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<blockquote data-quote="Harblar" data-source="post: 362448" data-attributes="member: 8673"><p>Ok... So it's been a busy month for me and so not much in the way of getting stuff done on the Raptor. With are little blizzard out here this weekend, I had some time to work on some graphics and what not to put on the truck. I decided to go vinyl over paint since I'm not even sure there are any custom paint shops around capable of doing what I want and if there are I'm fairly certain I'd have a mild cardiac event when I saw the estimate. Plus vinyl isn't permanent so I've always got the option of changing things up down the road if I get bored with it or decide to go another direction. I've been in contact with a local vinyl guy, but I haven't had the chance to go in and talk about what I want done yet. That's ok though. I'd prefer to have the graphics all ready to go prior to going in and giving them the go ahead. They include 1 hour of computer/design time in the job. After that it's $40/hr... I'm good enough on Photoshop that I should be able to save myself a chunk of change if I just go in prepared. </p><p></p><p>That being said, here's some rough pics of what I'm looking at doing...</p><p></p><p>Down the sides... (ps, not my actual truck. just a similar one I found on google for the rough mock up.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]205671[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The rear end...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]205672[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Got my custom plates on a few weeks back. I went with "BLACKND". Already I've had 4-5 people ask me, "What's Black N D mean?" <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rage.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rage:" title="Rage :rage:" data-shortname=":rage:" /></p><p>To combat that problem I decided to go with a rear window graphic. If someone asks after that, then they are just stupid. The above was a very preliminary design. I'm still working on it, but here is what I have so far...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]205673[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Not sure whether I'm going to leave the background black or not. Might add some more stuff just underneath it to round it out. Haven't had a chance to play with it too much yet. Also not sure how it will look with the ghosted snake down the sides and this on the back window. I'm toying with the idea of doing the snake and text on the tailgate in a similar style. It would blend better with the window, but it might be a little much for the truck... I suppose I could always do a full wrap that makes it look like the whole truck had been torched, but that's getting out of my price range again and is maybe a little more gaudy than I'm looking for.</p><p></p><p>And Finally, the eagle eyes out there may have noticed I'm playing with the Raptor badge as well. This, too, is a very early mockup. I'm planning on getting a Billet badge made up to stick on directly above the Raptor/SVT Logo. The idea is to have it say 'Ride The Lightning' with claw marks/slashes through 'Lightning'. This seems like the perfect Metallica/Ford crossover badge to me. After all... I'm riding a Raptor! Not some lowriding street queen. <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/head3.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":head3:" title="Head3 :head3:" data-shortname=":head3:" /></p><p></p><p>In the meantime, I finished up the design to replace the ford emblem on the tailgate. I'll be contacting Billet Badges to get cracking on this sometime this week. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]205674[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Also been talking with TMX about a possible light bar/bumper guard mounted up front... Still haven't seen a shot of that yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing what they've come up with.</p><p></p><p>That's about it for now. Stay tuned for some actual progress!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harblar, post: 362448, member: 8673"] Ok... So it's been a busy month for me and so not much in the way of getting stuff done on the Raptor. With are little blizzard out here this weekend, I had some time to work on some graphics and what not to put on the truck. I decided to go vinyl over paint since I'm not even sure there are any custom paint shops around capable of doing what I want and if there are I'm fairly certain I'd have a mild cardiac event when I saw the estimate. Plus vinyl isn't permanent so I've always got the option of changing things up down the road if I get bored with it or decide to go another direction. I've been in contact with a local vinyl guy, but I haven't had the chance to go in and talk about what I want done yet. That's ok though. I'd prefer to have the graphics all ready to go prior to going in and giving them the go ahead. They include 1 hour of computer/design time in the job. After that it's $40/hr... I'm good enough on Photoshop that I should be able to save myself a chunk of change if I just go in prepared. That being said, here's some rough pics of what I'm looking at doing... Down the sides... (ps, not my actual truck. just a similar one I found on google for the rough mock up.) [ATTACH=full]205671[/ATTACH] The rear end... [ATTACH=full]205672[/ATTACH] Got my custom plates on a few weeks back. I went with "BLACKND". Already I've had 4-5 people ask me, "What's Black N D mean?" :rage: To combat that problem I decided to go with a rear window graphic. If someone asks after that, then they are just stupid. The above was a very preliminary design. I'm still working on it, but here is what I have so far... [ATTACH=full]205673[/ATTACH] Not sure whether I'm going to leave the background black or not. Might add some more stuff just underneath it to round it out. Haven't had a chance to play with it too much yet. Also not sure how it will look with the ghosted snake down the sides and this on the back window. I'm toying with the idea of doing the snake and text on the tailgate in a similar style. It would blend better with the window, but it might be a little much for the truck... I suppose I could always do a full wrap that makes it look like the whole truck had been torched, but that's getting out of my price range again and is maybe a little more gaudy than I'm looking for. And Finally, the eagle eyes out there may have noticed I'm playing with the Raptor badge as well. This, too, is a very early mockup. I'm planning on getting a Billet badge made up to stick on directly above the Raptor/SVT Logo. The idea is to have it say 'Ride The Lightning' with claw marks/slashes through 'Lightning'. This seems like the perfect Metallica/Ford crossover badge to me. After all... I'm riding a Raptor! Not some lowriding street queen. :head3: In the meantime, I finished up the design to replace the ford emblem on the tailgate. I'll be contacting Billet Badges to get cracking on this sometime this week. [ATTACH=full]205674[/ATTACH] Also been talking with TMX about a possible light bar/bumper guard mounted up front... Still haven't seen a shot of that yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing what they've come up with. That's about it for now. Stay tuned for some actual progress! [/QUOTE]
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