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Post by Tim Nolan on Aug 3, 2010 17:20:48 GMT -6
....NOT!!!!! BUT....I sold my Jupiter 2 last night for $3500.00! It's going to a California collector. I'm pretty stoked and so is he. He's having a nice plexi cabinet built to house it. I'm glad it's going to a good home. I plan on starting (2) LIS Chariot's for my next projects, one to sell and one for my own collection, and will do the same after the first of the year with (2) more big J2 kits! You guys are gonna' sh*t when you see what I just got commisioned to build for a showrod guy! I have to get permission from him to post the build when I get started. It's the chance of a lifetime on the rarest of the rare! GOT JUPITER?  |
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Post by Starry Eyes on Aug 3, 2010 18:39:59 GMT -6
I'm really happy for you Timbo .. !! that's great news ! .. there's no doubt that you're a master at what you put your mind to ... hey, why do all the cool guys have to live so dang far away ?? ;D
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Post by Eggzilla1 on Aug 3, 2010 19:08:14 GMT -6
Nice job Tim. Congratulations on the sale and the commish!
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Post by Tory on Aug 3, 2010 19:11:54 GMT -6
Way to go Timbo!  Glad to hear you were well compensated for your amazing work!  Keep putting your line back while the fish are biting.  |
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Post by AL on Aug 3, 2010 20:13:03 GMT -6
All Your Hard Work Payed Off !!!! "Nice" Score Tim, ...... Congrats !!!
?got Bad Med ........
-AL
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Post by 70spop on Aug 3, 2010 23:18:08 GMT -6
Wow! Way to go!
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Post by stilljustharley on Aug 4, 2010 1:45:31 GMT -6
Rarest of the rare? My guess is either the Laramie Stage Ghost or the Smug/ Muscle Bug, I'm sure you'll do it justice whatever it is.
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Post by ironheadchopper on Aug 4, 2010 5:05:59 GMT -6
Way to go Tim!
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Post by scotty on Aug 4, 2010 5:27:10 GMT -6
Go Timbo!! Congrats on the extra $'s earn't . I've been enjoying your 'Si Fi' builds. But if you chuck in your day job, who's gonna keep all the Florida 'kit bashers' eyes from being able to see those fiddly little bits?? ;D Scotty. |
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Post by Bert on Aug 4, 2010 8:07:20 GMT -6
Super Dooper Tim! Call me when you need an agent! ;D ;D ;D I don't know how much you had in that build, but money like that really speaks for the work. Be sure and keep that guys phone number. ;D
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Post by Tim Nolan on Aug 4, 2010 9:23:38 GMT -6
Good guess Harley!
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Post by barten on Aug 4, 2010 9:28:29 GMT -6
CONGRATULATIONS> > > > That is great news but I would have held out for MORE! It is totally worth it. . . it is a one of a kind top notch build! ! ! This is the best news I've heard for weeks!
And quit your day job! It's not that bad!
I bet a bunch of guys are going to learn the lighting thing! ! ! ! !hehehehe
I'm really happy for you!
God Bless
Dan
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2010 13:25:00 GMT -6
ah, I commented on this on your other post Tim...again wow!
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Post by davea on Aug 4, 2010 14:40:37 GMT -6
Way ta go, Timbo!
Rarest of the rare? First thing I thought was "Laramie Stage Ghost!"
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Post by noodles on Aug 4, 2010 16:25:19 GMT -6
Well that's pretty cool!
Rarest of the rare you say....hmmmmmmmmmmm. Got me thinking.
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Post by badroadahead on Aug 4, 2010 17:40:13 GMT -6
WOW! Tim, what a nice deal.
Nice chunk of change....maybe you don't want to add up your hours in the project, and maybe you have a market for these. The more you do the better and faster you will get.
Dave
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Post by Tim Nolan on Aug 4, 2010 18:45:41 GMT -6
Cripes Dave, that sounds like my wife! "Sooooo, how fast can you make another one fo those and get it on ebay?" LOL.
That was over 200 hrs. work spread over almost 3 months, and it was very taxing!
I honestly didn't plan on selling this model at all. It was a learning experience, and a labor of love for sure. The more of it that went together, the more in love with it I was. I have to admit, I had some MAJOR anxiety boxing it up yesterday, and a lot of worry about it making it to California in one piece. It took me the better part of 2 hrs. packing it all safely in foam.
I WILL build another, 2 in fact, in a few months. I am planning on building 2 LIS Chariots next. One will be a keeper this time and I will sell the other.
I parted with this build because my family needs the money during this extremely slow summer season, plain and simple. In the words of Mr. Spock, "The needs of the many, outweighs the wants of the few". I can live with that. I did hate to see it leaving though.....BUT, onward!
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Post by badroadahead on Aug 4, 2010 19:57:22 GMT -6
Tim, Perhaps that didn't come out as I meant it. This is something you seem to love doing, therefore even if you never plan on selling another one you will continue building them. By building more of them it will streamline your process and in the long run save time in the amount of hours you put into each build. Therefore if an opportunity arises to sell one you have the process down. I don't mean that you will evolve into a production line. 200 hours is really amazing time. I have put close to 100 in some of the scratch\bashes I've done and they aren't half as intense as yours. The buyer definetely got a top quality build! Live long and prosper bro  Dave |
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Post by Tim Nolan on Aug 5, 2010 6:40:42 GMT -6
No offense taken at all Dave! LOL. YOU get it, my wife DOESN'T!! A model building see's the hours of labor and love put into these things, the women-folk see dollar $igns!!! LOL!!
Your right though, I know a lot more what to do and not what to do. The next ones won't have as many main console fibers!! What a pain that was with minimal results!! It WILL probably have some sound the next time to go with the lights!
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