THANKS GUYS FOR THE KIND AND INSPIRING WORDS! I HAVE SINCE SIGNED AND CLEARCOATED THAT BADBOY AND IT LOOKS GREAT! JUST GOTTA PUT SOME HOOKS ON THE BACK AND FIND A PLACE TO HANG THE ARTWORK! I'LL FIND A COKE PIECE TO SWAP IT WITH!
T2T - I OUTLINED THE LETTERS FREEHAND....NO MECHANICAL ASSISTANCE THERE! THANKS FOR THE WEBSITE...I WILL CHECK THAT OUT!
POOR MAN - IF A GARAGE IN N.Y. CHARGES $80 TO WORK ON A CAR PER HOUR X 15 HOURS THAT'S $1200!
EVEN IF I WAS OFFERED $1K FOR IT - I'D SELL AND MAKE ANOTHER...IT TRULY LOOKS LIKE THE REAL DEAL!
CHRIS - IT'S ALL ABOUT TAKING YOUR TIME AND MAKING THAT FIRST STEP. THINK OF IT AS MAKING YOUR OWN "PAINT BY NUMBERS" PAINTING. LEAN ON ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS!
TED - I'M FROM A GERMAN/IRISH BACKGROUND, SO IT'S ALL ABOUT PERFECTION AND GETTING IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME....WHILE THROWING A FEW BULLETS BACK AT THE SAME. YOU SHOULD NEVER PUT YOUR BEER NEXT TO THE CAN OF PAINT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS!
SINCLAIR JOE - THANKS FOR THE GREAT NEWS ABOUT "BEAR" WHO WAS FLOATING AROUND & ABOOT ONLY 3 STATES AWAY! I'D HAVE GONE "POSTAL" IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM!
GLAD YOU ARE HAPPY MR. BAIR!
WARD - WHAT CAN I SAY TO YOU? I MUST THANK YOU FOR FIRST OF ALL INSPIRING ME TO DO RED INDIAN WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER GRAPHIC SIGNS I'D LIKE TO DO. HECK, I'M EVEN
THINKING ABOUT DOING ANOTHER RED INDIAN, BUT DIFFERENT. IT'S THE MUCH SMALLER ONE ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT INCREASING THE SIZE BY MAYBE 50-100%. WARD, WHEN YOU FINALLY BUY OR BORROW A PROJECTOR AND GET STARTED, PLEASE LEAN ON ME FOR WHAT EVER QUESTIONS AND HELP YOU MIGHT NEED. YOU ARE NOT A COPY CAT - I AM!
I JUST DID IT BEFORE YOU - IT WAS YOUR IDEA IN THE BEGINNING, WAS HOPING WE COULD WORK ON IT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT SOMETHING BIT ME AND I WAS QUICKLY INSPIRED TO TRY IT!
THANKS AGAIN EVERYBODY!
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"DOC" AT THE AMERICAN GARAGES!
[This message has been edited by THE AMERICAN GARAGE (edited 12-25-2004).]