If Paul Bunyan were an Indy gearhead, he might want one

Relic Raider · Post by **Relic Raider** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:28 pm

Have you ever thought a Zippo was a little small? Have you ever wanted a real man's Zippo? Well, while not a Zippo, here is the appropriate lighter: 6.5 inches tall and 1.7 pound heavy, fully functional.

Note the 1941 Replica Zippo for size comparison.

You can see a US penny for size comparison.

WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS?

A couple months ago, one of you guys approached me with the idea of making clover badges for the giant lighter that he had recently bought. Unfortunately I lost many of my personal messages a while ago and can't remember which one of you guys commissioned this thing! Making the badges took me longer than I thought, because I worked on them only when I found some free time. If you are still interested, please get back to me, as I have a second set of badges. Which brings me to the next point. There will be only two of these lighters. The commissioned one, and mine. That's right, I couldn't pass up the opportunity and I bought such a huge lighter on ebay.

The badges

I made only two sets. Each badge set consist of 68 handcut pieces. The badges are 1/8 inch thick and made from white polystyrene. The clover is inlaid in resin. Cutting and glueing all those parts was very time-intensive and is not something I want to do again.

Does that thing actually work?

It sparks just fine and I have all eason to belive that it will fire up if filled with lighter fluid. It even sounds like a Zippo when you flip it open, only it's much louder. That lighter could be used as a table top lighter, but considering that it will take about a pint of lighter fluid, this is an expensive and possibly dangerous proposition. I'll be using mine as a display piece.

I thought I should share those pictures and give you a good laugh.

Cheers,
-Relic Raider

cokewithvanilla · Post by **cokewithvanilla** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:32 pm

I have that same large zippo! Wow, looks much better with those badges

And the lighter works very well... my flame was about 4 inches high and 3/4 inch wide.

FloatinJoe · Post by **FloatinJoe** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:07 pm

THAT WAS ME!!!!!

Relic Raider,

That looks amazing and I am so glad I sent you that request. I'll drop you a PM and we can work out the details of the transaction.

Thanks again for considering and doing the prop.

Mike

Post by **Indy Magnoli** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:09 am

The photo with the penny is nice for scale, but I want to see someone holding this in their hand in full gear!

Kind regards,
Indy

Relic Raider · Post by **Relic Raider** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:36 am

I'm hoping Mike will volunteer and pose in gear with the lighter. This thing is big enough to burn down any castle, and I mean ANY castle!

Cheers,
-Relic Raider

FloatinJoe · Post by **FloatinJoe** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:04 am

I will do a pose in full gear with the lighter... not a problem. I'm just thinking of the scene from Crocodile Dundee... "That's not a knife, this is." Now it's "That's not a lighter, this is..."

I owe the board some pics as well. It's actually kinda tough to get pictures done when everyone you know thinks your strange because of this hobby.

Mike

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:39 am

Hey, Indiana Jess is up around you somewhere. Get HIM to shoot the photos. He's stranger looking anyway, so they'll watching him instead of you!

Regards! Michaelson

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:53 am

GEEZ! Do they even MAKE an ATA case big enough for that one?

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:22 am

I get it....it will be used as a replacement flame for Lady Liberty in New York harbor!

Neat change out!

High regards! Michaelson

agent5 · Post by **agent5** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:32 am

Very cool. But, do you have any other longtime projects you're still working on?

Drop me a line. Haven't heard from you in a loooooong time and NEVER see you online.

Post by **Dalexs** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:26 pm

Hey, can you get a Ziplight insert for that??!!

Relic Raider · Post by **Relic Raider** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:28 pm

agent5, you got a PM.

Dalexs, I'm sure some light insert could be jerry-built with a few D-cells and a halogen bulb. How about putting a strap on the lighter and using it as a satchel?

Cheers,
-Relic Raider

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:58 pm

floatinjoe wrote:I owe the board some pics as well. It's actually kinda tough to get pictures done when everyone you know thinks your strange because of this hobby. =Mike

While you're out taking photos, how 'bout one of you in your new Xmas T-shirt too?

FloatinJoe · Post by **FloatinJoe** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:22 pm

Snake, that's a great shirt and I'll see about getting that pic taken soon. Did you happen to find a high res. of the image at work?

Mike

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:54 pm

Oooops! I'd forgotten all about that. I just emailed it to you, Floatin' Joe.

Rumpled Fedora · Post by **Rumpled Fedora** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:42 pm

That'd be kinda cool to carry around in an MKVII. It looks like it can fit...

Mola Ram · Post by **Mola Ram** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:52 pm

do they sell butane inserts for thoes

gigatron2k · Post by **gigatron2k** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:06 pm

Relic Raider wrote:agent5, you got a PM.

Dalexs, I'm sure some light insert could be jerry-built with a few D-cells and a halogen bulb. How about putting a strap on the lighter and using it as a satchel?

Cheers,
-Relic Raider

Yeah, at that point, it's called a maglite. Stick 2 or 3 of those 2 AA sized lights in there and you're all set

-Fred