02/09/2026
I’ve wanted to paint the WW2 shark bomber plane design for a handful of years now, so this fall when I was creating some example pieces of my work to display at Mississippi Mayhem I finally knocked it out. Although I was in a time crunch at that time I wasn’t totally finished with it until shared they were hosting a motorcycle tank custom paint contest starting today. It spurred me to hand paint the mini bomber guy I’ve teased on here already but to also come back and clear the tank and cap in eggshell satin clear. I’m really happy with the look and I hope I paid homage to the fighter planes that sported this paint scheme over the years with my version of it.
If you think it’s cool and want to check out the contest head over to gnarlymagazine.com and cast your vote on the tanks you think are pretty awesome. Right now there are 82 entries so the first round I’m up against 2 other custom painters (who have some pretty cool designs too). Get your vote in right away, poles for the first round close at 9AM tomorrow.
I’ll update when I find out where I’m at, I’m just happy for the opportunity to share my work to other people. Thanks!