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Post by plastimatic on Dec 17, 2022 14:23:12 GMT -5
On route to make your Christmas bright:
Freddy Santapogger!
Ya'll recognize his ride, but it's been outfitted for the holiday season. Skis, snow treads and a Rudy powered mill. And, of course, a place for all those goodies! Seems he got a bit close to the decor at his last stop. You better watch out, Frosty. Santapogger's comin' to town.
Glad you kids have been good this year.
Merry Christmas, one and all!!
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Post by Starryeyes on Dec 17, 2022 17:09:31 GMT -5
Ok !!! That’s it !! I’m tossing all my stuff in the trash !! WOW !! This is absolutely stunning old buddy .. what a great kit bash . You nailed this one to the wall 🤘🏼🏁
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Post by sharp on Dec 17, 2022 22:08:11 GMT -5
That is very very cool!!! love how the lights are flying in the wind!! Awesome build!!! Merry Christmas!!!
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Post by harley on Dec 18, 2022 3:04:12 GMT -5
Loving everything about that!
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Post by TooOld on Dec 20, 2022 10:44:18 GMT -5
Best Super Fuzz makeover ever !! Lot's of goodies to see but those lights out the back are a hoot , great work my friend !  |
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Post by Count Dragula on Dec 21, 2022 8:48:15 GMT -5
Best Super Fuzz makeover ever !! Lot's of goodies to see but those lights out the back are a hoot , great work my friend ! I totally agree with that statement of yours,Bob!!!! This is one sweet ride,indeed!!!!! Love all of the conversions that were made to making a T bucket into a sleigh for Freddy!!! I’ll just go with its Mr. Flypoggers Winter ride ! Ha~Ha ! Outstanding work!!!! Brilliant and creative!!!!! Todd |
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Post by plastimatic on Dec 23, 2022 19:20:47 GMT -5
Thanks, my friends! I thoroughly enjoyed putting this one together.
Here’s the nits and bits of this.
Starting with a Fuzz kit, I Dremel’d off the helmet top and shaped the eyebrows from the visor.
Then, some epoxy putty to create the hat, mustache, and first layer of beard.
I also carved the club out of his hand to make room for the candy cane (a repainted craft bin part).
After some test fitting to make sure I knew where I could augment, the fur trim and additional layers of hair/beard wisps were done up in epoxy putty.
More ride stuff: The skis are sheet styrene and some kit’s engine display bits. His toy hauling space was a half of a Drag Hag buggy, smoothed in with more epoxy. (sorry, no WIP shots).
The teeth in the scoop were sanded out, a bit of styrene tube attached, and antlers from a craft store deer.
The Rudy nose is a roof light from a police wagon. The snow treads were from a Patton tank I had built for the heck of it years ago, superglued on, then painted with primer, black vinyl paint, and some silver drybrushing. Added a grill set from (probably) a Lil Gasser, with cabochon inserts for the headlights.
The head covers are from a Vandal. I wanted to keep some real chrome on there to balance out the shine of the grill.
Finishing touches:
An epoxy putty Frosty to replace the kit’s mouse character, with a bit of red thread scarf.
Craft store gifts and bear, and a special Micro Machine for some lucky Clown.
You can’t really see it, but he’s sitting on a pile of craft store gumdrops.
… and that trail of craft bin lights on green wire? Well, that was just an apparently well-received happy after thought.
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Post by Fletch on Dec 25, 2022 19:36:57 GMT -5
Fantastic Santa and "sleigh!" Just gorgeous!
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