Best Paint Competition #16

[HauntedMyst]

In Mab's absence (I believe he is moving/finding a place) I'll get the competition going and he can resume them when he is able.

Welcome everyone to the Sixtenth Best Paint Competition!!

The best paint competition will be open for entrees for 15 days and will close at 12:00 AM June 15th at midnight CST. This means this competition will overlap with the Best Street/Race competition.

Restrictions: None

The best paint competition is an opportunity for people to express their unbounded imaginations on an R/C car body. With the exception of restricted months, any body may be entered in this competition by any member of RCZone. Each body will be judged based on 3 criteria:

1) Design: How well does the design fit/flow on the body? Is it visually appealing? How are the color choices? Originality does not count, but naturally something that every painter has done will not score as high as something unique and new in skills used or design.
2) Execution: Regardless of how complex or difficult it is, how well is it executed? Are there paint bleeds? Are the lines straight (or correctly curved)? Are their obvious mistakes? Finger prints? How well executed are the fades and other basic painting techniques? etc.
3) Difficulty: How hard was this body to paint? Is it one color? Is the entire thing 5mm checkers with 4 different colors in each square? Are the mask lines through difficult areas of the body (ie, wing mounts or stadium truck beds). It may be 2 colors, but is one marbled? Is one color a candy that requires a special backing technique? This is where experience as a painter helps the most.

The photo and background will not be judged. All that is needed is a clean photo that clearly shows the body. A chassis is not required, the body is being judged.

The winning bodies may appear in Radio Control Car Action!!


RULES for Best Paint:

1) Any body may be submitted to the competition (Truck, buggy, touring car, etc).
2) Any body submitted may NOT appear in another competition.
3) Photo editing the pictures (other than cropping and adjusting brightness/contrast) is highly looked down upon and may result in disqualification.
4) Anyone may enter a body (professional painters are welcome!)
5) Please refrain from insulting bodies in anyway.
6) Must fall within this month's restrictions. (None)
7) Only 2 entrees per person.
8) Bodies should be painted within the last 4 months.

Each submission must include the following:
Body manufacturer and size.
Paint used.
Masks used (hand or precut)
Inspiration (could be another paint job).
And of course, a body.

This month Integra will be judging the Best paint competition.


In the following two weeks (June 15 to June 30) we will hold the Sixteenth Street/Race Competition (yes we missed the 15th, if your here around the 15th, send me a PM to put up the Street/Race comp in case I forget). Each month we will hold a Best Paint and Street/Race competition. If you can’t get your bodies done this month, don’t worry there will be plenty more to come!!

July: restrictions:
Best paint: Art - Create a body that represents a work of "art" to you. This can mean many things from recreating an actual work of art on a body to creating an original work on a body you think would be suitable for a modern art exhibit but the bottom line is, do you think what you created is art rather then just craft? Go as wild as you like!

Best street/race: Racing Scheme - A team replica or your own "team" version.

[trw]

body: HPI 190mm Porsche 911 Turbo
Paint: Pactra Indy Silver
Masks: none
Inspiration: just wanted that nice "exotic" look

[trw]

pic2

[XXXSRaycer]

Body: Stock HPI Nitro MT1
Paint: Pactra Indy Silver, Pactra Outlaw Black, Pactra Flourescent Green
Masks: Hand cut
Inspiration: Super Street's ads
(sorry about the bad quality)

[XXXSRaycer]

and another...........

Although you can't see it where the silver is ther are specks of green backing with the silver

[ToxicSoup]

This is my new race body. It was my first real attempt at a multicolor scheme and my first attempt with an airbrush.

Body: Team Losi Alfa Romeo 200mm
Paint used: Pactra Metallic Blue, Pactra Indy Silver, Parma Fasblack, Parma Faschange Gold, and Tamiya Gunmetal
Masks used: Tribals were precut by CEFX, window borders were done by me
Inspiration: Needed more than just a 1 or 2 color paintjob.

http://home.comcast.net/~toxicsoup/rc/r40/alfasm01.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~toxicsoup/rc/r40/alfasm03.jpg

[Blacktiger]

Just finished this one for my TC3. One of my best to date I think.

