[C-MODEL] 42000 - Bootleg Belle

[Immo]

Comin' in quite late, one year after discontinuing of the original set, but still quite hot - I give you the Bootleg Belle, a monstrous desert hot rod on steroids.

Forget the stance, omit the channeling, leave out the chopping. Stacking a classic 1930's coupé on top of a 1940's truck's slanted chassis, adding 9' diameter wheels and a monstrous supercharged mountain V8 created this pinnacle of Kustom Kulture.

Bootleg Belle is a moonshine hauler at a size of a small mountain that gives you a nice sense of superiority, even if you are a modest bloke. With two meters of metal framework under your butt you know who is the king of the desert now.

Features:

► mountain V8 cammer engine with moving pistons

► blower with rotating pulley + Enderle-style bugcatcher & twin carb

► radiator with reinforced grille

► ribbed hose headers and shotgun exhausts

► working differential and transmission

► working steering connected to steering wheel and a rear facing HOG

► detailed cockpit with a steering wheel, dashboard, gear shifter and two seats

► opening, functional trunk

► rear hinged ("suicide") doors with shaved handles

► individual suspension for each wheel

► reinforced bumpers

► rear view mirrors, desert safety flag

42000 C-model, uses around 92,5% of set's parts (loose assumption).

Sorry for the quality of photos, still can't afford a decent camera.

Edited November 19, 2017 by Immo

[Jim]

Very nice creation!!

The pictures are okay, don't worry.

The 42000 is a fine model for C-modeling!

[Immo]

Thanks, Jim!

With the camera in my smartphone I can't actually crop the photos right so they totally fail to show the size of the model. I had no matchstick or any common coin at my disposal to show size by comparison, but that thing is quite huge - about 45 studs long.

[Jim]

That's why you always need to have a banana nearby

[Technic Jim]

That's why you always need to have a banana nearby

*snip*

Edited December 22, 2015 by Technic Jim

[zweihander]

That's why you always need to have a banana nearby

Maybe we can use banana as a size limit for the next competition?

[Jim]

Maybe we can use banana as a size limit for the next competition?

Cubic banana

[syclone]

Nice Hot Rod! :thumbup:

Exactly one cubic banana

Edited December 22, 2015 by LXF

[sm 01]

Great C model and a very nice hot rod!

[Pat-Ard]

Wow, the rod is great! Should be the A model!

[2LegoOrNot2Lego...]

This is a lovely model indeed!!! Well done...

[Chade]

Fantastic model! I wish I owned this set.

[VaderFan2187]

On 12/23/2015 at 2:18 AM, Jim said:

That's why you always need to have a banana nearby

Um.. what? Bananas vary in size and length xD

[Sylvian]

Jim,.. are you a 9gagger?