Greg Pugh Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) I found a guy on Facebook that was doing these insanely awesome airbrushed murals on model cars. Knowing that I would never be able to achieve these results no matter how good of a painter I thought I might be, but wanting one of these creations in my collection, I reached out to him and he agreed to do one for me. I did all of the body work and had the body in primer when I shipped it off to him in Germany. I gave him full artistic freedom to paint it however he pleased. Opening the box upon it's return, I had no idea what my van would have painted on it. Unbeknownst to me, he had been watching my son's 2018/2019 football season via my Facebook posts. The Seaside Seagulls had an amazing year and made it to the State Championships! Needless to say, I was blown away! So what was to be a mural-painted build for me became a tribute build for my son. After I received the painted body, I did everything else you see here. My son absolutely LOVED it and that is him on the side #5! Edited August 27, 2019 by Greg Pugh
Greg Pugh Posted August 27, 2019 Author Posted August 27, 2019 For those that are interested, the build thread is located here (and I had incorrectly thought it was a '75 when I started the build):
Tom Geiger Posted August 27, 2019 Posted August 27, 2019 Very cool artwork. It's nice to know that that kind of talent is out there!
Maindrian Pace Posted August 28, 2019 Posted August 28, 2019 Wow! That is just beyond words, and a nice clean build on the van too. Great collaboration.
peekay Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Beautifully done - not just the airbrush work but everything else too, including the photography.
DumpyDan Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 Well done, awesome work, you should be proud.
kilrathy10 Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 Beautiful mural... Very nice work... Great build, too...
Misha Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 That looks amazing Greg, especially with your photo set up I had to look twice to realize it was 1:25 rather than the real vehicle. Congrats on your efforts in having the airbrushing done, stunning! Cheers Misha
Dragonhawk1066 Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 That is totally awesome and very cool!! The airbrush painter did a fantastic job and the overall build is top notch!
Steve H Posted October 5, 2020 Posted October 5, 2020 Hi Greg, great story and a beautiful model. What a wonderful tribute to your son. Steve
David G. Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Very Cool! I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. David G.
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