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8th August 2011, 05:29 PM
Deonasis

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Originally Posted by Dkaris

i dunno if it counts as an acquisition but i got my tax return =]

What you spend it on might be.. ;)
8th August 2011, 06:53 PM
Reflector

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Originally Posted by Dkaris

Went up the shed today and looked through dads old wardrobe full of records, Found the following

Led Zeppelin 1, II, III IV a few live records
Pink Floyds The Wall and Dark side of the moon
Various Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Neil Young, The Cure, The Beatles Deep Purple and a lot more, Currently Settling in for the night with a few jays and Dark Side of the Moon =]

most excellent find
16th August 2011, 07:07 PM
Zippo

Just unpacked my suitcase, and this is some of what came back with me that I could be bothered sorting out ..

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...2011Haul07.jpg
Polo Shirt, Keychain and Magnet from Movie World
27th August 2011, 03:18 PM
Mr Ed

2011 FPV FG GT Boss 335 supercharged

Here's my new toy

2011 FPV FG GT 335 supercharged. 6 speed ZF auto, leather seats and reverse camera. Did the deal on Thursday and picked it up on Friday.

I traded in my old 2007 FPV BF Mk2 GT BOSS 290

Here are some photos from yesterday when I picked it up (overcast).
It�s raining today and that�s life ain�t it.

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6786/p1020441f.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2899/p1020442q.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6275/p1020445j.jpg

The rims have a nice argent style to it. Shame they weren�t 20� and staggered!

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/4785/p1020444j.jpg

Build #348
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6672/p1020446f.jpg
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4166/p1020448b.jpg

It drives much better than a BF. Trim is substantially upgraded and the panels seem well put together.

Got car tinted this morning.

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/659/p1020463.jpg

Overall its great fun to drive. The supercharger whine is good. It�s got a bi-modal exhaust and other nice features such as Ipod connectivity. It�s still in break in mode so I cant hammer it. It�s raining today so the road might be a tad slippery!
27th August 2011, 03:31 PM
Hursticon

Oh hell yeah Ed, whilst I may be a Holden fan; That is one seriously awesome car! :eek::cool:
Congratulations man, how long before we can expect to see some Decepticon paraphernalia adorning her flanks & hood? :p:D
27th August 2011, 04:47 PM
jena

What a beauty! That's one seriously gorgeous looking car. Colour me jealous. I'm so glad to see cars like this in this age of economical electric wimpy cars, give me a car with balls.

You forgot to take a picture of the goodness under the bonnet! It'd be all clean and perfect too.
27th August 2011, 04:50 PM
Mr Ed

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Oh hell yeah Ed, whilst I may be a Holden fan; That is one seriously awesome car! :eek::cool:
Congratulations man, how long before we can expect to see some Decepticon paraphernalia adorning her flanks & hood? :p:D

Thanks Dave!

Nah mate, no Decepticon logos.

Although it was was - it would be the Aussie version of Megatron!
27th August 2011, 04:55 PM
Hursticon

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Originally Posted by jena

You forgot to take a picture of the goodness under the bonnet! It'd be all clean and perfect too.

A bloody good point Jena; Show us the Donk Ed! :D

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Originally Posted by Mr Ed

Thanks Dave!

Nah mate, no Decepticon logos.

Although it was was - it would be the Aussie version of Megatron!

Aww... None? - Nah, I can completely understand why mate but I agree; that'd definitely be the Aussie Alternity Megatron for sure! ;):cool:
27th August 2011, 05:04 PM
Mr Ed

Ok fellas, here is the motor

5.0 litre FPV 'Coyote' supercharged engine. On the left of the pic - look at the air intake. I will get a K&N Pod soon.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9209/p1020464o.jpg

Here are some close up pics. I love how it has POWERED BY FPV

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/6320/p1020466e.jpg

Also the thing in the middle - its the supercharger

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/5348/p1020468i.jpg
27th August 2011, 05:07 PM
Reflector

very nice indeed mate, my gf and i almost bought a GT-P last year but decided against it and got an SS instead, little disapointed now i dont like the SS much.

The motor looks nice and tidy, sexy indeed.
27th August 2011, 05:10 PM
Mr Ed

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Originally Posted by Reflector

very nice indeed mate, my gf and i almost bought a GT-P last year but decided against it and got an SS instead, little disapointed now i dont like the SS much.

The motor looks nice and tidy, sexy indeed.

Wow - GT-P vs SS.

That is a huge difference in specs.

I owned a 2007 BF2 FPV GT and decided to get a new one.

I did look at a HSV GTS/Clubsport R8 but couldnt buy a Holden! Also this new engine pretty much creams all the Aussie variants.

