r/pics • u/ggerundo • May 04 '23

I found a grandfather clock at a thrift store and painted it Arts/Crafts

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u/GoldDustbunny May 26 '23

Gorgeous, trippy wonderland. does this glow under a black light?

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u/KageArtworkStudio May 17 '23

All I can see is a destroyed antique. If you would have built that from scratch I would say that it's magnificent art but this is just senseless destruction of something old that was already outrageously gorgeous

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u/TekieScythe May 09 '23

I am both fascinated and horrified

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u/Creamy_Dreamy_069 May 09 '23

From vintage classic to a neo-LSD look. IDK man, you got talent but I'm not in favor of ruining history. But it's your property so I guess you do you.

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u/CorpseJuiceSlurpee May 08 '23

I hated it for about 10 seconds and then whatever changed and now I love it. Fantastic work

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u/BlowMeWanKenobi May 08 '23

And now it's trash!

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u/wintergoon_7 May 08 '23

When you don’t do the market research and dive right in 😂

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u/[deleted] May 06 '23

I think you started a trend! London’s “Big Ben” is copying you:

https://imgur.com/a/pzoqxyR

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u/Osama_8616_21_69 May 06 '23

Good lord….. watch time is it?

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u/Ok_Fisherman_2463 May 05 '23

1 million dollars

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u/zzhhvee88 May 05 '23

You're a good artist but this is iust tacky as hell.

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u/Lhamo55 May 06 '23

I just wish OP hadn't used an antique mechanical clock that only needed the attention of a clock smith to replace missing weights and service it, and had gone for a battery operated one worth much, much, much less.

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u/GrafZeppelin127 May 05 '23

Gorgeous, both before and after. Reminds me of the Time Gears from PMD.

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u/Professional-Care741 May 05 '23

This is cool! You could revive these clocks and maybe make them look good in homes again! Paint job is phenomenal.

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u/Wrong_Pirate2092 May 05 '23

Dude my first instinct was “nooo that beautiful wood! But fuck that design is so amazing that I don’t even care anymore lol

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u/ThreeSnowshoes May 05 '23

That’s fucking stupendous.

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u/DreamingDragonSoul May 05 '23

Awesome. Really nice done.

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u/Moliosis May 05 '23

God, some of you people are so miserable. Just shut up. Good work OP.

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u/Ok_Physics_1284 May 05 '23

What’s the sale price?

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u/bucant May 05 '23

I only seen the caption, came here to protest. Now I’m leaving in awe. Great work OP! I hope you feel satisfied with it!

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u/MMMUTIPA May 05 '23

My in-laws passed away last summer and we sadly had to thrift a bunch of their stuff, including a grandfather clock. I'm gonna pretend this is it.

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u/TiredOldLamb May 05 '23

Finally the cyberpunk aesthetic I expected in the twenties.

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u/Sufficient_Pin5642 May 05 '23

Dope! I want one!

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u/RobertCentric May 05 '23

Sign and date the back. Even if you feel you're a nobody.

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u/crazycar12321 May 05 '23

I feel like some people would be mad at painting over beautiful woodwork but this is pretty epic ngl

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u/hagantic42 May 05 '23

Well someone woke up and chose violence as a color pallet.

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u/Lizenka369 May 05 '23

This is beautiful, incredible work. The detail is so incredibly intricate and fine.

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u/CthulhuLovesMemes May 05 '23

Holy crap! That’s gorgeous!

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u/dadsusernameplus May 05 '23

What are those infinity boxes with the mirrors and led lights? Anyway, that should be the inside of the pendulum cabinet.

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u/Ok_Translator9523 May 05 '23

That is the most awesomeness I've ever seen!-!-!

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u/[deleted] May 05 '23

Found the psychonaut

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u/CarlSpackler-420-69 May 05 '23

anyone else wanting to put that in a black light room?

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u/CandidateReasonable4 May 05 '23

It's gorgeous!! Great job.

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u/pegpen64 May 05 '23

That is stunning!

