How do you like my T-Bolt paint scheme

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Rate my Thunderbolt paint scheme

Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:45 am

It ain't as pretty as Nelso90's t-bolt, but here is my rustbucket ready to be put back together, all the other parts have been painted the corect colors for the paint scheme. Striping this horn was a nightmare because the horn didn't didn't have ridges all the way down, only halfway. Second the ridges it did have didn't line up with each other and were off by a 1/4 inch in one spot. The rear part of my horn appears to have been welded to the projector, almost as if it has two pieces. So the part closest to the chopper doesn't have any ridges at all.

So tell me, what do you guys think? I painted it with a brush and roller using rustoleum paint from wally world. The pic was taken with my cellphone so it's a little fuzzy.

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Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:04 am

more crappy cell phone pics:

What I am (or was) aiming for

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Parts drying in the sun

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Chopper and chopper tube

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Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:38 pm

:shock: KICKASS! Now that is awesome!
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Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:27 pm

That is very cool! Good job!
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Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:51 pm

For cell phone pic's not bad.
Are you going to do the compressor cabinet soon to match?
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Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:06 pm

That looks great Jeb.!!!!!!!!! I'll have to think up another color. I was planning on this color. :lol: Maybe red and white or black and safety orange.
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:12 am

Not bad at all!
Diggin' the red and black!

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Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:12 am

Very nice. I like the red bumble bee paint. It does look like one from the 1950s. Nice job!.

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Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:40 am

Looks awesome! Even though I'm not a big fan of bumble bolts, this one takes the cake.
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Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:59 am

Jpressman8 wrote: Maybe red and white or black and safety orange.
both would be cooooool :)


Man that sure looks cool +1 jeb with the brush and roller, nobody will be able to tell when its 40 feet in the air!
Did it ever cross your mind to modify the rotator box sheet metal to have that oval shape like in the ad? Looks great regardless!

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