DrJB Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 I did a search on google but there are only few not-so-successful attempts at modeling such car. Does anyone on here have a worthy MOC? Quote
MrNumbskull13 Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 Well it is one of the ugliest cars in existence so I'm guessing there aren't many... :P Quote
DrJB Posted September 19, 2013 Author Posted September 19, 2013 Well it is one of the ugliest cars in existence so I'm guessing there aren't many... :P Ugly ??? .... tell that to the people who bought them ... but then again, I agree ... must be a mutt of ... don't even know where to start. Quote
aol000xw Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 I didn't even remember it. I agree, it's ugly, don't waste your bricks on it Quote
DrJB Posted September 19, 2013 Author Posted September 19, 2013 I didn't even remember it. I agree, it's ugly, don't waste your bricks on it Well, let us rephrase a bit .... how about: The goal of building a MOC is not necessarily to reproduce something beautiful (a maserati) .... but rather, to reproduce / scale-down a vehicle with challenging shapes? ... I am sure the prowler would qualify then ... Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Sorry, but it's an awful car! Great news there is a Lego version to match the real life counterpart. Edited September 19, 2013 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
Blakbird Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 I like the Prowler. I see them driving around occasionally. However it is a wildly impractical car so it didn't sell very well. If you're going to buy a wildly impractical car, it may as well have a huge engine but the Prowler didn't. Quote
aol000xw Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 (edited) Well, let us rephrase a bit .... how about: The goal of building a MOC is not necessarily to reproduce something beautiful (a maserati) .... but rather, to reproduce / scale-down a vehicle with challenging shapes? ... I am sure the prowler would qualify then ... There are beautiful challenging vehicles out there, no need for an ugly one. The better you reproduce it the uglier your MOC will be Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You might very well end improving the original design Edited September 19, 2013 by aol000xw Quote
jantjeuh Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 Screw the prowler, I want to build a LaFerrari :D Quote
Blakbird Posted September 19, 2013 Posted September 19, 2013 There are a lot of beautiful cars out there, and there are a lot of MOCs of them. At some point, this probably gets old as a MOC builder because you are doing something very similar over and over again. We see the same thing in official sets. If you are brand new to Technic you might find the latest piece of construction equipment really interesting, but if you have been building and collecting for years you might think "there's another loader, meh". You can see some of this in the opinions on this very forum. From that point of view, the MOCs that get noticed are models of something new or unusual. In the last few years we've seen people do mining equipment, birds, dinosaurs and other unusual topics which were very popular on the forum. That's why I like the idea of a Prowler MOC. Doesn't matter if you think it is ugly or not, it is still very different than a normal car in shape and suspension, and therefore would make a MOC that would be fun to read about and look at. Quote
AndyCW Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I like the idea of a Plymouth Prowler MOC. I believe Hennessy motorsports in Houston Texas did conversions of some sort to them. Either way they make an excellent cruiser even if they aren't terrible fast stock. Some people swap newer hemi v8s into them. Quote
aol000xw Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 There are a lot of beautiful cars out there, and there are a lot of MOCs of them. At some point, this probably gets old as a MOC builder because you are doing something very similar over and over again. We see the same thing in official sets. If you are brand new to Technic you might find the latest piece of construction equipment really interesting, but if you have been building and collecting for years you might think "there's another loader, meh". You can see some of this in the opinions on this very forum. From that point of view, the MOCs that get noticed are models of something new or unusual. In the last few years we've seen people do mining equipment, birds, dinosaurs and other unusual topics which were very popular on the forum. That's why I like the idea of a Prowler MOC. Doesn't matter if you think it is ugly or not, it is still very different than a normal car in shape and suspension, and therefore would make a MOC that would be fun to read about and look at. There are a lot of beautiful cars with no MOCs to be found too, anyways thinking outside the box is nice and if DrJB takes the challenge I am sure he will have a lot of fun. That does not change the fact that the virtues of the model itself are scant. Some of the interesting attributes are common in hot rods and classiscs, the body is somewhat unique, that is true, it ressembles a Cylon raider without wings, sadly those bumpers look like moustaches. Well to give some "useful" advice with the body ...look here for Nico71's Morgan. Without engine a bit wider on the front, a bit longer on the rear, putting 2 wheels outside on the rear, and flipping it 180º I almost can see a Prowler. Quote
dr_spock Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I don't see the Prowler on the road much any more. There aren't many Prowler MOCs. At one time I thought about it but gave up. Quote
Paul Boratko Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 There is a guy here in my town that has a Yellow Prowler and a matching Yellow Dodge Viper... The Prowler is a pretty nice looking car to see one close up... I believe there were only around 12,000 of them produced in 1997 and then again in 1999 through 2002... It would probably be a fairly easy MOC to replicate... Quote
Lakop Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 I actually like the look of the prowler. I'm yet to see one in the flesh though. It would be an interesting one to do. H Quote
N-4K0 Posted September 21, 2013 Posted September 21, 2013 This looks nice, but I agree with the negative part of the posters in this topic. I think the real car is ugly. Quote
Doc_Brown Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 I had no idea what a prowler was, so if this is it, I for one don't think its ugly at all. Very striking and different. Quote
Junpei Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 I've never seen one either. I don't know if I like it or not, but I would love to see more cars with mudguards attached to the wheel hub. Quote
aol000xw Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 That prowler is missing the bumpers, that makes a huge difference. Quote
Technyk32231 Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 I might make something inspired by this. It seems as if Plymouth was trying to get the "essence" of a hot rod in the body, yet also have a clean modern design, kind of like the Chrysler PT Cruiser. Quote
Hrafn Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 I might make something inspired by this. It seems as if Plymouth was trying to get the "essence" of a hot rod in the body, yet also have a clean modern design, kind of like the Chrysler PT Cruiser. In both cases, I applaud the effort but can't say I much like the results - though the Prowler without its bumpers is much better than the stock one. Quote
Thirdwigg Posted September 24, 2013 Posted September 24, 2013 I have tried a Prowler in the past, but the different wheel sizes always caused aesthetic issues for me. I might try it again. Quote
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