Best Paint Competition - May 2006

[Piggy89373]

Best Paint Competition – May 2006

Please read this carefully and in its entirety!!

The Best Paint competition will be open for entries for the month of February and will close at Midnight (EST) on Wednesday, May 31, 2006.

Restrictions: None. This is an open paint contest.

The best paint competition is an opportunity for people to express their unbounded imaginations on an R/C car body. Realism is not required. Let your imagination loose on a piece of plastic to create a work of art.

RULES for Best Paint competitions:

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 and Modelers are welcome!)
5) Insulting entries or painters in any way will not be tolerated.
6) Restrictions: None.
7) A maximum of 3 entries per person.
8) Recommended 3 photos per entry are submitted.
9) Cars must be painted within the last 6 months.
10) Imagination is key and fun is a requirement.

Each submission must include the following:
Body and chassis manufacturer and size.
Paint used.
Masks used (hand or precut)
Class entered

Failure to follow the rules or failure to submit the required information will result in a disqualification.

Classes of entry
Pro - If you paint or have painted for money, you must enter into the Pro class. If you have won 2 contests in the amateur category, you are automatically moved up to the pro class. If you’ve been painting for years (not for money) and people look at your work and say, “how’d you do that” or "holy crap, that’s awesome! Do one for me”, then you belong in this category. This shouldn't be a guessing game.

Amateur – This class is designed for beginning to intermediate painters. If you have been painting RC bodies for several years and people ask you “how’d you do that” or “holy crap, that’s awesome! Do one for me”, then you don’t belong in this class. 90% of rattle can users qualify for this category. If you are confused, the masses will speak out and place you accordingly. If you enter this class and it’s discovered you have painted for money, your entry will be disqualified. Be honest with yourself and to your fellow painters.

Judging
Each of the following areas will be judged with a maximum of 10 points. After the points are tallied, the highest score wins.

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.

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? Fingerprints in the paint or paint bleeds? 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 (i.e., 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 but a clean, well-lit photo that clearly shows the body is needed. Too often, muddy or poorly lit pictures limit the car’s chances of winning and lower its score. Keep in mind that a better picture will attract more attention.

Remarks from the judges are highly encouraged. Remarks help the individual painters see their shortcomings and help them overcome them. Judges of the Pro class are highly encouraged to be very critical in their judging. However, tact and an objective viewpoint are paramount when judging. Malicious or spiteful remarks will not be tolerated.

Rules for the Judge - You will have to judge within 5 days of the end of the contest. If you are unable to do so, please contact Piggy89373 via PM within 24 hours of the end of the contest.

If contestants have problems, discrepancies, or disagreements with the judges’ decisions, contact Piggy89373 via PM. The judges are just doing their jobs, so please leave them out of the argument.

Viewers of this competition are encouraged to keep their comments to a minimum. Negative, derogatory, or inflammatory comments will not be tolerated. If a contestant makes the aforementioned comments, their entry will be disqualified. Additionally, they will not be permitted to enter the contests for a period not to exceed three months.

Desfjr1300 and LongRat will judge this month’s Amateur and Pro Classes (respectively).

Next months Best Paint Competition will have a 2 Paint restriction.

Let's show off your talents and above all, have fun. Let the competition begin!!

[FESTER2004]

ok gang i will kick off this month's contest:

Body:Bolink 1/10th chevy 50's pick up
Paint:faskolor black,red,green,white,yellow,b/d's liquad mask!
Masks:all paint,no decals here.i made the hess logo paint mask on my computer with avery sticker paper.each mask took me about a n hour to cut out!
class:amature
i hope u guys enjoy it cuz i am happy with it!

[FESTER2004]

another:

[FESTER2004]

1 more:

[HPI_freak]

ill enter mine, all done with 2 colors from Pactra spray paint. Sprint white and Compitition Orange. i used Bob Divley liquid mask and XXX Main Carbon fiber sticker sheet. enter this in the Beginner class :)



http://f5.putfile.com/5/12416323332.jpg

http://f5.putfile.com/5/12416314665.jpg

http://f5.putfile.com/5/12416332138.jpg

[hirme]

Protoform 190mm mazda 6
createx brand
liquid mask / drywall tape
pro

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/hirme/Mazda%206/mini-DSC01776.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/hirme/Mazda%206/mini-DSC01777.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/hirme/Mazda%206/mini-DSC01780.jpg

[Bunsincunsin]

Here is my entry......

Body - HPI Mazda RX-8 190mm
Paint - Fascolor -
- Fasescent Purple
- Faswhite
Masks - Hand cut
Class - Amature


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e87/Bunsincunsin/DSC00691.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e87/Bunsincunsin/DSC00669.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e87/Bunsincunsin/DSC00670.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e87/Bunsincunsin/DSC00681.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e87/Bunsincunsin/DSC00697.jpg

[Buggyracer28]

WHOA we started this off fast! Ill have a TTR-S3 body entered by the end!

[tygerdan]

Body: Rayspeed Accord
Wing: HPI
Wheels: Tamiya 24mm Porsche Carrera wheels
Spraypaints: Pactra Indy Silver
Pactra Outlaw Black
Tamiya Orange
Masks: By hand I tried pactra thin masking tape but I think it was old and the paint bled so I used blue painters tape and was alot better
Decals: HPI Acura RSX, HPI Nissan Z, Novak, Spektrum
Amateur

This is my very first body I spraypainted based on the SCCA http://www.realtimerl.com TSX race car. I got nice compliments when I brought it to my first race and wanted to know where to buy it. You can get it from allspeed (http://www.allspeedhobbies.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_47_48_243&products_id=2255&osCsid=97b5c76479f3cfd979cc69045993b5d1) and Horizon Hobby (http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=YOKRS26) . It's thinner than a protoform body, but held with no cracks in a novice race, aka demolition derby, flying and crashing dozens of times with a road rail track. I came in 5th out of 8. Need more practice! :p
http://dannytamm.home.mindspring.com/rl.jpg
http://dannytamm.home.mindspring.com/rl2.jpg
http://dannytamm.home.mindspring.com/rl1.jpg
http://dannytamm.home.mindspring.com/rl3.jpg

[FESTER2004]

i hope to have 1 or 2 more by months end!yeah this off to a great!alot of sweet entries this month!as far as my end goes,its just amazing what u can paint when your equiment works correctly,heheheh! :cool:

[reynolds716]

Class: Pro
Paints used was Flaskolor with some Flasglitter sprayed where the gray is it does not so up to well in the pictures.
Mask was hand cut LM
Bodies
(1)CRT Proline Crowdpleaser
(2)JPConcepts 1/8 scale body
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/Toptruck.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/left-twins.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/right-twins.jpg

[FESTER2004]

reynolds716-good color combo,i like its cool lookn'

[ghosty]

here's mine
class pro
all fascolor paint

[ghosty]

other side

[R_C_hoodlum]

This is the first body I've painted in over 3 years.

-Proline Nissan Titan body
-Hand cut the design w/ masking tape
-Pactra sparay cans (indy silver, metallic blue, green, and black)



[IMG]

[R_C_hoodlum]

oops sorry about that last post

-Proline Nissan Titan body
-Hand cut the design w/ masking tape
-Pactra sparay cans (indy silver, metallic blue, green, and black)

[R_C_hoodlum]

here's a nother

[FESTER2004]

rchoodlum- what class r u entering it into?pro or amature?

nice entry!

[R_C85]

Amature...sorry I forgot that.

