GOLD Crestworth Astro?? - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T22:49:17Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A194430&feed=yes&xn_auth=nohey arne
no, i wasnt talking…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-19:1566398:Comment:1943922011-02-19T10:08:34.503ZFord Prefect - NPNGhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Lucy
<p>hey arne</p>
<p><br></br>no, i wasnt talking about tom. i also dont know if the person i was talking about is/was a member here at all. i only mentioned it as a point that copies can be made and made well.</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>Viva Sativa said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A194426&page=2#1566398Comment194456"><div>Hey "ford" if you mean tom with the made up milleniums then I have to say they were genuine...his…</div>
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<p>hey arne</p>
<p><br/>no, i wasnt talking about tom. i also dont know if the person i was talking about is/was a member here at all. i only mentioned it as a point that copies can be made and made well.</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Viva Sativa said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A194426&page=2#1566398Comment194456"><div>Hey "ford" if you mean tom with the made up milleniums then I have to say they were genuine...his millennium lunar was a custom but the rest was bought from a swiss store (which I unfortunately told him about) where I also had my metallics from...they just had loads of new old stuff like the telstars, fluidium opal and orande, some flocks and some more items...its a shame he got em and sold them with a huge profit, but they were real.<br/> <br/>
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</blockquote> Thanks, I don't really want t…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1943632011-02-18T21:01:37.948ZWeeboTechhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/WeeboTech
<p>Thanks, I don't really want to remove my stickers. I tried to see how pliable they were.</p>
<p>They were not and probably would have ripped if I forced it. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Chris Lea said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?page=2&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A194456&x=1#1566398Comment194271"><div><p>There's an excellent sticker-remover called Sticky Stuff Remover from Kleeneze that (eventually) unsticks pretty well anything.…</p>
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<p>Thanks, I don't really want to remove my stickers. I tried to see how pliable they were.</p>
<p>They were not and probably would have ripped if I forced it. <br/> <br/>
<cite>Chris Lea said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?page=2&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A194456&x=1#1566398Comment194271"><div><p>There's an excellent sticker-remover called Sticky Stuff Remover from Kleeneze that (eventually) unsticks pretty well anything. It's probably also available from many other cheaper sources!</p>
<p>It even softens gel ink; grease and mastics.</p>
<p>I'd have thought that it would shift those labels if you tried.</p>
<p>(WD40 also unsticks quite a lot of things, including glue.)</p>
<p><br/><cite>WeeboTech said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A194356&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment194261"><div>I tried lifting my stickers. They are stuck on dam good. I could not lift them whatsoever.</div>
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</blockquote> Hey "ford" if you mean tom wi…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1944562011-02-18T20:25:24.395ZArnehttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/kalel
Hey "ford" if you mean tom with the made up milleniums then I have to say they were genuine...his millennium lunar was a custom but the rest was bought from a swiss store (which I unfortunately told him about) where I also had my metallics from...they just had loads of new old stuff like the telstars, fluidium opal and orande, some flocks and some more items...its a shame he got em and sold them with a huge profit, but they were real.<br></br>
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Hey "ford" if you mean tom with the made up milleniums then I have to say they were genuine...his millennium lunar was a custom but the rest was bought from a swiss store (which I unfortunately told him about) where I also had my metallics from...they just had loads of new old stuff like the telstars, fluidium opal and orande, some flocks and some more items...its a shame he got em and sold them with a huge profit, but they were real.<br/>
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<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro#1566398Comment194133"><div><p>there are some more common colours, namely pink & blue anodised which do pop up now and then and are obviously more expensive than the normal stainless ones.</p>
<p>people do make alterations to normal telstars, for example I know of someone who had a load of millenium ones made up. Thing is they looked absolutely brilliant so it wasnt like they were bad copies but not legit and original.</p>
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<p>Just like people make knock-off clothes etc, so the same is for any desireable or collectable item.</p>
<p>if you're just after the look then thats fine as long as you dont pay too much.</p>
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<p>Muchos problemos have been caused on here with people insinuating lamps are not genuine finishes/contents etc. even when the seller is not a member of OG they can (and do) view the forum. so its a tread carefully area i'm afraid!</p>
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</blockquote> There's an excellent sticker-…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1942712011-02-18T20:16:46.428ZChris Leahttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Carbootyman
<p>There's an excellent sticker-remover called Sticky Stuff Remover from Kleeneze that (eventually) unsticks pretty well anything. It's probably also available from many other cheaper sources!</p>
<p>It even softens gel ink; grease and mastics.</p>
<p>I'd have thought that it would shift those labels if you tried.</p>
<p>(WD40 also unsticks quite a lot of things, including glue.)</p>
<p><br></br><cite>WeeboTech said:…</cite></p>
<p>There's an excellent sticker-remover called Sticky Stuff Remover from Kleeneze that (eventually) unsticks pretty well anything. It's probably also available from many other cheaper sources!</p>
<p>It even softens gel ink; grease and mastics.</p>
<p>I'd have thought that it would shift those labels if you tried.</p>
<p>(WD40 also unsticks quite a lot of things, including glue.)</p>
<p><br/><cite>WeeboTech said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A194356&xg_source=msg_com_forum#1566398Comment194261"><div>I tried lifting my stickers. They are stuck on dam good. I could not lift them whatsoever.</div>
</blockquote> A couple of weeks ago, I boug…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1941522011-02-18T18:30:58.128Zstevemohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/stevemo
A couple of weeks ago, I bought a black Astrobaby Glitterball from a local boot sale (for £4), it is painted though, not anodised, so there were some black lava lamps made by Mathmos<br></br>
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<cite>Crestworth Limited said:</cite><br></br>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A194426&page=1#1566398Comment194131"><div><p>Could be real, but very rare if genuine, there was supposed to be only one Gold Telstar owned by Craven Walker,…</p>
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A couple of weeks ago, I bought a black Astrobaby Glitterball from a local boot sale (for £4), it is painted though, not anodised, so there were some black lava lamps made by Mathmos<br/>
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<cite>Crestworth Limited said:</cite><br/>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A194426&page=1#1566398Comment194131"><div><p>Could be real, but very rare if genuine, there was supposed to be only one Gold Telstar owned by Craven Walker, have since seen at least ten on ebay and this seller has sold many of them, it is a real Telstar, not sure about the colour, he will read this, so here we go, firstly, a small appology and it is a small one, the Black Telstar being sold lately that caused a major stir on here, was possibly real, it seems that Mathmos made a small number of items in Black, a member on here has a Black Phantomlite and I hate to say it, when going through the mass of lamps and boxes yesterday I discovered a Black Sputnik that I brought on ebay in November, this is what happens when you have to much you loose track...But the box was still a homemade....So make of it what you want...</p>
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</blockquote> I tried lifting my stickers.…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1942612011-02-18T18:17:49.897ZWeeboTechhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/WeeboTech
I tried lifting my stickers. They are stuck on dam good. I could not lift them whatsoever.
