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General Category => WELCOME CENTER => Topic started by: J.A.F.E. on August 08, 2018, 07:51:49 PM

Title: Your Avatar
Post by: J.A.F.E. on August 08, 2018, 07:51:49 PM: A silly topic perhaps but sometimes I can't tell what an avatar is and sometimes it has significance to the owner and it gets lost to others.

Mine is a concept drawing of a Muppet character - Bip Bipidotta. He's the one that sings the Mahna Mahna song. No real significance except I laugh whenever I hear it.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/846/43410479522_89e1cecaa4_z.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_tupPBtWQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_tupPBtWQ)
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on August 08, 2018, 09:16:53 PM: Mine is the blower from Mad Max's car.
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: jabberwoki on August 08, 2018, 09:46:37 PM: You know they are re producing those scoops now.

madmaxcars.com
This is a mate of mine that's building the cars.
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: Andrewhr on August 09, 2018, 12:19:29 AM: I need an avatar
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on August 09, 2018, 12:45:56 AM: Quote from: jabberwoki on August 08, 2018, 09:46:37 PM
You know they are re producing those scoops now.

madmaxcars.com
This is a mate of mine that's building the cars.

I did not know that!
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: J.A.F.E. on August 09, 2018, 12:59:30 AM: Quote from: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on August 08, 2018, 09:16:53 PM
Mine is the blower from Mad Max's car.

Do you have a larger image of your avatar?
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: Rewind on August 09, 2018, 11:19:24 AM: Needed an avatar and this fit the bill. ;D
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: Papaw on August 09, 2018, 11:57:24 AM: Mine is a montage photo I made a few years ago of how tools seem in my own mind.
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: DeadNutz on August 09, 2018, 12:10:26 PM: Quote from: Andrewhr on August 09, 2018, 12:19:29 AM
I need an avatar

Careful there if Uncle Buck sees this he will give you one. I need to get one back up myself.
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: J.A.F.E. on August 09, 2018, 12:15:37 PM: Papaw that is pretty cool - I like it!
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: Andrewhr on August 09, 2018, 12:55:00 PM: Quote from: DeadNutz on August 09, 2018, 12:10:26 PM
Quote from: Andrewhr on August 09, 2018, 12:19:29 AM
I need an avatar

Careful there if Uncle Buck sees this he will give you one. I need to get one back up myself.

I'm looking now! It's odd for a garage/tool forum that the preloaded avatars are either actors or musicians.
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: J.A.F.E. on August 09, 2018, 01:16:10 PM: Quote from: DeadNutz on August 09, 2018, 12:10:26 PM

Careful there if Uncle Buck sees this he will give you one. I need to get one back up myself.

Reminds me of Animal House - I name you Flounder
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on August 09, 2018, 03:10:56 PM: Quote from: J.A.F.E. on August 09, 2018, 12:59:30 AM
Quote from: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on August 08, 2018, 09:16:53 PM
Mine is the blower from Mad Max's car.

Do you have a larger image of your avatar?

Screenshot from the movie.
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: J.A.F.E. on August 09, 2018, 03:25:15 PM: Cool - thank you. It was hard to see on my screen.
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Post by: muddy on August 10, 2018, 10:54:23 PM: I like cows.....
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Post by: Mikevango on August 11, 2018, 11:06:41 AM: Selfie
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Post by: kwoswalt99 on August 11, 2018, 02:25:44 PM: Quote from: Mikevango on August 11, 2018, 11:06:41 AM
Selfie

From a horrible freight ad.
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: slip knot on August 11, 2018, 04:15:07 PM: Quote from: kwoswalt99 on August 11, 2018, 02:25:44 PM
Quote from: Mikevango on August 11, 2018, 11:06:41 AM
Selfie

From a horrible freight ad.

He's a Horrible freight model!!! Can we get autographs???
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: bonneyman on August 11, 2018, 04:26:45 PM: Quote from: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on August 09, 2018, 03:10:56 PM
Quote from: J.A.F.E. on August 09, 2018, 12:59:30 AM
Quote from: Lookin4_67GalaxieConv on August 08, 2018, 09:16:53 PM
Mine is the blower from Mad Max's car.

Do you have a larger image of your avatar?

Screenshot from the movie.

That scoop reminds me of the head on the Martian ships in the original "War of the Worlds". 8)

https://www.monstersinmotion.com/cart/sci-fi-as-in-science-fiction-item-list-u-z-c-9_189/war-of-the-worlds-martian-war-machine-1-35-scale-model-hobby-kit-p-6965
Title: Re: Your Avatar
Post by: DeadNutz on August 12, 2018, 06:56:10 PM: Uncle Buck doesn't have an avatar up yet. Maybe all of us should come up with an avatar for him. What do you think?