[MrB1973]

Here goes..first time ever entering, only my second body that I have ever done..therefore Amateur class.

Body: HPI Jeep Rubicon
Paint: Pactra Yellow backed by black and some silver
Masks: Hand cut/Included window masks/XXXMain Picture glue
Class: Amateur


http://www.the-rc-zone.com/gallery/data/502/DSCN0631_Small.JPG

http://www.the-rc-zone.com/gallery/data/502/DSCN0629_small.JPG

http://www.the-rc-zone.com/gallery/data/502/DSCN0628_small.JPG

http://www.the-rc-zone.com/gallery/data/502/DSCN0630_small.JPG

[FESTER2004]

alot of awesome entries this month

[ajsilva]

Body - Stratus and Mazda 6
Paint - Fastkolor and Createx
Mask - Liquid mask
Class - Pro

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4306/dsc083603cx.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1728/dsc083615sx.jpg
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/8709/dsc077444gn.jpg
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9863/dsc077401cd.jpg

[Cesarjjc]

Here it is mine. I took everything i learn reading in here and put it in one body hope you guys like it.
Class: Amateur
Mask: liquid
Paint: convination of color from faskolor blue, red, black white, brown and yellow and spaz stix mirror crome. No stickers other then the lights and grill. Homer Simpson was drawn with a brush then airbrush. It was fun painting this one.
Body: 1/8 HPI el Camino SS (some may argue its an 1/10 scale)
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/Cesarjjc/DSC01505.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/Cesarjjc/DSC01497.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/Cesarjjc/DSC01508.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/Cesarjjc/DSC01496.jpg

[beno]

heres mine a proline LST sized silverardo body on a stretched Savage the second rc body i have painted.
Paint- Tamiya spray cans
Masks- XXXmain stick on flame mask, and a shed load of masking tape!
Catergory- strictly ameteur!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/cyclesoul/ttsavy2.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/cyclesoul/DSC01416.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/cyclesoul/DSC01415.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/cyclesoul/ttsavy3.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f12/cyclesoul/ttsavy4.jpg

[Wrobcio]

My first body painting using airbrush :)
Car: Jammin X1 CRT kit
Paints: Faskolor (fascent blue, fasblack, faswhite, faskrome)
Class: amateur
Mask: papermask, handcut

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4606/buda10019pa.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/6499/buda10027iz.jpg
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/6808/buda10034io.jpg
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/2352/buda10063zx.jpg

[Bear-31]

Body: Proline H2 Hummer SUT Concept 1/8
Chassis: LOSI LST
Paint: Tamiya Nato Brown (XF-68), Desert Yellow(XF-59), Buff (XF-57)
Masks: Bob Dively Liquid Mask / Hand-Cut
Class: Amateur

First body I've ever painted. I had a lot of fun painting it. Now I can't wait to paint my next one. I used an old Passche Type H single action airbrush I picked up a a garage sale for $10. I opted for no decals because I thought it would mess up the flow of the paint. I incorporated the Bear paw that I sketched and use for any of my personal projects. I backed the whole project with the Buff color and it seemed to work out well. Let me know what you guys think.

[Bear-31]

2nd Pic

[Bear-31]

3rd pic

[FESTER2004]

bear-31-that is awesome man!very unique!

i dont envy the judges cuz they have their work really cut out for them n the month ant even half over.

[cnroman]

Paint: Pactra can
Outlaw Black
Bright Red
Blue Streak

Masking: 3M Tape Handcut

Body: Parma Ford
Chassis: Bolink Sports 90

Class: Amateur

[AirBoston]

Bear-31, that is the most unique paint job I've seen in a long time. Very nice!

[AirBoston]

Ok, I'll thow these two 914s up before they get too old. These were done as samples for a Porsche Club swap meet but didn't sell. Unfortunetly the ones that did sell, I didn't take pics of. :(

Class: Pro
Mask: LM
Paint: Createx- Red, black, white, yellow
Spazstix- Chrome
Inspired by: Porsche Factory 917 "Hippy"
Body: Carson Porsche 914

[AirBoston]

back:

[AirBoston]

I know, the pictures stink...
front:

[AirBoston]

Class: Pro
Mask: LM
Paint: Createx- mostly irredescent blue and black but there are a whole bunch of mixed colors and small amounts of bottle colors
Spazstix- Chrome
Body: Carson Porsche 914

Inspired by '80 artist Patrick Nagel The rear lid is his Duran Duran Rio cover.

[AirBoston]

Front:

[AirBoston]

rear:

[AirBoston]

last pic:

[FESTER2004]

airboston-WOW! on the carson porshe

[RespirologyRC]

Bear-31; I think I saw that H2 on Brokeback Mountain. LMAO

[ajsilva]

finished yesterday.

Body: Stratus 3.1 protoform
Chassi: Serpent 710
Paint: Createx
Masks: Bob Dively Liquid Mask / Hand-Cut
Class: Pro

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9193/020200100xe.jpg
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/5757/020200097sb.jpg
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9302/020200083je.jpg

[jamesy-rc]

dam.... these people have got some major skillz

[Blacktiger]

Ok, here is my entry.

Body: Sportwerks Mayhem Agitator 1/8 scale buggy.
Paint used: Parma faskolor and Createx.
Masks used: Blue Painters tape. All hand cut.
Class entered: PRO

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/th_KC-Mayhem1.jpg (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/KC-Mayhem1.jpg)

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/th_KC-Mayhem2.jpg (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/KC-Mayhem2.jpg)

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/th_KC-Mayhem3.jpg (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/KC-Mayhem3.jpg)

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/th_KC-Mayhem4.jpg (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/KC-Mayhem4.jpg)

[Buggyracer28]

Wow! Nice pinstripes!

[RespirologyRC]

Body: Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0 Mini LST
Paint: Faskolor and spaz stix mirror chrome
Masking: 3M Scotch
Skill level: 1/18th Pro
Airbrush: HP-CS Iwata

[RespirologyRC]

The rear is done in Fascent Green, Highlighted green, and silver

[RespirologyRC]

The front was painted in Spaz Stix Chrome and Faskolor Violet

[RespirologyRC]

last pic

[RespirologyRC]

Body------> Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0 Mini LST
Paint------> Faskolor and spaz stix mirror chrome
Masking---> 3M Scotch
Skill level--> 1/18th Pro
Airbrush---> HP-CS Iwata

[RespirologyRC]

I liked the green mini lst so much I had to make one ing blue :D

[RespirologyRC]

The thing I like most about this paint job is the color change blue hood I painted. It sprays on white then when backed by another color looks great.

[RespirologyRC]

Last pic I swear!!!!!! I'll make a 1/8th scale body just to give you guys some competition on that level :D

[AirBoston]

Hey Resp...
What chassis are you using?

[RespirologyRC]

Mini LST

[FESTER2004]

resp-i wonder where u got the paint idea from???????lol!seriuosly it looks great!i think this might make doing camoflauge paint job the next wave like true fire,maybe????????

[RespirologyRC]

Fester thanks man. I posted these pics over at one18th and I've already received boat loads of requests. The color combos (I think) are what is doing it.

here's another camo style but in Orange

[RespirologyRC]

Fester; my wife bought me an Army Camo Hat and upon looking at the hat i felt the urge to try and do a similar paint job.

