Minor/Repaint: Wheelie the Wild Boy of Quintesson custom

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  1. blastpak, Sep 11, 2022
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    Wasn't too keen on the SS86 Wheelie deco so I decided to paint him up in his deco from "Wheelie the Wild Boy of Quintesson" storybook, I had the book as a child and it's imagery stuck with me.

    There were some compromises made but mostly I opted to make the base colour blue so that it would show through as a greenish patina similar to how the storybook was illustrated.
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  2. Purple Heart, Sep 11, 2022
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    Purple Heart Some other time..

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    This is awesome dude.
     
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  3. Bluetigatron, Sep 11, 2022
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    That's sick, really good job
     
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  4. deliciouspeter, Sep 11, 2022
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  5. kobayashi maru, Sep 11, 2022
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    This is really special! Great work! I had this book as a kid too and also remember that unique artwork.
     
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  6. KraegorStark, Sep 11, 2022
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    Nice!
     
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  7. Xero Prime, Sep 11, 2022
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    That's great, this idea's been on my list for a while, but I haven't figured out what toy to use as the base. Glad to see someone do it.
     
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  8. shiftypenguin, Sep 14, 2022
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    Sweet! Nice work!
     
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  9. UltraViolet, Sep 14, 2022
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    Wow !!! This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL
     
  10. NectarMechanics, Sep 14, 2022
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    This is brilliant! First time I’ve seen this deco done in toy form, and it works so well!
     
  11. Prime Noble, Sep 14, 2022
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    Very nice. I still have that book.