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Have a HOT & KUSTOM New Year..

Kouple 'a' inks on paper. These are of a series of things I am knocking out on Fridays..



'Dragscot' & 'New York GT'

 

Now, where was I...??
Righto, a couple of pix from Kiwi events over the last year...
Have a solid 2017 everyone!

 

Sometimes things happen that are just cool. When my grandson was about ten I did this for him. He is seventeen now and is living with us (long story). This is one of the things he has displayed in his room.


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First one of the YEAR.!! Have a good one Everybody...

 

Hello all, Happy new year.
I also have a couple of photos to share.





And here is a big key I made.



Thanks alot.

 

Happy New !!

Salvaged a large shipping crate with 4' x 8' 3/4 plywood sides. Everyone was asking what I was going to do with it. So here is a start. The letters are laser cut but the base pieces are cut from the plywood using a table saw and band saw.

Roadmaster is about 39" long





Garage sign is about 36" long

 

1968
Hello, (in yearly order from my drawing book: 1968)

When we were first living in our small 700 sq ft. apartment, we rented it empty. So, we had to be creative with our spending on furniture. It seemed like making furniture would be so much less than buying store bought stuff. There was one store we would have purchased everything, but it was way out of our price range. (Frank Bros in LB)

The above art was drawn because we did not have enough money to buy ready made tables and shelves for our stereo and record player. I drew these designs, first, before we went out scouring the old marine scrap yards in Wilmington, near Lions Dragstrip. The long hatchcover(s) fit in the back of the 1965 El Camino like a long, surfboard and with a few red flags, we were legal.
(the other two fit on the floor of the bed)
The easiest shelf was a long hatchboard cover, a smaller one was used on top for the record player. They were all mounted on large blocks of concrete blocks donated from the local construction site where my friend worked. Finally, I cut up a larger, wider cover to make an end table. (including making a new hole and attaching the other metal band on the square table top.) The big blocks of a wood were the scraps from rafter beams for wide openings. We decided that one long hatchcover and one small one was better than three small table builds for the stereo receiver, record player and tape player.

Several hours of scraping and sanding, using a resin/catalyst combo and a steady paint brush did the job of leaving a protective layer on top of the hatchcovers. It paid off being a self sufficient surfer with plenty of hours of surfboard repair and construction. Wa---lah--- An end table for the corner and two hatchcovers for our stereo and record player.
(LP records, huge soft pillows, nice speakers, fun small dog…all the makings of a great first apartment)

The plastic 5 sided lamp got as far as small, wire clamps in the holes. It was a nightmare to align all of the pieces and to get them all to stay in a square box shape.
The steel “I” beam supports for any table got as far as the automobile scrap yard and the weight of each one. They were too expensive and too heavy. Finally, the triangular shaped wooden supports did work, but I did not want to screw them into the bottom of the table size hatchcover for stability, so they met the firewood stack.

With little money, ideas that worked and some that didn’t made life a challenge for the newly wed, cash poor, couple. But, $80/month was ok for rent on a one bedroom apartment…it was our first. But our poor 65 El Camino and 60 Corvair had to be parked outside and took the brunt of the So Cal weather.(salt air, fog, rain, wind, and flying sand/dirt)

Jnaki

Our first Christmas together in 1968 was pretty outstanding in that little apartment.

 

One from Flash-O-Light studio.

 

Did one in pencil then got wild idea to try it in ink. That led to another in ink...does it ever stop?

 

Hey Bob, love the James Dean coupe!

 

Here's a new rendering I've been working on:

 

...nice stuff again today,...I like that some of you guys recycle materials into something useful,...here's some of my older stuff from the 80's...

 

Great start for 2017 everyone. It been a busy week, so I hadn't had time to do a drawing. I'll try and do one before the end of the day.{ selectedgrub}I like that service station. The 38 International pickup, reminds me of my nephews. Here is an old drawing of his. Thanks Ron...

 

grest stuff kids, really admire the repurposing furniture!

 

As promised last week, the latest Desk Top Art Work # 128, COE tilt bed!
Its 15" long, 5 1/2" wide, and 4 3/4 " high. The tilt bed is 10" long between the "winch" and the end, and is 5" wide between the rails. The rails are a 1/2" off the bed. Most of my previous models will probably fit on the bed. There is an attached support post (that has been added since the pictures were taken) to hold the bed in the upright position, if desired. This was an ordered model, but the guy that ordered it has flaked, so it is up for grabs. Look for a posting shortly in the classifieds.

The last 2 pictures have Art Work # 127 sitting on it for a reference. It is also available.
Hope the New Year brings good health and prosperity to everyone. Gene

 

That 58 wagon is tits.

 

Made the first piece year ago. Just starting on the next one. There will be 3or 4 bikes in this one .Making plans for some old indy cars next.

 

Since artsy photos are welcome, 47 Super Clipper posed in front of local early Craftsman house, tailored for proper effect, I hope:

 

Thanks Bill ....that Woody drawing of yours is cool and that ride would look great in my garage.

 

Maybe a little help. I took this photo of a portion of my art wall in my garage. I know Rusty you did the one for me , like 27 years ago. Did you see my coupe in a mag? I really liked it and its has been on my wall all those years. But just wondering the story behind it. Thanks for it, and still sharing your art with us. I will try and take a close up of it too. thanks Ron...

 

Here it is. Thanks Ron...

 

Wow!

 

Today was our first snow fall. So I backed the delivery out for a F.A.S. photo!

 

What do you do when it's 2 degrees outside???? Get out the one shot paint. I borrowed this design from the "Larry's Hotwheel's package" Gary

 

Basshead I have a 7UP cooler like that, still in rough original paint. I've been using it to haul cleaning materiel's in for years. That is very cool nice work! Joe