[romuald31]

Hello from france,

Here's my entry:

Chassis: Hobao GPX4 Pro
Body: Protoform Mazda6
Paint: Tamiya
Tamiya Masking Tape
Pro Class

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/8443/redimensionnementdepict19130mj.jpg

[mes]

I like the camo theme. Here is one I did a while back that has the whole camo theme too. This one was my first paintjob ever.

Crowd Pleazer
All Faskolor paints
Liquid mask
Pro class
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/DSCN1963.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/T-Maxx3.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/T-Maxx1.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/DSCN1944.jpg

[FESTER2004]

resp-thats cool man!yeah its actual a very easy scheme to do cuz u really cant mess it up!

mes & rumauld-awesome paintjobs!

[DaveG]

Good lord, the month's only half over and every entry is KILLER!!!!
Thank goodness I don't have to judge this month, I'd pull whatever hair I have left out. Good luck to all the entrys and especially to the Judges.

[Billy W]

WOW.. glad i am not judgeing this month.......man.. some realy nice stuff...

Billy

[desfjr1300]

Yeah rub it in guys.... :p

I already feel like a kid in a candy store-I want them all!

[ShredderX]

1/10th scale pro Stock Drag Bike

best ET to date : 2.45 Seconds @ 56 MPH
( 132 feet....1/10th Scale 1/4 mile )

Body: Custom, Made from 2 Litler Soda Bottles
Paint: Pactra rattle Cans
Masking: 3M Tape ( production Series )
Class: Amatuer

"Carbon Fiber" painted section ...used Drywall Mesh Tape as checkerboard masking

[ShredderX]

1 more pic....sorry its from the same side as the first one....

[FESTER2004]

shredder x-that is awesome usn soda bottles to make a body!nice!

[HPI_freak]

just wanted to update my entry, it looks better with the bigger wing :)

http://f5.putfile.com/5/13019112376.jpg

[Mel*E*Mel]

Body ...Crowd Pleazer 2.0 for the LST2
Mask...Liquid
Class..Pro
Paint.. Spazstix and Pactra
Chassis...Lst2
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01157.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01156.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01161.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/aa06e8c0.jpg

[RuKind]

Body: Crowd pleazer 2.0
Mask: Vinyl - I have a plotter
Class: Amature 2nd body, first time airbrushing
Paint: Pactra Metallic yellow, Pearl silver, Trans. blue and basic black
Chassis: LST2
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/RuKind2/lst2040.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/RuKind2/lst2041.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/RuKind2/lst2039.jpg
The flames are marbled

[Sparx]

Ill get one of my latest paintjobs into the contest then :rolleyes:
Class: "Pro", since some people has been quite excited of some of my jobs.
Body: Protoform Stratus 3.1
Mask: Tape
Colors: Faskolor only, Faschange blue and purple, Faslucent red, Fasflourescent green, Faskrome, black and white.
http://files.upl.silentwhisper.net/upload3/Bild-006.jpg

[Stalker911]

Sparx, looks good! Looks like it's one of Tamiya's older style schemes! Maybe their new one I don't know I don't follow onroad much anymore...

Mel: Killer!!

All other, very good as well!


Here's my 1st entry this month:

Class: Pro
Body: Pro Line F350 for T-Maxx/Savage
Masks: LM for flames and Artool Template for outlines.
Paints: Createx Transparent Beige, Dark Brown, Deep Red, FasKolor Yellow, Auto Air Transparent Black.

http://www.jabodies.com/images/soulmaster1.jpg

http://www.jabodies.com/images/soulmaster2.jpg

http://www.jabodies.com/images/soulmaster3.jpg

[FESTER2004]

stalker911- sweet paint job!

rukind- terrific job fior your first time airbrushn',its cool you kept it simple!i am jeolous though u having your own plotter,lol

sparx-awesome!

[RuKind]

stalker911- sweet paint job!

rukind- terrific job fior your first time airbrushn',its cool you kept it simple!i am jeolous though u having your own plotter,lol

sparx-awesome!

I have a vinyl lettering shop and I wanted to try marbled effect so I gave it a shot. I used low tack vinyl, I didn't have any mask vinyl. It worked good but I will get mask for the next one. PM me if you have some ideas you would like cut and I'll see what I can do for ya.
BTW here's one with the wing mounted.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h169/RuKind2/lst2.jpg

[Mel*E*Mel]

Jeff...I gotta pic up a set of those stencils.. I love the little face in between the windows ...

[Sparx]

Sparx, looks good! Looks like it's one of Tamiya's older style schemes! Maybe their new one I don't know I don't follow onroad much anymore...

Surikarn ran the same scheme with different colors when winning his first WC in South Africa, so your right about Tamiya ;)

[Billy W]

LOve all the paint jobs... but a body from pepsi bottles.. thats cool...very inventive....

Billy

[mes]

Here is my latest paintjob. Its inspiration was the Zest body wash bottle that I look at every morning in the shower. I tweaked it a bit to suit my taste but the concept is still there.

Body:Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0
Car: Jammin CRT (Just came two days ago)
Mask: Liquid mask and a credit card for the streaks(same card used to buy the crt! I gotta stop using it)
Paint:All Faskolors. I used mostly transparent and played with the backing.
Class: Pro

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/CRT%20Paintjob/Zestconceptcopy.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/CRT%20Paintjob/CRT-1.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/CRT%20Paintjob/CRT-2.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/CRT%20Paintjob/CRT-3.jpg



Edit:changed URLs to images.

[WheelNut]

Awsome Mes!!!!!!!! Very original, not to mention the airbrush work is great.

[FESTER2004]

i agree-it is awesome,the attention to the detail work is mint!

[Buggyracer28]

That is AMAZING Mes!!!!! OMFG!!!

[Stalker911]

Jeff...I gotta pic up a set of those stencils.. I love the little face in between the windows ...

Thanks Mel! I was looking for where I could add stuff and saw that spot... it's one of my favorite things I think... I should have done the streaks horizontally across the body though since all the others go that way...

Thanks Fester! :)

[mes]

Thanks Guys!

[FESTER2004]

no problem!

[Billy W]

WOW!!!!!

BIlly

[Buggyracer28]

I guess ill enter my 2nd airbrushed body.

Class: Amatuer
Body: Proline Crowdpleazer TTR-S3
Paint used: Createx (the old kind) - green, red, yellow, orange, black, white, and stainless steel.
Masks: Hobbico Liquid Mask

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Buggyracer28/B41303.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Buggyracer28/B41306.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Buggyracer28/B41302.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Buggyracer28/B41304.jpg

[RespirologyRC]

WAIT A MINUTE EVERYONE! You guys think I go crazy with loud colors but then you turn and tell MEs that you love his (Dude sweet looking ride really love the loud colors!);your all nuts! My rides are equally as colorful as his but you love his---> conspiracy!

[RespirologyRC]

Nothing like a little drama for the paint forum; I've got the biggest brush :)

[mes]

Buggy,
Nice work. I like the background fade from light to dark. The body has a lot of movement in it. Good job!

[Buggyracer28]

Thanks man!

[Wilsonf]

My first time of posting here. :o

Body - Tamiya Calsonic 350Z

Paint - Tamiya can spray paint for blending: bright silver, trans orange, fluo red, white, red

Masks - Tamiya masking tape roll- Hand cut

Chassis- Team Assoc TC4

Class - Amateur

[maxxenitout]

Nice job to all you guys, love coming in here to check out the sweet paint jobs!

Jeeeez.. Buggy.... 2nd airbrushed body :eek: You have some serious skills! Keep up the good work.

