Pics of my new project

[budlightnmyhand]

Here is my hummer militia by proline covered in 3 layers of liquid mask that are still drying. Let me know what you think about the flames and the hole/rip in the roof and give me idea's for colors of the flames and the main body. I'm thinking deep red for the main body and gold for the flames. I don't know what to put inside the hole yet :D :D :D :D Don't take that literally. Well here's the pics. I love my new digi!!!

[budlightnmyhand]

... And here's the hole....

[KMac]

Hummer body: Fasescent Purple
Flames: White-to-gold fade
Hole in top: Crown Royal Logo.

If that ain't PIMP I don't know what is!!:D :D :D

[dyslexic]

I'm liking your flames you draw em yourself or find a nice pattern/mask ?

as for color for the flames as long as your thinking about gold why not do a gold to copper transition in place of the more traditional red yellow.
as for the hole/rip carbon fiber maybe or some type of vortex maybe?

[budlightnmyhand]

Draw them myself, i couldn't draw a stick figure (as my girlfriend would tell herself)!!! I got them from here http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/354260.

KMAC, I have already painted 2 cars out of the 4 i finished purple. I am thinking deep red by createx.

[extremetmaxxer]

thatll look pretty sweet, youve gotten pretty good since you got that airbrush:cool:

[budlightnmyhand]

You got any idea's on color schemes extremmemaxxer??? I'm kinda stuck. I would like to hear everyone's idea's.

Also how can i do shadows underneath those flames since they are so close together. I'm planning on doing the shadows before i paint the flames, am i doing it wrong??

Mike

[dyslexic]

you got it right on the money you can spray the drop shadow under the flames just turn your PSI down to around 10-15 psi and aim the paint at the body of the mask just above where you want the shadow letting the overspray build up the drop shadow under the flames, just don't try to do it in one pass go for 2-3 light passes gives a much better effect.

I belive you are useing the Iwata hp-c it should be fairly easy to do it with that brush as opposed to my passche VLS, just make sure you thin the paint out enough and it should be all good.

[Sefro]

what is the difference between the fascescent than the faskolor perls? Because they seem to have the same sparkel(for lack of a better term). That body looks like it is going to turn out wicked. I cant wait to see the finished product.
Sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

I tried fading today on some transparency papers. I had some trouble with my paint i think. It was splattering again. I just got a moisture trap so i know there can't be water in my lines. I tried diff PSI's from 10 - 20 each on its own sheet of transparency. I think i did something to the paint a while ago and messed it up. I'm going to the store tomorrow to buy the createx extender stuff, its stuff specifically made to thin the paint i use. I'll try it again tomorrow before i do anything to the body. Thanks for all your help.

One more question. How close can i get to the body with the airbrush? I was going like 2 inches up to 4 inches. I am very confused still on how to do shadows. My flames are so close together that if i try to fade it will fade on both sides of my flames so i tried holding the air brush closer and it made the lines so fine probably 1/16 of an inch or 1.5 to 2 mm that it didn't look like a shadow. I'm thinkging i have to do each shadow on its own and cover everything else up or hold a piece of cardboard on the top of theflame so it doesn't get on top of the flame.

If someone has an easier way let me know please!!

Thanks,
Mike

[Sefro]

dont get angry at me if I am wrong... but the reason why I think it is splattering is because you are supposed to use a psi of between 40 to 70. or atleast that is what the pamphlet that parma hands out for their paints. But please correct me if I am wrong.
Sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

Yeah they say that thats if you use the paint right out of the bottle. If you thin the paint then it doesn't need so much air pressure to spray, thats why i was trying such a low PSI, maybe i just didn't thin it enough??? I thinned it with alcohol, but i think its drying up to fast in my cup. KMAC uses alcohol to thin his paints but he has a bottle fed airbrush and not as much air hits the paint. I tried putting the cap on my brush but that didn't help either (i thought it would slow the evaporating process of my alcohol) I think my paint was turning too chuncky. Oh well, i'm going to use that black i have left for backing material only. I'm getting some new colors tomorrow and that extender stuff.

