew M-F-P letters for the rear plate, basic black for the body, silver for the motor. I added in the head, front markers, tail, and rear signal lights, most utilized as flashing/blinking lites as police equipment. Didn't forget the revolving blue beacon in the left side passenger compartment. As always, all decals are glued from the inside.
Now for the test drive. Had to jack up my spring to almost no bounce to keep the nose off the ground, forget about wheelies, the landing is bad. A bumper guard was installed to give it a frictional surface in case of the ground coming up. No one has recognized it on the street correctly, but it gets everyone's attention, like a puppy they just have to pet. So look out Toe Cutter, Bubba, Johnny the Boy, and Night Rider! This car has a score to settle with you.
I decided to answer that question, rather on a dare. I got the closest body form I could, the Proline Desert Eagle Falcon. This kit was originally designed to replicate the 2015 Mad Max sequel "Fury Road", but I wanted the original. I order the body, then soon after, saw the dimensions. More of a short course size I noticed, but it was too late to change my mind. The body arrived and I fit it to my Rustler. Ok, it sits like a parade float, no problem, so I detailed, painted and made light fixtures. The exhaust had a then record of 8 fire lights, to fire up each rear pipe by the rear quarters. The head light boxes were a simple carve and fit, likewise, the tail lites. Now the challenge. The nose was all wrong, the scoop was too oval, and there was no rear hatch. I went to work, carving out a new grille from spare lexan, cutting out the low vents and painted in the yellow headlamp stone guards. The scoop I made more of a pointed snorkel. Traced the MFP logos onto the front fenders, and drew M-F-P letters for the rear plate, basic black for the body, silver for the motor. I added in the head, front markers, tail, and rear signal lights, most utilized as flashing/blinking lites as police equipment. Didn't forget the revolving blue beacon in the left side passenger compartment. As always, all decals are glued from the inside.
Now for the test drive. Had to jack up my spring to almost no bounce to keep the nose off the ground, forget about wheelies, the landing is bad. A bumper guard was installed to give it a frictional surface in case of the ground coming up. No one has recognized it on the street correctly, but it gets everyone's attention, like a puppy they just have to pet. So look out Toe Cutter, Bubba, Johnny the Boy, and Night Rider! This car has a score to settle with you.