Grim Reaper Paint Job
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InDaDogHouse
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Fucking Awesome Dude
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Well Dead, I've never actually said that! LOL! I personally have nothing against the remaining painters at Bigdog. There are currently only 4 that are still there. Some of them are really good guys, and I considered them my friends while I was there. It is simply this, guys are good at what they're good at. Some did flames better than me. Some did taped out graphics better than me. My thing was free-hand artwork, and I did most of the high-end custom stuff. They assigned the cookie-cutter stuff for other guys. Which made my production numbers lower than a guy that did 30 ghost flame sets in a month. I would do only a few. While they could not do what I could do, but I could do what they could do... So when Bigdog started pinching pennies, the highest paid guy in the shop that produced the lowest numbers... That's what happens when quanity become more important than quality. Sorry, I'm ranting here. Ok, I'll quit!
The only beef I have with Bigdog is their management staff. I won't go into it here, because it would fill the page! I will say that even though they laid me off, I still love the product, and I have hopes that the company will make it. They build an awesome bike. And I love to paint awesome bikes!
I made some good friends while I was there. And in the 3 years I worked there, it was the funnest, coolest job I've ever had. I wish it hadn't ended...
But it did. And now I'm back in the private sector again, with no loyalties or conflicts of interests to worry about! (We were forbidden to paint bigdogs on the side while we were employed there)
So I still get to paint cool bikes for cool peeps. And I don't have to kiss anybody's ass to do it!
The only beef I have with Bigdog is their management staff. I won't go into it here, because it would fill the page! I will say that even though they laid me off, I still love the product, and I have hopes that the company will make it. They build an awesome bike. And I love to paint awesome bikes!
I made some good friends while I was there. And in the 3 years I worked there, it was the funnest, coolest job I've ever had. I wish it hadn't ended...
But it did. And now I'm back in the private sector again, with no loyalties or conflicts of interests to worry about! (We were forbidden to paint bigdogs on the side while we were employed there)
So I still get to paint cool bikes for cool peeps. And I don't have to kiss anybody's ass to do it!
InDaDogHouse
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Hey Ed, I think you might have painted my bike. I will have to try to get a picture of it up here. Somehow.
Mike
Mike
InDaDogHouse
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Hey Ed, I can only figure out how to post a few thumbnail pics. Does this look lioke one of your paint jobs? I love it man.
Mike
Mike
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Nope! I see your bike is an 04. I started in 05. It does look pretty cool!
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I'm charging $1250 for the tank. This was kind of a "special" price. If you look back at some of my earier posts, you will see I posted "Got a spot to fill". I posted this because I had two guys back to back who told me they were shipping me their tins. After several e-mails and phone conversations, I drew up several concept sketches, and then they flaked out on me. They wouldn't return phone calls or e-mails regarding if the job was still a go or not. I posted that I had a spot to fill, and I would make someone a good deal if someone would jump on it ASAP! Kelly happened to be the guy. I guess sometimes it's being in the right place at the right time. When you have bills to pay, and work that you're planning on coming in - and then it doesn't...That really messed me up!
So thanks guys. You know who you are.
On a normal day this would probably be about $1500, ballpark.
So thanks guys. You know who you are.
On a normal day this would probably be about $1500, ballpark.
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More progress. Laying in the background work. Sky and trees. I'll probably do one more round of high-lights, and some softening of some masked-off edges. Then this will be a wrap!
One more day, then clear!
One more day, then clear!
txchopperguy
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WOW!
Shit Ed when you get this back to me im not evan going to be able to put this back on my bike just have to get a display case and hang it in my garage. Not this is fricken evil lookin looks like he is going to pop right out of the painting and take ya to Hell :2thumbs::2thumbs: 
InDaDogHouse
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Truly amazing Ed. Too bad you didn't paint mine. You are a true artist man.
Mike
Mike
bigdadygrif
Bigdadygrif
bad ass as usual workin on getting another bike will holler if everything comes together:2thumbs:
2004BC
FREEDOM!!!
Prior to looking at this thread I thought my paint job was absolutely outrageous and I was satisfied and happy. Now I have to go out and get more customers for my business IMMEDIATELY!!!! You will get my tins eventually. Why oh why did I have to look here.........
Your talent transforms a motorcycle into true Art that anyone and everyone, biker or not, can appreciate on an artistic level.
Your talent transforms a motorcycle into true Art that anyone and everyone, biker or not, can appreciate on an artistic level.