FPV have discounted the F6 to $59,990 driveaway now due to the popularity of the supercharged V8
28th August 2011, 11:59 AM
Reflector

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Originally Posted by Mr Ed

Wow - GT-P vs SS.

That is a huge difference in specs.

I owned a 2007 BF2 FPV GT and decided to get a new one.

I did look at a HSV GTS/Clubsport R8 but couldnt buy a Holden! Also this new engine pretty much creams all the Aussie variants.

FPV have discounted the F6 to $59,990 driveaway now due to the popularity of the supercharged V8

yeah it was just to save a few $$ at the end of the day. Looking to offload it at the end of the year and get a trusty old sr5 hilux. Or possibly a 2012 collorado chev import thingies. We test drove a few HSV's too but i couldnt justify the money in them. Fords are a lot nicer inside and a lot more comfortable imo.
28th August 2011, 02:02 PM
KillinSpoon

You guys are doing it wrong.
Import a 2SS/ZL1(when it is released) Camaro and get it converted!
28th August 2011, 02:29 PM
loophole

Nice GT the only things its missing is a shaker and GT stripes with the Superoo decals ;)
28th August 2011, 09:39 PM
Reflector

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Originally Posted by KillinSpoon

You guys are doing it wrong.
Import a 2SS/ZL1(when it is released) Camaro and get it converted!

whats that worth?
29th August 2011, 01:34 AM
KillinSpoon

It'd probably set you back around 65-75k for a 2SS ($~35-45k for the car depending on extras, a few thousand to get it here and then at least a $20k conversion) and near the 75-??k mark for the ZL1 (when it gets released, no price has been announced but the base model is expected to be around $49,995 and comes with stock 575HP).
19th September 2011, 06:18 PM
valkyrie_76

Picked up these cels off ebay recently for Tetsuwan.

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/...9-19152438.jpg
19th September 2011, 06:26 PM
janda the red

they're pretty awesome valk... where did you find those?

janda :)

edit: just noticed the ''got off ebay'' bit... lol :p man... i'm blind sometimes :o
22nd September 2011, 12:44 PM
jena

My order from IKEA arrived today (interstate from the Adelaide store) so I have an entire kitchen worth of cabinets etc sitting in boxes in my garage. Even the kitchen sink! And a couple of Billy bookcases (which I'm currently assembling like a boss). I'm a happy little vegemite! :D
22nd September 2011, 06:36 PM
SGB

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Originally Posted by valkyrie_76

Picked up these cels off ebay recently for Tetsuwan.

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/...9-19152438.jpg

Nice! I see the Shadow Weaver cels are stock cels. Is the Skeletor cel a stock cel as well?
23rd September 2011, 02:05 PM
bowspearer

SW Blu-Rays arrived earlier than expected today. $75 shipped from the UK.
23rd September 2011, 03:01 PM
Tetsuwan Convoy

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Originally Posted by valkyrie_76

Picked up these cels off ebay recently for Tetsuwan.
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I would just like to point out the bondage evil lyn isn't mine :p

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they're pretty awesome valk... where did you find those?

Off of ebay. A quick search of "(insert cartoon name here) cels" managed to whip them up, the seller that I sued for some others was 'icollect online' I think. very good seller and prices were good too, best of all, not rip off shipping from America either!!:D

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Originally Posted by SGB

Nice! I see the Shadow Weaver cels are stock cels. Is the Skeletor cel a stock cel as well?

I hope so, I found some on ebay and got some Sonic the Hedgehog ones as well that are stock cells (assuming stock cells means mulptiple cels for different animations , er, like main cel and then a little bit changed etc.)

Getting a bit into the cels thing though, its just like owning a piece of the cartoon! I will have to find a good way top disply/store them.

How do keep them SGB?
23rd September 2011, 05:42 PM
SGB

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Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy

I hope so, I found some on ebay and got some Sonic the Hedgehog ones as well that are stock cells

Take a look at the production markings on the bottom of the Skeletor cel. If 'MUSTK' is written on it, then that means the cel is a stock cel (btw, She-Ra stock cels have 'PPSTK' instead, which is how I could tell the Shadow Weaver cels are stock cels).

If the cel has a number instead of 'STK' after 'MU', then that means the cel is from the numbered episode.

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(assuming stock cells means mulptiple cels for different animations , er, like main cel and then a little bit changed etc.)

Stock cels are mostly generic pieces of animation that can be reused in other episodes wherever they may be suitable.

MOTU and POP had a plethora of stock cels to keep production costs down.

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Getting a bit into the cels thing though, its just like owning a piece of the cartoon! I will have to find a good way top disply/store them.

How do keep them SGB?

