The Snackbox
This isn't really a Lunchbox, or at least not all of one!
I had a GF-01 chassis that had been destined for something else, but that didn't work out. So it was sitting in the spares box doing nothing.
I've always quite liked the Lunchbox but I'm not a fan of the CW-01 chassis. So I bought a Lunchie kit, sold all the chassis bits and ended up with a relatively cheap body. Perfect!
The Lunchbox body is too long for the GF-01 chassis, so I hacked about 35mm out of the centre, and patched it back together (with lots of reinforcement on the inside of the shell!).
The chrome grill and bumpers weren't going to work with the paintjob so they were stripped and painted black. The sidesteps/exhausts had to be shortened to fit too.
I've painted a few Willy's Wheeler driver figures and that gave me the idea for the paintjob, and of course the driver is painted to match. The roof rack is a Fastrax one. I had to tweak the mounting points to make it fit but I think it looks good now.
The GF-01 is slightly more stable than a CW01 or WR02, but not much! So it's a bit top-heavy and tippy, but it's a giggle to drive. It's a fun runner not a die-hard basher, so I can live with its limitations.
I'm really pleased with how this turned out, hope you like it too!
Cheers,
Rob
If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
Wild Saurus style thingie...
Comments
Darat76
That looks cool man, and that bumper and grill is really tempting me to get a second lunchie kit and doing a custom job on the body, love the fact you got willy doing some of the body work for you too
SpZero
love the oversized winch hook etc and the van signage. Awesome
dr.roberts
Looks way cooler than the original lunchbox. Great job.
MAD-BEE
Fantastic!!!! What kits are in those box's on the roof rack???
hi-pe70
Hi, looks great! The last pic should called 'Willy´s Chainsaw Massaker' Regards from austria Peter
taffer
Wow great job on a 'stumpbox' this should get released!
Grumpy pants
Clever boy Rob, looks great. As the body shell has been shortened, does that make this model a snack box?
Wyoming
Looks great!
berman
Those kitsets don't stand a chance when Willys Wackobox gets a quadrupple hit of Nitrous Oxide! Fantastic Rob, Love it mate!
IBIFTKH
Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments.
James, they're Wheeler re-re's of course!
Simon, we're thinking the same thing, the Snackbox is its name (see the number plates).Though I think Berman might be more accurate...!
Spzero, the winch hook is from a Yeah Racing tow rope. They're quite cheap, especially compared to some of the 'scale' winch hooks.
Grumpy pants
That's brilliant, I've just looked and seen the number plate up close. As always great detail and humor.
Crash Cramer
This looks great, where did the wheels come from and the stripping of the chrome, how did you get that done?? I have in mind a Box build with custom touches, but I am not gonna let your Willy get close to it with that chainsaw in his hands.
R/CVET
Awesome work...love it!!
IBIFTKH
Thanks again guys.
Crash, the wheels are HPI Scorch 2.2's. The chrome was dropped in some oven cleaner and left for a hour or two, job done!
There are rumours that Willy has hopped up his chainsaw...
Cesco
Unbelievable what a bit of immagination and some skills end up giving such a great result. Did you had to make any changes to fit those wheels?
IBIFTKH
Thanks Cesco. The wheels bolted straight on (the GF-01 has hexes all round).
SHY69
Hahaha! I love that last pic - pure crazyness! Great job!
KEV THE REV
Excellent . Very well executed and a great idea
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