I tried lifting my stickers. They are stuck on dam good. I could not lift them whatsoever. My stickers are much differen…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1942582011-02-18T17:54:04.722ZWeeboTechhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/WeeboTech
<p>My stickers are much different.</p>
<p>In fact, mine shows imperfections in how it is made, the stickers are really stuck on. Mine looks pretty dam old too.</p>
<p>The one in the auction looks dam good. </p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Crestworth Limited said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A194426&page=2#1566398Comment194141"><div><p>Just saw that, does look a bit strange..Plus the stickers look to new, look like…</p>
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<p>My stickers are much different.</p>
<p>In fact, mine shows imperfections in how it is made, the stickers are really stuck on. Mine looks pretty dam old too.</p>
<p>The one in the auction looks dam good. </p>
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<cite>Crestworth Limited said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A194426&page=2#1566398Comment194141"><div><p>Just saw that, does look a bit strange..Plus the stickers look to new, look like they come from a Jet...</p>
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</blockquote> What does it take to anodize…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1943472011-02-18T17:08:16.712ZWeeboTechhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/WeeboTech
<p>What does it take to anodize the base/cap in gold?</p>
<p>I know I got my gold/silver telstar from a credible source.</p>
<p>I practically bought someone's whole collection years ago. He said he was a mathmos salesman at one time. </p>
<p>As far as so many gold/silver telstars being available, it does make you wonder.</p>
<p>But it also makes me wonder as to what is known and what is done in the backroom for personal interests.</p>
<p>I remember speaking with a lava world consultant who…</p>
<p>What does it take to anodize the base/cap in gold?</p>
<p>I know I got my gold/silver telstar from a credible source.</p>
<p>I practically bought someone's whole collection years ago. He said he was a mathmos salesman at one time. </p>
<p>As far as so many gold/silver telstars being available, it does make you wonder.</p>
<p>But it also makes me wonder as to what is known and what is done in the backroom for personal interests.</p>
<p>I remember speaking with a lava world consultant who said many times they would stay late and experiment in the back room.</p> Do you have the gold one?
Cr…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1941342011-02-18T15:39:20.584ZWeeboTechhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/WeeboTech
Do you have the gold one?<br/>
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<cite>Crestworth Limited said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?page=1&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A194133&x=1#1566398Comment194432"><div><p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3126998277?profile=original"><br/></a>The usual line up...</p>
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Do you have the gold one?<br/>
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<cite>Crestworth Limited said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/gold-crestworth-astro?page=1&commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A194133&x=1#1566398Comment194432"><div><p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3126998277?profile=original"><br/></a>The usual line up...</p>
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</blockquote> there are some more common co…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-02-18:1566398:Comment:1941332011-02-18T15:37:40.211ZFord Prefect - NPNGhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/Lucy
<p>there are some more common colours, namely pink & blue anodised which do pop up now and then and are obviously more expensive than the normal stainless ones.</p>
<p>people do make alterations to normal telstars, for example I know of someone who had a load of millenium ones made up. Thing is they looked absolutely brilliant so it wasnt like they were bad copies but not legit and original.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Just like people make knock-off clothes etc, so the same is for any desireable or…</p>
<p>there are some more common colours, namely pink & blue anodised which do pop up now and then and are obviously more expensive than the normal stainless ones.</p>
<p>people do make alterations to normal telstars, for example I know of someone who had a load of millenium ones made up. Thing is they looked absolutely brilliant so it wasnt like they were bad copies but not legit and original.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Just like people make knock-off clothes etc, so the same is for any desireable or collectable item.</p>
<p>if you're just after the look then thats fine as long as you dont pay too much.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Muchos problemos have been caused on here with people insinuating lamps are not genuine finishes/contents etc. even when the seller is not a member of OG they can (and do) view the forum. so its a tread carefully area i'm afraid!</p>