Body: HPI 200mm Supra GT
Paint Used: Parma Fasblack, Fasescent Blue, Fasyellow, Fasorange, Custom mix for the dark blue crossing stripes, Pactra Sprint White, and Alclad Chrome.
Masks: Hand cut liquid mask, Pactra 1/4 and 1/8 Masking tape, and the stock window masks.
Inspiration: Needed the practice!

http://s89755524.onlinehome.us/bt/SupraMounted1.JPG

http://s89755524.onlinehome.us/bt/SupraMounted2.JPG

http://s89755524.onlinehome.us/bt/SupraMounted3.JPG

[djm914-6]

These aren't great, but the difficulty level is up there!

1/24 scale lexan from unknown manufacturer
Paint: Spaz Chrome, Auto Air colors white, black, silver orange, yellow, red, gold, and I'm sure a few I forgot.

[djm914-6]

the orange one... a better shot

[badtodabone]

body: proline jeep
paint: Spray blue and black
Inspiration: ?
masks: hand cut

[XXXSRaycer]

I know I loose already

-Jimmy

[Rieley]

ok,

Body: Alfa 2.0 190mm

Masks: Hand Cut

Paints: Basic Pactra Paint Cans, not exact on the colours

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/587000-587999/587990_17_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/587000-587999/587990_21_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/587000-587999/587990_23_full.jpg

Take note that this is my first bodyshell of this difficulty, and bordem..plus i will only just have turned 16 by the time this comp is over

[Z-tuner]

Body: unknown
Masks: hand cut
Paint:Faskolor, fluo green,fluo yellow,white,silver,black, different mixed color for the cartoon character, too much to remember and Spaz-Stix chrome.

http://www.rctotal.com/cotxe/RCTOTAL/Fotos%20cotxe%202004-05-24/moxter1%20001p.jpg

http://www.rctotal.com/cotxe/RCTOTAL/Fotos%20cotxe%202004-05-24/moxter1%20002p.jpg

[Piggy89373]

Z, awesome looking!! Is Dexter mostly hand painted, or mostly mask? Looks sweet! I'm currently working on my truck, but was doing a Courage the Cowardly Dog theme. Dang, someone beat me to the cartoon punch. Looks great.

[Z-tuner]

The Dexter is custom mask I don't think I'll ever expend so much time to paint a body anymore , after two weeks is starting to crack everywhere :D

[sLiTcH]

I will apply for my friend because he doesn't know how to speak english cuz I'm french and I've got french friends and some of them can't speak english. here is his body. Please do not give me credits for it, I didn't paint it but my friend did.

Body : Dynamite Losi Triton
Masks : Liquid masking handcut
Paints : Faskolor : silver, yellow, orange, blue, black, white, and mixed faskolors to do unsusual colors
Inspiration : my friend told me it was basically a mix of everything he had painted in the past
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p918d8b2e423bef019c84b1674206ea1c/f86a6558.jpg

[The King]

Just finished this one for my TC3. One of my best to date I think.

Body: HPI 200mm Supra GT
Paint Used: Parma Fasblack, Fasescent Blue, Fasyellow, Fasorange, Custom mix for the dark blue crossing stripes, Pactra Sprint White, and Alclad Chrome.
Masks: Hand cut liquid mask, Pactra 1/4 and 1/8 Masking tape, and the stock window masks.
Inspiration: Needed the practice!

http://s89755524.onlinehome.us/bt/SupraMounted1.JPG

http://s89755524.onlinehome.us/bt/SupraMounted2.JPG

http://s89755524.onlinehome.us/bt/SupraMounted3.JPG

You did an awesome job

[Blacktiger]

Thanks The King! Your stuff is not too shabby either! ;)

[fishstix]

Body: HPI El Camino
Paint: Liquid Chrome, Patra Metallic Green and Fascolor Teal
Masks: Came with the car
Inspiration: Seen it done in a earlier RCCA mag.

http://geocities.com/stjoenitro/MembersRides

[Maxxcrazy]

I know I won't win but anyway...