Oh sefro i use alcohol because it has a smaller droplet size than water and you can fade better with that i guess. We'll see.

This is only going to be my second body with an airbrush so my expectations aren't to high. Its only my 5th body in general since i even thought about an rc car back in october!!!

Mike

[pumpkinfish]

Hummer body: Fasescent Yellow
Flames: Purple tips fading to White
Hole in top: evil looking eyes peering out. I don't know but the rip in the roof is a tough one to fill in without doing the typical US Flag.

[extremetmaxxer]

hmm for a color theme, well the base color needs to be a lighter shade of something so you can see the shadow effect, flames mabey just do some regular style orange and yellow ones under nieth the tear, mabey a graphite effect, logo, checkerd flag, steel panel, aluminum, primer?

as for that splatter, dont use alchohal with fascolor or createx, it chunks up and gets stuck i dont know why or how but i know it does it and it sucks! so use either the extender or just plain water to thin it out.

and when you want to spray the shadows, dont do big heavy black shadows, use the base/main/underlieing color and mix in some black with it, then spray some light shadows about 1/2 inch away, practice on some paper towels or something like that to see if it spatter or not. and make sure to spray some air through before you spray the paint, that gets rid of those first little splats that come out, i hate them lil buggers!!

[dyslexic]

ok I use createx and createx auto air exclusivly I only have about 6 bottles of faskolor out of about 40. with my VL i'd start my spray on the mask and let the spray drift out to the edge of the mask. my spray pattern would be about a 1/4 of an inch with less then a 1/4 of that actually hitting the body.I normally hold the brush about 2-4 inches from the body when doing shadows myself but my VL has a larger appature then your HP-C so I get a larger spray pattern then what you'll get at that distance.

I normally thin out my createx with water just a few drops at atime till I get the consistency i'm looking for. although i've heard of people thining out createx with ISO Alcohol but have yet to try it myself. You may also want to strain your paint thru some of the wife/GF's old panty hose depending on how old your paint is. your best bet thou is probably the extender but I have no experiance with it so far.

[budlightnmyhand]

pumpkinfish: To get things more clear in my mind what do you exactly mean by purpletips fading into white?? Tips of each flame?

Extrememaxxer: Yes i have had better luck with just water also. I did not know they made that extender stuff. Getting it tomorrow though. How thin should i make this paint and how much black should i add to say a deep red to make a good shadow? I read that somewhere else also, the mixing black with the base color to get a good shadow effect instead of just using black. I tried to explain that to my g/f she had no clue what i was talking about. I think i'm just going to talk to the wall or something instead of her!

As far as light shadows, ok i get the idea of 1/2 inch away. But where do i spray that. Right on the edge of the flame or a few milimeters below or if you had an example that would be cool.

Thanks, guys,
Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

Originally posted by dyslexic
ok I use createx and createx auto air exclusivly I only have about 6 bottles of faskolor out of about 40. with my VL i'd start my spray on the mask and let the spray drift out to the edge of the mask. my spray pattern would be about a 1/4 of an inch with less then a 1/4 of that actually hitting the body.I normally hold the brush about 2-4 inches from the body when doing shadows myself but my VL has a larger appature then your HP-C so I get a larger spray pattern then what you'll get at that distance.



Ok maybe i'm just thinking i have to make these shadows to big or something or that you won't see them. I think i'm getting the idea now. You guys are helping me alot. Thanks!!

One more thing, in my iwata book it says to do finer lines take off the needle cap. I have the Crown cap now since i bent my stock one so should i just leave that on? WIll it work fine?


Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

Originally posted by dyslexic
I'm liking your flames you draw em yourself or find a nice pattern/mask ?

as for color for the flames as long as your thinking about gold why not do a gold to copper transition in place of the more traditional red yellow.
as for the hole/rip carbon fiber maybe or some type of vortex maybe?

Where can i get that copper color? I read in another post they don't make it anymore. Oh i remeber i read that on rctechs forum. Some guy did skulls with it. Looked Awesome, i was amazed.

