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ConchThing
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Sorry...makes me think "traffic cone".
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yellow73kubel
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| carterzest wrote: |
| Photoshop goggles! Actual results differ considerably......... |
'Tis true.. I'm not big on all this fancy artist stuff, as long as my monitor displays color differences I'm good. Heh.. slight red/green color deficiency doesn't help things. |
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carterzest
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Location: Eagle, ID/Sun Valley, ID
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Darn you carter, posting pictures of a nice looking car in wide-open western spaces..
I actually quite like the creamsicle look, it is very smooth. My '73 is going to become and stay yellow/black, but I could definitely live with that one. Something about that orange just doesn't look quite right to me, original color Things need the semi-gloss paint. |
Photoshop goggles! Actual results differ considerably.........
Thought you knew?
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yellow73kubel
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Darn you carter, posting pictures of a nice looking car in wide-open western spaces..
I actually quite like the creamsicle look, it is very smooth. My '73 is going to become and stay yellow/black, but I could definitely live with that one. Something about that orange just doesn't look quite right to me, original color Things need the semi-gloss paint. |
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carterzest
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It grew on me fairly quick. Porsche Irish green with champagne interior and fenders.
I was going to paint it afteri bought it but.....
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crofty
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| To each their own, but I think that color combo kind of makes it look like an orange creamsicle... |
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vws-microcars4jim
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| To each their own, but I think that color combo kind of makes it look like an orange creamsicle... |
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DannyK
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There'sa pic of one on Facebook's Thing Type 181 fan page.
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Fun 181
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Color Scheme |
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| Photoshop is your friend. |
Unless you're a celebrity who doesn't like seeing your head Photoshopped onto the nude bodies of others. Though sometimes those bodies are pretty hot!
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Captain Spalding
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| Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: Color Scheme |
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Photoshop is your friend. Sorry it's a '74 . . .
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yellow73kubel
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Hmm.. Sounds like a decidedly 70's-80's 4x4 color scheme. I've seen a few old pics of Bronco's and CJ's painted about like you suggest, never a Thing though. I think it would look quite good.
Here's a pic of a Bronco I found with a quick search, kinda similar style:
And if you haven't seen bmwloco's old Thing, orange with black front end:
Maybe that helps some? |
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Doc*181
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TKE381
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject: Color Scheme |
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Have a 1973 Thing - Orange - with black top.
Considering: Replacing top and side curtains in white, orange paint with white fenders.
Anyone have one with the same scheme?
If so, can you post some pics so I can get my head around how this will look?
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