The Atomic Sign

[Ryan]

My good pal, business partner, and long time sign painter (Mr. John Mearns of Sign Source) was in town last weekend for the Lonestar Round Up car show. Despite the unseaso...
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[Bronson]

It looks outstanding!
The whole building does!

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Very retro!

 

[rubberrodder]

As a very amateur sign-writer wannabe, I think it looks great.

 

[RCStocker]

Spot on. I like the white shadow. It does make the black pop.
Very nice.

 

[gasaxeman]

Looks excellent

 

[3/4 drive]

I'm all about ATOMIC

 

[marty_p]

Nice work, gents!

 

[Snappy]

Looks great especially considering the weather you had to work in I think I see where the car came from that's in your avatar.

 

[acme speed shop]

It was a really fun day full of unexpected surprises. We thought we were going to miss dinner with our pals but in the end got it done and cleaned up just in time.

The best part is that Ryan likes it.

 

[dadsEH]

Should have added....'world headquarters'

 

[-Brent-]

Love it! I saw it on IG and was impressed but those angled shots really show the detail of the work - impressive.

 

[Falcon67]

Hey, you got some graffiti on your new barn. Excellent.

 

[phartman]

Oh, I like that. Very nice, gentlemen, well done.

 

[Tman]

You always nail the look and feel with your fonts!

 

[Westly]

I lived in Austin a couple of years ago. Lately been trying to devise a way to get back.

 

[ned911]

What area of Austin are you in?

 

[gahrajmahal]

You gotta be happy with that

 

[wingnut_1]

I really like how the lettering turned out. Also like how you had to "calculate the shrink of the letters caused by the surface area of the corrugation". What exactly does 'Atomic' represent? I did some Googling but didn't find too much.

Wingnut_1

 

[GRX]

What exactly does 'Atomic' represent? I did some Googling but didn't find too much.

Wingnut_1

Our benefactors

From the bottom of this page:

"Copyright © 1995-2008 Atomic Industry: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in."

<< # post 1,000 ... yay. Do I get a cookie?

 

[PugetDude]

Great job on the lettering... love the galvanized corrugated siding, too. Very retro, looks like it could have been transplanted from a 1940's nuclear test site....

 

[wingnut_1]

I LIKE IT!

Thank you GRX & congrats on your one-thousandth post!

Wingnut_1

 

[vette66bob]

The building looks fantastic. Maybe a small yellow 50’s bomb shelter sign would add some interest and curiosity

 

[JeffreyJames]

Damn it this rules.

 

[Rolleiflex]

That looks sweet! It sure makes me want to move further out in the Hill Country than I am now and build a place!

 

[Adam McLaughlin]

Well done!

 

[methomas70]

Nice!

 

[racer756]

Is there another thread that shows the build of this cool shop? I really would like info on the doors.
Thanks

 

[600SL]

Absolutely beautiful I love it.

 

[920kip]

Your shop is cool. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

 

[wark67]

Very nice job. One thing though............as a sign guy myself, I would NOT stripe, or outline the white with any color. The dropshade that you have should be left on its own. I would bet that your sign painter would agree.

Just my thoughts. It looks perfect the way it is.

 

[JD in DFW]

Very sweet Ryan! Hope the building is coming along well for ya. Let me know if you need me to come down and help.
JD

 

[29bowtie]

I second the "WORLD HEADQUARTERS" needing to be added! It sure looks great, especially above those retro styled doors.

 

[Woogeroo]

Well, that turned out very sweet.

-W

 

[shortykorte]

I learned something new. 1shot is not just pin stripping paint but sign paint. Also how to layout letters on a corrugated surface. Project letters on corrugated surface, measure side distance (stretch), layout on flat surface. Great work.
BAFB 83-91

 

[ryanedoyle]

should have added....'world headquarters'

atomic galactic headquarters

 

[Pitalplace]

I like it.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Ryan, very nice... How long did it take him to complete?

Cheers..
Dennis