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Friday, May 22, 2015

Futuron: 6885 Crater Crawler ~alternate 3

This is the third alternate in the Crater Crawler box art gallery.



















As with last time it is a truck, making three trucks out of 5 offered options... and so far my favorite was last time's amazing Racecar inspired moon buggy.  But don't worry this isn't the last alternate on the box...no sir, I've saved the worst for last... shudder~~~~~

And what a nice truck it is.  It's not the best model on this box but it's still a great alternate; challenging to deduce, and fun to look at.  It even has shades of 6990's train in the headlamps.
















The truck is driven by a central joystick handle directed toward the driver.  In the other seat a robot GPS rides along and gives dirctions in any accent you'd like; bulgarian, kenyan, or french.  























Thank you for your purchase of this state of the art navigational robot, more accent options are made available with DLC, only 300 credits per accent; a real stea~~~~~~l!

"Highway robbery!"  I thought you came pre installed with yodel ay hi man!"



What it doesn't have are any of the prefab walls, and that's just fine.  I love the prefab walls, and some of that is due to them being cool but a lot of it has to do with their uncommon nature.  They're like a high end supercar, really cool, and rarer than a live steer.  










The tyres taper inward from front to back, smaller to larger; I really like this effect.  Some of it may be my favorable prejudice toward the larger vintage technic tyres.  













The rear rack holds the tools and blends into the front bumper design.  It flows over the rear tyres like a half wheel well and trails off ahead of the rear tail light cluster. 






















 Finally, the inside hinge plate looks like it could be a really cool futuristic exhaust port.  I fitted the other hinge plate, but that one got in the way of construction.  That is how I determined the appropriate element for the rear.


I hope you've been enjoying these in depth looks at Futuron's various alternates, and I look forward to your next visit.

Until next time,

The Cure-all Pill

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