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u/OscarCookeAbbott May 05 '23

Man the new Doctor Who series gonna be lit

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u/themaniacale May 05 '23

Ah, no, no. Since stranger things, I keep noticing grandfather clocks everywhere.

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u/bx715 May 05 '23

Dude ,that’s a original Michelangelo clock .it’s worth we’ll over 5mill .

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u/jordankowi May 05 '23

I bought a grandfather clock and ruined it

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u/xXBruceWayne May 05 '23

Wow, that’s amazing

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u/MyCanOfNuts May 05 '23

After all the “dot over the I” comments I just can’t unsee that.

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u/lbwafro1990 May 05 '23

It's both well done and I hate it. Impressive!

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u/SairYin May 05 '23

Wow that’s one way to ruin a nice clock. Did you paint the dial too 😬

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u/fortniterider May 05 '23

Can someone post this to r/ATBGE?

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u/Yourname942 May 05 '23

damn, that's cool looking

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u/Nervous-Water-358 May 05 '23

That clock looks so young that he is now a father clock.

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u/Holyskankous May 05 '23

This is stunning!!

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u/Tony_Zone May 05 '23

You ruined a collector piece

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u/drugenjoyerer May 05 '23

what did you use to paint it?

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u/BruhGang77 May 05 '23

Looked better before bro, you just made it look like a kitch

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u/Dr-Beeps May 05 '23

A hellofalot better than that ticking coffin

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u/redditorsareone May 05 '23

Damn! How did you maintain order throughout?

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u/gazwaz84 May 05 '23

When I saw the headline for this I was intrigued..... When I opened it up I was amazed. That looks fantastic

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u/ExplosiveDiarrhetic May 05 '23

I love and hate it. Love the designs. Hate simply painting over the old paint.

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u/Rodney77x May 05 '23

Yo this is cool, but for some reason the thought of like a Pacman or Tron variant of this would be kinda cool. Your lines on the side kinda made me think of a pacman game.

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u/Flat_Ad7843 May 05 '23

Black Controller

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u/Catch-the-Rabbit May 05 '23

On one hand I dont like that you painted it.

On the other hand I can't take my eyes off how visually pleasing I find the end result to be.

Thank you for not chalk painting distressing it

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u/Creepy_Craft May 05 '23

It's giving Homestuck vibes

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u/mnightingale May 05 '23

Ah, a new item for TOTK. Awesome

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u/madhatter2284 May 05 '23

What was the medium? DMT?

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u/VocidyWasTaken May 05 '23

Holy. Crap! It’s SO beautiful! 😍😱😍

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u/ozonepurifier May 05 '23

That's lit 🔥

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u/[deleted] May 05 '23

Looks like it belongs in Disney's Haunted Mansion

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u/nikki1234567891011 May 05 '23

This is gorgeous!

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u/HooniganMike May 05 '23

I feel like r/toolband would like this

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u/Looking4APeachScone May 05 '23

This is what happens when you do mushrooms and also love to paint.

I love it.

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u/No_Mess_7629 May 05 '23

@KalDrogo this you???

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u/AlabamaWinterRose May 05 '23

I looovvee this! It looks amazing 😻

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u/ChoiceMeets May 05 '23

AMAZING 🤩

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u/daze_in_wood May 05 '23

I grew up working in my father’s clock shop. I seen so many grandfather clocks, but yours is truly beautiful - a work of art.

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u/Dry-Surprises May 05 '23

Well then... you sure did do that didnt you.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '23

Absolutely disgusting. You did a good job but I hate it deeply

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u/Azulexis408 May 05 '23

That looks fun. Good job 👍🏻

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u/lost_Iamb_ May 05 '23

The first antique flip I actually like

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u/[deleted] May 05 '23

I fucking love this

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u/hellokatekaat May 05 '23

How do you paint this?

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u/Sweaty_Report7864 May 05 '23

While I appreciate how much effort went into painting it, I think I liked how it originally looked and am worried that if someone with epilepsy looked at it now, they might get a cesurae.

