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10 GoodAbout hob
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- Birthday 01/12/1963
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Location
warrenton missouri
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Biography
I'm 48, 220+ with only 20% body fat. I'm looking for a woman with low expectations. LOL
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Interests
Christmas and Halloween. Really like the old Christmas blow molds. Noting can beat them for looking good all day and night long. I also have a large collection of 30's 40's and 50's classical and jazz Christmas music that I'm always adding to.
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Occupation
fabrication at a custom glass factory
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About my display
it's growing. I have 3xs the blow molds I had last year for the outdoor display. Got 31 now. LOL Plus a Nativity that'll be in the front window.
Update Increased my blow mold collection to 114 plus I have one deer that doesn't light up and a full size deer lure. And a vacuum formed Angel.
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Thanks for the link Uncle Al. The only other tutorial I know of uses a Dremel to cut the body in half. I'd have to say I like this one better. Still cutting but your not permanently removing plastic from the base. Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time on that site. A lot of cool stuff to go threw!
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These are old 1950's bubble lights and have a C6 bulb. All the two color ones in this pic need new bulbs.
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Howdy everyone. I know it's be a bit. I've got a few old C6 bubble lights that don't work. Is there a way to replace the lights without damaging the old plastic? Thanks!
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It's some work but it's worked for me. I put wood bases on EVERY blow mold. Each base has holes in it for spikes. Anywhere from 8 to 12 inch nails. I put the blow molds in place then use scrap wood and drill them all together. Every scene is nailed to the ground and has, in effect, one wood base. I also wrap all the plugs with electrical tape. Just remember to make a tab at the end so it's easy to take off when taking down.
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Well they're not foot solders anymore.... Have you tried gluing them? Hope it works for ya. Be a bummer to not be able to use them again.
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I put a plywood base on them with 1/2 inch holes in each corner. 12 x 12 or 12 x14 should do it for ya. Place them outside and hammer 8 to 10 inch spicks threw the holes. They don't move. A trick to get the wood base flush with the bottom of the blow mold is to put one screw in. Then pre drill the rest. Put a few new screws in and take out the first one and reset it. Very important to keep the blow mold flush with the plywood
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It's not the cars that bother me living between three schools. I have them stop all the time. Even had to wait to get into my driveway. If I'm outside they usually roll down a window and talk for a bit. Don't mind them at all. It's the few kids that bother me. 99% are good. It's that last one% that causes trouble. I've had some minor vandalism. I was a kid once. I did stupid things too. So I've come to expect a bit of it each year. That way when it does happen it's not that big of a shock.
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Thanks Mel. Great pic! Bummer you weren't able to get the catalog. But at that price? Rather have some of the blow molds in it. LOL
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Yep, both stamped Carolina Ind. 1974. But what are there names? What were they supposed to be? They both have a light assembly so I assume they were meant for outdoor display. But for what holiday or event?
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Just got these in today and have no idea who they are. Thanks!
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Great display Judd_Peiffer! I'm going to borrow and idea from ya. Post number 6 the second pic. Your three Grand Venture White reindeer and sleigh. Man that is SWEET! I have three brown reindeer I scatter around the display. Thanks to you I think they found a home! Totally cool!
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Video of someone BLOWING UP A TPI SNOWMAN!
hob replied to Blowmold collector 55's topic in Blow Molds
Watched the vid but haven't read 5 pages of responses. Figured I'd put my two cents in. Seriously, what what this guy using? Cherry bombs? M80s? What a joke. I was expecting to see the thing blow up. Not be whittled away by someone who had no idea of what they were doing. When I was a kid we got way bigger explosions blowing up model cars. I found the ridiculesly long fuze to be more entertaining than the 'explosion'. This is just another example of someone with no skills bagging for attention. I was disappointed in the vid. As far as subject matter goes, Ya it's a waste. -
Cars8, that's just for cars. They have a different standard for cars than they do for other items. Guess if you had a Chevy 1969 green station wagon you can drive it with pride! It's a chick magnet now! LOL I know a lot of the 50's and 60's plastic items I see at auctions run a high price. Not real antiques. Not really sure what the proper tittle would be for a 1970's blow mold. 'Old' is kinda generic and anything can be a 'collector's item'.
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Great finds VirtualXmas! I have a set of those candles. They've always looked great in the display!
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Blowmold collector 55 Right sure your question has been answered. But I would like to through in another explanation.... Because technically your set hasn't been cooked it would be 'Tar Tar' not rare. Or more precise, raw.