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02-01-2011, 01:46 AM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
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helped my friend jose' with this one, i thought the black vanes made it look tight.
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02-01-2011, 02:35 AM | #2 |
the Custom UnderGround
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02-01-2011, 03:03 AM | #3 |
Aussie Joe
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are they the repro ones? or painted?
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02-01-2011, 08:45 AM | #4 |
Ex-Pharisee
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I love the WHALE! I restored the one I bought, and I did this with the vanes also. I bought the repro vanes from brokenarrow, and they were great, but their green color was off from the green of the WHALE. So I decided to paint them black to match the pontoon and it turned out well.
Nice work there! This is one piece I really wish Hasbro would release somehow.
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02-01-2011, 10:18 AM | #5 |
Iron Grenadier
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Location: MACOMB MICHIGAN
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NICE JOB! Just picked up my 1st WHALE a few weeks ago. In great shape, just a little clean up. 100% with all working parts. Wanted this as a kid, but it was the tail end of my collecting as a kid. Soooo many cool little things/details on it. Wish they would release it again...any suggetions on whats best to use on the cleaning, and to give it a new type shine. All stickers are on it and in great shape...so I dont want to damage them. Again GREAT JOB on your restoration...like the black vanes.
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02-01-2011, 05:38 PM | #6 |
Cobra Viper
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thanks guys, the vanes are reproductions but they look really good on there in black (well to us anyway). certainly the vintage 3 3/4 line was the most well thought out toy line in the history of toys, but vehicles like this just blow me away with all the detail and features. the whale is just especially bad you know what!
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02-01-2011, 06:11 PM | #7 |
Vote Quimby
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There are repro parts?
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02-02-2011, 12:35 AM | #8 |
Nemesis Creator
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Yep, I've been selling those for a couple of years in green.
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02-02-2011, 03:07 AM | #9 |
Crimson Guard
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02-02-2011, 05:06 PM | #10 |
Nemesis Creator
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Yeah, I'm afraid so. I make a set or two and they sell out. I'm sure HotDog will tell you the same thing, as that is how he sells them on Ebay. Make a set, then sell, then make another.
Almost forgot to say, nice work. The casts look clean in black. Last edited by Alyosha; 02-02-2011 at 06:13 PM.. |
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