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Old 11-14-2008, 11:11 PM
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just painted havnt added the clear yet
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Old 11-14-2008, 11:14 PM
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2 more with crappy cam
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Old 11-14-2008, 11:23 PM
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thats nice, what type of hull is it, i like it
Old 11-14-2008, 11:28 PM
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not sure...someguy that worked for scarrab said he casted it..was givin to me by him 10 years ago...i just got the ambition to start working on it
Old 11-15-2008, 04:49 AM
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cool. whats the colour you put on it?? black?
Old 11-15-2008, 10:33 AM
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very nice. simple yet perfect for the scale look. that is an old WHH gator hull. you will love the way it handles. very tough hull!
Old 11-18-2008, 05:37 PM
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After seeing how sweet barnacle's paint job was i sanded mine down again lol
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Old 11-18-2008, 06:07 PM
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HAHA, It looked good. What paint are you using and where did you get it? I have a nice Snapon paint gun I can use. I want to paint mine orange.
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i used epoxy appliance paint white/black
Old 11-26-2008, 08:11 PM
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Repainted:::::: Second try was better i was able to get the bumps out...I have a stripe tapedout but not sure...so stripe?No stripe?
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Old 11-27-2008, 01:24 AM
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copy cat :P haha all good, it looks nice blue. if i didnt do mine red i would have done blue. As for the stripes... thats your call
Old 11-27-2008, 04:30 AM
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Stripes will look cool if you match the blue ?.
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Old 11-27-2008, 11:04 AM
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lol barnacle ,,You inspired me to make mine better thankyou..
And the stripe would be the same color
Old 11-27-2008, 11:18 AM
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Awesome looking boat GATOR. I'd go with the stripes, but hey that's your call. It looks great none the less.
Old 11-28-2008, 06:42 PM
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stripe it

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