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Post by Tory on Jun 9, 2009 6:46:26 GMT -6
Converted from the RC2 Tigershark re-issue. The engine is a Boss 429 from the Multi Maverick kit. Paint is HOK Candy Lime Gold with a touch of Organic Green over silver base. Red line tires hand painted, mostly because I couldn't find a satisfactory way to mask them. The Python was one of the original Hot Wheels. Like the Demon (which was a copy of the Li'l Coffin), it was a very blatent knock off of an existing show car, in this case the Tigershark, which is what the Dream Rod eventually became, until Mark Moriority recently converted it back to its original state.    Interior  Here is a photo of it with an original Hot Wheels Python  Thanks for looking!  Tory |
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Post by dpaintbizer on Jun 9, 2009 7:27:47 GMT -6
EXELLENT JOB !!! Colour is "Spot~On" !!! That interior shot is great also....love the woodgrain !! Nice job on the "Redlines" too !!!
~ Dpaintbizer Dean ~
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Post by badroadahead on Jun 9, 2009 7:31:30 GMT -6
Tory,
This is an excellent build!!
Love the color, interior and the redline tires!
Dave
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Post by Bert on Jun 9, 2009 7:51:34 GMT -6
Holy Smokes! Fantastic Job Tory! Are you going to do all of the original 16 in 1/25?
Now that would be a project.
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Post by Tory on Jun 9, 2009 8:24:38 GMT -6
Holy Smokes! Fantastic Job Tory! Are you going to do all of the original 16 in 1/25? Now that would be a project. Thanks Bert, glad you approve. No, I will leave that to Chris (nightstalker), he is much further along! I might do one or two more; with Alclad II Chrome I can finally do the Boss Hoss Silver Special, my all time favorite Hot Wheel from back in the day. |
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Post by ironheadchopper on Jun 9, 2009 8:45:00 GMT -6
Hotwheels! Its awesome, nice color very clean.
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Post by smartresins on Jun 9, 2009 9:51:59 GMT -6
Very cool! I love this beast! Nice color. Nice work. Just gorgious all of the way around. Jody
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Post by gfgcollects on Jun 9, 2009 12:00:00 GMT -6
What a great idea.  The wheels and tires scream HOT WHEELS out loud. The Python I had was purple. I may have to try this myself, and especially now that I have some photo reference from your great build to go by. ;D Gerry G |
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Post by ramone on Jun 9, 2009 13:41:24 GMT -6
AWESOME.....LOVE IT!!!
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Post by TheMadModeler on Jun 9, 2009 14:47:33 GMT -6
DUDE..... Great build! It needs to go into the gallery...
BiLL..
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Post by dbash2006 on Jun 9, 2009 15:08:18 GMT -6
how nice is that!!!
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Post by mykturk on Jun 9, 2009 15:17:26 GMT -6
Killer color on a great build!
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Post by rapidtransit on Jun 9, 2009 15:37:15 GMT -6
Awesome job Troy nice detail Love it, Now mail it to me !
Just kidding.
Doug
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Post by ShowRodFreak Don V. on Jun 9, 2009 16:41:24 GMT -6
Kool
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Post by AL on Jun 10, 2009 0:11:45 GMT -6
Beautiful & Gorgeous, Tory !! Great JOB !!
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Post by snakeplissken81 on Jun 10, 2009 3:29:59 GMT -6
What an awesome build.
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Post by Tory on Jun 10, 2009 6:23:19 GMT -6
Thanks for all the kind words everyone, I'm delighted you all like it.
Tory
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Post by gwangiboy on Jun 10, 2009 9:24:11 GMT -6
DUDE..... Great build! It needs to go into the gallery... BiLL.. Man, do I strongly second that ... this really needs to be in the Guest Gallery!!  One of my all-time favorite Hot Wheels cars (and it was one of my fastest too!), my jaw dropped when I saw this build -- it doesn't deserve to be just seen in a thread that'll go off the main page in a week or two!! |
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Post by AL on Jun 10, 2009 11:29:13 GMT -6
I Agree, this should go to the Gallery.
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Post by gfgcollects on Jun 10, 2009 11:40:16 GMT -6
Was looking again at this beauty today. Tory, where are the wheel rims from? Are those what came with the kit or something else? Gerry G |
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Post by Tory on Jun 10, 2009 11:54:39 GMT -6
Was looking again at this beauty today. Tory, where are the wheel rims from? Are those what came with the kit or something else? Gerry G They are what came in the kit. Again, this is the RC2 re-issue from a couple of years back, 2006 I think. I'm not sure what came in the original MPC release. |
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Post by tdfancharles on Jun 10, 2009 15:20:08 GMT -6
Your Python came out great! The 'Hot Wheels' look is right on! Nice job! |
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Post by davekapp on Jun 10, 2009 16:29:50 GMT -6
Awesome and a great idea to build your old HW's. Anyone up for a "Hotheap?"
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Post by metalburner on Jun 10, 2009 17:57:09 GMT -6
awesome build i am going for the same look for my deora and the python it will be towing only i'm going with spectra-flame red, really like the look of yours it is right on the money
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Post by Tory on Jun 10, 2009 18:08:28 GMT -6
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Post by gwangiboy on Jun 10, 2009 18:33:58 GMT -6
words REALLY fail me now -- except to say making a section of track is beyond brilliant! Talk about raising the bar to super heights! (plus this looks like a great desktop picture for the computer at work!) |
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Post by gfgcollects on Jun 10, 2009 22:04:14 GMT -6
That's it... I'm as blown away as an umbrella in a fan factory.  Gerry G |
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Post by AL on Jun 10, 2009 23:26:51 GMT -6
I love the Hot Wheels track !! Thats KOOL !! Great Job ! & Great Idea !
I once heard that in the world of collectible redline Hot Wheels, that the "Pink" cars are the most "valuable" -has anyone else ever heard that ?? I remember when I was a kid I had the L'il Coffin
Hot Wheels car, -but I know the Hot Wheels version had a different name, ... can't remember what the name of it was now ... mine was "Pink" !! Wish I still had that !! Hey I can't remember what was the "HotHeap" !!! ?? ... ...Again Beautiful Python Tory ! ! !
-AL
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Post by snakeplissken81 on Jun 11, 2009 4:16:58 GMT -6
That is very cool.
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Post by gwangiboy on Jun 11, 2009 5:36:21 GMT -6
I love the Hot Wheels track !! Thats KOOL !! Great Job ! & Great Idea ! I once heard that in the world of collectible redline Hot Wheels, that the "Pink" cars are the most "valuable" -has anyone else ever heard that ?? I remember when I was a kid I had the L'il Coffin Hot Wheels car, -but I know the Hot Wheels version had a different name, ... can't remember what the name of it was now ... mine was "Pink" !! Wish I still had that !! Hey I can't remember what was the "HotHeap" !!! ?? ... ...Again Beautiful Python Tory ! ! ! -AL The Demon, or Dexter's Demon (from the old ABC-TV Saturday morning cartoon show), was the new name for the Lil Coffin. Used to watch that cartoon every weekend when it first on! |
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The wheels and tires scream HOT WHEELS out loud. The Python I had was purple. I may have to try this myself, and especially now that I have some photo reference from your great build to go by. ;D 