[Carps]

I ment to post sooner, but I had to pick up my jaw after mes's last entry! There's some great designs this month. Resp and mes, love your camo designs, too!

[The King]

Here is my latest paintjob. Its inspiration was the Zest body wash bottle that I look at every morning in the shower. I tweaked it a bit to suit my taste but the concept is still there.

Body:Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0
Car: Jammin CRT (Just came two days ago)
Mask: Liquid mask and a credit card for the streaks(same card used to buy the crt! I gotta stop using it)
Paint:All Faskolors. I used mostly transparent and played with the backing.
Class: Pro

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/CRT%20Paintjob/Zestconceptcopy.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/CRT%20Paintjob/CRT-1.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/CRT%20Paintjob/CRT-2.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c99/markarch3137/CRT%20Paintjob/CRT-3.jpg



Edit:changed URLs to images.


So far in my opinion, this is the best body I have seen, The detail is AWESOME.

[mes]

I appreciate all the kind words. Thanks folks!

[RespirologyRC]

The king; it's been a long time bro since I've seen you in here

[The King]

The king; it's been a long time bro since I've seen you in here


I got into photography a few years back, my R/C stuff has been on the back burner just on simmer. The fire finally went out about 2 months ago, I got rid of all my R/C stuff a couple of months ago. I haven't painted anything since that Hummer I did some time ago. Check out my website and let me know what you think. www.dkingofimages.com

PS I pop in every now and then just to see all the awesome paint jobs.

[FESTER2004]

ok guys heres a update tally:

for the amature class we have 15 entries so far

for the pro class we have 18 entries so far

(i am home sick n i just have to much time on my hands,lol)

Come on guys lets keep those entries coming! :cool:

[Buggyracer28]

Thanks maxxen! I wish my airbrush was working right so I could get the shadows better, but o well. I had to rush it (brother wanted it asap lol).

[Aluma]

YEY! Finally get a chance to compete again!

body: 200mm Chevy Silverado Proline
Colors: Teal, flou orange, dayt yellow, white, silver, tint
Class: pro
Inspiration: Yokomo buggy Ad

[Aluma]

its white to silver fade, then teal, then flou orange to yellow to white fade.
Its all cans too...not bad huh.

[Aluma]

Second entry...

class: Pro
Body: Savage stocker
Paint: Cans again... white, yellow, flou orange, candy purple, silver, black, tint.
Insp: REally nice paint job I saw on another forum a while ago... ran out of white so had to improvize...think i did good.

[Aluma]

Its hard to see, but theres a "carbon" strip all along the purple color on the hood, roof, sides, and tailgate. Have to apologize for cell phone pics too :P

[Aluma]

Third body entry...busy guy this month :D

Class: Pro
Body: Dodge ram...something
Paints: white, silver, pearl, black, metallic red, red, tint
Inspiration: I dont remember...probably one of y'alls cool bodies.

[Aluma]

okay this one is one of those...gotta see for reals in the sun things...

white front has pearl streaks with silver trim.
black to gunmetal fade after that.
red part had metallic red streaks similar to the gunmetal part...
man, I wish I could take a good pic of it.

[RespirologyRC]

I like your paint jobs but your pictures look a little foggy are they scanned?

[FESTER2004]

aluma-those are hot paint jobs from cans!btw- u work in a hobby shoy,i notice the glass counter?

[MrB1973]

I like your paint jobs but your pictures look a little foggy are they scanned?


In post #102 he says he took them with his cell phone.

[Aluma]

aluma-those are hot paint jobs from cans!btw- u work in a hobby shoy,i notice the glass counter?

well sort of... I work for them...not there, Atleast not anymore. Bodies take too long to do at the shop. I paint at home. Cell phone pics cuz I took them at the shop when I was turning them in. When they want they want to move certain items like savages, RTR's...they ask me to paint a nice body to sell it quicker.

[FESTER2004]

cool

[RespirologyRC]

THOSE ARE CELL PHONE PICS??!! Wow that is impressive, any cell pics that i've seen you can hardly make out the image. Nice

[bullett1818]

THOSE ARE CELL PHONE PICS??!! Wow that is impressive, any cell pics that i've seen you can hardly make out the image. Nice


My cell takes pretty good pics. They really are improving the quality of camera phones arent they.

-Bob-

[FESTER2004]

true to that,i use to have a chessy camara called a cool cam n i got it off ebay n it was cheap but it took awesome photos,i probaly still have it today but i dropped it n the battery door broke n duct taoe woundnt hold it no more!so now i have a nice canon sd100.

bullet-is that yr truck?

[RespirologyRC]

Man that's a nice picture and a nice truck. If only i had a cell phone again----nah! don't miss it at all although i am impressed by todays technological advances. I stop owning a cell phone the day i started working in a hospital.

[FESTER2004]

Wow!resp-without my cell phone i feel inconplete,lol even though its a a old 158sr nextel.

[devius1985]

This is only my second multi color body, first mini body, first time painting window trim and first time using CF stickers.

Class: Amateur
Body:Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0
Car: Mini LST
Mask: 3M Scotch 233+ (The green stuff)
Paint: All Pactra Spray cans. Metallic Black for the bottom and the rollbars, and Metallic Red for the top.
Pinstripe: Sig 1/16" Med. Blue Super Stripe

[devius1985]

another

[devius1985]

Last one.

[devius1985]

Just have to say that Respirology, all the MLST bodies that you have done are amazing. Especially considering how tough these little bodies are to work with.

[devius1985]

I'm very happy that the muscle car styling I was going for turned out good. Here's a couple taken outside, it's not very sunny in Minnesota right now.

[devius1985]

One more.

[Blacktiger]

Here is some mounted pics from the customer of my above entry.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/th_KC-Mayhem6.jpg (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/KC-Mayhem6.jpg)

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/th_KC-Mayhem5.jpg (http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/KC-Mayhem5.jpg)

[mes]

I love orange!!!!!
Nice Job! Blacktiger

[Mel*E*Mel]

OK heres another one for this month..
Body...GM Pro-Line
Mask...Liquid
Class..Pro
Paints..Mostly Pactra but some Fascolors

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01169.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01180.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01170.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01171.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01179.jpg

[RuKind]

Mel - nice job

[Mel*E*Mel]

Thanks RuKind..
I've always Loved Shop UFO's and Painting Rolys' work so i desided to try one myself ..

[RespirologyRC]

Devius that's a nice mini shell, and thanks for the compliment. If it were bigger i could get the shading and stuff nice but at that size forget it.

Mel I like UFO's work also, that color orange is sweet!! Quick question about the pactra paints, are they made for lexan shells? I tried using pactra once and it chipped once i smacked something does this have the same affect?

[Mel*E*Mel]

Hmm .. I only had that problem on the first body i used it on .. I wash then out (body) I use a scotch brite pad(grey not red .. red is to harsh)to scuff the body and then liquid mask ..
but since that first one I haven't had a problem unlesss you fold the body into two
but yes it's meant for lexan
I'm starting to use some waterbased stuff but not much .. I don't like the way it softens up the mask

[FESTER2004]

mel- that is a sweet paint job!i like the whole scheme of it.!

[Joost]

Mes, i swear, that is by far the most hottest body i have ever seen!

For all the pro's: stop uploading, mes has allready won :D

Love your work mes, keep it up!

