Is there potential here?

[badroadahead]

I threw this mockup together to see if the build would amount to anything.

I combined 2 different scales.

The forks are just for looks. I would scratchbuild longer ones. There would be a frame around the motor also.

I need your opinion on this.



Or this one?

[darkside]

I think it has potential. I definitely would leave the roof on, and find a much skinnier front tire along with a much less beefy looking wheel. Probably lose the front brake also.

[Bill (admin)]

Potential? Oh Yea....
Hi Dave,
Looks like a great start. You mentioned the
multiple scales, that could be self correcting
with the parts you have chosen.
Hear me out, This is what I see, and not a
judgment.
The over sized Creepy T tires are way too big
to be 1:24, or 1:25.
The front end, and motor size up quite well
with the Creepy T tires, but not the Bad Medicine
(car) body.
The really cool part...
Your not building a car,
It's a trike! But you knew that right... ;D ;D ;D
If you look at the Milk Trike, and Milk Truck the
bodies are almost Identical accept for size.
The trike bodies are always smaller.
Here's the point to my babbling...
Your 1:24 scale (car) body is now a larger scale,
smaller sized (trike) body!
Waaaaay Tooooo Cooool!
and the scale difference... Gone! What ever
scale the bike was... The trike is... All of it!
This should be yet another killer build from the
BadRoadAhead Collection! Can't wait to see more!
Thanks for showing it my friend!
Bill

[badroadahead]

Jul 18, 2012 17:39:07 GMT -5 Bill (admin) said:

Potential? Oh Yea....
Hi Dave,
Looks like a great start. You mentioned the
multiple scales, that could be self correcting
with the parts you have chosen.
Hear me out, This is what I see, and not a
judgment.
The over sized Creepy T tires are way too big
to be 1:24, or 1:25.
The front end, and motor size up quite well
with the Creepy T tires, but not the Bad Medicine
(car) body.
The really cool part...
Your not building a car,
It's a trike! But you knew that right... ;D ;D ;D
If you look at the Milk Trike, and Milk Truck the
bodies are almost Identical accept for size.
The trike bodies are always smaller.
Here's the point to my babbling...
Your 1:24 scale (car) body is now a larger scale,
smaller sized (trike) body!
Waaaaay Tooooo Cooool!
and the scale difference... Gone! What ever
scale the bike was... The trike is... All of it!
This should be yet another killer build from the
BadRoadAhead Collection! Can't wait to see more!
Thanks for showing it my friend!
Bill

Thanks Bill, but I'm a little confused by what you are saying.

The large tires need to go - yes

The body is too big?

The engine is a 1/16th scale & the body is 1/24th.

Dave

[rustyrat1960]

;D
Hey Dave . . . .
"I like it!"

[Bill (admin)]

Sorry Dave...
Whole thing in a nut shell, Everything looks great together, It' just going to end up being a larger scale.

[badroadahead]

Thanks for all the input.

I think I will get smaller rear tires and I found a regular chrome spoked front wheel the same size.

This is a 1/24th scale body and the engine is 1/16th scale...but somehow they look pretty good together. - thanks Bill!

The roof will stay on.

I think this will look like a larger scale than the 1/24th the body is....I hope I can live with that look.

Your ideas are still welcome.

Dave

[Bill (admin)]

Hey Dave...
I believe you may have misunderstood what I'm trying to say.
Sometimes I overtype a simple statement. If I send you my
number, could you give me a call? I believe I made you feel
bad about something that's Great!
PM sent

[badroadahead]

Jul 19, 2012 9:00:18 GMT -5 Bill (admin) said:

Hey Dave...
I believe you may have misunderstood what I'm trying to say.
Sometimes I overtype a simple statement. If I send you my
number, could you give me a call? I believe I made you feel
bad about something that's Great!
PM sent

Bill,
You didn't make me feel bad at all.

I respect your input. I think you pointed out what I couldn't figure out and that was the SCALE. The Bad Medicine body is narrow and with that engine I think it looks good but I couldn't put my finger on what was different and you pointed it out. I thank you for that. I'm not used to building anything other than 1/24 - 1/25th scale. No harm done.

I posted it for just those reasons. I will still entertain any suggestions and input.

Dave

PS - I still have one of your skeletons to put in the drivers seat!

[Steve-o]

I putted around with this idea a long time ago !!
There are so many ways to go with this
I"m sure you will come up with something cool !! ;D ;D

[Bill (admin)]

Is that Count Chocula? before it's creation?

[Steve-o]

Hahaha !!! You remember Yes it is . Unlike Dave I did not know which way to go my self "LOL"