Tattoo Story - James: Toy Truck
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So here I am at 42 years old and one day I wake up and realize that I like tattoos, and heck why not? So, I searched online for local shops and looked at their galleries, finally finding Dirk Hays at tattoobydirk.com. A cool guy that does excellent work.
This is in fact my second tat I’m showing here. I wanted to symbolize my family, so I looked for the idea of a child-like colorful car transporter. Eventually I found the perfect image at a toy site.
I used Paintshop Pro to add thicker outlines to the picture, then Dirk did some magic. I love it, and it’s a great way to show how cool a family is.
I’m the truck, carrying my 3 kids through life - and, yes that’s my wife driving! The 4th car is our son Jake Harry who we lost, so he’s shown off the truck. I added it to the inside of my left arm (closest to my heart).
-James
Tattoo Design: James Shaw
Inked by: Dirk at Tattoo by Dirk






June 27th, 2006 at 2:53 am
THAT iS FREAKiN AWESOME! JAMES U ROCK
July 17th, 2006 at 6:33 pm
whii, sooooo niiiceee! =]
January 28th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
That’s very cool brother. Touching meaning behind the tat.
April 19th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
That is very touching. I’m actually interested in getting a tattoo to symbolize my little brother and little sister. You’re picture has helped me greatly to assure myself that this is the next kind of tattoo that I want.