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Tiki Diablo
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From: socal
|  Posted: 2006-06-26 11:22 pm Permalink
Getting things going at the Drive In and thought I would post some pics for y'all
before shot of the marquee garden
Cleared out the old plants and brought in some nice soil to creat some "islands"
After with a few details to post later.
Now for the Easter Isle Garden
Cleared out some trees and dug some holes
Planted some tropical plants and dropped in a Moai or three.
The moais have been coated with a first coat of stucco . I'll post the final coat of black lava rock finish later.
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Tiki Pop
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Joined: Aug 29, 2005
Posts: 56
From: So Orange County, CA
| Posted: 2006-06-26 11:30 pm Permalink
Looking good, you should start a post on building those Giant moais.
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6264
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2006-06-26 11:39 pm Permalink
Moai good.
GROG like.
GROG look forward to seeing finished drive-in.
GROG
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teaKEY
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Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2006-06-27 10:23 am Permalink
I would be interested in how you made those Moai. I made mine over the weeked seven feet, with 1/4 wire cloth and morter. I put in a lot of time in with the wire (more than nessisary) and the the mortar is also a long procress taking many hours. The problem is that it doesn't stick too great, so I have to lay it down, which I came up with.
I know Bosko does these and I thought a first it was his. You , Bosko and I like doing the same thing, its just that you two are known and making some money. I saw you in Chi-town, take care.
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Tiki Diablo
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Posts: 1896
From: socal
| Posted: 2006-06-28 12:05 am Permalink
I carved these guys up with a cheapy chainsaw from Lowes ($40) and a block of EPS foam. I just carved it out and finessed (sp?) it with a hand rasp. Coated them with FOAMTEK and finished it off with some colored stucco.
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Benzart
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Posts: 10309
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-06-28 03:56 am Permalink
Typical, Excellent work from thechikitiki.
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Polynesiac
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Joined: Jan 29, 2004
Posts: 2057
From: San Pedro, CA
| Posted: 2006-06-28 5:48 pm Permalink
beautiful work, danny. I'm looking forward to seeing it in person. Those Moai are INSANE.
Is that your old Ford pu in the background?
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-edit- on closer inspection ('cause I'm an old truck nerd) that moai's in the bed of the pu! If it's your truck, I bet you got some great expressions from passing motorists!
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Tiki Diablo
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From: socal
| Posted: 2006-06-29 08:36 am Permalink
Thanks Ben and Jim for the props. the truck is my 71 ford and yes, people were looking at us while transporting these through the LA traffic. Our funniest tiki transporting adventure was driving the 12 foot moai to Vegas at 100 mph with like 5 feet of moai sticking out the back. People were looking at us like we were from Mars. I like to see the kids reaction , they are the best.
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Tiki Diablo
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From: socal
| Posted: 2006-07-03 9:55 pm Permalink
almost done
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The Sperm Whale
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Posts: 1538
From: Lakewood California
| Posted: 2006-07-03 9:58 pm Permalink
Hell yeah!!!
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Tikiwahine
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From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2006-07-03 10:10 pm Permalink
oh! that's fantastic!
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tyger jymmy
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From: califorina
| Posted: 2006-07-03 11:05 pm Permalink
Very Kool .
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Polynesiac
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From: San Pedro, CA
| Posted: 2006-07-03 11:28 pm Permalink
Love the buried moai. Those look GREAT. You have a great eye for the fine details. Lookin' forward to the opening
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TravelingJones
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From: Eastern Shores of Western Civilization
| Posted: 2006-07-04 07:57 am Permalink
Whoa! Land of the Giants!!!
SsweeetT Diablo! and that bit about the speeding moai through the desert:
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Dang near wet my pants rolling on that one, brah!!! HoooHaaaa! That's some Hunter S. Thompson, 'Dr. Gonzo' imagery at it's finest!!!
Thanks for the pic's and what Class A craftsmanship you are creating for the Mission Drive-in...Class-Tiki!
Flip-flOp-fLipPp...
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rugbymatt
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Joined: Jun 03, 2005
Posts: 1201
From: Sacramento
| Posted: 2006-07-04 09:43 am Permalink
TD,
Awesome stuff man! I wish we had things like that back East here. Oh well, I'll see you on Catikilina next month.
Matt
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