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Companies => Custom companies => B3 Cricket => Topic started by: The Doctor on November 18, 2015, 05:09:59 PM
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During the quiet times of the fire (no machine to make bats) I had a look at putting a B3 twists on some classic retro designs;
Retro 1
(http://i67.tinypic.com/10zpds4.jpg)
(http://i67.tinypic.com/2d7sxfl.jpg)
(http://i68.tinypic.com/xo14es.jpg)
Retro 2
(http://i66.tinypic.com/24qlk3t.jpg)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2llymmu.jpg)
(http://i66.tinypic.com/2j5ee8.jpg)
What do you think?
Not everyone’s cup of tea I am sure but thought I would share them on here, for the old'ens on here to reminisce and for the young’ens to have a history lesson of bats from the 80’s – or was it the 70’s…..
Look forward to your comments….
Streaky
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I love retro 1! Would buy it in a heartbeat!
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Can't see the profile view but the jumbo looks like the splice cut out could be taken down a bit further and the toe a bit thinner with no spine.
No words for the SP, looks like Dave has been let loose on the CAD!
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I'm not really a huge fan of either update really, but then wasn't that big a fan of either original! I'd be keen to see what you did with the old Magnum shape!
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Can't see the profile view but the jumbo looks like the splice cut out could be taken down a bit further and the toe a bit thinner with no spine.
No words for the SP, looks like Dave has been let loose on the CAD!
I'm looking at a magnum however I know what you mean I love the sp
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bat 2 looks the business to me
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I'm looking at a magnum however I know what you mean I love the sp
Magnum? Are you blind?
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Magnum? Are you blind?
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No nick before you get on your retro hi horse I'm thinking of cad a magnum and maybe getting one made!!!
Also jumbo had a slight spine it was not a totally convex profile but once again know what you mean
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Jumbo looks like this:-
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Z0NMR0nQADngwf3E-gvZ454UwTW-MItNwwNkMrZUkulVN8HwyjslkHG5_WKHecB4tF3kjpF8Btyud3YovkgABNuhInuuxpb-G0DgocqvGdIgaX3wLdydgRifwsl79qS13taeB6lfwyv9mBMCTEtUHB0im6aBN1w4touCR_MS3tc0JFjkK7lmUGy-m0vFsuTpMy1eVVrqiPgwGsZlKubTapMZBpB-Rl5cpELCRgfeqf4EKV9ARwvD1EuBCtbkyCVI1V0fP5v7tFJ2gup69OYfhpjwR0gu_GPJloAoAvW_v9WRlyHvI0HEBCslLuJSFVRTM0r5a-wEYcGJh-G6AkKo_tGFTmAMQGEqQ8iazNpjg4VtDzfuxxqlSvb3iwkSqCn-Fl2mYrlZ5mLAzGjJ2q8HkBkMoGqsBNhJJULiH3ht0gT-F7MUfpIqjP4tEle4TummbGVmAHfV39Zyu2XmPKvkVj0FT6Y7_fvj00pBdjefu4QWpnAN7h01-vyL7gpAzbeEXtnswGCMj2J_Wfb3bRU7gQbHoBQn7DWxcU6Rpg7lsWA=w890-h667-no)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SsXfdcRu7_6Pfcf_5nXy65ykPTeYU8jct9zifVn1T4r7V7TMqCvEgdPPAJbgFS_219Kb-Vxbha4jSMesCceCZ78bxuTIcDU5fJHXVYRAm0MVaM4knASS8nFFw3q6YRNpbp9g_t-YydjhSx-gP3v_fYkxiNOr-unW1TjXvi743g8P5V9yQmpqo3bLYrpq6CioJQRZ3xtBqAwADr9Y2JmYyrrHRRQ4wB76cLkc9t2kYOHbAiRbyELEc30x4ITXSxLZEz6lTAjmGrpUBIp8umP_FK5wa3yRYy0aXjHQUEo6rQGUizRdva2hcvLI1INyU6RbChxFNe_o1ocEqkioHX-VSyCYKqq84ZgI5UynxQ8MhoovkLIhw36Y2jkLHm-GrRxAW4nazPNKBC0Rv1qDbQGqgRlHjr_lOq1EcggGEXNHy2yFjEE9Sf4FJWO7dLFVzWZamt4bNB1J3BucHXIK82-qrcOABL_7cx4_DntvQGY4azzT0m3ZPeI1M02hfD4ceEcZ4XfWgH6ZZ4E6fdgk6r_yl4_U5rg8sEMauRgyw_Aa-ik=w890-h667-no)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6rOZDuvr2XlmDKkWcginbshyXOUlU7Iu2RWeWM1wyK6aEC58dhMRWev3SRtOUYdsCqGn1tG1fL7OkbJU19TutZjrK8heuAL1lHHW7V9dvJsot9mI7r3aanz2exiG-8A4inVzouYiSgS25eRkQsfUTmdeE8ywSsZ34KKK8Lmso5R6nFLbifDQ0YkK9DUErywZjB1bjtfQ6ucLx9crxsJZKJlDx-IYc24TE8EWnWwN1jwOdRX4-aG3T4jwKpoioTiK2CANLQCKYJhZq9GxzJp3pdTq_v6iAzIc52vo3EfkRFwHv9lnvgkJfVxEZRNRrJUwGY95QLK3rKfkBYqZDUiLmZio1NBA0ITwkQHsU5ajBQxPTWcaZALcAX2-9UrZLWO1bffDdw2pAKzVj7Ad3oHQ_0Lt8j7xkObPzkvkKKQetsVvGuxJPWolITznq-wpC8U2GNoiO7PV1pNppGSaxuKniLAu-mpsPHQEME85dnO1Wb3hToqn6aJLi0Wj51eYLYEHv1kJ1ucUVH_pTBhyZpgAzNMnqDJEGxy-s8IOxLp0zsQ=w890-h667-no)
Magnum more like this:-
(http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s541/Scruffspoon/DFTheMagnum_zps88a82d01.jpg)
The "dent" in the spine on the DF is below the splice.
