Impound DJ has found his way to me through a few Hot Wheel collectors locally. They usually get to A LOT more stores than I do in a day and were able to snag me a few. Thank fully we have a good trading system between the few of us and each side is happy with the outcomes.
Nice up close shot of DJ. COME ON WINGO!!! I want to finish the foursome!!!
Disney CARS E cases are starting to pop up at random. I was lucky to find these 2 guys together at Toys R Us. They don’t seem to be as popular as the pittys or of course Chase Impound DJ’s. But I grabbed 2 to be current.
Easy Idle has FINALLY come home to papa! My fascination with the little pittys continue with this little guy. after a month of everyone finding this guy I had the chance to snag one lonely guy off the pegs at target then found yet another loner at another store.
The Treasure Hunt series from Hot Wheels is getting way better. This Super Treasure Hunt 55 Chevy is on point! From the THICK white walls to the flame job, this thing is spectacular!
Hot Wheels have yet again released the Nissan Skyline in toy from,which I was obligated to get. I would have chosen different wheels but itlooks great nonetheless.The gold paint is perfect for the R32. And Black accents do it justice. I have a good feeling Jun Imai had a hand in the paint design of the car.
I grabbed these up the other day. I know most people don’t dig the Mini Adventures CARS vehicles, but to me they fall under the same genre of pull back cars from Japan called Choro Q’s. The shrinking of the cars and the cool decos they get whether canon or not to the movie are pretty damn cool. The piston cup racers I think will be my favorite I think. I hope they do thew whole race field! Or possibly a Entire set like the Speedway of The South!
Since before my favorite team (SAN DIEGO CHARGERS) got knocked out of the playoffs, I have been acquiring some LaDainian Tomlinson figures ( I WISH SHAWNE MERRIMAN FIGURES WERE AVAILABLE). My recent scores were the Upper Deck All Star Vinyl Figures. I nabbed the regular 10 inch-ish version from a local Toys R Us,and decided to add some Ebay 12 inchers to my collection. I have to say the UD figures are pretty nice although cartoony looking. but bad ass nontheless. I also noticed with the larger figures a NOTABLE artist signature was on the front: MAD. I have followed his work through the designer art world, but never knew of his work on these. I don’t know whether he designed the figures or knocked out the cover artwork. Pretty nifty crossover!
10 inch figure
12 inch Figures
Well with Christmas over and the budget back on track,and with a little help from myself in working damn near everyday since Christmas Eve until January 23rd. I ran to my tattoo artist in North Carolina for some much needed work. Big Dennis and his Custom Creations shop in Ahoskie, North Carolina is newly acquired and a nice change of venue from the last location. The space is incredible as is the set up of flash and the SICK tattoo chairs that make it easy for any position needed to slap ink on your body!
I had a laundry list of things to get done/finished,and Dennis was happy to keep up his end of finishing the sleeves and now legs I have started. So here are some pics I took during the daylong process of tattooing.
Starting the fun:
Ahhh screw the line work lets bang out the COLOR!!!
The color pallet shot I though was pretty damn cool:
The legs were nuts.I was definitely spooked on the Shin positioning of the designs, but as the night wore on, those were the least of the “nice feeling spots” I needed to concentrate on!
Dennis’s better half Angela ALWAYS includes Gisselle in the Tattoo experience whenever we visit. Selle came prepared with her own bag of temporary tattoo’s for Angela to apply and keep Selle Occupied during my session! This for sure GEEKS Gisselle to no end!
Now onto the under arm piece. 4 Hours on the legs now about 3 hours for the arm. Thanks to USUGROW fora DOPE ASS DESIGN! I hope this Ink work does it justice!
A little healing time and a little better detail for the finished products:
The Ducky is a nice yellow but the blood clouds that into an orange color. Think RUBBER DUCK
Thanks to Big Dennis at Custom Creations for the dope ass ink work and special thanks to Jeremy Harburn and Usugrow for being FREAKING DOPE artists that encouraged me to put their work permanently on my body!
If anyone out there in the Hampton Roads Area or North Carolina would like some VERY NICE work at VERY NICE prices hit Dennis up @ 1-252-332-1600.
The next newest three pack is the combo of Tar McQueen, Luigi and Guido. This 3 pack includes 4 stacks of tires,1 stack of regular wheels and the second stack has white wall tires. Pretty nifty to include this extra accessory for the three pack! Now Mattel,PLEASE include tool boxes with future releases!
The artist MAD has been getting busier and busier through the years. He has designed SOO many pieces its amazing! He had crafted his own line of vinyl figure platforms aptly name MAD L. I recently was able to grab one of his 10 inch DIY blanks,and it is TERRIFIC!
