Japan, March 2017. It’s the first shoot of the trip and we get stuck right in with one of the coolest custom vans that you’ll ever see. The guys at Deez Crew in Yokohama are the go-to shop in Japan for custom van projects, so a visit was a high priority. We were spoiled for choice regarding which particular van to hone in on, but we settled for the juicy-fruit-fresh California Boogie.
Read More'California Boogie' - A radical Custom van by Deez crew of Yokohama, Japan, is one of the coolest custom vans that you’ll ever see.
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Read MoreVisit number three in the KDS van saga, and it was time to flake. Karl had been busy prepping his Bedford CF for paint. By the time I arrived to shoot, he’d already silver flaked the whole front clip and the dash. On the morning of my visit, Karl was just doing the past preparations for painting the right side of the van that day.
Read MoreKarl’s been busy with the CF since we last caught up with him last year. At that point in time, Karl was working on the body lines of the van and getting things straightened up. The end goal for the Bedford is a high end custom paint scheme with a high gloss finish, so getting things straight at this stage is of course imperative.
Read MoreYou don’t have to go far to stumble across Karl Stehn and his work. Karl has successfully built up a reputation for himself and his studio KDS Designs as one of the finest custom painting outfits that Australia has to offer. His blog, kdsdesigns13.blogspot.com.au, sums it up in just one statement.. “POSSESSED TO PAINT”.
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