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May 2, 2011 | 10:31 PM

peeweesenior

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Real Flames

Are real flame paint jobs a fad or are the here to stay? It seems like old school flames are always "in".

May 2, 2011 | 10:39 PM

vtwin1340

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Only time will tell.

May 2, 2011 | 10:44 PM

jarhead59

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Flames are always cool. I've been tryin to get the OL to tattoo flames on her tats for years.

May 3, 2011 | 12:23 AM

Robotech

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Both rock if you ask me...

But I think over time you will see "True Fire" flames start to wane a bit. After all, there was a time when regular flames faded some too in the 80s but they came back in the late 90s with a vengance. All paint trends come and go (like the scallops of the 50s and 60s coming back in the 80s but now they are no where to be seen...usually) because as they become popular people start looking for something different and drifting away from "what's cool" today into the "what's cool" for tomorrow.

May 3, 2011 | 12:45 AM

j1mmy

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i had real flames on a tank once.. it burnt half the skin off my hand..it really sucked

May 3, 2011 | 01:18 AM

dcgray2

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Quote:

Originally Posted by j1mmy

i had real flames on a tank once.. it burnt half the skin off my hand..it really sucked

When I read the title that's what I expected!

Glad to find out "real flames" was a question about "realistic flames".

May 3, 2011 | 01:27 AM

Other Sheep

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They're pretty cool looking when done right. It makes you wonder what's the next fad? In the 70s it was spit spots and saran wrap images and painted wood grains. Who's going to invent the next phase? You forgot to mention ghost flames by the way.