early van rings

hi guys last year i said i wanted to do some early van rings and pendants etc... i run a jewelry business in my after work hours and do all original carving and casting. thought i'd show off the latest effort... everything is carved out of wax first and then a mold is poured around it. after that the mold is burned out in a kiln at 1300 F and then molten gold or silver is forced into it with a centrifuge. i do all of this in my shop...






i literally stood in front of my van in the driveway for about an hour tonight and carved this guy. i'll be mounting some big fat tires under the back and some other details and then mounting the van on a ring. i'm thinking it would be cool if the van was detachable so it could roll around on the table (or under the covers at night with a flashlight so mom doesn't catch you...) anyhow it'll be sterling silver, hope that made you smile! later steve

Very Cool!!!!

man....i want some in bead form......holes through them for key chains and etc....

Excellent! Keep us posted and we do love photos of the progress!!
B.W.

very cool

ok here it is, its a wheelie ring, just flick your hand and she does a huge wheelie!!! bwahahaha!!! i think this might be a unique concept. haven't seen it before....



if anybody wants one or something like it p.m. me cause i gonna fire up the forge for this one for sure! big discounts for vannin dudes. el stevo

im in.....

you can have the band anyway you want with texture or script or whatever, the band shown is a blank just to show the concept. i'll do this one in sterling. if a ring is wanted then i just need your ring size. just swing by a jewellers and git sized. chevys, dodges, econos, any style....

That looks awesome! Great work. If you ever do a GM van,please let me know. Would love to wear one on my necklace. Brad

i'll carve up some pendants as well, i could do a front view of the face of the vans or they could be 3d like the one i carved aleady. if they are 3d i would have an arm reaching out the drivers window that would hold your chain and it would dangle from there. shoot me some ideas and i'll wax the best concepts. later steve

i like the bead idea as well, either 3D or a frontal view!

you are very talented!

texasjohn wrote:man....i want some in bead form......holes through them for key chains and etc....

I like the key chain idea or even a pendent for a necklace.....Not a big ring guy

mike

i should make a poll on what would be best to create, then i could make a mold and cast a half dozen at a time...

well, after some major major setbacks my jewelry business has reared its head again. i had to sell all of my precious metals off to get through some expensive problems. so here it is http://thespacediner.weebly.com/index.html i'll be casting some van related stuff soon i hope.

count me in for an econo! i like the detail for such a small piece

o.k. I will get a few of these made up. working on piece for a v.v. member right now, did some lowbrow art on the opening page of the site. drew it in pencil and then messed around till you get the neon effect. also having a contest to name the alien mascot!!!

the site http://thespacediner.weebly.com/index.html
the contest http://thespacediner.weebly.com/the-menu.html Enjoy!!

I want one of the Econo rings

what i think i'll do is send the little van to vancouver for molding. i never duplicate anything i make but this time i will make an exception. due to the demand i can't possibly carve all these little vans individually. so i will get a mold made by professional jewelry moldsmen. this way i can crank these niblets out to meet demand. the price will be lower and you can specify rings or pendants. Cheers!!

very cool!

well... here we go! kilon is up to 1300 degrees farehnheit, van is encased in mold, silver is ready...wish me luck. if this works we can all have little vans.

How much for a ring?

200 bucks for mens ring with van. made of solid sterling. the general public would pay 270. shipping is free. it will be a while before they are available. thanks El Stevo...