THE TIME HAS COME


by Kingpin

17 years, 5 months ago


Addiemonster
While I'm eBaying for magnetic logos, I'll see if I can find you a reasonably priced sense of humor.

SSSSSSS! Buuuuuurrrnnn! :p

Go get him, Addie!

Thanks, Kingpin, I was thinking about the MP3 idea, myself. Shade, that's a neat idea, but frankly too slick a name for my car. :-)

Can I interest you in ‘rust bucket’, then? :p Or ‘RUSTY’, for short?

by Addiemonster

17 years, 5 months ago


Hey Boomer, I know this is a big favor to ask, so please, don't feel pressured. May I trouble you for a few shots of your rack from the top? I'd like to see the general layout up-close. Understandable if that's a negative.

Rusty, little too common, but definitely fitting! I was thinking along the paranormal theme, possibly with a comical twist.

Vinyls, that would be cheaper and safer. She'll probably stay teal, though.

OH! And there's a 1995 Caprice wagon Ecto here. Pretty nice, too. Even made little sheet metal fins for the rear quarter panels.

by Boomerjinks

17 years, 5 months ago


Don't want to rain on your parade either…. but I'm of the school of thought that says “go white or go home.”

The key to building a successful ecto replica is making it recognizable. Shape and color are the two most important things. Having a teal ecto is like having an orange batmobile. You really need to get in touch with people's nostalgia of the movie, make it familiar.

Too much variation and your car will end up like this thing

getting laughed at wherever you go.

Take the high road, man! Paint it, even if it must be done with krylon!

If you do enough coats and buff it enough, you could also use rustoleum. This technique works, but you'd have to apply one coat a day, and then buff it the next for about a month. On the plus side, it's only $50.

by Addiemonster

17 years, 5 months ago


Yeah, you're probably right. And I've seen that Mustang on Youtube. He did a decent job with the Ecto siren, but aside from that, it wasn't very impressive. The lettering on the back window is also garish and nearly unintelligable.

by misfit1

17 years, 5 months ago


o00oooooo


Gimmie a few days and i'll have something usefull to add. I promise. my synapses are firing on this one.

by heslimedme251

17 years, 5 months ago


Misfit
o00oooooo


Gimmie a few days and i'll have something usefull to add. I promise. my synapses are firing on this one.

Oh no…here we go again!
(sitcom outro and laughter/applause)

by misfit1

17 years, 5 months ago




I really have got an idea here.