Dapple, donkey-dinosaur hybrid magic purple Huffy-mobile of fun and doom...well, she's been showing some rust around the rims...so i decided to give her a little makeover...total body sculpt...show 'em what Huffys are made of...
step 1: disassembly
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| Dapple goes to pieces |
step 2: file every bit of rust, paint, and miscellaneous junk off a' her
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| shiny shine |
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| stronger than dirt |
step 3: paint
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| puttin' on the primer coat |
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| all primed up |
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| green is for dinosaurs |
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| did i mention she glows under blacklight? |
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| a key ingredient |
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| sparkle sparkle |
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| and more sparkles |
step 4: decorate
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| windmill stencil |
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| Dapple stencil |
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| hope the glue holds |
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| just so's everyone knows who she is |
step 5: wheels
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| lots of spare bottle caps... |
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...low-budge spoke beads - they make a nice clikkety-clak sound
shiny shine details for the wheels...
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step 6: handle-bars are her hands
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| do donkeys have horns? |
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| they do now. wire and yuengling cans plus a coat of amber shellac |
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| dino claws |
step 7: misc details
flower child
all-important mascot
my ass on the flag
step 8: reassembly
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| after many weeks, she's starting to come together |
step 9:...
the proper work environment is the key to success
unfortunately, i don't have any pix of the finished dapple...we're undergoing a period of separation right now: dapple is relaxing in a garage in pennsylvania while i sit, bikeless, in colorado...when we are reunited in march, we will do a photo shoot...then i will ride dapple into heaven...
