Marvel Mystery Oil

limr · Apr 19, 2016

DarkShadow said:
What better way to shot old stuff with Old school.It just has that character that Digital can't compete with.Nice

Thanks

That corner gets really great light in the afternoon and every time I see it at that time of day, nostalgia hits fast and hard. I agree that digital would just be too sharp, too detailed, too smooth to express that kind of strong-but-fuzzy-memory feeling. The softness and subtle color shifts of the IP film through that lens are, for me, what creates he visual match to the feeling.

Dagwood56 said:
I absolutely love this image!

Gary A. said:
Good stuff Leo.

Thanks, you two!

tirediron · Apr 19, 2016

Didereaux said:
tirediron said:

Is there any Marvel oil left? My tin ran out a few years ago... wonderful!

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Still available. I am never without it Rather amazing stuff.

Yeahbut... the new stuff isn't the same. It's gotten all safe and non-cancer-causing... :irked:

Braineack · Apr 19, 2016

nice pic. I cant believe that snake oil still exists.

Didereaux · Apr 19, 2016

pgriz said:
I thought that perhaps WD-40 supplanted it. But then, not having had the original, I may be comparing apples and oranges. Looks like I might have to explore the hardware store located in upstate Vermont, near my cottage. I don't think anything in that place is newer than 30 years old, but everything they sell works well and lasts forever. Quite possibly the kind of place that stocks Mystery Marvel Oil. At least now I know what to look for. Because everyone needs a little mystery in their lives.

WD-40, and Marvel share nothing other than they started out as mostly crude oil.

vintagesnaps · Apr 19, 2016

Oh yeah, that picture is nice!

I already have a Canadian invasion of sorts, watching TSN online. If Lenny's on the receiving end of a real life in-person invasion I hope she knows how to make poutine.

limr · Apr 19, 2016

vintagesnaps said:
Oh yeah, that picture is nice!

I already have a Canadian invasion of sorts, watching TSN online. If Lenny's on the receiving end of a real life in-person invasion I hope she knows how to make poutine.

I don't, unless there is a vegetarian variety

weepete · Apr 19, 2016

Lovely shot, I really like the oil cans too. Takes me back to my apprenticeship cleaning out and oiling a 1960's Hardinge lathe on a Friday so it was clean for the weekend. Ach, they were cracking machines those wee lathes.

annamaria · Apr 19, 2016

Nice film shot I like it.

pgriz · Apr 19, 2016

limr said:
vintagesnaps said:

Oh yeah, that picture is nice!

I already have a Canadian invasion of sorts, watching TSN online. If Lenny's on the receiving end of a real life in-person invasion I hope she knows how to make poutine.

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I don't, unless there is a vegetarian variety

Gravy and cheese are vegetarian, right?

pgriz · Apr 19, 2016

Didereaux said:
pgriz said:

I thought that perhaps WD-40 supplanted it. But then, not having had the original, I may be comparing apples and oranges. Looks like I might have to explore the hardware store located in upstate Vermont, near my cottage. I don't think anything in that place is newer than 30 years old, but everything they sell works well and lasts forever. Quite possibly the kind of place that stocks Mystery Marvel Oil. At least now I know what to look for. Because everyone needs a little mystery in their lives.

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WD-40, and Marvel share nothing other than they started out as mostly crude oil.

Good to know. The way some people use WD-40, you'd think it was a miracle in a can. I wouldn't be surprised if some enterprising soul made it into a men's perfume.

tirediron · Apr 19, 2016

pgriz said:
limr said:

vintagesnaps said:

Oh yeah, that picture is nice!

I already have a Canadian invasion of sorts, watching TSN online. If Lenny's on the receiving end of a real life in-person invasion I hope she knows how to make poutine.

Click to expand...

I don't, unless there is a vegetarian variety

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Gravy and cheese are vegetarian, right?

Yep... but you really have to get the chopped smoked meat on it.

jcdeboever · Apr 19, 2016

Very nice. Love it. Nominated April POTM

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limr · Apr 19, 2016

tirediron said:
pgriz said:

limr said:

vintagesnaps said:

Oh yeah, that picture is nice!

I already have a Canadian invasion of sorts, watching TSN online. If Lenny's on the receiving end of a real life in-person invasion I hope she knows how to make poutine.

Click to expand...

I don't, unless there is a vegetarian variety

Click to expand...

Gravy and cheese are vegetarian, right?

Click to expand...

Yep... but you really have to get the chopped smoked meat on it.