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The GenI travel bug is ready to go! :-) = There are a couple of pics
on the blog, and also on geocaching.com. Just i= n case you can't read
the back side, it says: "This is the Gen I Dakota Tra= vel Bug; a
participant in the Dakota Mailing List's 10th Anniversary Travel= Bug
Race. It is racing from Colorado to New York (against three other
trav= el bugs), and is representing the Gen I Dakota - those trucks
built from 19= 87 to 1990. This particular travel bug is based on
"Christine" - DML'er Tom= Stack's infamous 1989 Dakota 4x4."
The travel bug was created b= y using a CNC plasma cutter to make the
outline out of 16 gauge sheet metal= , both sides were primed with
Rustoleum primer, and the base color of the t= op side was spray
painted, then the details were hand painted. The text on= the back
side was created by printing it out, then gluing it in place. Th= e
final step was to coat both sides with a single pour of a two part
expoxy= coating called "Glaze Coat", equivalent to 60 coats of
varnish. Hopefully= it will hold up to the abuse - we'll find out
sooner or later I guess. :-= ) If I can find some way to make a
protective plastic sleeve or something = to hold the TB in, I will do
that just to give it a bit more protection whe= n rattling around
inside an ammo can with a bunch of other stuff.
The other travel bugs are being made the same way, so I'll skip the
des= cription when I post them; they are in various stages of
completion, but I = think the GenIV will probably be the next to be
ready. I'll post 'em as I = finish them.
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