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08-19-2009, 06:31 PM
#1006
man i love that daytona body, too bad the website doesnt work properly, and u could actualy click on the catagories besides monster trucks..
08-23-2009, 08:10 PM
#1008
very nice
like therolling start idea
like therolling start idea
08-25-2009, 10:51 PM
#1013
from what i could gather when one pulls into pits the other shoots out....
Alex
Alex
08-29-2009, 09:26 PM
#1017
Alright, well, I just picked up a VTA car in the last few days, and now I gotta get a body I like. Unfortunetly, I can't get a 1973 Camaro body, but I figure I can throw this paint down on the '68 Camaro body from HPI. The question I have is, how would I go for a flat green color, instead of the shiny body I would get if I painted the car on the inside? I was thinking paint it on the outside, but I figure that will chip/ scrape off easily. Next thought was sanding the outside (paiting the inside) of the body with some fine grit sandpaper to take the shine off the body. Let me know what people think. Also, here's a pic of possibly my favorite car of all time, Hot Rod Magazine's "F-Bomb", and the paint scheme I'm going for.
Cheers, Dan.
Cheers, Dan.
08-29-2009, 09:49 PM
#1018
You could try painting the outside, then coating that with a matte clearcoat for extra protection. Anytime I've painted the outside of a body, I also do at least a light coat on the inside, so if some paint does wear off on the outside there will still be some color left. I've never done a whole race body before though, but I have seen it done on here (Splat! did one painted on the outside here on page 63 of this thread).
Alright, well, I just picked up a VTA car in the last few days, and now I gotta get a body I like. Unfortunetly, I can't get a 1973 Camaro body, but I figure I can throw this paint down on the '68 Camaro body from HPI. The question I have is, how would I go for a flat green color, instead of the shiny body I would get if I painted the car on the inside? I was thinking paint it on the outside, but I figure that will chip/ scrape off easily. Next thought was sanding the outside (paiting the inside) of the body with some fine grit sandpaper to take the shine off the body. Let me know what people think. Also, here's a pic of possibly my favorite car of all time, Hot Rod Magazine's "F-Bomb", and the paint scheme I'm going for.
Cheers, Dan.
Cheers, Dan.
08-29-2009, 09:52 PM
#1019
You could try painting the outside, then coating that with a matte clearcoat for extra protection. Anytime I've painted the outside of a body, I also do at least a light coat on the inside, so if some paint does wear off on the outside there will still be some color left. I've never done a whole race body before though, but I have seen it done on here (Splat! did one painted on the outside here on page 63 of this thread).
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08-30-2009, 04:33 AM
#1020
Dude Pegasus makes a similar Camaro body. Also, you could always sand down the body with some 400-600 grit sandpaper. That would give it the look you want. Just don't use anything rougher than that. This is my bashing body.
Last edited by Jackster; 08-30-2009 at 05:36 AM.