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Published: 2018-06-26 22:56:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 52204; Favourites: 1177; Downloads: 178
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For most of the 1920s, windshield wipers were sold as separate accessories. Although some electric models were available, they were usually operated manually from a lever inside the vehicle. Driving a manual transmission car in a heavy rain before the days of power steering and anti-lock brakes, wiping the windshield yourself and defogging with your sleeve would have made for a fairly harrowing adventure.
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Thank you for having this uploaded to dA. I usually read on the website, but this page would not load for some reason.
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'Pandora's truck'. XD XD I love it! Can't wait to find out what's next!
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Jfc these comics are amazing
The amount of detail and work put into these...
eVEN THE DIALOGUE BLOWS ME AWAY
Honestly
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I looove how you rendered the raindrops splashing off the step of the truck!
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Man Rocky didn't need that crack on the head. Like things rattle around in there enough as it is! And you have such an eye for detail, like every panel is amazing to look at.
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I'm thinking Freckle is either on the roof of the truck, or under it. Just waiting for Rocky to open the back of the truck, step up inside to show his two new "friends" all the pie he's carrying and clear line of fire.
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The suspance is killing me!!! (The Fire-face was spectacular anyway)
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I hope Freckle's in the truck and not somewhere else hiding lmfao
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Finally a new update! I can't wait what's inside the truck ;w;
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Gosh, Freckle's look on his face.
Rocky is deep indeed but I reckon Freckle's deeper.
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I can't wait for Freckle to WRECK THESE GUYS YYEESS XD
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and that's why rocky's my favorite cat
just next to his cousin
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You gotta give it to Rocky: for a sleep-deprived, skull-cracked maniac, he's got style.
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Weasel-face is about to learn that pie can be very bad for your health.
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This is one of the most amazing comics I've found on here. I don't comment enough. Please keep this going! I love these characters! The detail and realism of the era is unbelievable!
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Been watching and helping old Ford Model A's get around the hills of Branson, MO at the time of this commenting and even just being a support vehicle it has been harrowing to watch these cars go. Biggest issue has been the radiators boiling dry and overheating the motors. As for the wipers. . . .yeah they barely work. Very few use electric wipers on account of the strain on the six volt electrical systems. Instead if you had an "automatic" wiper, it was most likely vacuum operated. A line was ran from the intake manifold of the engine, up the driver side windshield post and to the wiper (Trico was a very common brand for these). As for the brakes, locking them up is a small concern to brake fade. When the brakes get used heavily they heat up, this heat cuts down the brake pads effectiveness to bite the drums and slow the car. Really digging the detail and thought/research done to have the characters properly interact with a 1920's world.
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Ah, that's all very interesting! Thank you for the input!
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AAAHHHHH!! TRACY, HOW DO YOU MAKE SUCH MAGNIFICENT ART?! YOU ARE A GODDESS!
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Some of those old Fords (and other cars I can imagine) from those days had to go down steep grades because the fuel system didn't like sloshing forward. And this has been another... useless fact.
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great page, as always you do excellent work, I especially like the flower in the "detective" cats' chest pocket, exquisite little detail, not to mention the weather and Rocky's little philosophical chitchat
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I love that Rocky has just when absolutely insane.
I mean, he was already a pretty kooky character, but the fact that his head injury just made him more insane and fearless turned this from a comedy of errors story to a riveting drama without it being jarring or incongruent with the story. It was a masterful touch of storytelling.
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You are getting better at every page. This is scary good.
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Roooocky... oh you made him so cool. I love Lackadaisy cats so much
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It's moments like this which are why I love Rocky as a character so much.
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Funny comment about the windshield wipers. I can only assume they are using their tails to move the lever.
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Good eye and a great detail. You can see that there is a "wire" leading from the top of the wiper in the fourth panel, so you can clearly see that they aren't automatic.
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Goddamnit Rocky! Your stitches are gonna burst if you keep grimacing like that!
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What's in Pandora's pie truck? I'm guessing a rain of bullets B:<
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On the fifth panel you can see Freckle hanging on to the side of the truck.
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This shading is getting so good it'd make Sin City shiver in the bathroom.
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The story's a little dark for such cute characters. But i love the artwork, you are very talented.
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I love the detail you've put into this from the research.
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Heyyyy, nice one, Freckle! We'll make a gangster out of you yet! I wonder if maybe Rocky should give up on wearing ties, though... He's going to develop a permanently sore neck, considering how often he gets yanked around by them! XD
I really love how you handled the rain textures on this page, especially how you show the raindrops pinging off the surface of the truck. The blue color pallet unifies everything so nicely too. And your dialogue is always such a pleasure to read! "Like you swallowed a bug, but angrier" and "Who would deliver the pie?" made me snicker. I can't wait to see what Freckle has in store~ X3
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"Like you swallowed a bug. But angrier".
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DANG I did not think was accurate, but now I have to agree! xD
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"Driving a manual transmission car in a heavy rain before the days of power steering and anti-lock brakes, wiping the windshield yourself and defogging with your sleeve would have made for a fairly harrowing adventure."
It is, believe me.
With the rain and headlamps, fantastic lighting in this one.
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I just looked back and realized they have an electric windshield wiper in their car. Fancy 
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What makes me sad about this comic, that so many kitties get killed in the course of the story. I love cats to much.....
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"Is something nothing if not pie?"
It's lines like these that make me laugh and stay up late at night pondering things. Or perhaps I've simply had too much pie.
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