[Stalker911]

Here's one for the month from me

Class: Pro
Body: Pro-Line Crowd Pleaser 2.0 for Jammin X1
Masks: Tape, 3M Blue 1", 1/16th"
Paints Used: FasTint, FasWhite, FasFluorescent Orange, FasBlack, Createx Ultra Marine Blue, Transparent Dark Brown, Pearl White, AutoAir Pearl Silver, Transparent Black, Pearl Silver, Metallic Blue Silver, Pactra Indy Silver (Can).

http://www.jabodies.com/images/bluperjam1.jpg

http://www.jabodies.com/images/bluperjam2.jpg

http://www.jabodies.com/images/bluperjam3.jpg

[Billy W]

Wow... with all the great stuff this month not even sure why i am entering but here it goes..lol this is my personal body.

Class - Pro
Body - RSP PM68
Masks - all were designed on illustrator and cut by myself on my machine, the Wiley X logo and the RSP are painted in.. only the small decals are decals ...
Paints - Parma FASKOLOR.. Silver/Grey i call gunnmetal is a bit of Faskolor silver mixxed with FASPEARL Charcoal.

[charlieB]

here are my three.
Class: Pro
Body: Protoform Mazda 6
Mask: CFX Scallop 6 and Flamez 19
Paint: Spazstix Flourecent Green, Candy Apple Green, Mirror Chrome 1,Black, and white. I also used House Of Kolor 311 reducer for the shadows.

http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/Fiorella3.jpg

[charlieB]

Class: Pro
Body: Protoform Kyosho Truggy
Mask: CFX Chad RX7 pin
Paint: Spazstix Flourecent Green, Pearl Blue, Mirror Chrome, WHite, Gloss Black, Red, Createx Pearl Silver.

http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/truggy.jpg

[charlieB]

Class: Pro
Body: Protoform Kyosho 777
Mask: Artool Hobbymask, Crunched Paper Towel.
Paint: House Of Kolor Pagan Gold, Tangerine, Basecoat Black, Red, Candy and Concentrate Violet.

http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/buggy.jpg

Again, Sorry for the LOW QUALITY pix..its time to upgrade my cam....

[Aluma]

well, there's 1st,2nd, and 3rd.... :D

Never fails to inspire...great job Charlie!

[FESTER2004]

wow charlie-that face is the most realistic thing i ever seen painted,it looks like a photo,awesome doesnt say enough!

[Piggy89373]

Charlie, I was wondering how you were going to pull off the face on the lid. That paintwork looks awesome!!! It's hard to believe that's all paint!! Beautiful work!!

[AirBoston]

Oh boy did I pick the wrong month to enter some bodies! This should be an interesting month to judge. Should we give the judges an extra week or two.

[The King]

You are still the man CharlieB

[charlieB]

thanx guys...i haven't posted here in a while...with the new teaching job and all, it forces me to choose between racing and painting. Guess my racecar is gonna sit for a while. i REALLY need a new Digicam!

[Paul Songas]

Body- Grand Motorsports Funny Car

Chassis- Grand Motorsports GM 14 FC

Paint- Tamiya Copper, backed with Pactra Indy Silver. Flames are Pactra pearl white backed with pactra outlaw black (makes a sweet metallic "gun metal" type color) SPAZ STIX chrome backed with fascolor black. The fading around the "O" is outlaw black also.

Class- amateur
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/SongasRacing/2006FCSide.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/SongasRacing/2006FC.jpg

[FESTER2004]

paul n billy-nice drag cars.

[RespirologyRC]

Paul that thing looks insane!!!!!!!!!! How fast does it go? Nice paint job, very clean.

[Paul Songas]

My best with this car is 77.9 mph on a scale 1/4 mile-- 132 feet.

[Aluma]

thanx guys...i haven't posted here in a while...with the new teaching job and all, it forces me to choose between racing and painting. Guess my racecar is gonna sit for a while. i REALLY need a new Digicam!

Teaching job? What do you teach if I may ask? Probably art right? :D

[acrescitelli]

Pro:
Body: Protoform Dodge Intrepid R/T
Paint: Pactra - Metalic Blue, Comp Orange, Racing Red, Sprint White

www.zero260rc.com

[FESTER2004]

acrescitelli- its a link to your website!fantastic work btw!but wheres the pic of the intrepid.

if u need a image host u can try:

www.imageshack.com

its free

[charlieB]

Teaching job? What do you teach if I may ask? Probably art right? :D
Well, working on teaching the life drawing classes, but for now, i teach photoshop and illustrator.

[civicwil]

CharlieB That ST-R Truggy body is unreal.
I was in the 12volt industry as an installer for 10 years and just seeing the Soundstream name brings back memories. Did you do that for someone at Soundstream?

Thanks, Wil.

[Farwar]

It's been a while...

Body: Pro-line Ford F-150
Colours: All Auto Air colours
Masks used: Hand cut using liquid mask
Class entered: Amateur

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN1005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN1006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN1009.jpg

[Buggyracer28]

Thats awesome Farwar!

[charlieB]

CharlieB That ST-R Truggy body is unreal.
I was in the 12volt industry as an installer for 10 years and just seeing the Soundstream name brings back memories. Did you do that for someone at Soundstream?

Thanks, Wil.


Yep..i did it for Soundsteam for their shows. Kinda like eyecandy for their booths.

[tkcustoms]

Beautiful work Charlie!

[FESTER2004]

farwar,that is hot lookn.

comeon guys 1 more day!lets get those entries in! :cool:

[charlieB]

Thanx Todd! Much Appreciated!

[civicwil]

Yep..i did it for Soundsteam for their shows. Kinda like eyecandy for their booths.

That's cool CharlieB, I hope they hooked you up. :eek:

Farwar That is a great looking paint job.

[RespirologyRC]

Corona beer would be a sweet looking body

[desfjr1300]

Just checking in-I know Piggy needs to get the next one started so I'll have the amateur results posted this evening.....

[FESTER2004]

cool

[Jayboy]

real nice stuff there guys! keep it up!

[desfjr1300]

First off, thanks to everybody that took the time and made the effort to enter this month's contest-while the number of entries makes judging tough, I'd rather we had too many than too few, and hopefully this will be the beginning of a trend.
Please keep in mind that I am in no way a professional art critic, and every one of you are far more talented than I could ever hope to be-so cut me some slack if you don't agree with my choices :D

Ok, here we go, in order of entry (with the exception of the top 3):

Fester: Hess Truck
Design: 7
Execution: 5
Difficulty: 4
Total : 16+1

I had to look this one up, and sure enuff, there's such a thing as a company called Hess. You got all the colors right for a very accurate replica, and if it wasn't for the squiggly lines where two colors meet it would have scored higher. (I know how tough it is to mask a straight line on a curve!) Fester gets an extra point because he's one of the few on this forum who consistently displays a positive attitude, and I wanted to thank him for continuing to encourage all of us.

HPI Freak : Orange ST
Design: 8
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 5
Total: 20

Really like this one-the white rollbar and window trim set's it off from the rest and makes what might otherwise be a sort of ho-hum paintjob stand out. The flames look a bit "stunted" to my eyes although the execution was good, and I really like the rolled down window. Sharper lines on the window trim would have scored higher, but overall it's a very sweet ride.

Bunsincunsin: Mazda 6
Design: 6
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 4
Total: 18

Maybe it's because of the pic size, but as far as I can tell all the lines are straight and bleed-free, so while it may be a fairly simple scheme you did well with the execution. The style's different enough to be appealing and if you were going for the drifter look I think you nailed it!

