Not really a review, just some detail picts of that nice re-issue which just pop from NHS. It’s a Claus Grabke Street from 1987, graphic by Jim Phillips. As i have it in hand i can tell it’s very well manufactured (don’t be scared by the “made in china” sticker). The shape looks correct to the og, a very slight spoon nose, short wheelbase (it’s a mini-street), new truck mounts (not a updated shape). Talking about the print, of course it’s not a real hand-screening but a descent 9 colors transfer with thick inking, it looks awesome for real. I only regret they don’t used fluorescent colors. Mine comes natural so i can’t tell on the stain colors for the two other variants. I have to admit it’s a pretty good job and a nice deck if you can’t afford a real og. ⚡KoolFunc’88
Great stuff. Thanks for taking the time to put these up!
this graphic is so good when you look closely and see all the colour fades added with zip-o-tone or whatever you call those dots. it’s this kind of shit, making a dozen colours from six colours, that is missing from modern graphics, where four colour separations are done with the computer. it’s too easy to produce graphics which are so disposable. Have they become disposable because they are so easy to produce? Or is there a need for them to be easy to produce because people don’t care about graphics any more?
I for one will continue to slave over my skateboard graphic work, even if people that ride the boards couldn’t give a shit!!!
People don’t give a shit anymore…unless people like us!
Very cool for the wall, but if you want to skate it…look elsewhere. That Chinese wood SUCKSSSSSSSSS!!! Got a Roskopp reissue (made in China), bailed a couple times and it’s splitting all over the place down the sides. CRAP GLUE. CRAP PRODUCTION. So for WALL ART…cool. for SKATE…buyer beware!!!!