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04-27-2008, 02:10 PM
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#1 | | Not good enough for G1! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 946 Location: Stillwater, Mn Collection Count: 150+ | Kitty Truck -Complete!
Well, last night I received my Kitty Truck Reprolables set in the mail, and promptly proceeded to apply the stickers to the figure! For all intents & purposes, he is finished!
As requested below, I've edited this first post to add a picture of the original Kitty Truck. This was the semi that my family fondly remembers from my great-uncle's family business "Annis Trucking". His brother (my grandfather) drove the rig the most, and for that I'll always equate Kitty Truck with my grandfather...
But, I'm sure you all want to see pictures, eh? BEHOLD! The "Kitty Truck"!  
The only issues I had with the Reprolabels set were that the orange was a bit brighter shade than the paint I used on the figure, but it's not as noticeable in person... Also, we (or I, since I was the one who traced out the template to make the match the stickers up to!) miscalculated the shape around the semi's grill... I had to snip the sticker that was supposed to go all the way around the grill and fit some leftover orange sticker above the grill... I think I may go back and re-do this though, cut the left-over stickers to fit a bit better or MAYBE even go back and completely remove the orange from the stickers altogether w/ an xacto knife... It looks good enough for me though, so I'll be leaving it alone for now! Definitely a successful project in my opinion, and my first 'finished' repaint! 
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04-27-2008, 03:00 PM
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#2 | | Free Agent Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,678 Location: Canada Collection Count: 106 | Very cool, I've been watching this one scene the digibash.
Nice to see it completed.  AutobotX23's Rival Click sig for YouTube Channel | |
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04-27-2008, 05:39 PM
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#3 | | Wants Radicons to
take over the world Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 28,012 Location: Cape Girardeau, MO Collection Count: 361 News Credits: 3 | awesome! They turned out beautifully. Excellent job all around. You have just one thing left to do... spray a clear coat (I'd say semi-gloss from the look of it) to protect those labels so they never peel off.  The silver doesnt' look out of place at all! Radicons aren't limited to just Transformers. . . . 
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04-27-2008, 05:45 PM
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#4 | | Maximal Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 359 Location: NorCal Collection Count: I lost count a long time ago... | That turned out really awesome. Congrats on your first 'finished' repaint, especially one with such meaning. | |
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04-27-2008, 06:11 PM
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#5 | | Autobot Warrior Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,618 Location: Nebraska Collection Count: 36, but more are coming | Dude, your grandpa would be proud. its a very badass looking custom some work like you said but still its awesome, so congrats on the completion. 
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04-27-2008, 06:13 PM
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#6 | | Constructicon Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 764 Location: Orlando, Flori-duh News Credits: 4 | Congratulations! That looks really cool. Would you mind posting that pic of the real-life truck in this thread? | |
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04-27-2008, 07:03 PM
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#7 | | Does it like a Pro Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,705 Location: SoCal Collection Count: Any I can get my hands on. News Credits: 2 | Great job man! I love it and so would your gramps. | |
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04-28-2008, 01:28 AM
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#8 | | 'Till All are One! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,370 Location: BC, Canada Collection Count: Used to be 100's--now 23 (and counting!) | Very cool. What's the significance of Kitty Truck?
Also, it would be great if you could get some real smoke-stacks for at. A3U has some, I believe. | |
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04-28-2008, 02:06 AM
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#9 | | The Chaos Bringer Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,213 Location: Destin, Florida/Dahlonega, Georgia (I migrate from time to time) Collection Count: TONS (from G1 up to Cybertron) | Quote: |
Originally Posted by StarFire_MK2 Very cool. What's the significance of Kitty Truck?
Also, it would be great if you could get some real smoke-stacks for at. A3U has some, I believe. | I don't know all the details, but I remember him saying that his grandfather used to drive a truck exactly like that, so he wanted to pay tribute to him. If I remember correctly, he also posted a picture of the actual truck.
I think it turned out great, Methusalen! I've also been watching it for a while now. Nice job! | 
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04-28-2008, 08:15 AM
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#10 | | douchebag uber alles Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 353 Location: DECK-TOWN GA | Yeah, I'd say this is probably one of the more anticipated customs on the site. That is so cool. Great story, fun custom. Good job!
(Does he have a bio yet? If not, allow me to suggest Wildcat, Autobot Transport Coordinator. He's in charge of keeping the Autobots' equipment and personnel moving from place to place.)
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