horney™
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Jan 21, 2009 22:54:47 GMT
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From this:  via this:  to this:    Ok so the rear lights are aweful but with a few tweaks it's got a whole bucket full of Ooooooffff. An awesome example of the colour making the car. nick |
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Jan 21, 2009 23:11:23 GMT
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Is it wrong that I think it looked best when it was Pink?
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Jan 21, 2009 23:21:20 GMT
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Maybe i'm just wrong, but i always thought it looked quite good!
Is it also shameful to still have an almost complete set of Max Power mags? I have the very 1st edition, anyone remember the Cortina with Boso style wooden body kit?
Yes wooden, obviously painted, but it looked pretty good, i need to get myself a scanner to share them with you guys!
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OAP drifta Volvo 340,Williams power
1960 Beetle twin 40's 1776cc
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Jan 21, 2009 23:31:23 GMT
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boso 'tina has been posted before. Project Mad Max was best when it was first done and didn't the guy who won it stack it royally? Or sell it on as he couldn't insure it...
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Jan 21, 2009 23:32:38 GMT
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Is it wrong that I think it looked best when it was Pink? I agree! Does look great in black too though. Goes to show that bodykits aren't all bad!  |
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Jan 21, 2009 23:37:51 GMT
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Back in black! looks great now, posh, mean and bodyshop fresh! amazing really for a car with history. I do like the lairy paint too for novely but for an easier life this is the modern win.
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Lex
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Jan 21, 2009 23:46:17 GMT
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Black looks better because it hides some of the ugly lines of the kit.
Without the rear lights and odd plate design this is a pretty cool car.
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Ratchet
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The user formerly known as Thomas
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Jan 21, 2009 23:48:15 GMT
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I remember the boso tina, was a bit of a shed underneath if I remember right, there was a very nice bubble arched rover v8 powered mk1 escort as well plus some other retro win in the early issues, back in the days when "splat" graphics were cool ;D
seem to remember them doing a renault 11 turbo as a project at one point
I have a load of the early issues in my loft plus the free baseball cap that came with the first issue!
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Last Edit: Jan 21, 2009 23:51:37 GMT by Ratchet
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stealthstylz
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Did the "boso" tina have black, red and yellow camo style paint? Somebody post a pic been searching for one for years.
Matt
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MaxPower (and revs) started off well, but went downhill. I think it's something that can happen to any "hobby" magazine or forum - its not so much that things get stagnant, but people go from being open-minded and looking at the final result, to over analysing the process and picking holes in things that look good, or sticking to the "rules" and building something mediocre, or even awful.
That Corrado has been modified well, mostly in a fashion that compliments the design of it (which imho is where most of the maxpower crew fail).
I always think that a well modified car could almost look like how the initial draft to the board could have been, before the car was made practical and tamed down, which I think is something that Rado could almost be (I'm sure people will disagree!)
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ChrisT
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Really liking that 'rado now Quite liked it back when they first did it though Project Mad Max was best when it was first done and didn't the guy who won it stack it royally? Or sell it on as he couldn't insure it... You might be thinking of the yellow lotus carlton rep they did (complete with yellow three spokes and double spoiler) - the guy put it through a music shop window within a week or something. I think they started giving driving lessons away along with the project cars after that |
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Did the "boso" tina have black, red and yellow camo style paint? Somebody post a pic been searching for one for years. Matt If no one has found a pic by tomo i'll go and dig out the copy and just take a photo of the page, at least then it can be seen. |
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OAP drifta Volvo 340,Williams power
1960 Beetle twin 40's 1776cc
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geeza
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I thought the car was written off years ago? Someone won it and smashed it up?
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wez
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I have loads of early max powers, before i'd even passed my test lol. I prefered RS Kicker, mk4 escort with whaletail and colour coded alloys centres etc  I wonder how many of their project cars are still going?  |
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rysz
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When I was reading Max Power - Back in the day ;D The project cars I remember where:
The Mk 4 'scort above,
An E30 with a Rieger Kit and split compomotives with a chequered flag paint job over the rear quarters,
Project Thunder - Carlton with Lotus bodykit on and the double spoiler, 17" Antera 3 spokes in two shades of yellow.
The Corrado above - IIRC, it had an airbrushed alpine install showing a desert scene!
The last one that I saw was the Mk 5/6 escort with Porsche Karmin Rot (Pink) paint and a Mountune 250bhp NA engine - it was built in association with Ford as well - genuine rally kit on it I think...
Rysz.
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I must be getting really old because I much prefer your factory-shape one Horney.
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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LowStandards
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Is it bad that i've had a car featured in Max Power?
Shall i get my coat?
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rysz
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Is it bad that i've had a car featured in Max Power? Shall I get my coat? NO! Show and tell please! Rysz. |
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Jan 22, 2009 10:05:40 GMT
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Is it bad that i've had a car featured in Max Power? Shall I get my coat? Me too.  |
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Jan 22, 2009 10:48:28 GMT
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Liking the Corrado, that's nice evolution of a car which has a heap of history. But yes, the rear lights are gash... Really liking that 'rado now Quite liked it back when they first did it though Project Mad Max was best when it was first done and didn't the guy who won it stack it royally? Or sell it on as he couldn't insure it... You might be thinking of the yellow lotus carlton rep they did (complete with yellow three spokes and double spoiler) - the guy put it through a music shop window within a week or something. I think they started giving driving lessons away along with the project cars after that It did indeed get bent. The ironic thing is that the crash showed up just how poorly built that thing was! They crushed it in a "wheel of death" feature, which showed up the poor paint that bodged, low quality bodykit. Still, they had taken the wheels off...but you would, they were quite desireable after all! I've got a copy here, it's being scanned as we speak. |
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