fun with catbox

[CatBox]

ok so i started striping again on jeffs car.  so before i did that i have not really applied myself to striping anything since august last year before the drive-in show and that was my fender.

i did alright for not having done it in so long and haveing some way cool issues (you know what they are).  the other thing about those lines is that was the first time i have done anything with an audience before.  so i am not used to being distracted, that being said i did alright on the top part and very amature so so work going down the hood.  dog bumped me, not holding the hodd well enough and having it move while pulling lines.  basic crap i have to go through to get back into my grove.

so heres how that went.







so he also left at my home his old nasty dirt bike helmet.  it had been rattle canned black and was in need of some love.  

first i spent some time makeing a grid on this not flat in any way shape or form helmet, read not fun.  and then came the design and then fitting the design to the really round shape of a helmet.  this is what i started with.



this is how it looks all drawn out and totally rearranged.







spiffy no?

here is how it looks with the first color on it.  between the fully drawn and paint stage i reworked a bunch of the lines again.

this is the top of the noggin.



the next two are the back and bottom.





well hows that look?  better than the car? you betche'.  i used a different brush and louder music, HELMET in case you were wondering.  this is just the first color, i have not decided which other color i will use on it but i have a good idea.....evil laughter ensues

[CatBox]

so i have finished a bunch of projects i have been working on and finally got the camera to interface with the computer.

first is the extinguisher i flamed.

tape job


spray job done with krylon



after the lines and some quick polish, i was fighting my muscles from twitching on this one. that will be a forever reminder of being rearended on the job, but i digress...

[CatBox]

here is my first flying eyeball.

stencil



pounce pattern made form needle and then a ball of powder in an old t shirt and half drawn on with stabilo pencil



first layer



next day



and a couple of days after that. it looked so plain just sitting there so i went and put on some random stripes

[CatBox]

oh and it is on the back because i have a polished firewall in there now so it will reflect.

my friend left his impact gun at my house when he helped me pull the motor out and it recieved some paint as well. it was semi inspired by the pics of Garlos' car.  (this has been previously posted at
Volksrods.com for info on the car go there)

[CatBox]

i started another project yesterday but it is cold out and i wanted to get these up for youse people to oogle.

[Smug]

You are becoming a master young padwan

The work is looking great don't burn yourself out I may need to hire you to pin stripe Dixie

[CatBox]

thanks and there is not much chance of burning out.  i have lots to learn and pallets are every where.

i have yet to break out my airbrush.  that is a whole other animal i have not tried.

there will be more to follow as these are my yellow belt efforts...

[CatBox]

to pin stripe Dixie

i already have the ideas floating around in my head....


 

[Nacho]

I got a fire extinguisher ( )that you can practice on.

[Thanney]

That is awesome Catbox.
I wonder what else you will think up next

[CatBox]

That is awesome Catbox.
I wonder what else you will think up next

perhaps you will someday drop your car off for a week and find out....

[BuginU2]

I have a completely blank canvas sitting in my garage.... Any ideas?

[CatBox]

theres always ideas you just have to like them when they come out of my head.

when i was asking mark along time ago what he wanted on his car the reply was do what you want.  i was given full artistic liscense.

he knows what i like and knows that i am very picky so whatever i do will look good.  

and besides yo just might want to wait untill you have some other paint on the car first.

[BuginU2]

Interested in trying out that airbrush?  

[CatBox]

hehehehe i am but am arfaid, very affraid.

the cost of the paint and supplys for the stripping isnt cheap and then to open another pandoras box for the airbrush...well i want to but dont want too.