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Post by donculley on Sept 17, 2007 11:21:35 GMT -6
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Post by stevielewis on Sept 17, 2007 11:53:31 GMT -6
"She's a beauty! She's one in a million!" ;D Nice restoration!
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Post by ramone on Sept 17, 2007 11:59:08 GMT -6
That looks fabulous, GREAT save!!!!!
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Post by treswright on Sept 17, 2007 12:10:24 GMT -6
That's fantastic Don, I only see one problem with it.... you didn't post enough pictures ;D Great colors on everything! Would love to see a closeup of the dragon  |
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Post by davea on Sept 17, 2007 12:48:54 GMT -6
It looks great! That's what restoration is all about!
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Post by fredmellini on Sept 17, 2007 12:57:36 GMT -6
Way to go Don!!!!!!.....................That looks freakin' AWESOME!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
You have done yourself proud!!!!!!
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Post by gwangiboy on Sept 17, 2007 13:09:48 GMT -6
Don, thanks for the instructions, and I only hope mine turns out half as good as that!!! Great job!!!!!
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Post by dbash2006 on Sept 17, 2007 14:14:15 GMT -6
beautiful paint detail Don!!! I think this kit is definatly a clasic!!
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Post by A.J. on Sept 17, 2007 16:54:13 GMT -6
Very nice Don. This is my all time favorite TD kit. My earliest memory of TD kits is this one and it's stuck. Always nice seeing one brought back to life and in such a fine way. Thanks for sharing it with us!
A.J.
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Post by zeppy1320 on Sept 17, 2007 17:25:06 GMT -6
that's a great restoration and really nice detail work
this is my all time favorite TD car
nice save
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Post by ira on Sept 17, 2007 17:29:06 GMT -6
WOW!!! Well done, looks Great!
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Post by TheMadModeler on Sept 17, 2007 17:31:15 GMT -6
Very Nice job.. I wish I had one to build..
BiLL..
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Post by rustybill1960 on Sept 17, 2007 18:45:04 GMT -6
 Ahhhh sweet memories, wish i still had the many Tom Daniels kits from days gone ...... 
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Post by Tim Nolan on Sept 17, 2007 18:54:54 GMT -6
Great save of one of the all-time greats my friend! You did one heck of a nice job on the kit. I don't think anyone would ever know it was built from gluebombs! WAY TO GO!!!   |
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Post by rallygsc on Sept 18, 2007 2:02:26 GMT -6
Very nice, that is one kit I would like to get my hands on someday, I would like to get the hangman also, without the evailbay bid wars very cool ride |
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Post by chromecop on Sept 18, 2007 2:44:18 GMT -6
Beautiful build!!
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Post by Honest Charlie on Sept 18, 2007 3:39:07 GMT -6
That really came out nice Don. Belongs in the gallery for sure.
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Post by donculley on Sept 18, 2007 11:11:40 GMT -6
Thanks for the compliments ! It means a lot coming from you guys. As for the gallery, I'd consider it an honor for it to be in with your builds, but I can't get the settings right for Dave to post them - I'm not good with computers !
Tres, I'll try to get some closer pics of the dragon, but my camera tends to blur cloeups. I can tell you its painted with testors jade green over silver, and the lower half was painted a HOK rattlecan candy apple green pearl. His eyes are marker light amber over gloss white, and then several coats of gloss clear. I tried to make them look like snake eyes.
All I can say about wanting one is to NEVER give up the search . As I said, it took years to get and/or fix all the parts needed to build mine . Seeing the prices they go for on Ebay, I figured it was a pipedream for me to own one , yet I have less than $40.00 in this build including a small box lot that I won for less than $20.00 that contained many never been installed DW parts . If you have time to search those junk lots, you may get as lucky as I did.
As a kid, I know I never would have bought this kit . I bought a Tijuana taxi back then and ruined it . This is a kit you can't build right in one or two sittings. The paint was a pain to do as well ,so I know that as a ten year old I really would have made a mess of it, and later blown it up (like my T--taxi)
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Post by ShowRodFreak Don V. on Sept 18, 2007 16:25:35 GMT -6
Killer save Don. She loooks awesome.
oneyed
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Post by barten on Sept 19, 2007 17:25:06 GMT -6
Don! ! ! !WOW I'm glad you put those pieces to great use! ! ! IT is a GREAT Save!
Now you have me thinking. . . .
GB
Barten
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Post by treswright on Sept 20, 2007 14:02:27 GMT -6
Tres, I'll try to get some closer pics of the dragon, but my camera tends to blur cloeups. I can tell you its painted with testors jade green over silver, and the lower half was painted a HOK rattlecan candy apple green pearl. His eyes are marker light amber over gloss white, and then several coats of gloss clear. I tried to make them look like snake eyes. Sounds awesome!! I was curious because in the photos it looks metallic. I bet that green over silver does have a metallic look to it. Excellent choice of colors! At the risk of telling you something you already know, check and see if your camera has a macro mode. I used to gripe about how mine couldn't take closeups, then I found the macro mode and it takes nice closeups when in that mode. Doh! |
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Post by johnverkerk on Sept 20, 2007 15:06:15 GMT -6
:oOutstanding!!!! ,,, work there,, Don,glad to see yet another vintage kit get rebuilt. ;D |
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Post by Bert on Sept 24, 2007 9:40:05 GMT -6
Super Save Don! Thanks for letting me help out. It turned out great, especially the radiator. ;D ;D
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Post by RatRod on Sept 24, 2007 20:59:41 GMT -6
That is a really nice save Don!!! I actually had a complete DW a few years ago that I got from a friend. At the time I thought it was kinda dorky, but liked the quick change rear, so I pulled it out for another project......I have found the wheels, but can't seem to locate the rest of it (I think it went in the trash) Guess I'm the dork now!!!
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