Mike

[extremetmaxxer]

to mix the paints id do about a half and half but play around with it and figure it out for your self, thats not ment to be derogetory, just sayin that when, i know i find it easyer to learn something my self than have someone else tell me, oh yea fire really is hot and exacto knife blades are infact really really sharp!! lol

any who! id say aim that tip right on the edge of the mask so half the spray is on and half off, or mabey spray more on the mask like 3/4 on the mask 1/4 on the body and for a good shadow it really depends on what the shadow is but usally i like it to be aobut a 1/4 inch wide or soemthing close to that, remember you really cant measure art so its hard to tell, experiance will help with that.

and keep the crown cap on, i always bend those little needles! i hate it!:mad: cause then i have to straighten and polish them back to normal because im too cheap to buy a new one :D

[budlightnmyhand]

If my needle was bent would it make it splatter? How do i polish my needle?

Mike

[dyslexic]

ok basicly how I spray my shadows is to direct the bulk of the spray at the mask letting the edge of the spray hit the bare lexan. depending on how much shadow you want is how far you let it drift off the mask.

Createx still makes the pearl copper paint as far as I know check out there regular line as well as their autoair line and some folks will look at me funny but also check out their nail-ease line of paints for acrylic finger nails (and yes it does stick to lexan) they have a really nice color selection as well.

as for the crown cap I have no hands on knowlage on that i'm still waiting for my HP-CS to show up from the ups man. I'm sure someone here can help you with that.

[budlightnmyhand]

Awesome i saw that line of nail paints, they have many colors avaible!!! I'm going to watch inside RC here in a few then i'm giong to run to the craft store and pick some stuff up!!

Mike

[KMac]

Originally posted by budlightnmyhand
I think i'm just going to talk to the wall or something instead of her!

That's the single biggest improvement you'll EVER make!!:D :p :D


BTW, I've done some playing around with the alcohol mix with createx since illbreakit had so much trouble with it. For the guys with the open cups use the 70% Isopropyl instead of the 90% to keep from getting the chunky material and cover the cup if you have one. I've even been using 70% in my bottle lately with very good results. Just don't use plain water. Use the windex, the extender, or the alcohol but NOT water.

[budlightnmyhand]

I only have 70 percent isopropyl. I think i just had bad paint. Thats all. I'm going to get some more now!!

[budlightnmyhand]

I just got all of my createx paints for 2 dollars a piece for a 2 oz bottle!!!! Thats soo cheap they are on sale now!! wohoo!

Mike

[dyslexic]

looks like you got a good deal on the paint, you find the pearl copper you were interested in?

[budlightnmyhand]

I found some copper i don't know if its pearl so i'm going to mix some pearl white i have with it. I like trying new things. I'm not good at fading so i think this is going to turn out like crap. Its ok. I can't use this body anyways. I don't have a monster truck!! hahaha. It i just a practice body for me!

Oh by the way thank you guys for all your tips. Its making it easier for me to do this.

Mike

[extremetmaxxer]

kmac, i find that water works just about as well as the extender and havnt had any problems using it? i'm curious to know why i shouldnt? i know my denatured alch just chunks it all up

[KMac]

First of all, if you're using "denatured" alcohol you will definitely have problems. Denatured is not the same thing as isoproply or "rubbing" alcohol.

As far as the water, both isopropyl and windex, as well as the extender are all lower density than water and therefore thin the paint more for the same amount put it (which means you can add less alcohol to the paint than water to thin it). Also, the alcohols, etc....will atomize into smaller droplets better than water, which will potentially allow you to do fine detail work more successfully, and at lower pressures.

In a lot of cases, depending on what you're doing you may not even notice any difference but I can assure you of one thing: Paint reduced with water will NOT have the same adherence to the plastic as paint reduced with any of the other liquids mentioned. Createx recommends their extender because it has additional binder in it. If you use too much water (or any of the others) to thin the paint you have reduced and spread out the binder so much the paint will barely stick to the plastic. That's why a lot of people complain that their paint doesn't seem to stick; it's because they reduced it too much.

The moral of the story is to get the paint viscosity you need with as little additional liquid as possible so you don't reduce the binder too much. the alcohol and windex and extender all do that with a lesser amount than water, and all will atomize better.

