This months theme is "Junk in the Trunk" take from that what you will, that could mean an estate/wagon car, a car full of/covered in trash, a bin lorry, a car parked in a dump or whatever you could possibly dream of!

insperation.






ps, no mature content, there are many younger guests here.

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This months winner was PSM2006STI

congratulations to PSM2006STI and welcome to the hall of fame below are the chops everyone voted for

also well done to king george for coming a close second





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I was just wondering what you guys judge chops on, some people focus more on technical skill, whereas others focus on design flair. what do you do?


Roobeh


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right this will either go well or apocalytically badly.

This are july's entries, vote for who you think has the best chop.

Kinggeorge:


JackDanielsPoppa:



ed_:


Jack4435:


PSM2006STI:



Roobeh:


Raptor:


Goldbullet:


please remember to not vote for yourself (we do it for you so you have the knolege of an honest defeat instead of a dishonest victory).

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Sorry this is delayed but mays COTM winner after an intense speed round due to a tie with roobeh led to a goldbullet vs roobeh chop off and bullet shot ahead (no pun intended well maybe but shh)

here was his entry



i should also say that after some confusion bullet produced this in just over a day so well done

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Seen as this whole site revolves around cool cars, it has seemed a little lacking in cool cars recently. so, I say we start a thread for inspiration. let's have more pics than chatting here. of course you can express opinions etc but let's focus on cars for this'n. pics needn't be really big for resourses but more for ideas.

I'll get the ball rolling.

















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Artist interview with: Davids



In our latest interview we bring you an interview with not only an artist but also the new owner of carchops.com.


Hey Davids, Thank you for participating. First question is which country are you from?
- G'day, I'm from Melbourne, Australia!

How did you begin chopping cars?
- I first started out chopping cars when I was trying to decide what I wanted my first car to look like after I'd done it up.

When did you Begin chopping?
- I started probably 4-5 years ago, but for the most part of that time I hadn't done it very often at all. It's only more recently that I've started back up again.

What programs do you use for your chops?
- I use Photoshop CS4, though I think I'll probably be buying the upgrade for CS5 soon!

How long do chops usually take you?
- It depends on the quality of the chop, the last few chops I've done have been interior chops and those have taken 16+ hours in some cases. I'm no expert though, so I'm still learning new tips and tricks every day!

What's your favorite Car?
- Ah haha! I have way too many favourites to list! Though some of the ones at the top of the list would be Lamborghini Murcielago and Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.

What is your favorite Chop? (Of Yours)
- My favourite chop thus far is actually an interior chop, it wasn't an overly complex chop but I think it turned out well.




What are your plans for the future of the site?
- In the long run I'm looking to hopefully get the community more active and bring some new members along, in the more immediate future there's a new layout that will be being used, I'll be building up the resources section to hopefully attract some more beginners and I'll also be giving some of the monthly competitions cash prizes or items as prizes!

Any extra comments?
- Feel free to PM me any comments or suggestions you have, I'm more than welcome to hear them! Otherwise feel free to PM me even if you just want a chat

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE NEW OWNER FEEL FREE TO ASK THEM HERE DAVIDS IS A REALLY APPROACHABLE GUY DETERMINED TO MAKE THIS SITE A SUCCESS AGAIN

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Hey everyone,

I'm trying to put together a larger set of resources for Carchops.com so newbies can have access to some basic textures/meshes/rims/etc.

At the current point, I've started out on some meshes as can be seen at the following page:
Resources: Meshes

If anyone has anything they would like for me to add to the meshes page, or any other resources you think will be useful for beginners (or even veteran choppers), let me know in this thread and I'll try and put something together for it.

- Dave

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Hey all!

I just discovered carchops.com and now I'll be posting regularly.

Attached are some of the doodles I've done at home or at work of originals or spurs off of other cars. Hope you enjoy them and I would love requests and will be posting regularly... it's time for me to get back into doing what I really love.

-PG

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Artist Interview: Kofelstofel



In our latest interview we bring you an amazing chopper from South Africa, Kofelstofel.

Hey Kofelstofel, Thank you for participating. First question is what country are you from?
- South Africa,and yes that is a country lol

How did you begin chopping cars?
- One day was just browsing the net and came across DM,all started from there I guess.

When did you Begin chopping?
- June vacation: '07.

What programs do you use for your chops?
- Adobe Photoshop CS3.

How long do chops usually take you?
- Depends,quick project about 2 day but brushed chop about 5.

What's your favorite Car?
- Old Fiat 500.

What is your favorite Chop? (Of Yours)
- My black Audi TT.




Thank you Kofelstofel for your time, and participating in Carchops Artist Interviews



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