ARMAGEDDON
Gathering the Armies for Battle
TEXT BY CHRIS HAMILTON
PHOTOS BY SOLOMON LUNGER
BUILDING A TRUCK CAN BE A LOT LIKE GOING TO WAR WITH ALL THE GENERATIONS THAT CAME BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR FINISHED PRODUCT. Hundreds of shops around the country use their skills, minds and available soldiers in their own particular way to wage war with opinionated opposition. Their tools are their weapons and national events are the proving grounds where they battle it out. It’s always nice to bring home a trophy that shows you’re doing mental damage to your competition, but in the case of Ariel Paxon of Stuart, Florida, the ultimate goal is to promote his custom fab shop and continue the dream of doing what he loves.