Pepsi is making Pepsi Perfect? BTTF
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The only place you can get one is on eBay it seems and there are not many of those and they are all expensive!
Vormz
Sr Member
You're damn right! Thanks.
Roll up roll up. So the bottles from Mexico have arrived 
As I said, will be letting one of these go to all who have PM'd me.
I am just waiting on Roland screen accurate vinyl sticker to arrive as well, as you will also get that with it. Will do the draw Monday evening and let the person know in the thread and by PM.
As I said, will be letting one of these go to all who have PM'd me.
I am just waiting on Roland screen accurate vinyl sticker to arrive as well, as you will also get that with it. Will do the draw Monday evening and let the person know in the thread and by PM.
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Kevzie
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My bottle from Argentina arrived today.
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Here it is lined up with the Mexican and US bottles. Please note: space left for @Gary Weaver II's bottle
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Here are comparisons to the Mexican bottle. The MX bottle is on the left in these photos. The Argentinian bottle has a little tab on the lid so it locks in place (nice touch).
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Wow didn't think was much difference until i saw them side by side. The lid and flap looks so much cleaner.
Thanks for the images [emoji106]
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Kevzie
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Hey
Yeah that looks decent that actually
Still unsure of the exact colour though. Hoping someone knows the exact colour or as close as we can get.
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I noticed towards the end of the video when you pick up the screen-accurate PP, you slightly hit that ceramic bowl and it made a small ding sound. Is that bottle you picked up made out of glass? Because I don't think a plastic bottle hitting it would make the same sound. Very curious to know!
Spiderstella
Sr Member
me too but if not ill buy this colour :thumbsup let me know how you get on with yours
The new final bottles are going to be made from acrylic. So far the testing prototypes have turned out beautiful and allow me to really go all out on the potential side seams in regards to cleanup and polishing.
Gary
Gary
I noticed towards the end of the video when you pick up the screen-accurate PP, you slightly hit that ceramic bowl and it made a small ding sound. Is that bottle you picked up made out of glass? Because I don't think a plastic bottle hitting it would make the same sound. Very curious to know!
Spiderstella
Sr Member
very cool Gary thanks for the update, i dont use facebook so please update here also if thats ok :thumbsup
Ojobenito
Well-Known Member
Just for information because I don't know the details. What's the difference between acrylic and PETG? What's better? Why the change from one to another? What was the original bottle made of?
I'm just curious about the details and the reasons of the change (I don't know the pros and cons, just asking)
EDIT: I saw some youtube videos talking about "acrylic vs petg" and as far as I understand the only "pros" regarding acrylic is that it's not affected by UV light or liquid over the years. PETG seems more durable and flexible, and acrylic is fragile (for example, it gets shattered in a million pieces if dropped or hit hard) and also gets some tiny cracks if not broken. Also, I wouldn't mind the seams because, if I'm not wrong, the original bottles had those seams on the sides of the bottles.
So, can you please tell me what are the benefits of making the bottles in acyrlic? (I think we won't have them in direct sunlight so UV protection is not a problem, and also, will have them empty, and if not, the PETG problem with UV & liquids is a problem that takes years to make it noticeable.
Maybe I'm wrong in this, and I'm not an expert, just saw a couple of videos explaining it, but I want to know your opinion on that.
Thanks a lot!!!
I'm just curious about the details and the reasons of the change (I don't know the pros and cons, just asking)
EDIT: I saw some youtube videos talking about "acrylic vs petg" and as far as I understand the only "pros" regarding acrylic is that it's not affected by UV light or liquid over the years. PETG seems more durable and flexible, and acrylic is fragile (for example, it gets shattered in a million pieces if dropped or hit hard) and also gets some tiny cracks if not broken. Also, I wouldn't mind the seams because, if I'm not wrong, the original bottles had those seams on the sides of the bottles.
So, can you please tell me what are the benefits of making the bottles in acyrlic? (I think we won't have them in direct sunlight so UV protection is not a problem, and also, will have them empty, and if not, the PETG problem with UV & liquids is a problem that takes years to make it noticeable.
Maybe I'm wrong in this, and I'm not an expert, just saw a couple of videos explaining it, but I want to know your opinion on that.
Thanks a lot!!!
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I seriously can't wait for yours <3
I'm pretty confident the original bottles were acrylic.
When end I started my run a few years ago the shop and I felt we'd get better clarity with the PETG since we were vac forming them - and we did... With the first batch. From there on out all the factory sheets of PETG appeared to suffer from issues with moisture in the plastic.
those moisture issues required us to look at alternative forming methods for the bottles and led us to heat forming with the female rings. Since we're were no longer vac-forming the shop tried a few tests with acrylic and the turned out beautiful. I liked PETG because it was a bit more resilient and less prone to cracking under stress. However,after testing and assembling these prototypes, there is little opportunity for the bottles to crack or be stressed.
the biggest difference between the two is the workability. I was pretty much stuck with whatever side seams I had for the PETG bottles. With the new acrylic ones I can sand and Polish the sides down so they are level and smooth. It's quite a bit more work, but is a vast improvement over the first generation replica.
When end I started my run a few years ago the shop and I felt we'd get better clarity with the PETG since we were vac forming them - and we did... With the first batch. From there on out all the factory sheets of PETG appeared to suffer from issues with moisture in the plastic.
those moisture issues required us to look at alternative forming methods for the bottles and led us to heat forming with the female rings. Since we're were no longer vac-forming the shop tried a few tests with acrylic and the turned out beautiful. I liked PETG because it was a bit more resilient and less prone to cracking under stress. However,after testing and assembling these prototypes, there is little opportunity for the bottles to crack or be stressed.
the biggest difference between the two is the workability. I was pretty much stuck with whatever side seams I had for the PETG bottles. With the new acrylic ones I can sand and Polish the sides down so they are level and smooth. It's quite a bit more work, but is a vast improvement over the first generation replica.
Just for information because I don't know the details. What's the difference between acrylic and PETG? What's better? Why the change from one to another? What was the original bottle made of?
I'm just curious about the details and the reasons of the change (I don't know the pros and cons, just asking)
121Gigabytes
Active Member
Gary Weaver II. Will some of the new bottles be filled with a soda colored resin?
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DL4567
Sr Member
I'm curious about this too. I was gonna ask if the bottles could be safely filled with liquid without worry of leaking over time, but a non-liquid method to make it look full of Pepsi just for display purposes would be even better. I'd rather it look full like it was just purchased from the Cafe 80's, than clear and empty.