Tygerdan: Rayspeed Accord
Design: 7
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 4
Total: 19

Excellent job on your first body! Looks like the real deal, paint lines look good and decal placement looks great too. The difficulty prevents a higher score but you did very well against some stiff competition. I hope you've got one up your sleeve for next month's 2-color contest!

RC Hoodlum: Nissan Titan
Design: 7
Execution: 5
Difficulty: 4
Total: 16

I had a tough time with this one. On the one hand I really like the mottled effect, but the lack of any grill detail and the bleed on the black outline is a bit distracting. The green mixed with the blue looks awesome and I really wanted to score this higher, but I gotta stick to the rules! I think you're on to something though and I'm looking forward to seeing your next creation.

MrB1973: Jeep Rubicon
Design: 7
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 5
Total: 19

I happen to love that body so it was hard to not just give you a perfect score and be done with it, but.....you've got some tough competition this month! Anyway you can't beat the classic yellow and black combination and I know what a PITA it is to mask rollbars but you handled it very well with only the tiniest bit of bleed. While the goofy dude on the hood is not exactly my cup of tea, for only your second body you did a great job!

Beno: Silverado
Design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 8
Total: 25

It's hard to find any flaw at all with your entry-the design and execution look killer, and as far as difficulty there's no way I could duplicate that in a million years. I hope that's your "shelf queen" body 'cuz I'd sure hate to see it get trashed! This would have been my pick for best paint this month but you just barely got edged out....you'll just have to scroll down and see by whom!

Wrobcio: Jammin X1
Design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 8
Total: 25

This is another one I had a really hard time with. The way the checkers look recessed gives it real depth and the design is just incredible. You are seriously talented and I think if you had given the rear end the same treatment as the front you'd have made picking a winner dang near impossible.

Bear-31: Hummer
Design: 8
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 7
Total: 25

I never thought tan could look good on an r/c, but that just goes to show what a rank amateur I am. You had to have spent a long time masking that bad boy because every edge on every color is perfect! Very unique, and an awesome departure from your cookie-cutter military camo hummer. Great job!

Cnroman: Parma Ford
Design: 6
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 5
Total: 18

Cnroman, I've seen what you can do with templates so I know you're quite the artist, but give us a better picture next time! I think the design is very cool but it's hard to tell how well it came out, but I'm partial to old hotrods so I guess I can't give you TOO much of a hard time

ShredderX: Pro stock bike
Design: 5
Execution: 4
Difficulty: 5
Total: 14

Being a bike nut myself I really wanted to score this one higher. Orange and black gives it that classic HD "feel" and the carbon fiber look turned out pretty good. Gotta give you credit for fashioning it out of an empty soda bottle, although that 2nd pic makes it look like the fastest ladybug on the planet!

Rukind: Crowd Pleazer
Design: 6
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 5
Total: 19

Nice looking ride and you did an awesome job on the rollbar.( I keep mentioning this because for me they're hard to get right!) I don't know if it's the lighting or what but that is a very unique shade of yellow. The paint lines are very sharp and the colors go well together. The only "improvement" I can think of, and take this with a grain of salt, is that the flames on the side look a bit last minute-maybe if they were a bit higher on the body?

Wilsonf: Calsonic 350Z
Design: 8
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 7
Total: 23

Welcome to the forums! It's almost cheating to enter a Tamiya body, you know. ;) I'm sure you're thinking "What! Only a 7?" for difficulty after you've spent a third of your life cutting out and applying all those decals, but that's only 3 away from perfect! Anyway, that is an awesome looking body and the paint lines look sharp and crisp. The color combination is great too and if you weren't faced with some serious opposition you may have come out on top!

Devius1985: Mini Crowd Pleazer
Design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 5
Total: 22

I really like this one. You nailed the "old skool" look and created one of the coolest looking mini's ever. In this case simple really is better, as any more design would have detracted from the overall look, unfortunately difficulty counts! Either way it's just plain mean looking and I'm going to shamelessly copy it on my next mini body! :rolleyes:

Farwar: Ford F150
Design: 8
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 8
Total: 24

As your entry was your 666th post I was tempted to give you first place to avoid eternal damnation, but since I'm probably doomed anyway I'll just stick to the rules. :D
This is another one I really like. The yellow to orange fade on the front looks perfect to me and the only thing that prevents a higher score is that the black shading on the white sections is a little uneven-otherwise that is one sweet body and you did an awesome job hand cutting the flames. Gorgeous shade of blue-I'm going to have to try those Auto Air paints.

Ok, we're finally at the top 3:

3rd Place:
Paul Songas: Grand Motorsports Funny Car
Design: 10
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 6
Total: 26

I'm sure I'll get grief over this but to my eyes that thing is just too cool. The design may be simple but fits that body style perfectly and those colors together are be-you-te-full. The big chrome "O" really stands out and ties everything together. Awesome job Paul! Can I have it?

2nd Place:
Cesarjjc: El Camino SS
Design: 10
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 8

No offense to the winner, but this is my favorite, hands down. The design is relatively simple but so very unique and eye catching. I'm not a big Homer fan but you gotta admit Mat Groening would be proud. As I said at the beginning I'm no art critic, so I can't describe exactly what it is that makes this thing "pop" for me, but it does. I'm always on the lookout for something different and this is it. The execution was flawless and those simple colors really work well together. Kudos to you Cesar, amazing work!

1st Place:
Buggyracer28: Crowd Pleazer Buggy
Design: 10
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 10

I think we've got a ringer here. If that's amateur class work then I'm John Wayne's great aunt Suzie. Buggy, that is one outstanding piece of work! I can't believe it didn't take you years to do all that masking. The fade front to back is incredible, all the lines are sharp, amazingly enough those colors DO work together, and it looks like so much is going on a simple once-over isn't enough to take it all in. I can't even begin to imagine how hard that must have been! No more amateur class for you, mister. Time to play with the big boys!
Congratulations!

[FESTER2004]

awww,thanks,i am blushing,hehehe!

awesome job juding,i am sure it was real tuff!

congrats to buggyracer28

[Piggy89373]

Congratulations Buggyracer28!! Fantastic work on that buggy body, must have been a royal PITA masking, but it came out great!

Congratulations to everyone else who entered for making this another great contest.

All we need now are the results from the Pro class and I'll start the next contest.

[MrB1973]

MrB1973: Jeep Rubicon
Design: 7
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 5
Total: 19

I happen to love that body so it was hard to not just give you a perfect score and be done with it, but.....you've got some tough competition this month! Anyway you can't beat the classic yellow and black combination and I know what a PITA it is to mask rollbars but you handled it very well with only the tiniest bit of bleed. While the goofy dude on the hood is not exactly my cup of tea, for only your second body you did a great job!



Thanks des for the kinds words and for taking the time to judge all the entries. It is just an honor for me to have my body posted in the same forum as some of the others that entered this month.

[Blacktiger]

Is it just me or did one of my posts get deleted? I had replied about Charlie's Soundstream body. And now it's gone.

[MrB1973]

Is it just me or did one of my posts get deleted? I had replied about Charlie's Soundstream body. And now it's gone.

I think the forum is acting up. Come back tomorrow and I will bet your post is back. Happened to me on one of the TNX 5.2 threads...I even searched for my post and it wasn't there, but sure enough I came back later that day and was right where I left it.

