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Title: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: SIGNGUY on March 07, 2013, 02:59:11 pm For those of you who know me , know the story of Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer and for those who don't you can read more about it at this link from another discussion..
http://soda-machines.com/discussions/index.php/topic,15509.0.html But I've been talking about creating a Fantasy Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer cooler to put in my collection of Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Stuff and it's finally done (almost.) I recently found some advertising that gave me the idea of colors, and layout for the side panels of an SS 700 style Cooler that I wanted to use. I've had the cooler for some time now and now that I found the artwork it was time to start. HUGE THANKS to my buddy Eric (from SMC) who basically redrew the graphics for me based on the original sign graphics I found.. I was struggling with colors as I did't really want a brown and yellow cooler and have it looks like a UPS Truck in my basement... another peice of advertising I found had a really nice tourquoise blue they've used and it looks good with the yellow, white and brown.. so I figured I'd go with that.. the colors on the orignal sign where more orange , than yellow, but knowing that was not original and figured it was due to printing , fading, and who knows what its' been through over the past 50 years I went with the correct yellow logo color and matched it off of other advertising I had. I had new panels made from sheet metal and had the cooler stripped and painted. I had the thought about some ways to lay out the graphics, screen printing was one option but proved pricey.. so we looked at vinyl layering , however there where too many layers overlapping , so my local sign guy can print full color HD color on vinyl and so we went with that... he then Cut out the whole image and applied it to my painted panels which match the cooler.. I had a new tank liner made out of shiney new galvanized and installed that with all new insulation panels and put it back together last night... I had the original hinges and handles replated in brass and also used brass hardware to hold it all together as it looks more vintage I think... the only thing I have to do is re-fasten the cap catcher and find an original bottle opener for it. There is alot of blue, so I am thinking I may get some very mild pinsriping done on the legs, but I'm not sure, looking for opionions on that ... I'm making up some old wooden cases with the ol smoothie logo and will put bottles in those and put them down below, so maybe that will break it up enough, we'll see. so all in all I'm pretty happy about it... the pictures are not the best as I assembled the whole thing in my collection room downstairs... but thanks for looking! First picture is of original Cooler.. I have get one of the inside and side graphics as well, as they are simliar but a little different.. Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: SIGNGUY on March 07, 2013, 03:03:13 pm More...
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: SIGNGUY on March 07, 2013, 03:08:46 pm Here is another original advertising peice , this is where i got the color scheme from and matched colors to this one, but used the layout from the other.
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: MCarter on March 07, 2013, 03:44:42 pm Nice job John !
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: CocaMan on March 07, 2013, 04:08:08 pm John, that looks great! I love the colors and the graphics. Definitely something different.
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: Slider-Bob on March 07, 2013, 04:13:27 pm Looks fantastic John.
I still have the S&S 700 Pepsi for sale if you decide you ever want to do another one. Again, great job! Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: msanborn on March 07, 2013, 05:15:31 pm as usual, great job
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: Larry on March 07, 2013, 05:17:10 pm John,
That looks great. It's nice to recreate a bit of the family history. Eric your work is greater than great, as usual. Larry Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: Jacko1070 on March 07, 2013, 05:20:59 pm Beautiful cooler................I love the graphics you decided on. And that blue really "pops"
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: bcharlton on March 07, 2013, 05:45:38 pm Great job John
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: MoonDawg on March 07, 2013, 06:42:56 pm Great job John. Many Nelsons in the future will be grateful for the effort you've put forth.
Now that you have those graphics dialed in, it may be a good idea to do up a generic slider shell :drinking: Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: Pat Pixley on March 07, 2013, 06:58:51 pm John It looks great as always, and it may be your lucky day I have a original bottle opener all chromed up and ready to go .( with the rest of my openers)
Contact me :smile: Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: kbareit on March 07, 2013, 07:05:05 pm Outstanding John,
I wasn't familiar with the story of Ol'Smoothie and read the earlier post. Great cooler to go along with a great story. :happydrinkers: Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: tkaz on March 07, 2013, 07:17:02 pm Really awesome job! It's always a great thing to create something from the past, especially when it has that much meaning to you and your family.
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: Eric on March 07, 2013, 07:54:04 pm Looking good John.. Glad I could help! :happydrinkers:
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: BrianS on March 07, 2013, 08:34:13 pm John,
Love the story and really love the cooler. Had to be great fun to see that one come to life. Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: rayg on March 07, 2013, 08:58:07 pm John, You did a Great Job! Love the colors ...they make it really pop (not punt intended :laugh:).... Wish they still made it...... I love root beer!
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: sc1101 on March 07, 2013, 09:02:16 pm That is a great story. Nothing better then a cool family history to go with your collecting. Good choice on the color. Nice Job!
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: ld26 on March 07, 2013, 09:05:59 pm sweet cooler for sure. the brass is a nice touch
great story Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: mznb1u on March 07, 2013, 10:02:34 pm Great story and great job on the cooler. It looks awesome!
Tim Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: georgescustompaint on March 07, 2013, 10:43:58 pm Very Nice Cooler!
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: SLIDER on March 08, 2013, 02:23:46 am WOW!!! :jawdrop: Great story. Love the color, and the graphics are fantastic!
What a great job! Congratulations!!!! Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: Funtronics on March 08, 2013, 07:33:40 am Love the color scheme. Great job John. Eric is a great graphic guy and does great work also. Always feels great to finish a piece and put it in your collection. :happydrinkers:
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: Ltransam on March 08, 2013, 05:45:55 pm John Great job ! It"s Sweet and a great family item to pass on Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: buzz4041 on March 08, 2013, 10:01:54 pm That thing is remarkable. Thanks for sharing your story and update on the cooler.
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: collecture on March 08, 2013, 10:11:18 pm Looks great John! Love the color!
When are you going to start bottling Ol' Smoothie? Does your family still have the recipe? Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: Smallblock on March 09, 2013, 12:32:16 pm Very good looking cooler !!
Just waiting too see an Ol Smoothie vmc 81 in the same color. :hopefull: Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: brasskey on March 09, 2013, 10:22:27 pm That looks incredible. Great work!
Title: Re: Ol' Smoothie Rootbeer Cooler Nearly Done Post by: jbrooks on March 10, 2013, 01:20:13 am that thing looks amazing, the color is fantastic, nice job
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