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My thought process
behind CAL Designs was to have the site be more than
just a gallery to display the work I've done. When I
first started simulation racing, I wanted a scheme
that was uniquely mine right off the bat. Luckily I
had the time to invest to learn how to paint a
scheme, but a lot of people don't. Or if they do,
they don't know where to start. I'll try to solve
the "where to start" portion of that equation on the
Tools and Tips page, but would like to use this
space to open up an avenue for those of you who wish
to request their own scheme.
Now before I get
into what I require from you to paint a scheme, let
me get a disclaimer out of the way. Painting schemes
is a hobby for me and one of many I enjoy. So if you
request a scheme and I respond that I don't have
time to do it, I hope you'll understand. With that
said, also understand that I'm a thorough painter
and an average scheme normally takes me between 6 to
8 hours to complete. So when I take on a scheme, I
like to know the time I spend working on it is
worthwhile and appreciated.
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Now, by worthwhile
I'm not saying you need to take pictures of my
scheme to wrap up and send to all your family and
neighbors - which would be fine if you really want
<BG>. But I would like to know the scheme is
something you'll use and not your sixth online
alternate or the gee wiz, "I always wanted to see
what a Turtle Wax Chevy would look like in my
offline set". Sound fair? Okay then, I'll get off
the soapbox.
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When I paint
somebody a scheme, I really try to make it as
personal as possible. To achieve that, it is
critical that you provide as much input as you can.
Here's a sample of information I'd like to see with
a request: |
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| Make |
Chevy NEXTEL Cup |
| Number |
23 |
| Primary sponsor |
Turtle Wax, CD2 Street Legal
logo (www.turtlewax.com) |
| Associate
sponsors |
Dr. Pepper (diet), Gateway
Computers, Logitech, Kenwood |
| Colors |
Purple and black, maybe with
some bright yellow in it |
| Other |
I'd love to see some chrome
on the car and can you make it a super-speedway
package? |
| Comments |
I'll be using this as my
primary scheme online at
OnlineRacin.com and the season starts
in two weeks. Can you help me out? |
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| It helps if you can point me in
the right direction if you are requesting sponsors
or logos that are hard to find. If you have your own
logos that you'd like to see used on the scheme,
send them to me with your request. I can create
custom logos for you, but you will need to give me a
good word picture of what you want.
If you're still reading this, I guess
you are pretty serious about getting a scheme
painted. So here's the email address to get a
request submitted:
Request a scheme*.
I look forward to working with you.
* 22 Mar 2004 - I've been inundated
with requests, so I've broken the link temporarily
while I try to catch up. Once I get what I've
already received done, I'll reactivate it. Check
back.
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