[Piggy89373]

Clay, there's been a number of posts that disappeared. I clicked on TK's truck thread and it opened up a post in the auction thread. A solar flare has opened up a worm hole through some cosmic convergence on this side of the internet. Things are only going to get worse, before you know it, Fester's and Respirology's posts will be interchanged and we won't know who painted what. :D:D:D:D

[Blacktiger]

Ok, glad it isn't just me. Too funny Piggy! :D

[FESTER2004]

lol piggy!only if i could paint like resp!

blacktiger- i noticed that yesterday too!the world wide web is crazy sometimes n weird!

[charlieB]

hmm.....i thought i saw less posts....(enter twighlight zone theme song)

[Blacktiger]

hehehe, "You are entering a dimension of sight and sound!"

[tkcustoms]

I wondered what happend to my post...

[Stalker911]

I think that the internet in general is acting up... I know mine has been slower than anything the last week or so... and my software in the DVR for my DishNetwork receiver messed up... when I called them the guy was complaining about their database being really really slow... @ the track I go to their internet was slowed WAY down... plus this...

What is going on!? :lol:

[Buggyracer28]

OH MY GOD!! No way!! Thanks so much! I cant believe I finally won lol. well, i guess its time for the pro class now! :eek: :D This judging thing is gonna be hard lol.

[Bear-31]

desfjr1300,
Thanks for judging this months competition. With all the great competition I never thought I would finish that high. I think I'll have to pick up another body and try for a more complicated design. Great job to everyone that submitted entries.

[Racin Rev]

Have I missed it or has the pro judgeing not happened yet?

[FESTER2004]

racinrev- we're still waiting 4 the results!

[Aluma]

I know huh.

[RespirologyRC]

I'm not sure what's going on with this forum but everytime i post something the thread or post get deleted. I could understand if it was bad but i was starting a thread on a new body i painted

[Piggy89373]

We're still waiting on LongRat....Earth to LongRat...LongRat, come in...post your results. Hopefully, he'll post up his results tomorrow. If not, looks like I'm stuck judging yet another competition. <sigh> (I hate it when that happens)

[Cesarjjc]

Thank you. Second place on something I start doing for fun lest then 6 months ago not bad. Thank you guys for keeping this addicting hobby very interesting. :D

[Piggy89373]

Hmmm...4 more hours to go till the deadline. I'll work on the scores to post up tomorrow. I apologize to all the contestants for the delay. I'll work to fix this situation as soon as possible.

[Piggy89373]

I really hate it when stuff like this happens. But, it's now midnight, I have to work tomorrow, and I've finished the judging. For the pros, I expect more from them in a competition than just a rush job for a cheap customer. Here's where you showcase your abilities, not your exhibitions of rushed jobs. So, put on your thick skins and enjoy.

Hirme
Protoform Mazda 6

Design: 7
Detail: 6
Execution: 6

Comments: It’s a nice design and flows relatively well. The shadows are too heavy and clumpy. The fade between the yellow and the orange isn’t bad, but it’s a bit too stark. I would have liked to have seen more with the large blue area.

Reynolds716
CRT Proline Crowd Pleaser
JPConcepts 1/8th body

Design: 7
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: I grouped them together since they’re the same paint job. However, I like the way the sun works on the buggy body better than the truck. I would like to have seen some detail in the checkered flag to give it some depth. Also, some shadows on the front flames would have been good. The rips need some work and some properly placed shadows and highlights.

Ghosty
Unknown truggy


Design: 6
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: It might have more detail, but you can’t tell from the slightly blurry cell phone camera pics. The orange swooshy pointy things look good. I would like to see some pinstripes with good contrast to really set them off. The white streaks into the blue look ok, but lack definition. Some clearer pics would have scored this one higher. Some drop shadows would have made things stand out better. Next time, be sure to put in all the required information, your newness allowed this one to slide…this time.

Ajsilva
Stratus and Mazda 6

Design: 8
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: Since they’re both the same paint job and I see they’re done almost exactly alike in all details, I’ve grouped them together. I had to look had at this to see some faults. The flames look good, but some look out of proportion and lumpy. Your drop shadows need some definition instead of looking like a fuzzy outline. The flags look great and have nice shadows to bring out the realism. The large blue area is nicely broken up so as to not look so dominating.

Airboston
Red and Yellow Por-shuh

Design: 7
Detail: 7
Execution: 8

Comments: It has a nice flow to it, but is rather bland from what you normally do. The trick here lies in it’s deceptive simplicity. The chrome trim is flawless. The red pinstripes on the rear look a bit uneven, but it could be the camera angle. The script is perfect. For me, there’s just not enough there to score you higher.

Airboston
Carson Porsche

Design: 8
Detail: 8
Execution: 7

Comments: Although I’m not a big Nagel fan, nor am I a Duran Duran fan, it’s till a good looking paint job. The detail in the faces is exceptional, but the proportion seems a touch off. I’m not sure if it’s from the original or scaling. The trim looks great, as does the top. Something on the sides may have rounded this job a bit more.

Ajsilva
Stratus 3.1 Protoform

Design: 8
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: The leaves are a great idea to break away from the traditional paint jobs. However, the contrast around the veins of the leaves and the dark yellow is just too stark for me. Feather them out some and show off your airbrush skills instead of your masking skill. The little guy on the side is a good touch with nice bits of detail. Your masking of curves needs a bit of refinement.

Blacktiger
Mayhem Agitator

Design: 8
Detail: 8
Execution: 7

Comments: Clay, you’re really growing in your skills. The lighter and darker streaks really bring out some great depth. The shadows are nicely done and not overbearing. This is a simple enough of a paint scheme, but done very well. I would like to see a touch more on this to really bring things out. Another graphic or two (such as some script) would have iced this cake.

RespirologyRC
Crowd Pleazer 2.0 (green camo)

Design: 6
Detail: 6
Execution: 6

Comments: It’s….different. It’s like “***** Eye for the Straight Guy” went to boot camp. The dark streaks on the front look really blotchy. Better dagger strokes would have suited this better. Practice the dagger strokes.

RespirologyRC
Crowd Pleazer 2.0 (blue camo)

Design: 6
Detail: 6
Execution: 6

Comments: It’s….different, too. It’s like “***** Eye for the Straight Guy” redesigned urban camouflage. Once again, your dagger strokes are kicking you. The pinstripes blend in too much.

RespirologyRC
Crowd Pleazer 2.0 (blue camo)

Design: 6
Detail: 6
Execution: 6

Comments: It’s….different, too. It’s like “***** Eye for the Straight Guy” are in their fall camouflage pattern. The added graphic on the sides looks good. See above comments for dagger strokes.

Romuald31
Hobao GPX4 Pro

Design: 8
Detail: 8
Execution: 8

Comments: I like this body. There is some great detail and the colors flow pretty well. Nice headlights as well. The added detail in the KARO is a nice touch. More pictures would have brought your score up a bit more (would have let me see more detail).

Mes
Proline Crowd Pleazer

Design: 7
Detail: 6
Execution: 6

Comments: Interesting design. The ghosting on the front looks good. The design flows..somewhere, but at least it flows. I’m not much for the camouflage background. This is another obvious exercise in masking, but not too much more. I’ll withhold the “***** Eye for the Straight Guy” comments.

Mel
Crowd Pleazer 2.0 for LST

Design: 8
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: Only a real man can run a pink body. The design looks great, has good symmetry and nice little touches. I would have liked more on the hood instead of bright pink with the occasional light star mixed in. Some shadows would look great. You’ve come a long way from the old GT forum.

