Pumpkin board

I know we’re in the middle of winter here, but when my son saw his new deck with an orange top ply, the first thing he said was that it looked like a pumpkin. Grover said the same thing too, so I made it look like a pumpkin. I hadn’t really done the custom grip tape thing since the 80’s, so it was a nice project. Bonus pic after the jump.

My kids has one of those mini Keith Meek Slasher decks, and it’s freaking rad, but still just a little bit big for him. I guess they aren’t really made for 3 year olds. Once Jack got on a really small board with loose trucks, he really made some progression, so I decided to get one for Owen. The Slasher has decent trucks (Bullet) and great wheels and bearings, but the bushings are too hard for someone his weight. I had them loosened up to the end of the kingpin, but they were still too tight. I replaced the stock bushings with some old blue Bones soft bushings. Still too stiff for such a lightweight, but much better.