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