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Cheryl. You can always check out www.nhra.com in the gallery section. For the retro rod look go to www.jalopyjournal.com they have tons of links.
------------------ Stevo Chartrand Commercial Signs Edmonton, AB stevo_c@powersurfr.com
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The east coast equivilant was Circus Paint in New Jersey. You'll find some of their work their as well. Julian Braet (Mr. J) lettered a lot of cars in that place, most notably contributing the logo for funnycar god Jungle Jim Liberman, and later hitman turned driver, Broadway Freddie DeName. (the stories go on forever..)
Bill Pratt is the most anal retentive man I know. He maintains a list of drag stuff that defies imagination. www.draglist.com
And some post modern nitro culture where I use to be webmaster/art director (all that work is gone.. so dont blame me for the current looks!), www.nitronic.com
My personal vote for worlds greatest racecar painter, artist and all around good guy, www.youngbloodart.com
That should keep you humpin for a few hours!
------------------ Robb Lowe Hub City Graphics Spartanburg, SC
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Wow, Circus paint.... Jesse LaJuene is amazing at his craft. That is where I met Glen Weisgerber (well, actually, watched and drooled - haha). Looks like a long abandoned chicken coop from outside, if only the locals knew what has been created in there
MC
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For those who like Drag racing art or Gearhead art there is a guy here that does work in wood. He is amazing, he makes paint kits that look like street rods. To just look at them you would think they are just wood cars but they open up and have room to put your paint stuff inside. I think Dave Draper has a pic of the one Jack Lindenberger has. He makes one that is a 50 merc lead sled, soon as I get the extra cash I WILL have one.
He has done work for people all over the world, including several piece's for Don "Big Daddy" Garlits that he has in his mueseum. One is a full scale enginge sitting on the stand, All wood and glue, no screws,nails or anything. He either used glue or different joints to hold it together. Also he done a 1/3 scale hi-boy that Don drove years ago. It is also in the mueseum.
I don't think he has a website, but I will find out and if he does I will post the address. Hopefully dave will see this and post that one pic.
BTW, anyone ever seen a wooden 6' Spark Plug???? I have and it is sooooooo cooooooool.
------------------ Troy Haas "Metal_Leg" on mIRC
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Cheryl: You could try this link also. It has about 10-15 pictures of cars from each class from top fuel to super rod. http://www.ihra.com/profile/index.html
Rob Lowe: would that be the "Dragcity" Rob Lowe?
Letterhead's own Bruce Deveau has done a slew of real pretty drag cars up here in New England. Always admired his work. Tom
------------------ Tom Howell Newbury, MA Custom paint, pinstriping, lettering since 1979.( I think) www.bluechipracing.com bchip105@hotmail.com 978-465-5675
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Tom,..thanks for the link didn't realize it but alot of those pics have my signs in the background as I'm the track painter at "The Rock",I already told cheryl on chat the link to the track but just the same here goes for the rest of ya'll,... http://rockinghamdragway.com Every spring & fall we get the big boys from all over & as usual there is a ton of eye candy from all over the country!
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yes, that would be the former mayor of Dragcity, Robb Lowe.
Now being governed by good friend and gonzo wordsmith, Wrenchski.
My drag racing interests these days lie in the 62-71 era of front engine dragsters and 68-80 funnycars. I subscribe to the theory that alcohol is for drinking, gas is for washing parts and nitro is for racin'!~
Some of the finest sign lettering ever done was on the sides of drag vehicles. Seems cars that dont normally rub together, get a little extra attention... what a novel thought, eh?
------------------ Robb Lowe Hub City Graphics Spartanburg, SC
I'm always glad to see posts related to drag race cars. I look forward to following these resource links as well.
Once you get started or if you don't know where to start, I will gladly offer feedback or advice to move things along. I do mostly drag cars, from design to lettering, and there are probably some pitfalls to avoid.
I would like to start you off with a bit of advice: Assuming you are designing the graphics for the side of the car and not just lettering...Good design begins with an accurate "blank" of the car. I take a photo of the exact car (when available) and project it with the opaque projector onto an 11 by 17 piece of paper. I then trace the outline of the car, clean it up with a fine black marker, then make a dozen or so copies. This is the "blank" drawing that I design graphics onto. Now you can work with markers or pencils (or scanner and mouse) to design the graphics.
The reason for the exact photo is that you want the paper design to translate well onto the real car. Using a similar outline may not work well because drag cars are often stretched or otherwise altered. I have seen many good designs not work on the actual car because there was not room for the graphics or the wheel opening was much larger than anticipated, etc.
Having a whole pile of copies also means that if a design starts to not work, you can just toss it and start over. I prefer to work with pencil and marker. Some folks start with pencil, then move to computer. I hope this helps.
(Thanks to Tom on the previous post for the kind comment...Tom also does some fine work)
Bruce
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