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Nick please read the thread i have seen these bats for a few month it mentions B3 "Twists"
I also know what a jumbo and a magnum after all i did grow up with my favourite player using one
I know it a jumbo pal i tried to say i was gonna get a magnum done as in "looking into it"
I saw the jumbo type bat for the last 2 months with the jumbo a actual jumbo next to it
:D
PS I have owned a few magnums pal!!!!
Talk about wrong end of the stick pal!!!
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Nick please read the thread i have seen these bats for a few month it mentions B3 "Twists"
I also know what a jumbo and a magnum after all i did grow up with my favourite player using one
I know it a jumbo pal i tried to say i was gonna get a magnum done as in "looking into it"
I saw the jumbo type bat for the last 2 months with the jumbo a actual jumbo next to it
:D
PS I have owned a few magnums pal!!!!
Talk about wrong end of the stick pal!!!
I wasn't and I did read the thread where it said a few twists. I thought a few pics wouldn't hurt for the less informed.
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Now now
We don't want a hobbit fight
So calm down or I'll put you both on coat hooks for a time out
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I'd put them both on the naughty step if either of them could actually climb on to it!!
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Amen Bruce and Ruffers hope your both well
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They look nice, but they need finishing properly!
Will B3 be designing some "retro style" stickers to dress them in??
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During the quiet times of the fire (no machine to make bats) I had a look at putting a B3 twists on some classic retro designs;
What do you think?
Not everyone’s cup of tea I am sure but thought I would share them on here, for the old'ens on here to reminisce and for the young’ens to have a history lesson of bats from the 80’s – or was it the 70’s…..
Look forward to your comments….
Streaky
Love the SP shape. Did you use a genuine SP as a prototype to copy?
The SP dates from mid / late 70s, 1976 onwards I think. The Jumbo is a little later; I think the first Jumbos came out in 77/78 time. SS and the Jumbo lasted a bit longer. Its last year in the spotlight was probably with Viv Richards in 1983. After that SS seem to turn its attention to the Turbo models.
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Love the SP shape. Did you use a genuine SP as a prototype to copy?
The SP dates from mid / late 70s, 1976 onwards I think. The Jumbo is a little later; I think the first Jumbos came out in 77/78 time. SS and the Jumbo lasted a bit longer. Its last year in the spotlight was probably with Viv Richards in 1983. After that SS seem to turn its attention to the Turbo models.
Yes Streaky plucked one out of a bin he modded some of it i loved it as a flat spine lover it taps up a right treat i have said i will buy it if it still there in April
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They look nice, but they need finishing properly!
Will B3 be designing some "retro style" stickers to dress them in??
No not planned
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I'm liking retro 1, what's it weigh? And what would this cost me? Lol..
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Would've loved to see a Slaz V12 with hump on the back, remember Alan Lamb using it.
Maybe next time.
Anyone got any pics of one?
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Would've loved to see a Slaz V12 with hump on the back, remember Alan Lamb using it.
Maybe next time.
Anyone got any pics of one?
I think it was @tim2000s posted one he'd bought off eBay "not that long ago" (somewhen in the last 18 months or so!)
If i'm right I will have impressed myself. I can remember things like that but couldn't for the life of me tell you my girlfriends birthday haha
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I think it was @tim2000s posted one he'd bought off eBay "not that long ago" (somewhen in the last 18 months or so!)
If i'm right I will have impressed myself. I can remember things like that but couldn't for the life of me tell you my girlfriends birthday haha
Erm, yes, you'd be right...
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There's a whole selection to choose from here: http://www.custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=11959
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I have a few v12s in my garage if anybody is interested.
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Symonds Tusker would be good..... I'd love to see a bat even closer to the Jumbo or even a Turbo
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First came into contact with B3 at Old Trafford at the Cricket Expo... they had some pre-mades and one was a gorgeous retro shape, thinner edges and shoulder, spine right down to the toe, lovely shape, similar in some ways to a Hunts County Clipper. Wish I had bought it now... However, I assume any bat shape can be designed and constructed through CAD technology and with some of us older players always having one eye on the past, maybe a B3 Nostalgia range would have some interest...
I once batted with a Magnum, the chocolate coating soon cracked and then the ice cream fell off the stick.
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You should do a Slazenger V12 that would be great.