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darkknight0667 Community Guide
Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 799 Location: Land O Lakes, FL
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Rick is a great guy. I met him last spring when a few T4 guys got together for dinner and drinks in NYC. Turns out, he moved into an apartment directly across the street from where my wife and I used to live. He moved in the same month that we moved out.
Maybe, with a little coaxing, we'll be able to persuade him to join up here. I think he'd be a great addition to the re-vamped board. _________________ Pete |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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I have already talked to him about this site and he has checked it out. I hope he can find a place where he feels comfortable. He is tryuly a great guy and a talented artist. |
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amish Community Guide
Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 1433 Location: Outside Philadelphia
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Over the past couple of days or hours even I have had the opportunity to communicate with Rick, and I have a good feeling we might see some posts from him here. I look forward to seeing his opinions on blade runner and also learning from him as a prop maker and as a person in general.
As well, he truly seems to be a good man and I look forward to him being apart of our community.
Tom |
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Jedirick Community Member
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 311
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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I remeber when I got muy first Doppleganger kit! i had dealt with a couple other garage PKD kits and was totally wiped out by the quality of Rick's work! I was tremendously impressed with the resin he used compared to crap kits I'd cried over and the local hobby store crap resin mixes.
Not knowing anything about Rick or anything about recasters, I emailed him and praised his kit...then asked him what kind of resin he used! Looking back I'm sure he thought I was another recaster. I then proceeded to buy one of each of his kits. I'm now amazed he sold them to me!
Never did find out what brand of resin he used. It comes out of his molds with such a nice patina.
hated to see him sell his molds. Glad he's thinking rebirth. Can't have too many Dopplegangers! |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:33 am Post subject: |
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He only sold the molds for the PKD 2 to Charles Wallace. He owns all the rights to the name Pflager Katsumata series D, and even though the molds for the PKD 1 were destroyed in a fire he used some of his casts to make the new Magnum and resurrect the snub. His first Magnums were bashed from parts of a PKD 1 and PKD 2 and only 5 built ups were made. He wants to go his own way with these guns and make them the way he wan'ts them to be...and IMHO they are the coolest |
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KarlBud420 Community Member
Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 125 Location: Ashburn, VA
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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I finally got a chance to pick up a PKD-1 kit from the RPF JY and was also amazed at the quality of the casting and the tightness of even the test fitting.
I have been searching high and low for a snubbie and the news that there may be more of those kits coming out makes the fanboy in me gush.
Here's to hoping it's not a long wait!
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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He told me he is thinking about offering up a few of them up on this site as an exclusive as he had done for another site. We'll see. I am sure he will post about it here sometime soon. I hope I hope I didn't let out any secrets |
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amish Community Guide
Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 1433 Location: Outside Philadelphia
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Jedirick Community Member
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 311
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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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I just saw a Doppleganger unassembled kit either in the JY or on ebay. |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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there is a PKD1 kit on ebay now...I was hoping nobody would notice it so I could get it before it skyrockets. |
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doppelganger01 Community Member
Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 229 Location: L.V.N.V.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:27 am Post subject: |
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darkknight0667 wrote: | Rick is a great guy. I met him last spring when a few T4 guys got together for dinner and drinks in NYC. Turns out, he moved into an apartment directly across the street from where my wife and I used to live. He moved in the same month that we moved out.
Maybe, with a little coaxing, we'll be able to persuade him to join up here. I think he'd be a great addition to the re-vamped board. |
Actually, Pete is the great guy. It's nice to have him in my neighborhood. I'm sure I'll see you around the block sometime. Hopefully next time I'll be more aware of who is honking at me.
Rick |
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doppelganger01 Community Member
Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 229 Location: L.V.N.V.
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:34 am Post subject: |
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andy wrote: | I have already talked to him about this site and he has checked it out. I hope he can find a place where he feels comfortable. He is tryuly a great guy and a talented artist. |
Thanks Andy! I've really enjoyed our "Timeline" talks. It's been a trip down memory lane. For the past 5 years I've sort of shut out the "Doppelganger" years - too much resin, too much talc.
Talk to you soon.
Rick |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:38 am Post subject: |
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of course somehow we never talk all that much about the "timeline". maybe a good thing |
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Noeland Community Guide
Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 1328
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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I know how that is! |
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andy Community Guide
Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 6237 Location: Rochester, NY
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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I am not complaining. I have really enjoyed getting to talk to all of you. |
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