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Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:24 pm**

I've had this body sitting around, and I did this for the hell of it, with no particular idea in mind. I just wanted to experiment with blending red, orange, yellow, and red behind the yellow, and give the liquid mask one more try. It does have its draw backs, but I found it a lot easier to work with this time, and I'm really happy with the results.

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:39 pm**

"Molten blobs over cracked paint" sounds like something the government would do to fix something...but, it looks great.

Posted: **Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:25 pm**

Holy shit that came out awesome!

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:03 am**

Thanks. I apparently do cleaner work when I don't pressure myself.

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:08 pm**

you got that right! looks hot

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:21 pm**

most def looks great

double over !

I dig those cracks

So I take it the "original" car was white

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:23 pm**

Wait, it just dawned on me...so that paint has to be on the outside of the body right? I've never tried to paint the outside, did you use any special primer or just the existing surface?

Posted: **Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:51 pm**

That looks GREAT!

I love the "fire effect", its right on.

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:18 am**

ynad wrote:most def looks great double over ! I dig those cracks
So I take it the "original" car was white

Actually, I had planned to do sheet metal and rivets underneath, but everything came out so perfect, I decided I did enough experimenting and it was time to wrap it up before I screwed something up.

Wait, it just dawned on me...so that paint has to be on the outside of the body right? I've never tried to paint the outside, did you use any special primer or just the existing surface?

Nope all in the inside.

Thanks again for the compliments. I am really happy with this one. I'm thinking about entering it in RCCA's monthly best paint competition.

Posted: **Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:37 am**

That is great work. It looks like a 1/10 scale body.

Posted: **Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:27 pm**

Wow I mean WOW! that looks really good!! I have that same body thats still sitting there waiting for paint I think I will give up now!

so when you done showing the body send it my way and I will send you a clear body to paint up to enter another contest with, what do you think? sounds fair humm?

Posted: **Sat Sep 29, 2007 1:56 pm**

SWEET.

Posted: **Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:49 pm**

@IBJ, I'm so used to painting tiny cars, that I never considered comparing it to 1/10th scale. 1/18th scale seems huge to me, I never considered that its harder than the paint jobs I try to emulate.

steelwoolghandi wrote:Wow I mean WOW! that looks really good!! I have that same body thats still sitting there waiting for paint I think I will give up now!

so when you done showing the body send it my way and I will send you a clear body to paint up to enter another contest with, what do you think? sounds fair humm?

That's a great idea let me just get done ramping it in my living room for a few hours. It should get too many dents.

Seriously though, I think this ones a keeper.

Posted: **Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:25 pm**

that turned out VERY nice CD. excellent choice on sticking with liquid mask.

Posted: **Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:57 am**

crazydave wrote:@IBJ, I'm so used to painting tiny cars, that I never considered comparing it to 1/10th scale. 1/18th scale seems huge to me, I never considered that its harder than the paint jobs I try to emulate.

That's my point. The detail in the paint you have done on that body, most people can't get on the larger scale bodies. I mean, that would rival any cover car on the RC magazines.

Enter that bad boy in RCCarAction's next Best Paint competetion.