Good Idea Tom, I like it.

 

I like the Old School look of flames but the "bad boy" look of chains would look good too. You would need a good painter to make them look real though.

 

have been kicking the basically the same idea around that you have...and thought that a good smoke effect would not take away from the bike's theme I have ...but definately look better than the stock flames

 

subtle aluminum ghost

 

What do you think about a subtle blue ghost flame with another subtle silver ghost flame on top

 

From what I have seen when you layer like that it pretty much is no longer that subtle. Looks like a flame job.

 

I'm thinking something like this
http://www.attitudecustompainting.co...uery=retrieval

 

Don't know if this link will work. If not it is job 861 on their site

http://www.attitudecustompainting.co...ples.861.2.jpg

 

lol... same site. That's nice...real nice. But not considered subtle. Attitude did my paint.

 

On 861 I'd take out the dark outline. The one you posted... I'd try to make the blue flames a little more transparent. I feel your pain...went back and forth on this same thing for months.