Bargin or waste of Money?

Nasher · 22 November 2006, 21:07

What do you reckon I got?

Won for £12.50 on the bay, plus £7.99 P&P

Bargin, or waste of money?

looks like a Geko, but won't have the bladder or anything.

Nasher

Biggles · 22 November 2006, 21:11

Bargain,

Its probably one of the previous models with foam lining.

Good one. Must start looking at E Bay again....

Nasher · 22 November 2006, 21:15

I'll be getting the spray gun out to put a white (G)nasher face on the top.

Nasher.

codprawn · 22 November 2006, 21:19

Paint it gold and you will look like Thermo Man!!!

Nos4r2 · 22 November 2006, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nasher

I'll be getting the spray gun out to put a white (G)nasher face on the top.

Nasher.

Cool

Nasher · 22 November 2006, 21:25

Codprawn

Don't like the new series, was better with the Irish chap whose name I can't spell.

I bump into Hugh Dennis who plays the doctor sometimes as his kids go to school with mine. Nice bloke.

Nasher.

Biggles · 22 November 2006, 21:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by codprawn

Paint it gold and you will look like Thermo Man!!!

Or Goldmember.........................

Nasher · 22 November 2006, 21:34

The funny thing is......

I am a Gold Member. (of Rib.net)

But I don't do red tights.

Nasher.

Nos4r2 · 22 November 2006, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nasher

But I don't do red tights.

Nasher.

Heeeeeere gArfie...

codprawn · 22 November 2006, 23:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nasher

Codprawn

Don't like the new series, was better with the Irish chap whose name I can't spell.

I bump into Hugh Dennis who plays the doctor sometimes as his kids go to school with mine. Nice bloke.

Nasher.

Agreed - saw the new one just for 10 mins - not the same.

The bint's stunning though!!!

Richard B · 23 November 2006, 23:31

Bargain.

I have the old type, Louise has the new type and I prefer mine... I guess my head's become moulded to the shape of the gecko!

Hightower · 24 November 2006, 19:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard B

Bargain.

I have the old type, Louise has the new type and I prefer mine... I guess my head's become moulded to the shape of the gecko!

Last time I saw you Richard it looked as though your Head had moulded to the shape of your Gecko

Nasher · 06 March 2007, 21:38

Two more today.

little bit of work needed, but only £36 for the pair including postage.

Will now customise all three for myself and the two smaller Nashers, plus get some visors.
Can't see Mrs Nasher coming out in the rain so shouldn't need another.

Nasher

codprawn · 06 March 2007, 21:54

What nobody told you is that the owner died from blood poisoning caused by infected head lice.....

Nasher · 06 March 2007, 22:00

Aaarrgghhhh don't. They will get a good wash out.

Has anyone ever sprayed a pre-inflatable liner Gecko?

Wondering what paint to use to add some graphics, or may just get hold of some sample decal material instead to cut some out from.

Nasher.

Nos4r2 · 06 March 2007, 22:30

If you're worried about paint damaging the shells or cracking (like they used to on bike helmets) you should be able to buy quite good polycarbonate paint from model shops which is nice and flexible. It's the stuff for painting clear polycarbonate Tamiya radio controlled car bodies with.
It's sprayable AFAIK and they do a nice version of Triumph 'Nuclear red' metallic IIRC (for ladies only of course!)

Nasher · 23 March 2007, 00:33

I'm getting somewhere.

The two white helmets for the boys cleaned up well on the inside with a shampoo solution, and all the old decal glue etc came off the outside with Acetone followed with warm soapy water.

One of them was missing the ear hole grommets, which were easily replaced, but harder to get hold of was the rubber trim for around the outside of the shell. I eventually found some about the correct size that was being sold as trim for radio control boat decks.

I've now ordered 3 new visors from Gecko, which have cost nearly double the total I had already spent on the three helmets and the trim.

I wanted to customise the helmets with some decals, but again wanted to do it my way. Read - For next to nothing.

I decided to get hold of some sign makers self adhesive vinyl and hand cut some text in a suitably relaxed font. I'm also planning to add the name to the sides of the RIB console, so would need quite a bit. I phoned a sign maker near work and was told he'd be there until about 5.30pm if I dropped in after work.
At 5.10pm I was there and he'd gone home, obviously didn't want my £20 cash. It was a bonus however, as I found nearly 2M of Black, and a small amount of White 7 year vinyl in his skip.

I printed the text out in Hawaiian Punk font and taped them down to the vinyl. I now can't feel the end of my index finger after having spent two evenings with a scalpel cutting them out.

Hope you like them.

Nasher.

codprawn · 23 March 2007, 00:35

Look better than new.

Remember you will have to wear yours at ALL times now - it won't be long before you get headbutted by the littlest one!!!

benc · 23 March 2007, 09:28

Wow, they look good Nasher!

What does it say on the back of your one?

Nasher · 23 March 2007, 12:07

Benc

Hi, the much smaller text across the back of mine says

THE NASHERS REVENGE in the same font as the larger decals.

However I'm not that pleased with it as it was so difficult to cut out by hand and doesn't meet my standards, so will probably come off.

Glad you like them.

Next is an 22 x 11 inch decal for either side of the console in the same font.

THE
NASHERS
REVENGE!

With the 'THE' turned vertical to fit in the letter space before the 'N'

Pictures will follow.

Nasher.