Body: HPI 2002 Dodge Ram
Paint: Pactra Racing Red, Pactra Indy Silver. Both spray cans
Masks: Stock window masks and custom cut masks
Inspiration: Black label logo (hood) and the sides just came to me
Vehicle: Tamiya TLT (modded)

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/8/web/416000-416999/416797_119_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/8/web/416000-416999/416797_112_full.jpg

[src7777]

Hi guys,
a great hallo from germany ! I am looking at that forum and i be impresed.
Really good jobs in this thread also, so i thought i show you some of my work.
Still i am trying to get better !!!!
This job is for a friend of mine !

http://www.alex-ilona.de/DSC00428.JPG

[src7777]

Hi again from germany,
another one i did ! All with faskolors. At this Protofrom Astra i tried the Hawaiin style, looks like rocks ! Look good for the first try !!
Used faskolor and pactra spray-can for blue streak !

http://www.alex-ilona.de/DSC00238.JPG

[Buggyracer28]

Whoa, thats awesome! Well heres mine

http://w i l d h o b b i e s.com/rides/displayimage.php?album=13&pos=10

and

http://w i l d h o b b i e s.com/rides/displayimage.php?album=13&pos=19

when you are about to go to the site, you have to take the spaces out in between the letters in w i l d h o b b i e s.

I did this body with masking tape and spray cans, i dont know what size and the colors are dark red and black. I am only 13 and this is my first body. My inspiration was that i needed a new body, cuz my stock 1 sucked! :D I used the stock masks. The vehicle is a team losi xxx-nt sport. In this pic, i still have my stock engine, but now i have a os 15 cv-rx. I know i wont win, but i decided to just see what people thought about this body.

Thanks,
Eric

[RushRacer]

Losi Fury Body.

Faskolors

Bob Dively mask, hand cut

Havn't painted in along while...a little rusty but having fun, even with a few mistakes. Thanks CarlieB for inspiring me to try overlaping flames..tough to cut out but worth the effort.

[src7777]

Hi,
that paintjob i did for a young german talent two years ago ! All with Faskolors and Masking Tape !
http://www.alex-ilona.de/DSC00037.JPG

And here is a funny one !! This one i did for a friend of mine that likes "JÄGERMEISTER" !!!!!! He is drinking more Jägermeister than running laps !
http://www.alex-ilona.de/DSC00004.JPG

[Piggy89373]

SRC, man kann nur sagen, SWEET!! Fantastiche und sehr gut gemacht!!

[cretin]

bitte ein bit

[TrueRacing]

You guys do some amazing work
If any of you guys want to get paid to paint one of my bodies, I can send the body, and pay you, and whenever you are done, You can send it back??
Personally I like all of them, But the Blacktiger's flames are really nice
This will be for a rs4 3 evo
Email me :)

[maxxbasher06]

Body: Pro-line buggy
Paint: Various
Masks: Hand cut
Inspiration: Too much looking at the paint bottles

[maxxbasher06]

Here's pic #2

[pumpkinfish]

Body manufacturer: J-Concepts T4 Illuzion
Paint used: Parma Pearl Blue, Blue, Flour. Yeloow, Flour. Orange, Black and spray Indy Silver
Masks used: Hand cut liquid latex, drywall tape and a toothpick ;-)
Inspiration: A previous paint job of mine

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/Illuzion/front.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/Illuzion/rear.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/Illuzion/angle.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/Illuzion/marble.jpg

[The King]

Here's pic #2


Nice paint job but you should have used the window mask :confused:

[Racin Rev]

my thoughts exactly

[maxxbasher06]

my thoughts exactly
My thoughts were.... "I need windows if I'm sittin' in it driving, If not then the windows get trashed from the inside fairly fast on our track from debris and fuel/lubes." So no clear windows... at least I thought the paint was adaquet to post here.... I guess I was wrong....

