That's awesome..what a great memory. Glad to hear you're still at it and still getting back up👊🏼

The Dressen is a wicked deck. I hear you on the Powell Peralta vids...so good. Sorry you can't get out and ride but at least we have the memories👊🏼

Thanks dude. I feel the memories...we would stand for hours in our local skate/bmx shop and drool. Thanks for the comment.

The S15 Hawk's (Green Ones) are killer. I ended grabbing one of them as well as the TG and MM...now just to find a place for them on the wall.

Some good information. What triggered that it was an 88 and not an 87?

Some sweet decks you have. Would love to see some videos👊🏼

@@80slove Posting videos always seems to fall into the "I should do that one of these days" category. You did inspire me to get some of my decks displayed though. I have around 40 up and on the wall now so that I can really enjoy them. A couple of recents - Silver Caballero Dragon and Bats that I bought for the black and gold Cab signature trucks that were on it( have to find a use for the purple and pink swirl Slime Balls now). Those went on a black and gold Chinese Dragon with white G-Bones. A gold glitter Natas Panther that had brand new blue Kryptonics Star Trac re-issues. Swapped them for orange Super Juice wheels, but left the black Indys on it. A black Aaron Murray that came with brand new Hosoi OJ III Rockets that went on a black Hammerhead and the red Madrids that were on it went on the Murray. I like my builds to be all PP, all Santa Cruz etc.

@@papawoody9597 Glad to hear you're displaying them at least. I hear you on keeping the brands together...makes sense. Those Cab trucks are killer and I probably told you this before but my first Pro Deck was an Aaron Murray. I was out skating my Reissue on Sunday...love it.

@@80slove The shape on Murray's deck is super dope, Dog Town's best IMO. When I built my purple fade, I had to get the purple prismatic DT logo grip too. With the green cross graphic and "Dog Town" in orange, I put orange OJs on it and it's way pimped out.

@@papawoody9597 Sounds killer...purple and orange would be 🔥

Thanks dude. My voice was wrecked after the 5 try but I didn't feel like recording another. Appreciate the comment. Cheers

I hear you...not much of a nose or concave on them. Vision does have the Modern Concave versions which bridges the gap a bit.

Nice find. Skateone and the Powell Peralta website provides some good info on the original decks in their Re-issue descriptions: "About the Ripper Artwork: Arguably the most iconic skateboard graphic of all time, "The Ripper" was illustrated in 1983 by legendary Powell-Peralta artist V.C. Johnson. Originally the graphic was used as a "Bones Sold Here" dealer window sticker. Next, the artwork found it's way onto t-shirts and eventually decks. The Ripper graphic has stood the test of time and has been a staple of the Powell-Peralta line for over 30 years. Originally Released: 1983 Artwork by: Vernon Courtlandt Johnson" Outside of that I would be joining an OG Powell Peralta pages on Facebook...there's lots of collective knowledge in those groups.

I have yet to try them but will definitely be picking some up. My 95a Crossbones from the back in the day were pretty sweet...good for the street and hard enough to slide...the Dragons sound like an updated version!

@@80slove highly recommend bro.. I've been riding them on asphalt going from warehouse to warehouse here at work. Gas is too high 😁

@@GeeZeeX3 Nice...I'll definitely grab a set in the spring. Is it just the one colourway right now?

@@80slove yes.. I'd love them in black. But I think these will be the next big thing.

@@GeeZeeX3 Black would be tight and I fully agree that these wheels will set the standard.

I hear you brother lol. It was my fifth or sixth attempt and my voice was wrecked...I didn't want to do it again.

New...Old...all good to me as long as they have that 80s vibe.

It has/had the ripper graphic. It is mostly rubbed off but you can still see parts of the wings.

They all had top graphics.

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I grabbed this one from Amazon...they have black and white: amzn.to/44f058N

Ya...I should have mentioned that I was comparing the Full Size to the Reissue. You can see the Mini, Full size and I added the reissue specs in the one image but I attached a link to the Vintage Ad in my description if you're interested to compare the Mini and Full size specs. I agree...screened is much better than the Heat Transfer.

Are all of the Powell Peralta reissues heat transfer or was this recent?

@@FrightBites They started moving to screening onto the Heat Transfer then applying to the deck in the early 2000s...around 2005. The old application was screening directly to the deck. Some companies still use the Old School method but Powell-Peralta is not one of them. Here's a great link if you're interested in reading more about it: strangeloveskateboards.com/blogs/strangelove/a-word-or-958-on-screen-printing

@@80slove thank you! I’m definitely interested in learning more. I just assumed it was all still screenprinted

@@FrightBites Definitely check out the link...it has some great info. They somewhat are still screen printed it's just not directly to the deck now...it's screened to a transfer sheet then applied with heat to the deck.

We had a limited supply of all skate related things in our area...you buy what you can find plus it adds to uniqueness. If Powell isn't paying you to skate then I say mix it up and have fun...promote all the brands and skaters you love.

Sounds painful lol. Grip is hard enough on shoes...I can't imagine trying to Ollie against nuts 😬

I'm under the impression this deck shape came out in 86 as well. Thrasher has Powell Peralta ads for this deck running as early as August 1986. Also, Hawk skates this deck in Police Academy 4, which was filmed between Sept-Nov 1986 (per IMDB). And there's a bunch or articles citing the release of this deck as 86. I think they got it wrong on the rider card.

@@hot-noodles I think we're all getting old so the memories are fading a little lol.

@@80slove Lol! Yes indeed! I can't remember what I did yesterday. As I'm sure you are noticing too with all of your research, there's a lot of conflicting information out there. I'm happy you are here to share all these decks and details and encourage conversation around them. All the best.

@@hot-noodles It's definitely difficult to lock in exact times and years. Like you said...it encourages conversation and I'm stoked for that.

The OG in this video isn't the XT...it's a 7ply full size. The angle of the thumbnail throws it off though.

Makes sense what you're saying but if you remember back then, they had mini and full size decks for about all their models

@@charliebroun1 I definitely remember that. In one of my other videos I think I look at both my OG Mini and Full size Saiz 'Totem' decks.

@@80slove I am by far trying to debate people, skating in the early 80s on, details like that are engrained, different shapes, sizes, graphics, great times indeed

@@charliebroun1 Amen brother👊🏼