Ok, After the near demise of the cabinet, I thought that I would take things a little slower. I also decided that I would not make any posts until I reached a mile marker. This way I would not be trying to hastily make decisions I might regret later on. May sound stupid, but there were several times that I rushed through something, just so I would have pictures to post. It is partly why I couldn't wait for someone to help me lift the cab I had to do it myself...right then. Having a 6 month project nearly go to splinters right before your eyes will adjust your thinking a little.
Anyway on with the show. (Announcer voice) It is with pleasure and pride that I give you the next installment in the building of BLACKOUT.
SIDE ART P.1
If you saw on pg. 2 on this thread, I did a mock up of the sideart. I decided to take the CP theme and put it on the sides too. So, After the cab was mended and I put a fresh new coat of paint on it, I went to work on the side art. In the background of the CP is a blue haze that sort of clouds with black. This has sharp black lines that seem to dissapear into the distance. I decided to invert this for the sideart. Using 2 in painters tape I placed the first line (at the bottom). I Measured up 2 inches and placed another strip. Then I went up 1/8th of an inch short of 2 inches, then 1/4 short and on and on. Each line getting 1/8th of an inch closer together. When I got down to a 1/8 in stripe between tape, I switched to 3/4 in painters tape. I did 3 lines at 1/8 in. Then I started expanding again at 1/8th of an inch. Being that the strips were 3/4 inch the expansion happened much faster towards the top. I did this on both sides and in the front. I then masked off the whole rest of the cab to prevent overspray. I decided to use Rust O Lium Painters Touch (Home Depot) spraypaint because there was such a beautiful range of colors available. For the lines, I used