And where are the pics of yours so I can see how it's suposed to be?


Maxxbasher06
http://www.maxxbashers.com

[racinlosi]

No, your body looks great! But I think they are kind of confused why the windows are painted...

[MaxxBashers]

Here are a couple of mine!

[MaxxBashers]

Latest Creation.... New to onroad stuff.

[MaxxBashers]

Here is a pic of my tmaxx!

[MaxxBashers]

Here is a pic of the el camino body that I run on my Maxx now to bash with!

[Nitro41]

Im not a big fan of the El Camino body, but you made it look pretty good with the paint and wheels/tires. :D

[MaxxBashers]

Thanks Nitro41. Not much of a fan of the body either, but at the time it was the only one I could find that would fit over the .21 conv. w/roll cage. Just read beginning where it says max of 2 entries...... Sorry, never have read the instructions all thee way through on anything. Consider two of the above just for fun!

Yokomo GT-4
Body: HPI Dodge Stratus 200mm
Paint: Faskolor
Mask: Inside leftovers of xxx main flames
Inspiration: Just trying something bright and different

T-maxx
Body: Crowd Pleaser
Paint: Faskolor
Mask: None, Hand painted lightning
Inspiration: Many nights while I lived in San Antonio Texas the sky looked just like that!

[GramdeGixxer]

Nice job guys. Hopefully I will have my new body done tonight. and then i can post it up.

[mkIIGTI]

Body: hpi ITR, 190mm
Paint: pactra paint. sprint white, pearl white, and outlaw black...carbon fiber decals xxx-main
Masks: precut,
Inspiration: spoon

[mkIIGTI]

:rolleyes:

[mkIIGTI]

nice cars everybody

[mkIIGTI]

:cool:

[Kuya]

Body: HPI Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 (200mm)
Paint used: Tamiya Polycarbonate Rattle Cans Yellow, Black, and Gun Metal
Masks used: Hand cut and "non slip mat"
Inspiration: Just a plain street racer,
Side Note: It doesn't show up nicely but it has a cf hood and a metallic red roll cage
Sorry bout the hazy photos, I just finished it a few mins ago and it's dark out. I'll have better pics tomorrow if the weather permits.
http://pages.infinit.net/drjre/lancer.jpg

[HauntedMyst]

mkII and Kuya, I just wanted to let you know the street race competition will start in a few days and your cars are much more suited to that competition (they are exactly what that comp is designed for). If you want to resign from this comp, just say so and then reenter them there. If you don't resign here, you can't enter them in the next and both are great cars for that comp.


Everyone else, nice work! Just one more day to place entries!

[mkIIGTI]

ok cool..id rather do the other one. :cool:

[Kuya]

thanks for letting me know, i guess i'll withdraw from this comp then..

[Cosmo]

Okay... I've never entered a painting competition before, but I guess there's a first (and probably last) time for everything...

http://www.cosmo-graphics.com/images/purple-escalade-3.jpg
http://www.cosmo-graphics.com/images/purple-escalade-2.jpg

Body: ProLine Cadillac Escalade for T/E Maxx
Paint: Faskolor
Masks: By hand, of course
Inspiration: Not really sure - it just sort of came to me

[The King]

you did an excellent job cosmo

[integra d12]

Nice to see some new work cosmo! I like the new logo too.

[SpamCake]

Body: Team Losi Lexus IS300
Paint: Createx
Masking: Liquid, hand-cut, non-slip pad
Inspiration: As requested by client

Pic 1 of 2:

[SpamCake]

Body: Team Losi Lexus IS300
Paint: Createx
Masking: Liquid, hand-cut, non-slip pad
Inspiration: As requested by client

Pic 2 of 2: (closeup of super-subtle CF patterning)

[HauntedMyst]

Competition closed!