[budlightnmyhand]

Yay i finished my shadows. I guess they are ok maybe a little to big can't really tell because of the liquid mask. I didn't cut my flames exactly with the patern on the outside. We'll see how the rest turns out :)

[extremetmaxxer]

ahhhh ok, thanks for explaining that, never really thought about it that way:)

[budlightnmyhand]

This paint job is gonna suck. I didn't make the shadows dark enough i guess. You can barely see them. Plus i don't like the color. I thought it was going to be a darker red but its bright. I don't even know if i wanna finish it. Oh well.

Mike

[extremetmaxxer]

you have to finish it! once you do take step back look at it and learn what to do diffrent next time, i do that with all my bodys the ones i like and the ones i dont like

[KMac]

Don't panic yet. The one thing I've learned is things like shadows, fades, etc....end up showing up better than you think when it's done. Also, if you haven't backed the red yet, try backing it with black and see if it helps to knock down the brightness.

Painting is just like woodworking; it NEVER turns out exactly like you had envisioned but usually only the painter (or builder) knows what the flaws are.

NONE of my bodies have turned out exactly how they were planned.

[dyslexic]

back the red with black and it will darken it up.

you gonna post up some pics for those of us that are interested? :D

[budlightnmyhand]

I'm actually pretty far along now. I can't really tell what it looks like cause of all the permanent marker on top and i haven't finished the inside of the holes, the flames or my little flap on the hood but i can post some pics give me a minute to get my digi out.

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

Here a few updated pics, i'm only about half way done.

Pic 1

[budlightnmyhand]

Pic 2

[dyslexic]

looking good so far looks like your shadow work is very minimal from what I can see in the pic but that could change once the outer film is removed.

hell I like it so far, decide what to put in the hole yet?

[Sefro]

to tell you the truth it looks like a pretty decent body to me.
Sefro

[extremetmaxxer]

wow! very impressed, the shadows turned out really nice, but the black part of the tears... i think you need to just lighten those up a bit there too dark, besides that it looks great

[budlightnmyhand]

I know i'm kinda disapointed about my shadows. I really thought i put too much black into the red at first but i guess i didn't :( I'm still searching for idea's for the hole. Like i said before i'm a little less than halfway done, hopefully i can put forward a good effort and finish it half way decent. Oh well first time doing fades and trying the rip effect. Hopefully i will get better :)

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

Still searching for idea's for the "hole" :) !!

[dyslexic]

don't be so hard on yourself for your second airbrush attempt your doing a great job, just remember we are our own worst critics.

so far it looks great and that's no exaggeration. just continue to paint the way you are and learn from all the mistakes and pretty soon you'll be painting bodies that rival some of the best out there.

[budlightnmyhand]

Thanks for all the encouragement. I'm so excited i have an airbrush!! This is soo cool. I have come along way though since my 2 tone eclipse that had runs all over the place!! All i can think about is what im going to do next. I did the trim around the windows in pearl silver so i don't know if i wanna do the flames gold now. I'm thinking a thin coat of faschange purple and then doing some pearl white backed with opaque white for the flames. I don't know what else would really look okay with this red. I do not like this red color at all.

Mike

[dyslexic]

how's this for an idea mix in a bit os the faschange purple in with some of the regular purple for the points of the flames faded into say a dark blue faded into white .

although you could also go with a more mettalic look to the flames buy using the copper for the tips faded into either silver or gold.

or if your feeling really ambitious you can put the hairline abillites of the hp-c to the test and spray a random pattern of hairthin lines of various colors mentioned above then backed in black or a dark blue or purple.

[budlightnmyhand]

Hey guys check this out!! My shadows did turn up better on the flames. I just took off my patter on the one side and wow, they are darker than i thought. Here is a pic!!!

[mproy]

Can someone tell me if createx autoair makes a color equivalent to fascolor fluofast blue?

Can't find it at my local arts place.

M.P.

[dyslexic]

remember my young paduwan learner less is more.

knew that quote would come in handy someday. :D

lookin good there with the drop shadow nice and tight.

you decide on the flame colors yet?

