You may have already read 410customs build thread. If not, go read it. Those who have, have a general idea of what's to come. I'm excited!!

None of the mods planned are totally original nor is the combination to the best of my knowledge.That was never the goal. But I'm sure most here who have modded their truck have considered unique badges (emblems) myself included. 

Do an extensive internet search and you'll find ranger shelby's, platinums, svts, lightening, and just about anything mustang or F150 related. Then there are those who plasti diped, blacked out, body colored, or used vintage badging.

The only ones I havent seen are ranger lariat, and 410customs idea of a ranger premier. While I like both of those it still feels like doing the same as everyone else.

I orderd a bunch of emblems and viewed hundreds more, I came up with a couple variations I liked and thought that solved the issue. Then I realized Itd be a big arts n crafts project and for the amount of work it will be individual and unique, but still just like everyone else's. 

The factory appearance appeals to me. I also like sleepers. I know it will be hard to hide the rumble of the V8 or the 35" tires and lift. But thatll nag at pasers by and make them want to take a closer look. This is where the badging comes in to play. The right badges can give the appearance of a rare trim pack, high performance, or luxury model that they have never heard of. Lol.

Real estate for badges is pretty limited unless you want to plaster them all over. A majority of the emblems available look cheap or are not to the right scale.

After all this, I had an epiphany. Why confine it to be a one off "ranger" when It can be anything.

Why not do something like this....


Any thoughts? Everytime I look at it I think, who shot JR ( Ewing ) lol. Sacrilegious?

Then again, I could just leave the emblems as they are...

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Found this....



Here come the pinto jokes....

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Wait what? Your not a virgin? LMFAO

Blue magooo!
Thats the name of your project originally right?
What about Mr Magoo? the old cartoon character? He used to ride around in a little buggy?

Or Blue Magoo is a nice strain of Mary Jane, I found out yesterday doing a google search.
So we can hand paint whatever you want on your fenders and tailgate! Or we can 3d print emblems, We can get stickers made up, I mean these days the sky is the limit! You just need to pick something, don't worry you have plenty of time :)





It is Washington so....


Your truck is definitley BLUE!! that is for sure....Ford blue like Bigfoot!!

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Mr Magoo was how I was feeling that day. Old. Lol. After wards i didnt like the combination of the 2 words. Say blue Magoo 3 times fast. Lol. 

If I were to do some kind of theme I think I'd go for something like this

A team!!!

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JAMMAN wrote:
I see one less cat in your future.


That's my blood pressure medication!! I'm pretty amazed that I only had one cat hair over the entire 3days considering my shirts usually look like a fur coat. They're my buddies. If they want to be a part of the project I can live with that. Yes, I'm a crazy cat guy. I know most here are dog people and that's ok.

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Heres the finished flash card.

Here are the emblems after recoating the big one. They all have 2 coats of matte clear coat. 


While I let these cure overnight I practiced my taping on these emblems. 

These ones are for you velociranger!!!


I scuffed the big one but I was afraid of messing up my half assed attempt at taping so I just used a tack cloth on the smaller 2. 

The N in the big one had a chip I forgot to hit with primer so I cheated and used a black permanent marker. You can still see the rough edges but not the chrome. Lol.

The purple hue is from the umbrella above. This is 2 coats of vista blue. Once I'm certain they are well covered I'll hit them with crystal clear coat. I just hope my creative juices stay put instead of going all over. Lol.

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Who'd a thunk my macgyver trick would have bit me in the ass? Ugh...short cuts end up being the long way around...

In an attempt to fill the chip I sprayed some of the blue in a cup and dabbed a brush to add a glob but as soon as it touched the spot it bubbled and made a mess. Fixing your mistakes adds experience. Lol. If you can fix it.

I cleaned it up, sprayed plastic adhesion, primer, and matte black. It's almost the same level. I'll let it cure overnite then try n sand it smoothe and paint it blue tomorrow. It wont be the prettiest repair by far but I'll still be able to tell how the vista blue will look.

Wish me luck. I need it.🤪

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This one began the whole emblem exploration, but didnt make the final cut in the end.

Standard Ranger Lariat V8 set

Here are the ones that didnt make the fender but could find a home elsewhere or no where

I thought this might get some attention or questions at the very least but...

My ranger is a 3rd gen V8 conversion so I thought this might go well on the hood, anyone???

This is an attempt to explore my capabilities and have visual examples.

Enjoy!

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