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Sun, 24 July 2011 13:26

Byron Songer

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Location: Louisville, KY

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Recently I received a request to do a design reminiscent of the �46-�52
"Woody Wagon" produced by Ford Motor Company. I responded to the email
stating my typical fee. I also said if they wanted an image as a freebie
they'd need to wait a while. So far, no response. The reason I thought it
would take a while was because I'd need to take time to learn a new
technique or spend a lot of time creating a wood-looking fill for the
artwork (I don't use PhotoShop).

Well, the challenge got to me. That and my curious nature. I'm addicted to
learning new stuff -- it must be my computer gene.

The process meant a bit of research though I well remember riding in a
1951 woody when my dad was a Junior Legion Baseball coach. Back then Ford
was a corporate sponsor and each team had access to a wagon to be supplied
through a local dealer.

In the process of looking for information I checked the look that GM did
of the style. They tended to move from the wood look rather abruptly. Of
course, their treatment was quite different, too. Ford held on to showing
more wood tone even though they replaced real wood with a paint process by
1953. Even the Chrysler PT Cruiser Woody favored the Ford style.

One of the things to decide was how to carry out that look on the GMC.
With that in mind I present "Nostalgia: Woody's Return". For this the
window surrounds will need a color change to compliment the framing of the
simulated wood planking (unless you choose to use the real thing). Note
also that I put a model name near the kitchen window of the 23-foot coach.
This wasn't the typical location used on the GMC. By the way, I wouldn't
attempt this on a 26.

http://www.songerconsulting.net/gmcmhart/

Scroll down the page and take a gander. Scroll some more and you'll spot
the trailer design I did for Ray Erspamer (which can now be seen following
them on vacation, finally).

I hope you enjoy it.

By the way, there are some beautifully restored woody wagons out there.
I'm waiting for Bill Brown to want one. This will be our second timeshare
unit.

Byron Songer
Louisville, KY
Eastern States - http://www.gmceast.com

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		[GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Sun, 24 July 2011 13:26
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: idrob on Sun, 24 July 2011 14:47
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Sun, 24 July 2011 15:21
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Harry on Sun, 24 July 2011 15:29
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Sun, 24 July 2011 17:59
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Harry on Sun, 24 July 2011 18:57
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: USAussie on Sun, 24 July 2011 19:42
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: James Hupy on Sun, 24 July 2011 19:49
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Sun, 24 July 2011 21:19
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: k2gkk on Sun, 24 July 2011 22:23
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: USAussie on Sun, 24 July 2011 22:55
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Sun, 24 July 2011 23:48
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: USAussie on Mon, 25 July 2011 09:34
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: k2gkk on Mon, 25 July 2011 12:03
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: storm'n on Mon, 25 July 2011 17:10
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: James Hupy on Mon, 25 July 2011 05:19
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: storm'n on Mon, 25 July 2011 07:19
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: k2gkk on Mon, 25 July 2011 09:53
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Mon, 25 July 2011 11:06
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: k2gkk on Mon, 25 July 2011 11:16
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Harry on Mon, 25 July 2011 15:19
		[GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: storm'n on Mon, 25 July 2011 17:25
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: George Beckman on Sun, 24 July 2011 23:47
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: midlf on Mon, 25 July 2011 09:34
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: USAussie on Mon, 25 July 2011 09:41
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Mon, 25 July 2011 11:09
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: midlf on Mon, 25 July 2011 13:31
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Larry C on Mon, 25 July 2011 13:50
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: USAussie on Mon, 25 July 2011 17:35
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Harry on Mon, 25 July 2011 18:15
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Mon, 25 July 2011 18:11
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Wayne Newland on Mon, 25 July 2011 18:18
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Byron Songer on Mon, 25 July 2011 18:54
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: Ray Erspamer on Mon, 25 July 2011 18:58
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: ljdavick on Mon, 25 July 2011 14:31
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: jhbridges on Mon, 25 July 2011 16:19
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: stick miller on Mon, 25 July 2011 10:45
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: mike miller on Mon, 25 July 2011 11:05
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: midlf on Mon, 25 July 2011 13:25
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: jhbridges on Mon, 25 July 2011 11:25
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: philipswanson on Mon, 25 July 2011 20:29
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: A Hamilto on Wed, 10 August 2011 16:08
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: emerystora on Wed, 10 August 2011 16:11
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: A Hamilto on Wed, 10 August 2011 16:24
		Re: [GMCnet] The Woody Look on a GMC By: ljdavick on Wed, 10 August 2011 16:33
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