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Title: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on September 15, 2016, 09:50:41 PM
Hi all

Just a quick one, this will be updated as I go.

I've acquired a couple of older Hunts County bats that I'm going to tidy up.

Here they are, as they arrived. A Tsunami 5 crown and a Spirit 3 crown. I think these are from around 2004/05, so are rather elderly as far as bats go.

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/IMG-20160915-WA0005_zpsyyuwc1m8.jpeg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/IMG-20160915-WA0005_zpsyyuwc1m8.jpeg.html)
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: tom line on October 16, 2016, 05:21:42 PM
Any update on these two cam?
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on October 16, 2016, 05:28:09 PM
Any update on these two cam?

In a word: no!

I don't have a workshop so have to do all my refurbs etc outside. A combination of laziness and awful weather has delayed a few sticks I was planning to tidy up.
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: tom line on October 16, 2016, 05:33:01 PM
Fair enough mate, I can feel that pain haha, as I have to do the same. Hopefully you'll be able to get them done by next Sunday 😉
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: ppccopener on October 16, 2016, 05:35:31 PM
I had both these models way back, lovely bats both.

Looking at the bat shapes it's a pretty radical change to today's style. If you put a h4l next to these two the hunts are like something your grandad might of used... :)
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on October 16, 2016, 06:08:47 PM
I had both these models way back, lovely bats both.

Looking at the bat shapes it's a pretty radical change to today's style. If you put a h4l next to these two the hunts are like something your grandad might of used... :)

I doubt it mate, he never had any interest in cricket!  ;)
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: jwebber86 on October 16, 2016, 08:31:38 PM
are you planning on keeping the original stickets cam?
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on January 07, 2017, 03:38:55 PM
4 months after receiving these, I've finally made a start on cleaning them up.
I had a quick sand with my orbital, and I plan to go round the stickers by hand to preserve the look of the bats.

As the Tsunami is a funky shape, I have only sanded the face so far.

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20170107_144530_zpsqfarqboi.png) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/20170107_144530_zpsqfarqboi.png.html)

And the Spirit, I have done the face and the bottom of the back with the orbital. This was as far as i was brave enough to go without risking damage to the stickers.

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20170107_144415_zpsem8gwijf.png) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/20170107_144415_zpsem8gwijf.png.html)

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20170107_144450_zpsinmqtjeo.png) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/20170107_144450_zpsinmqtjeo.png.html)
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: FattusCattus on January 07, 2017, 07:08:47 PM
What's funky about the Tsunami @WalkingWicket37
Title: Re: Hunts County Tsunami & Spirit tidy up
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on January 07, 2017, 07:31:33 PM
@FattusCattus it has some rather nice groves taken out of the back. It's actually a rather lovely shape

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20170107_192830_zpszchp2exp.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/20170107_192830_zpszchp2exp.jpg.html)

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20170107_192825_zpssjpmkz2w.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/20170107_192825_zpssjpmkz2w.jpg.html)

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/20170107_192808_zpswncbvcpe.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/20170107_192808_zpswncbvcpe.jpg.html)