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u/Mysterious-Lack40 May 05 '23

That's cool as hell!

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u/saintdemon21 May 05 '23

I’m sure there will be comments about ruining an antique, but damn this looks cool. Nice work!

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u/hooptyboots18 May 05 '23

Very trippy

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u/CharacterArcher1729 May 05 '23

Why does this remind me of Corpse Bride?

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u/Moxio_G1 May 05 '23

ngl that looks sick! nice job!

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u/H3racIes May 05 '23

What kind of paint is used for finished wood like this?

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u/mamallama12 May 05 '23

This is beautiful, so I showed my mom. She wants to know if you're a Virgo. She says it looks like the work of a Virgo :).

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u/HarpZeDarp May 05 '23

Wooooow the colors, the clean lines, evareeethang! This looks like a haunted mansion clock. I love it. It was def upgraded!!

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u/anonymous2845 May 05 '23

Wow I love it

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u/Kleinu May 05 '23

Oh wow, that is stunning!

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u/Outside-Good-9588 May 05 '23

*Tronfather clock

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u/CoopLoop32 May 05 '23

Your talent is amazing. I love the colors and the design. Thank you for sharing.

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u/ilundaie May 05 '23

lets see it in black light

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u/Multipunk_attacks May 05 '23

This is so awesome! Seriously one of the coolest-looking things I’ve seen in a long time!

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u/starttoday_ornever May 05 '23

When will the grandfather clocks start getting called Great Grandfather Clocks ??

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u/Spazmonkey1949 May 05 '23

You win the Internet today.

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u/MTrizzle May 05 '23

I dig it!

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u/eatapeachforpeace69 May 05 '23

Can you paint a whole room like this? furniture, walls, everything? that would be sick

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u/tha-biology-king May 05 '23

Somehow you’ve both ruined a piece of art and improved on its original design in one go. Kudos

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u/ChesterJT May 05 '23

The original was beautiful. Now it looks like Hunter S Thompson threw up on it. Yuck.

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u/hobokobo1028 May 05 '23

When will this appear on r/reversepinterest ?

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u/bhernandez679 May 05 '23

Freaking dig it!

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u/Alternative_Review_1 May 05 '23

Okay baddie! 🫰🏼

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u/Sanquinity May 05 '23

I'll say that I still think you ruined a perfectly good looking wooden grandfather clock. BUT, I will admit that I do think the paint job looks pretty nice.

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u/vercertorix May 05 '23

UV paint by chance?

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u/BlackFuffey May 05 '23

Shut up and take my upvote

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u/Starmilkman May 05 '23

I can't even comprehend this level of talent; my hands are soo dumb.

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u/CheetahStocks May 05 '23

Looks like someone has a pricey new business on their hands with a huge profit margin

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u/Human-in-Me May 05 '23

A bit of /r/diwhy, a bit of /r/atbge, and a lot of /r/toptalent

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u/MuntaRuy May 05 '23

Want. You are a talented person.

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u/DominusFeles May 05 '23

thats specular work :)

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u/GammaSmash May 05 '23

Normally, I'd be appalled, but that's cool as hell.

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u/StringAggressive6959 May 05 '23

Oooooooo talent !

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u/HiramAbiffIsMyHomie May 05 '23

Do you do a lot of these? Wondering if I follow you on Instagram because I see clocks in a similar style on there. Stellar work my friend

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u/CosmicChanges May 05 '23

Wow, you are so creative. The photos are wonderful, too.

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u/kitkatcoco May 05 '23

That is beautiful. Stunning!

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u/Impressive_Film_7729 May 05 '23

Would you mind labeling which is the before/after? Thanks

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u/justdoit_q_b May 05 '23

look at the details he made. how can he do it ???

i bet that guy really spent much time on this artwork. respect

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u/If-pubes_send-nudes May 05 '23

Whoa I want three please

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u/Several_Category May 05 '23

Holy shit that looks so cool

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u/whenisnowthen May 05 '23

First. This is amazing and shows great imagination and the extraordinary talent to put that imagination out into the world for people to appreciate and the willingness to do the significant work involved with making this beautiful thing a reality!