Sparx
Protoform Stratus 3.1

Design: 7
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: It’s a nice looking design, but not at the level I’m used to seeing from you. The colors flow fairly well, but the shadows are a touch heavy handed. The headlights look like an afterthought because of their design and lack of an actual light.

Stalker911
Proline F350

Design: 5
Detail: 5
Execution: 5

Comments: Hmm...where to begin. The flag on the back looks like something from a stigmatism test. It lacks depth and realism. Look at real pictures of flags and you won’t see the harsh black lines crisscrossing across it. The skulls lack depth and are done right out of the Artool Template. Add in some freehand touches in various colors to really bring things out. The ghoulie face looks like an afterthought. The brown wavy lines are too stark to blend in and provide depth. The celtic flames look ok, a bit drab, but nice shape. Lastly, your shadows are too dark.

Aluma
Chevy Silverado Proline

Design: 8
Detail: 6
Execution: 7

Comments: Nice looking design. It flows nicely, but lacks the usual Aluma flare for detail. It’s a great racing design, but artistically, it’s rather flat.

Aluma
Savage Stocker

Design: 7
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: Nice design. The variance in color brings out the design. However, the dark and steady color (purple-maroon) makes it look a touch flat. Use a slightly lighter tone to bring out the contours more and work the flow of the body as well as the flow of the paint job.

Aluma
Dodge Ram…something

Design: 7
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: Extra props for the double pinstripes. It’s a nice looking design, but the large red space could use a nice snappy graphic.

Mel
GM Proline

Design: 8
Detail: 9
Execution: 8

Comments: Great design!! I like the added touches here and there of a lighter color to bring out a nice flow. Your pinstripes are great. The shadows don’t look quite right. They don’t look bad, but they look a touch off on the sides. The shadows and darks spots on the hood look greath, though.

Stalker911
Proline Crowd Pleazer 2.0 for Jammin X1

Design: 5
Detail: 5
Execution: 5

Comments: The marbling looks good. The orange doesn’t look bad, but it looks like it should be separating more than to very similar colors. The panel lines look ok, but not quite right. The flag is hard on the eyes and looks more faded than 3D.

Billy W
RSP PM68

Design: 7
Detail: 7
Execution: 7

Comments: I like the flames for this style of body. The pink rivets in the rear look out of place. I’d like to see a larger pic of this and from multiple angles. For this type of body, I keep expecting more graphics on the side.

CharlieB
Protoform Mazda 6

Design: 8
Detail: 9
Execution: 9

Comments: I like the layered design of this and the colors look good. The bright green cracks are a bit tough to figure out. You are the king of drop shadows and layering. The cracks hosed you on the design score.

CharlieB
Protoform Kyosho Truggy

Design: 8
Detail: 8
Execution: 9

Comments: Nice flow, but looks a bit busier than your normal work. I can’t figure out the spider theme, though. It’s flat appearance doesn’t fit in with the rest of the body. It’s still a beautiful piece of work, but not the usual depth I see from you.

CharlieB
Protoform Kyosho 777

Design: 8.9
Detail: 9
Execution: 9

Comments: The face looks better than your rendering. It doesn’t look like the brass impression your rendering is, though. It’s rather frightening in it looks like a computer 3D rendering. The single graphic looks great. I expected a bit more though, other than the dark smudges on the rest of the body. BTW, try to avoid wearing a white t-shirt when taking pictures of a shiny t-shirt. :D

And the winner:

Mes
Zest

Design: 9
Detail: 9
Execution: 9

Comments: Way to think outside the box!!! It’s an exercise in optical illusions, but looks great. I like the added streaks, it really brings things out. Great use of freehand shields to sharpen up some of the streaks. Some shadows are a touch heavy, but not enough to detract from the overall look. Fantastic work!!

This was a tough contest to judge. Mes, you pulled it out for thinking out of the box (and in the shower) and attention to detail throughout the whole body. Very well done and a most deserved congratulations!!

[Buggyracer28]

Awesome Mes! We pwn lol jk, you pwn :D Great job guys!

[Stalker911]

Congrats Mes!

[Aluma]

great job Piggy...I guess once people win a contest they forget they have to judge.
Congrats to Mes...all them little lines must of been a PAIN! I didnt even realize that there were that many entries! Hopefully Mes remembers.

[FESTER2004]

congrats mes!

[charlieB]

Congrats Mes! You got my vote! Well done judging Pig! Sorry you had to do it..great job nontheless!

[mes]

OMG!. Thanks Piggy for the win and the incredible judging. What a ton of entries. This unusual design sure was different but I became obsessed with it every time I looked at that Zest bottle. I just had to do it.

Congrats to all the competitors. What an honor. Thank you all!

Mark

And I'll definitely judge next month. You don't have to worry about that.

[AirBoston]

Cheers to Piggy for stepping up to judge and taking the time to comment on the paintings. Congrats mes for a very sweet smelling win.

[Piggy89373]

Thanks Piggy for the win
There's nothing to thank me for. You're the one with the vision who made it happen. Step up into the limelight and enjoy the accolades!! You beat some really tough competition and some big name painters!! Congratulations!!

All of the competitiors deserve recognition. It's hard enough to paint, it's harder still to have a stranger (and sometimes peer) judge your work against other peers and put it on public display. Great job, everyone.

For the record, I'm really tired of judges skipping out on their duty. The only disservice they're doing is to their fellow painters. I don't want anyone's thanks or sympathy, and I don't want to hear reasons or excuses, I just want people to perform the functions they agreed to. Lecture is over, and thank you again to all who entered. I'll post up the next competition soon.

[AirBoston]

It's a pretty crumby thing to do; to skip out on judging. I wonder if their isn't a way to repremand them. I also wonder if there shouldn't be a BIG BOLD announcement to make sure all those who enter a comp, know they will judge the next if they win.

[Piggy89373]

I'll toss that in there for the next competition.

[Billy W]

Piggy ..you wanted to see more pics of the Wiley X car.. will this one do.....lol....lol


Billy

[FESTER2004]

billyW-wow thats some crash there!u hit a wall or another car?

[extremetmaxxer]

ow! look at that scale body damage! that only happens every once and a while!

[Billy W]

got a radio hit and locked full speed.. went 250ft past the finish line to a concrete curb...lol

Pic doesn't do it any justice...lol.. the front end looks just like a real car that hit a wall.. and it has concrete in the lexan....lol.... oh well i still finished second for the RODS nats in Atlanta.....

guess it was worth it...lol

Billy

[extremetmaxxer]

thats the spirit!!! :D now you can build another one and paint up another kicken body for it too! :cool:

lol concrete in the body! now thats speed!!! i cant believe the batterys didnt pop!

[Billy W]

OH they popped.....lol.. only two didn't the others were severly flat spotted.... but the other looked like grapes that had been squeezed... guts ozed everywhere.....

only thigns that realy survived where the rear fiberglass axle and the front ..yes the front steering servo....lol... go figure....

Billy

[beno]

Beno: Silverado
Design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 8
Total: 25

It's hard to find any flaw at all with your entry-the design and execution look killer, and as far as difficulty there's no way I could duplicate that in a million years. I hope that's your "shelf queen" body 'cuz I'd sure hate to see it get trashed! This would have been my pick for best paint this month but you just barely got edged out....you'll just have to scroll down and see by whom!




Thanks for the kind words. But this body has already been bashed, crashed, cracked and scared! Had a rush of blood when i drove past a bmx track with the truck in the back! Still looks kinda ok............ oh well i'll just have to do another one!

Excellent job on the judging.