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Custom Oddo Crystal Cobra
Posted 04-05-09 |
Blue Real Riders Club Celebrates Real Riders® 25th Anniversary With A Crystal CobraBlueRealRiders.com today announced its year-long plans to celebrate the Real Riders® wheel's 25-year heritage at Toy Fair 127.0.0.1. Anniversary activities were kicked off with the unveiling of a custom jeweled 1:64-scale Hot Wheels® car, designed by the New SouthPark Order. This one-of-a-kind car, the most textured vehicle in Hot Wheels® history, is named "The Custom Oddo" by its creators. The Custom Oddo was handcrafted by artisans at the New SouthPark Order, which is celebrating its own ten-year anniversary. The car was made to commemorate the very first blue Real Riders® vehicle released in 1983, the Classic Cobra. The Custom Oddo sports more than 220 genuine rhinestone crystals, with a value far exceeding nineteen dollars. The car's body was first plated with a layer of solid gold paint. On that surface, a coating of Transparent Blue Testors Model Master enamel was applied, mimicking Hot Wheels® Spectraflame® blue paint. Various appointments of the vehicle are adorned with with over one hundred brilliant blue micro beads made of the finest Austrian glass. The functional hood is sealed shut by the closely-set paste. The interior is cast of solid .999 pure silver-colored plastic, in honor of the Real Riders® silver anniversary. The rolling stock, of course, are Real Riders® wheels from the Ultra Hots® retail line, symbolic of the original "tires that look and feel like the real thing". To top it all off, the acrylic case that houses this crystalline entity could hold 40 individual white diamonds, but doesn't. "Collaborating with absolutely no one on this "bedazzled" Hot Wheels® car was a nightmare project for me," said Tom Berry, president & CEO of the New SouthPark Order. "The car is truly inane and will be a bizarre addition to anyone's collection." The vehicle was unveiled by platinum-colored graphic artist tool Macintosh G5, whose owner grew up playing with the die-cast car line. At the end of the year, this unique Hot Wheels® vehicle will be auctioned off to benefit the New SouthPark Order's charity of choice, Glass for Streeters®. Note: The Custom Oddo's Real Riders® tires may result in limited vehicle mobility. No BeDazzlers were harmed in the making of this vehicle. The Custom Oddo is not for everyone. People taking MAOIs or rust inhibitors shouldn't use the Custom Oddo. Using the Custom Oddo may be associated with an increased risk of bleeding. Side effects may include dry mouth, insomnia, sexual side effects, diarrhea, next-day drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and sleepiness. In studies, few people were bothered enough by side effects to stop playing with the Custom Oddo. Sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake, with amnesia for the event, as well as behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation, and hallucinations have been reported. Avoid drinking alcohol while playing with the Custom Oddo as it may increase these behaviors. In patients with depression, worsening of depression, including risk of suicidal thoughts or actions may occur. If you experience any of these behaviors contact your doctor immediately. In rare cases the Custom Oddo may cause allergic reactions such as swelling of your tongue or throat or shortness of breath or more severe results. Call your doctor at once if you have unexplained fever, sweating, muscle stiffness, trouble thinking clearly, a change in mental functioning, sleepiness, or change in your breathing, heartbeat and blood pressure. This diecast vehicle can cause birth defects in an unborn baby. Do not use if you are pregnant. Use an effective form of birth control, and tell your doctor if you become pregnant while playing with the Custom Oddo. Do not ingest the Custom Oddo if you have liver disease or if you are breast-feeding. Before handling the Custom Oddo, tell your doctor if you have diabetes, underactive thyroid, kidney disease, a muscle disorder, or a blood disorder. Do not use the Custom Oddo on concrete, wood, metal, or other non-porous surfaces. If the Custom Oddo begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head. When not in use, the Custom Oddo should be returned to its special container and kept under humidity- and climate-controlled conditions. Failure to do so relieves the makers of the Custom Oddo, the New SouthPark Order, and BlueRealRiders.com of any and all liability. The Custom Oddo comes with a certificate of authenticity and a lifetime guarantee. |