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What would Joey do to add some hotlines to an old International like this?
Its got some nice curves to this old gal. I am just unsure where some of the stripes should go to keep with the style of its age. Stripe above the main body line or below, or both (which looks best to me). I have a few ideas sketched out, but I am just wingin it. Should I lay one inside the top panel side? What should I do around the doors? It looks ok with one skirting around the fenders and rockers, but what is the right way.
Or maybe I should say, what would be a more traditional approach to striping this up and keeping with the charm of its era?
-------------------- Tim Rieck Signs Halfmoon Bay, BC Posts: 736 | From: Halfmoon Bay, BC, Canada | Registered: Sep 2000
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-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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Hey Tim, Is there any lettering going on it? That will make a big difference on how I would stripe it.Traditional design = Traditional striping. If it's just striping, I would go traditional. Either way, nice truck and fun job.
Havin' fun,
Checkers
-------------------- a.k.a. Brian Born www.CheckersCustom.com Harrisburg, Pa Work Smart, Play Hard Posts: 3775 | From: Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.A. | Registered: Nov 1998
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Tim, Did this International for KV Dahl at Dahl Ford with the old fashion swirl but jazzed it up a bit since it was a old school primer truck.
He was standing there with his dog Ele on the show room floor of their dealership and tons of customers and lots of eyes.....life is goot!!! Thought I would only show a small piece of the back of the truck as to not sway you on the sides and the front.....
Have fun. Hetz
-------------------- Jim & Chris Hetzler JC Hetz Studio 513 W 3rd St. Muscatine, IA 52761 563-263-2803 jhetzler@machlink.com www.jchetzstudio.com
"We are the one that makes you look good!" Posts: 137 | From: Muscatine,Iowa,USA | Registered: Sep 2000
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I would make the lines real shaky and use a color that doesn't cover well. Like Emerald Green. I'd take off for a few days at a time to drag out the job and charge $2,500 because it isn't really what I do. You may consider making a Million-Gig movie of the process and post a link to it here. If there's any lettering going on you can use several styles as long as they're all script...and it will be worth 4 times that much.
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Gee! Mike. What crawled up your butt and died? ...and for the record; I didn't use all script. I keep hearing: "...what the market will bear." I get top dollar, because I do top notch work.
"What the F%*# am I doing defending myself. I'll let my work speak for itself."
This wonderfully done 1947 Ford Panel Truck was *all* hand lettered using 1-Shot. Includes: 23Kt. hand`spun gold leaf, lettering of embossed Ford logos(X2), and pinstriping. Oh!...and by the way, everything was double`coated. (except; gold leaf, and pinstriping)
>>>Mike If you don't bid a high price, you'll never get it. It's like playing the lottery. If you don't buy a ticket, you'll never win.
"I'd keep it simple and clean. Follow the body lines. Research. Find out what they did back then."
-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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John, I wish I could tell you this was my new shop truck, but alas, its just a job. Athough I do have a 55 belair of the same color in the driveway needing a ton of work, but it would make a great shop/sales car one day!
Also John, if I can talk this customer away from vinyl lettering and signgold, would you be interested in coming up to do some paint and leaf?
Brian, there will be lettering on the panel sides, store logo plus address and phone. The logo is simple lucida handwriting over a helvetica "FURNITURE". I have replaced the hell-vetica with something more pleasing, but thats as far as I can go with it.
Nice one Jim! Maybe you could post some more of that to the portfolio page for all to see, that looks sweet!
Richard, your truck job is what first came to mind when I was approached with this job, and I saw the possibility of this baby having that kinda look of being driven out of the past. I will search back and find that post for some reference.
-------------------- Tim Rieck Signs Halfmoon Bay, BC Posts: 736 | From: Halfmoon Bay, BC, Canada | Registered: Sep 2000
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...considering that most of the lower case lettering is no larger than a quarter. *With* a tiny outline.
I guess now would be good time to introduce my latest movie. This Ga`Gillion Gigabyte feature (actually 50MB) is called, The Flat & Mr. Pinky ...or, My magic Maul Stick
Caution: 50MB file. High speed connection recomended. Sceenes in this film are graphic in nature.
Enjoy
-Rich
-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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Geeze, Rich, lighten up...I'm trying to emulate the people who make money here, now that I've Turned A New Leaf. Who mentioned your name anyway? That's just what I would do. I figure if a stickerhead gets that well paid a real sign painter, not high on fumes or anything - not out in the forest smoking a 'fish', ought to be able to get ALL of the guy's money off the table. Too many shoemakers in the wrong business, heh heh.
Since you brought it up, I have 2¢ worth of free advice = more time practicing outlining, less time concerned with my butt.
And I have a movie coming out soon, too. It will show sweeping the floor -- BY HAND!! -- with a real broom...some of the vacuum riders here may be blown away by this old fashioned method. My motto is = Vacuums Suck.
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