What colour?

**Jeza** · 21-10-2010, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by L31 Sandman

I am pretty sure that Kermit Green is not a holden colour at all, but Jeza How much different was the original colour to the colour you painted the van. It looks awfully close to Mint Julip.

Pretty close except for mint julip is a lighter, paler green, kermit green is brighter and deeper. There is noticable difference. At the stage in my life when I painted it, I loved Sandmans and it was my second, but didn't fully appreciate retaining the original features. I preferred the HX/Z look and opted for the black outs around the windows and had the intent to put HX decals. Built a 308 (opposed to the factory 253) and put a T350 in. Now I much older and wiser (apparantly...) I would have kept as per plates and factory. One of my most favorite photos is when about 12 of us physically lifted the body off the chassis and rolled the chassis out. Just about burst a pooper valve then I can tell you. The hardest part wasn;t the lifting, it was holding it up then having to shuffle your feet outwards so they didn't get run over when the chassis was rolled out. Ah, those were the days!! Jeza

**mook** · 23-10-2010, 05:25 PM

Teaser Van.jpg

Here Is a little Teaser Pic of Jamacia Lime, Just the inner edges around the doors and the plenum so far. next week will be the rest of it.

This photo was taken on an old mobile, and under natural light it looks even better, doesn't have that "pastel" look in real life.

**jennie285** · 23-10-2010, 05:46 PM

That colour looks great even though it is a small pic. you can see how it looks...

**mook** · 23-10-2010, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by jennie285

That colour looks great even though it is a small pic. you can see how it looks...

I don't think that the little banana will be enough to explain my excitement once the whole thing is painted. Can i put a request out there to blocker for a smile face with froth coming out of its mouth.. lol

**stickthis** · 23-10-2010, 06:49 PM

Or maybe a more stiff banana? lol

**ozbox** · 23-10-2010, 09:49 PM

yeh yeh on big stiff smiling nanas,,,

**Absinth** · 24-10-2010, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by mook

I don't think that the little banana will be enough to explain my excitement once the whole thing is painted. Can i put a request out there to blocker for a smile face with froth coming out of its mouth.. lol

Lovely colour Mook........