[dyslexic]

i'm not sure about the auto-air but createx does make a flourescent blue I picked up a bottle earlier today

[budlightnmyhand]

I was going to also say flourscent blue, i have that. No i'm still boggled on what colors to do the flames. I don't think i wanna use the gold. I think i want to use something lighter in color, don't know why. I dont' have any regular purple, i only have pearl purple.

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

Oh yeah some of that shadow that is showing up is on the liquid mask so it will even be a tighter shadow.

Mike

[Sefro]

hmm what about some sort of very light blue perl.. with mabey a fade of white if you want to get that complicated.
Sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

I bought a color called sky blue today and i have faschange blue maybe i can mix those together, maybe with a little pearl purple and see what color it makes?? That would be kinda cool?? and then fade it to white, but i dont' know what parts to fade to white. If i was going to do a fade what parts would i fade to what of my flames??

Mike

[dyslexic]

if you have pearl white or not you could do peral purple tips faded to pearl blue to pearl white similer to these flames

http://home.nyc.rr.com/regg151/elcamino2.jpg

[Sefro]

I think it would look cool to have the outside of the flames that you have shaded black then have the blue inside the black then it fades to white.. that is what I think would look good. like what dyslexic has a picture of.
sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

Ok so i would work from the back of the car with the pearl purple then move forward near the middle fade to the pearl blue, then in the front have pearl white, i have all those colors.

Mike

[Sefro]

sounds like it is goinna be cool!
Sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

Just trying to clarify something here....... i have soo many tips cause these flames aren't like yours. Am i correct on how to do the fade, just like you did on your truck??

Thanks,
Mike

[dyslexic]

give the man a ci-gar I think he's got it.

sometimes a picture is worth several pages of explanation.

it won't look exactly like my pic but close enough, I didn't use any pearls on that body

[budlightnmyhand]

what about pearl purple to razberry then to white?

[budlightnmyhand]

Do i do each tip of each little thing of flame or just work from the back of the car to the front fading 3 times?

Mike

[dyslexic]

yea you can pretty much do the same thing I did somewhat.
just spray the very tips of the flames with the peral purpul take your time and use a cardboard shild or just a peice of heavy paper to avoid overspray, after your done with the tips move down to the blue for the body of the flames and for the main mass fade it into white i'll try and put up a photoshop image of what i'm talking about.

[dyslexic]

Originally posted by budlightnmyhand
what about pearl purple to razberry then to white?

sounds killer go for it

[dyslexic]

i'm thinkin something like this

http://home.nyc.rr.com/regg151/hummer.jpg

I'm not too good at photoshop so bear with me here i forgot to extend the color to the front but i think you get the idea.

[Sefro]

so do you think you are going to finish it tonight?
Sefro

[extremetmaxxer]

damn! that looks sweet! keep the flames red mabey just a shade diffrent than the bottom color, it looks great in that pic if thats what you did.

[budlightnmyhand]

I think i'm going to do what dyslexic said only change the blue to satin pearl gold!! That will look sweet, i was playing around with it in photoshop using the gradient thing. It looks kewl.

My compressor is way to loud to be using it at 2 in the morning here. Everyone is sleeping. i'll work on the flames tomorrow. I might try marble or something inside the whole, or somehow try to make it look like water, if i can figure it out.

Mike

[Sefro]

why not just leave it clear?
Sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

You know what, i was thinking of just cutting a hole in the top!!! That would be kinda kewl, like it really did rip.

[Sefro]

my idea with leaving it clear was kinda like that so it would look like there was a hole in the top..but I have no Idea.. It'll look cool anyways So it is really up too you.
Sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

If i left it clear, then it would have a glare, if i cut it out there would be no glare.

Hey i was just thinking what if i did cut it out, and then put some like shag purple carpet in there and had it stick out of the hole :confused: :confused: Wonder what that would look like,

[budlightnmyhand]

I have a question about some createx paint. Last time i used my pearl purple, it was really thick, i'm talking like almost toothpaste consistency. Should i go to the store tomorrow and get a new one or should i just thin this one with that extender stuff?

