according to my wife this is one of the most beatiful rods I have made so far, it was made for a kid of a close friend, his son is mega fan of the Dragon Ball cartoon and well I must confes that I also saw that cartoon some years ago (I must've been in my 20's ::), so, I was also exited to have this rod request as personal project, of course my friend just told me, just do whatever you want on the rod, the only requirement is that it must be relative to the Dragon Ball cartoon series and have a the main character Goku when it was a kid, my friend didnt know nothing about the cartoon series :-\.
the rod came much better than the original idea I had in my mind, so good that eventho its not my motto but "maybe" I will do an identical rod for myself ;D.
I dont need to say that the kid (which is 13yo) was totally stocked / exited when he got the rod.
some of you might recognize some of the logos, characters and more figures relatives to the cartoon.
here are some more pics cuz each guide have a image related to the series.
the dragon ball No. 4 ;)
Gee wez Alex, you are a gifted man, I`ve said it before, its not till you have a go @ turning rods yourself, then you relizes what a good job is, thanks for posting, cheers Don.
Alex, that is one of the best looking rods I have seen. You have gotten pretty good at rod building. Dominick
I know nothing about the cartoon . Nice work>!
Very nice rod Alex, it really pops!! I'm sure that young man is fired up!
Alex: You have come a long very well since you first built the first rod in the wood rod wrapper. You are truly talented, keep up with the rod work.
Joe
buen trabajo, Alex!
Sal
Alex,
I have seen many custom rods wrapped with a theme, or a story in mind...
Butt, the Cartoon Theme Idea is a work of art with a different twist.
Bravo Amigo ! Most Excellent Work !!! ;D
Dan
Insane Brother!!! Love what you did!
Alex: Great job ! A work of art I would have to say. I have tried rod buiding in the past ......... I wish I stuck with when I see that kind of skill and results.
Cheers:
todd
Beautiful work, Alex, my Son loves DBZ too!
Alex that rod is very nicely laid out. I'm not much for theme oriented rods. But this one you've done here is extremely nice. Dont believe what youve done here could be improved on... Jeff
Thanks a lot for your kind words amigos, it really mean a lot to me, Im glad you liked it too.
Quote from: Rivverrat on March 23, 2019, 06:02:56 AM
Dont believe what youve done here could be improved on... Jeff
There is always room to improve compadre Jeff.
Lately I have made some rods with pretty basic wrap and colors for guys that dont care about looks, nothing wrong with that but they dont worth to be shown until this one.
Thanks again
Dude!
That kid is super stoked! You did a fantastic job on that rod primo! It's a perfect balance of simplicity, contrast, and bling to make it very eye-catching, but not so much that it assaults the senses. I'm with Riverrat on this one. Nothing that I can think of to improve on this. Well...maybe wipe off your fingerprint smudges...lol.
Seriously though Alex, you really knocked this one out of the park!
Quote from: steelfish on March 23, 2019, 07:31:30 AM
Thanks a lot for your kind words amigos, it really mean a lot to me, Im glad you liked it too.
Quote from: Rivverrat on March 23, 2019, 06:02:56 AM
Dont believe what youve done here could be improved on... Jeff
There is always room to improve compadre Jeff.
Alex, while this in most cases is always true & one can always do it in a different way. This is the best theme oriented rod Ive seen using simple wraps, great color choice & lay out of the theme... Jeff
When my grandson was young he and I would watch this series together. Excellant job.
I've never seen saiyan spelled that way, even en espanol, but I love it!
Quote from: Rivverrat
Alex, while this in most cases is always true & one can always do it in a different way. This is the best theme oriented rod Ive seen using simple wraps, great color choice & lay out of the theme... Jeff
Thanks again buddy
Quote from: Fishy247 on March 23, 2019, 03:47:19 PM
That kid is super stoked! You did a fantastic job on that rod primo! It's a perfect balance of simplicity, contrast, and bling to make it very eye-catching, but not so much that it assaults the senses. I'm with Riverrat on this one. Nothing that I can think of to improve on this. Well...maybe wipe off your fingerprint smudges...lol.
Seriously though Alex, you really knocked this one out of the park!
😄😃🙂 speachless amigo, thanks
Quote from: MarkT on March 24, 2019, 03:33:18 AM
I've never seen saiyan spelled that way, even en espanol, but I love it!
LOL.. yep I didnt checked the spelling before psoting it , its now corrected, double thanks
@ David, Now from time to time I see this cartoon with my youngest daugther too.
Alex,
You are really letting your talent show now. Love the way you put a lot of things on the rod without it looking too busy. Beautiful and clean and colorful. Great job all the way around. I really like the way you tapered the epoxy from the foregrip to the blank. That has always been very important to me to have that smooth transition. Never be afraid to express what you feel in a build. Be unique and just be you.
Love the creativity,
Dwight