TRADITIONAL Hops and Gnarly

[The Renaissance Man]

This build has turned into a bit of a tribute to my cousin Charlie. After finding out that he was 'all in' with Hopalong Cassidy as a child, I decided to officially make him a member of the Troopers Club!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Everything is put together except for mounting the handlebars and grips. So if push comes to shove I can throw that together and get some final photos in time.

I hope to get at least some of the patina matching on the new paint done after I return from Florida. There will still be a few days left before the deadline next week so I'm feeling pretty good about it.

Here's another cool Hopalong doodad on the rack.

 

[Shrunken_Head_Pedaler]

Everything is put together except for mounting the handlebars and grips. So if push comes to shove I can throw that together and get some final photos in time.

I hope to get at least some of the patina matching on the new paint done after I return from Florida. There will still be a few days left before the deadline next week so I'm feeling pretty good about it.

Here's another cool Hopalong doodad on the rack.

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Fantastic work as usual. Such an amazing blend of real and faux patina. I’m jealous of whoever gets to receive this.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I'm back from Florida and ready for the final sprint to the finish!


Here are a few pics from the show.

Loading in and setting up gear behind the 'aluminum curtain'.

View from the side of the stage.

The soundcheck is done, time for a beer.

Curtain up and ready to start—my view from behind the drums.

The show is over, time to load out.

I was loading the last things in the van just as the rain started. Went back to the stage for a final dummy check and got drenched before I could make it back to the van. lol At least the gear stayed dry!