Gauging Interest In a Hand-Illustrated 70-Series T-shirt

[Mike Shull]

Do the three vents at the bottom of the grill have expanded metal like between the headlights?

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Do the three vents at the bottom of the grill have expanded metal like between the headlights?

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None of them normally have expanded metal.

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Maybe this will help

 

[Mike Shull]

UPDATE: 2nd proof: OEM w/ Dining Room Table

 

[Mike Shull]

None of them normally have expanded metal.

Thanks! I tend to draw things that aren't actually there

Maybe this will help

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Very helpful. Thank you

 

[bj70bc]

well... yes and no, its 'fake' expanded metal, same design but not really 'expanded' metal, semantics here, i think we know what he meant

 

[Mike Shull]

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well... yes and no, its 'fake' expanded metal, same design but not really 'expanded' metal, semantics here, i think we know what he meant

Haha. Expanded plastic? I wish that I could print the words "TOYOTA". That looks really good.

 

[bj70bc]

just flip the y or write yota or something

 

[coldtaco]

LHD wipers?

 

[bj70bc]

fair dinkum mate

 

[Mike Shull]

I can add a LHD version. No problem.

Badging is difficult. I've tried all sorts of configurations, including Toy, Yota, Yoda, ATOYOT and all of these have been rejected. I could try something like below, though I don't think that it looks very good.

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

The fenders are flush with the rest of the body.

The windshield base goes slightly above the base of the wipers.

Keep up the good work.





Juan

 

[Mike Shull]

Hello,

The fenders are flush with the rest of the body.

The windshield base goes slightly above the base of the wipers.

Keep up the good work.





Juan

Hi Juan. Thanks for the feedback. Is the green arrow what you are referring to with the fender? I tried to round the fender a bit more to mimic the base photo that I found. Let me know what you think.

I missed drawing the lower portion of the windshield frame. I'll add that line in there to see if the wipers look better.

 

[Mike Shull]

Here are a couple more versions. I'm going to stop for awhile. I've been at it since 8 am this morning

 

[JuanJ]

Hi Juan. Thanks for the feedback. Is the green arrow what you are referring to with the fender? I tried to round the fender a bit more to mimic the base photo that I found. Let me know what you think.

I missed drawing the lower portion of the windshield frame. I'll add that line in there to see if the wiper look better.


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Hello,

Yes, it is the green arrow. Sometimes pictures make it look like the fender is wider than it actually is.







Juan

 

[Mike Shull]

Hello,

Yes, it is the green arrow. Sometimes pictures make it look like the fender is wider than it actually is.







Juan

How does this look?

 

[JuanJ]

Here are a couple more versions. I'm going to stop for awhile. I've been at it since 8 am this morning

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Hello,

Looking good.

You can draw sliding window inside the windshield and you have a 75 Series.

Remove the windshield lower and upper frame and you have a hardtop 70/71/76/77/78/79 Series.

If you remove the leaf spring mounts and change the grill you get a 1999 - 2006 70 Series.





Juan

 

[Mike Shull]

Hello,

Looking good.

You can draw sliding window inside the windshield and you have a 75 Series.

Remove the windshield lower and upper frame and you have a hardtop 70/71/76/77/78/79 Series.

If you remove the leaf spring mounts and change the grill you get a 1999 - 2006 70 Series.





Juan

I like your style! I'll see what I can do to create a few versions. I initially created 10 versions of the FJ40 and most folks ordered the 1968 hardtop version so I've since removed half of the versions from the store. I still sell those versions on custom orders.

Here is a mockup on a shirt...

 

[Mike Shull]

This shirt is available in the store. Please know that I only put two variations in the store. With the black and white line graphics, this actually is 132 combinations. Anything more would complicate the listing. Feel free to DM me if you would like a variation other than what is listed.

https://inlowgear.etsy.com/listing/4574185787/70-series-toyota-land-cruiser-hand

 

[Mike Shull]

@FJBen, I ended up using your photo for the RHD Modified version. Thanks for that picture. Please DM me the color, size and version that you would like, along with your shipping address and I will send you one free shirt.

This was one of the more difficult Cruiser's to draw! I hope that you all enjoy. Thank you all very much for working on this with me!

Please help pass the word