[dyslexic]

try the extender in a small cup to see how it goes i've never used it (the extender) and see if it improves it any and don't forget to really shake the bottle for a few minutes depending on how long the bottle has sat around the pearl could be clumping.

[budlightnmyhand]

I will try that.

What do you think about the pearl purple fading into pearl gold fading into white??

Mike

[dyslexic]

sounds like a plan to me those colors should look pretty good together

[budlightnmyhand]

Yeah i'll try to get you a photoshop image here in a few minutes!!

Mike

[dyslexic]

I'm heading out for a few hours to do some bashing with my savage so I wish ya luck with the paint job just take your time and resit the urge to rush and it'll come out fine

[budlightnmyhand]

Here, i didn't do any white but it will be in there in the main area. This will give you an idea of what the colors will look like, i have to decide what to paint what color yet.

[dyslexic]

Sweet looks good, coloors go together nicely

[budlightnmyhand]

I went with the pearl purple, pearl blue, and pearl white. I just did on section. Man these pearls are hard to spray, i'm going to have to thin them alot more and i have to use like 60 psi to get them to spray light enough. These flames are going to take me a while. I'll post a pic when i'm done guys.

Mike

[dyslexic]

One thing I noticed with the pearls is that it helps a bit to shake up the brush occasionally because the pearl particles tend to settle at the bottom of the paint cup.

hey as long as you got the extender is a great time to use it. by the way which extender did you get the transparent or the opaque?

[budlightnmyhand]

Hahah, i just noticed that when i was using it today. I got the one that makes the colors lighter. Which will be good for me since it probably thins them a little more, and probably better for the pearls :). I'm going to get the opaque one for other things.

Mike

[Sefro]

any progress on your paint job?
Sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

nope, sefro, going to pick up an air tank so i can airbrush all night if i need to without waking anyone up!!! I'm going to pick it up tomorow. I'll post some pics before i do the hole.

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

Did one side, front and back, with flames. Heres some pics!! They don't show the pearl that well but it looks fricken awesome!! I'll have to get some in the day light!!

[budlightnmyhand]

Pic 2

[budlightnmyhand]

Last one for now....

[budlightnmyhand]

The hood looks like that because of the faschange purple, it really looks how the side looks!!

[rs43evo]

NICE WORK

[tkcustoms]

Looking good. :cool:

Have you decided what you are going to put in the hole on the top yet?

[extremetmaxxer]

very cool!

[dyslexic]

Lookin good. I like the way the flames set off the natural lines in the body panels adds a nice bit of dimenshenality(sp).

[budlightnmyhand]

Thanks guys. I like it alot! I finished the other side now. I still don't know what to put in the hole yet. Hmm... Maybe diamond plate, ??;)

Mike

[microrcdude]

Wow!!! thats one great looking hummer!

[tkcustoms]

Originally posted by budlightnmyhand
Thanks guys. I like it alot! I finished the other side now. I still don't know what to put in the hole yet. Hmm... Maybe diamond plate, ??;)

Mike

That's what I thought. ;)

[budlightnmyhand]

TKCustoms, i personally would feel really bad copying you. I thought about doing it but since you just did a body, i'm sure i can think of something else. Here are some pics of the other side. I faded this side sooooooo much better!! I didnt' even use any cardboard to catch over spray!!!

[Sefro]

VERY NICE!!
Sefro

[budlightnmyhand]

Here's another of the whole side.

[tkcustoms]

Hey man, I didn't invent diamond plate.;)

That is actually the first time I've ever put it on an R/C body.

If you want to do it, I say go for it!

[budlightnmyhand]

Sefro: Thank you very much! I appreciate the compliments.

TKCustoms: I am still trying to think of other things. The diamond plate is still on the top of my list though. I just want to do something different.

Mike

[dyslexic]

sweet fades your getting much better at em. I like the diamond plate idea would look killer.
although you could always go with a swirling black hole or a nebula scheme either way can't wait to see what you come up with.

[budlightnmyhand]

Hopefully i can finish this bad boy tomorrow! Probably not. I didn't talk to my g/f today since i was air brushing all after noon. I didnt' answer the phone even though i heard it cause i knew it would be her!!! So tomorrow probably gonna go see that new lord of the rings movie. Prolly go to the mall to. Have to stop by waldens and pick me up some airbrushing books. maybe get some ideas from that.

