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Thomas, I see some photos of the 444 car there and a very good friend of mine that crews with that car. I should also say I am taken with your story because I grew up in Utah and was surrounded by the Bonneville culture and have been many times. I have a few shots of some of my items on my...

Aint that the truth!!!! <------------ Says a guy with 3200 sq. ft. pack to the gills with stuff.

Navarro ran one on the strip and at Bonneville also but I forget the years. This is a fantastic thread. You have an incredible space and story. The history alone, for someone like me, is the real treat. I have been collecting old hot rod memorabilia for awhile such as original Halibrand V8...

Craig, Good eye. The one above is actually translucent resin with a coat of trans metallic paint. Most of the ones that I have done in this series for my Club are translucent red. They can be done in any color you could imagine. You can either buy colored resins or mix you own custom colors...

Thanks for the compliments Craig. Ill see what else I can dig up on other fabrication projects.

Thanks Dlad and Bruce. Dlad That cross and base is fantastic. What do you use to machine and polish it? I wish I could get my metals that polished but I don't have a good buffing wheel.

Process - Part #3 Process - Part #3 Fab cont.: I will continue to work through the sculpture and basically, keeping my vision in mind, let what I am doing direct me into the final form. Final Assembly: After a lot of hours of wood finishing. Painting and Metal Finishing I can do...

Process - Part #2 Process - Part #2 Process: I will take other elements that I have molded or found objects and start to re create the vision in my head. This is where I start making any templates I know I will need for metal and begin my basic measurements. Fabrication: Once I have...

Process - Part #1 Amity, I found a bunch of photos of prcoesses of one of my last sculptures. I will post a couple of each process and then go from there if there is interest. Process - Part #1 Design: Being that I spend most of my day designing on a computer I usually do most of my...

Oh no MILT. I don't make THAT TROPHY!!! I do make trophies for other vehicles in attendance though. I certainly don't want the credit or the misunderstanding there of for the big one. Mine are club trophies as shown above. Typically given to "low buck" cars in the Suede Palace.

Hmm, I have never thought of that. It all depends on what I am doing. I don't believe I could ever charge my day rate. Nobody wants a 1K flower. :lol_hitti I am an industrial designer and spend most of my day behind a computer doing Architectural, Engineering and Design illustrations and...

Is it a 2 bolt flange or 3? I forget on the old rams horns. Do you have the tools to make your own? I have to do that quite a bit with the cars I work with. Plasma cutter, hole saw, whatever you can get your hands one. Just use 1/4" or better to avoid warping. Around here our little auto parts...

So not to hijack my own thread but I thought I would show a few other metal/wood/resin sculptures I have done. Notice there is a theme. I do an annual Club trophy for the Grand National Roadster Show for the Suede Palace. Let me know if your interested in any of the techniques.

Thanks again all. I have never seen the one from metalshapers. Thanks though, that's all I need is another web site to take me away from the shop..LOL Come to think of it I did get the influence of someone on the HAMB. Maybe the same guy? He has some fantastic skill. I'm still learning!

Thanks fellas. Like I said, you should give it a try. It's only metal... And yeah...SHE REALLY LIKED IT.

I am a big procrastinator and usually fail at getting my wife the right present for any given occasion. So the last time I ran into this situation I decided I was going to head out into the shop and make her a Rose that would never die. I have seen it done before but I needed a good challenge...

Well slowly but surely I am getting somewhere. I cleaned up a bit. Well rather, I took stuff off the floor and put it on the walls. I think that constitutes cleaning. My issue is I work on my cars and collect old parts more than I clean so I never seem to get anywhere. Anyhow here are a few...

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To quote Nike: "Just do it". As others have said the best opportunity you can find is to sit with an old timer who is willing to pass on the trade. I have been fortunate to have relationships with some very influential racers from the past who I have formed lasting relationships with. Once that...

Don't mean to hi-jack but hell I just went ahead and started one. Join in if your interested. I would like to talk more about your jigging and processes. Join GJ Industrial Designers Group Thanks, N8