[djm914-6]

I've got to say, there hasn't been a Cosmo body I didn't like. This one flows really nicely! Nice job (as usual).

[Cosmo]

Competition closed!

Who won?

[integra d12]

working up the details this afternoon. I will post tonight or in the morning at the latest.

[Strata33]

Good luck to all who entered...there are some nice bods there!

[The King]

Who won?
You got my vote

[integra d12]

slitch Pics a no show
twr
Design-2
Execution-4
Difficulty-2
total 8

badtodabone
Design-3
Execution-3
Difficulty-4
total 10

Buggyracer28
Design-3
Execution-3
Difficulty-4
total 10

xxxsracer
Design-4
Execution-3
Difficulty-4
total 11

Maxxcrazy
Design-4
Execution-5
Difficulty-3
total 12

Maxxcrazy
Design-5
Execution-5
Difficulty-5
total 15

Pumpkinfish
Design-5
Execution-6
Difficulty-6
total 17

fishstix
Design-6
Execution-6
Dificulty-6
total 18

djm91406
Design-4
Execution-8
Difficulty-6
total 18

SpamCake
Design-6
Execution-6
Dificulty-6
total 18

Rieley
Design-6
Execution-7
Difficulty-6
total 19

ToxicSoup
Design-6
Execution-6
Difficulty-7
total 19

maxxbasher (Gt4)
Design-6
Execution-7
Difficulty-8
total 21

src777 (speedfreak)
Design-8
Execution-8
Difficulty-8
total 24

Blacktiger
Design-8
Execution-8
Difficulty-8
total 24

Rushracer
Design-7
Execution-8
Difficulty-10
total 25

maxxbasher Tmaxx
Design-8
Execution-9
Difficulty-8
total 25

src777
Design-8
Execution-9
Difficulty-9
total 26

z-tuner
Design-9
Execution-9
Difficulty-10
total 28



#1 The Respectable COSMO!

cosmo
Design-10
Execution-10
Difficulty- 10
total 30


Thanks everyone for Entering the comp. Every one did very well.

[Cosmo]

I'd like to thank Pro Line, for making a nice body.... Iwata for making a great airbrush.... Parma for making the Faskolor.... Eddel at my hobby shop for selling it all to me.... All the little people behind the scenes... My agent.... My publicist.... My personal trainer.........I think that's all.

Seriously, though, this board is known for having some of the best painters around, so to win here really makes me feel like I have accomplished something.

[HauntedMyst]

Nice Job Cosmo! You now have the honor of juding next month competition!

[PitStops]

congrats to all, and good luck to Cosmo for next month.

Bryan

[Z-tuner]

Hey, I'm the first looser, not bad at all :D , congratulations Cosmo.

[sLiTcH]

I'm not mad at anybody but I sure am mad at imagestation. I could see the pictures. you couldn't ?

[Maxxcrazy]

Which one is my score, the 12 or the 15? I only entered once...

[sLiTcH]

does that men I can enter the next competition with the same picture ?? well this time it will show, I hope so

[integra d12]

Maxx crazy its 15 for got to delete the previous one. Yes Slich please enter in the next one if you need help getting you pics up PM me.

[XXXSRaycer]

Yea my fist comp. and I placed 17th

-JimmE

[maxxbasher06]

Was mine bad enough that it didn't get scored?

[racinlosi]

maxxbasher Tmaxx
Design-8
Execution-9
Difficulty-8
total 25



I think that's yours. You painted the T-Maxx Elcomeno(sp), right? If so, you placed 4th...

[maxxbasher06]

No, that one wasn't mine, mine was the buggy (Teal, Red, Chrome). The other belongs to the other partner in our website ( http://www.maxxbashers.com ).