Dyslexic, thanks for all the info you have shared with me.

Tkcustoms: that diamond plate is the sh*&!!! I just looked at it again. I have the picture saved on my computer :cool: :eek: :D

Should i make you guys wait till the best paint comp to see what i put in the "hole". I'm probably going to do another car by then so this will be my second entry :)

Mike

[extremetmaxxer]

lmao! i cant believe this thread has gotten 102 replies!! lol

my threads never got 102 replies:confused: :( lol im j/p

hey tk how did you do that dimond effect, i think i know but it would be nice if you can tell me. lol

[budlightnmyhand]

extrememaxxer, check this thread out it explains what colors he used to make the diamond plate, hope this helps.

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

sorry forgot the link http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=152584

[KTRTS]

Wow Bud that is sooooo cool! :eek: So this is your 5th shell? I wanna airbrush! :D

[budlightnmyhand]

Yeah i'm finishing it up now. Should be done here in about 2 hours. I have to go somewhere for a while, come back spray one last color then peel off the protective coating. i already cut off the excess lexan. I'll post pics when i'm done :)

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

I didn't get to finish last night. I did the diamond plate in the hole. It looks kind of nice. Thanks to TKCUSTOMS for the idea. If you want to see some real awesome detail check out tkcustoms thread of his plane. That is some amazing skill he has!! I will try to finish my truck tonight and post pics when i'm done.

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

Finished product.

Pic 1

[budlightnmyhand]

Pic 2, car turned out ok, i need to work on my shadows and fading Thanks for all the idea's.

mike

[tkcustoms]

Looks good Mike! You did a good job on the diamond plate. :cool:

One thing that will help with the shading (especially black shading) is to tape a white piece of paper on the outside of the body. This helps to see how dark your shadows will be when they are backed with the next color. It is really easy to make the shadows darker than you really want them to be.

TK

[budlightnmyhand]

Thanks for the tip with the white paper. I will do that next time!! I'm gonna start working on the design for my next body tonight :).

Mike

[rs43evo]

nice work budlight, ive sprayed only 3 bodies, but nothing like yours, any tips on how to draw everything out, im old skool so tape is my method i like the rip effect, how to would be nice and also the shadowing

[budlightnmyhand]

RS43EVO,
Well if your using masking tape, make sure you use the good stuff the blue 3m painters tape. Sticks really good. If your body comes with the protective coating on the outside you can draw your design on the coating and when you peal it off when your done, poof the marker is gone!! When i messed up drawing on the coating with my permanent marker i just used rubbing alcohol to wipe it away. If you want you can print a design out on paper and trace it onto your car or what i do is just print it out in black and white and then tape it to the outside of the car. Then where your design is, put masking tape on the inside of the car. Then hold the car up to the light and and trace your design onto the tape inside the body. Then CAREFULLY cut the design out trying not to score the lexan. Its ok if you scratch it a little. I noticed when i used pearl paints though, it really shows up even if you barely scored it. Once your design is cut out then all you have to do is spray the color you want. If you want to do another design with a different color inside the pattern you have already masked off you can cut that part out and paint again. Check out the FAQ's on www.rctech.net for more info on painting. Check out haunted's tutorial, its great.

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

Next time i do shadows or the rip effect i will take pictures the whole way through. Even though i am not good at it, it will give those of you who never tried it an idea on how to do it. I'm still learning myself :):cool:

Mike

[dyslexic]

looking good there looks like you've gotten the hang of the diamond plate.
can't wait to see the next body you do should look killer now that you've had something to practice on.

[budlightnmyhand]

If anyone would like to trade me for any 1/10 touring car body not painted , don't care what brand, pm me. I can get more pics if you want more detailed shots of the body. I have no use for this hummer body, i just bought it cause i thought it would be cool to try something else. I dont' have a monster truck, so it will just be sitting here :).

Mike

[kitty]

You're getting better and better every day, Mike. Please keep up the great work!