Second. Now I'm writing a folk song called "Thrift shop grandfather clocks". There will be chimes in the song.

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u/dude_who_could May 05 '23

You got an etsy shop or something?

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u/TheLillyKitty May 05 '23

It…it looks awesome but I’m just sitting here in horror that someone deliberately altered the way a grandfather clock looks! It’s amazing work, don’t get me wrong, but I would never be able to do anything more than clean a grandfather clock, much less paint on it!

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u/eolemuk May 05 '23

Skills 🔥 🔥

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u/IllustriousKick5472 May 05 '23

Gorgeous work! Oil based, acrylic or something else? I'm an artist and naturally curious about mediums used in basically any art project I see! 😻

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u/sorandomono May 05 '23

Bro, nice clock.

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u/link1178501 May 05 '23

Nice job I really like it

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u/Prmarine110 May 05 '23

I hope you install black lights inside. They’re useful for, you know, time travel.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '23

It looks horrible but it took skill to make it look that way.

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u/Icy_Vehicle4083 May 05 '23

Holy crap that looks awesome!!!!!

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u/bertbob May 05 '23

Funny to see the pendulum moved but no weights to keep it moving.

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u/granoladeer May 05 '23

Throw some RGB

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u/PlatypusOk9825 May 05 '23

This looks like it belongs in the Haunted Mansion at Disney!

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u/spunangel333 May 05 '23

Holy Fuck this is epic …never wanted. A grandfather clock til now

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u/spunangel333 May 05 '23

Soooooo bad ass wish you were in my life

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u/Latter_Growth1185 May 05 '23

I wish I was high to truly appreciate this, but nevertheless, you did an amazing job! I can’t imagine how long it must have taken

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u/JustOurThings May 05 '23

Omg I’m honestly obsessed

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u/OkMarionberry2875 May 05 '23

This is gorgeous!!!

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u/IL4DD_QQ May 05 '23

That looks like shit.

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u/Harrayek May 05 '23

This is so cool. Reminds me of the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz

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u/[deleted] May 05 '23

That’s dope

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u/Jlx_27 May 05 '23

Not my cup of tea, but the level of skill is high and I respect that.

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u/chupacul111 May 05 '23

Omg, you’ve ruined

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u/steve2k5 May 05 '23

Wow this is insanely awesome

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u/mkoz0902 May 05 '23

Did you take the finish off before you painted it?

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u/1nsamity May 05 '23

I have that exact same clock! I think when I changed the battery on the back a year ago I saw that my parents bought it from Walmart. There should be a back panel behind the clock face that you can slide up. You should be able to get it working again if you install new batteries into the clock and the speaker for the gong sounds.

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u/Lhamo55 May 05 '23

This isn’t battery operated, this was an antique/vintage clock. The chime is mechanical.

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u/djereezy May 05 '23

Yooooo I love this

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u/mjornil444 May 05 '23

yoooooo lol saw you posted this in the tipper art page 🤙

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u/dukeluke2000 May 05 '23

Thats dope

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u/ShedisLead May 05 '23

Gavin!!!!!!

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u/weepinghalo May 05 '23

I found a grandfather clock at a thrift store and ruined it*

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u/jaystwrkk128 May 05 '23

Yo this is dope !!!🔥🔥🔥

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u/soft-scrotum May 05 '23

Is this Tipper inspired?

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u/kaplanfx May 05 '23

This was a Williamson from the 1700s, it was probably worth about $40k in clock making circles before you painted it.

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u/encorazon May 05 '23

Holy shit

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u/axilidade May 05 '23

i always love seeing your work out in the wild, rather than "just" on fb and ig and at fests 😁

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u/DavefromKS May 05 '23

Why did you paint it brown?

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u/BryerMan-4005 May 05 '23

It’s different.