Thorrr 0 Posted April 12, 2011 Purple CrawlerThis was my entry in a comp where everyone had to use the Matchbox "Jungle Crawler" casting, but I ended up using 4 different Hotwheels cars to build it.Being more of a HotRod than 4x4 fan, I converted it using a "Pass'n Gasser" front clip, "40's Woody" rear guards and running boards, a "Way2Fast" engine, "Custom 66 GTO Wagon" interior and a set of Maisto wheels.Paint is purple nail polish with foil for the chrome details.It did terrible in the competition, getting 2 of the 45 votes, tieing for 7th/8th place out of 11 entries.Despite it's abysmal competition performance, I like it a lot....the shape feels right and the details of the Matchbox casting suit it really well, and purple has become my favorite colour.With hindsight I can see that I went too big on the wheels, which also made it sit too high off the ground.Thanks for looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackdy 0 Posted April 12, 2011 nice too.. i like the color and all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
enyomic 0 Posted April 12, 2011 Cool. Love the color and the chop shop ... i guess they were voting based on a 4x4 n not a hotrod ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc7598 0 Posted April 12, 2011 THISS ISSS AWESOME!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinclair 0 Posted April 13, 2011 A lot of sweat to do this. Another great piece of custom work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CHAH 0 Posted April 13, 2011 wow.....the finish product looks like orginal casting.....awesome..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
