Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Christmas is getting close so a lot of my attention has had to go to preparation for the coming holidays. Teresa already knows about her pinball machine. It's hard to keep anything that large a secret and I guess she did go with me to pick it up.
Spencer's sometimes difficult to shop for. I know he wants car parts but if I get him something that's truly a surprise, he may not like it. The house he bought has a large bookshelf/mantle fireplace so I took a gamble on getting him stuff to decorate it. Along time ago he had discussed hanging a shield & swords on the wall with my other son. I hoped maybe he'd like something with sort of a medieval theme.
The reproduction helmets came from India. I believe one is Greek & the other Roman. I had to modify the gold one to make the brass dragons match the helmet's contour. When I priced stands for them I was surprised that I couldn't find any cheaper than $20 each and they were just wooden dowels in a square wood base. After checking eBay I came up with a pair of black felt covered Styrofoam mannequin heads. I used an old broom handle and some scrap oak to raise them a little higher and provide a more stable base. - Some black Rustoleum and WAALAA! - Ready for Christmas.
View attachment IMG_6420.jpg
View attachment IMG_6421.jpg
View attachment IMG_6423.jpg
Christmas is getting close so a lot of my attention has had to go to preparation for the coming holidays. Teresa already knows about her pinball machine. It's hard to keep anything that large a secret and I guess she did go with me to pick it up.
Spencer's sometimes difficult to shop for. I know he wants car parts but if I get him something that's truly a surprise, he may not like it. The house he bought has a large bookshelf/mantle fireplace so I took a gamble on getting him stuff to decorate it. Along time ago he had discussed hanging a shield & swords on the wall with my other son. I hoped maybe he'd like something with sort of a medieval theme.
The reproduction helmets came from India. I believe one is Greek & the other Roman. I had to modify the gold one to make the brass dragons match the helmet's contour. When I priced stands for them I was surprised that I couldn't find any cheaper than $20 each and they were just wooden dowels in a square wood base. After checking eBay I came up with a pair of black felt covered Styrofoam mannequin heads. I used an old broom handle and some scrap oak to raise them a little higher and provide a more stable base. - Some black Rustoleum and WAALAA! - Ready for Christmas.
View attachment IMG_6420.jpg
View attachment IMG_6421.jpg
View attachment IMG_6423.jpg