Painting Crankbaits....At School

As a multi-district Career Center, Swofford serves 4 high schools, each of which has a fishing team. When the Auto Body instructor and I were discussing the fine airbrush skills the students work on from time to time it occurred to me that what better practice for them than to work on painting crankbaits. It will both help them in the class and provide a skill that will be useful for them as they continue to fish competitively. I contacted most all lure companies that make hard baits asking for cull baits for our students to practice with and the only company to agree was Livingston Lures (https://www.livingstonlures.com). Here is a pic of their first efforts. I appreciate Livingston investing  culled blanks in young fishermen, and if anyone has contacts for other companies who might be willing to donate as well, please let me know.