I put my cels in polypropylene sleeves and keep the sleeved cels in folders. I do the same for backgrounds, though I don't sleeve the copy backgrounds.
23rd September 2011, 05:53 PM
Tetsuwan Convoy

Quote:

Originally Posted by SGB

Take a look at the production markings on the bottom of the Skeletor cel. If 'MUSTK' is written on it, then that means the cel is a stock cel (btw, She-Ra stock cels have 'PPSTK' instead, which is how I could tell the Shadow Weaver cels are stock cels).

If the cel has a number instead of 'STK' after 'MU', then that means the cel is from the numbered episode.

Stock cels are mostly generic pieces of animation that can be reused in other episodes wherever they may be suitable.

MOTU and POP had a plethora of stock cels to keep production costs down.

I put my cels in polypropylene sleeves and keep the sleeved cels in folders. I do the same for backgrounds, though I don't sleeve the copy backgrounds.

Oh, so for exampl in She-Ra, the animation of She Ra kicking the screen would be a stock cel? Same as Heman and his look left, right and run?

Cheers for the advice ion storage. Do you think they would need some special protection if I were to put them in a frame?
23rd September 2011, 06:44 PM
SGB

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Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy

Oh, so for exampl in She-Ra, the animation of She Ra kicking the screen would be a stock cel? Same as Heman and his look left, right and run?

Yeah, those type of shots are usually comprised of stock cels. Even cels from the famous transformation sequences are stock cels.

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Do you think they would need some special protection if I were to put them in a frame?

Yes, the cels would need to be matted (not touching the glass), and I believe the glass needs to be UV-resistant to prevent light from fading the artwork. You'd best ask specialist framing stores though as I don't have any personal experience when it comes to framing cels.

rampagess might be able to offer some advice as well as he recently got a Unicron model cel framed.
24th September 2011, 11:53 AM
1orion2many

:)I bought this at the beginning of the year but have been a little lazy posting pics, this aquisition slowed my collecting down:o
27th September 2011, 08:03 PM
bowspearer

Nice score there mate.
27th September 2011, 10:38 PM
KillinSpoon

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Originally Posted by 1orion2many

:)I bought this at the beginning of the year but have been a little lazy posting pics, this aquisition slowed my collecting down:o

Shiiii, nice! I've been pestering my mum to buy one so that I eventually end up with it haha.
29th September 2011, 09:11 PM
SGB

Picked up an A3-sized scanner today. Now I can finally start scanning my animation cels & backgrounds rather than photographing them.
30th September 2011, 01:53 AM
Hursticon

Quote:

Originally Posted by SGB

Picked up an A3-sized scanner today. Now I can finally start scanning my animation cels & backgrounds rather than photographing them.

Nice! :eek: - How much did that puppy set you back if you don't mind my asking? :)
30th September 2011, 02:02 PM
SGB

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Nice! :eek: - How much did that puppy set you back if you don't mind my asking? :)

$250.
30th September 2011, 05:34 PM
loophole

Amazing Spiderman #129
11th October 2011, 05:58 PM
loophole

A 1953 production cel of Daffy Duck from the short "Duck Amuck" its a bit shagged but it was cheap so i might see if i can get it restored somewhere
11th October 2011, 08:12 PM
Hursticon

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Originally Posted by loophole

A 1953 production cel of Daffy Duck from the short "Duck Amuck" its a bit shagged but it was cheap so i might see if i can get it restored somewhere

:eek::eek::eek:

You've gotta get that restored, if possible, dude as that is a piece of History! ;):cool:
Congratulations dude, not a bad find IMO. :D
15th October 2011, 09:14 PM
KillinSpoon

Got an early birthday present off of mum. A white les paul :)
16th October 2011, 12:07 AM
Arcee

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Originally Posted by KillinSpoon

Got an early birthday present off of mum. A white les paul :)

Nice! You'll have to play it for us at the Year end party :D
18th October 2011, 05:23 PM
SGB

New PSU for my computer. By sheer coincidence the new PSU I purchased was the same make and model as my old one, which I didn't realise until I removed the old PSU.
20th October 2011, 01:30 PM
jena

I got a white iPhone 4S today. And before you say anything, I didn't want to wait for the mysterious iPhone 5 because I had a 3GS and I felt like I was using an antique. And the iPhone 5 could still be a year away. I just need to get it up and start asking Siri stupid questions.
22nd October 2011, 09:34 PM
Reflector

finally, after months of girlfriend pestering...she finally let me buy the ultimate shed aquisition.

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...34827703_n.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...03352694_n.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...44143832_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...75841414_n.jpg

All the kids love it (even the bigger ones ;) )
22nd October 2011, 09:37 PM
1AZRAEL1

So when am I coming up? :p

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