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02-05-2009 | 09:20 PM
#736
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Joined: Dec 2008
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Indy RC
What did you do to prep the body? I used Model Masters and it flaked off! I heard there is an automotive etching compound that a few guys have been using before painting. Did you use it?
By the way the car looks good
What did you do to prep the body? I used Model Masters and it flaked off! I heard there is an automotive etching compound that a few guys have been using before painting. Did you use it?
By the way the car looks good
02-05-2009 | 09:37 PM
#737
If you choose to use the Testors Model Masters paint on lexan bodies, make sure to use the Lacquer paints and not the acrylic or enamel paints. Here is a link to their Auto Lacquer Paints (http://www.testors.com/category/1369..._Lacquer_Paint).
As far as body prep, I always clean out the inside of my lexan bodies with warm water and dish soap. In the case of the 'Cuda I scuffed up the inside of the body with the Scotch Pad side of a dish sponge. Make sure to not scuff up the clear areas like windows.
I always paint with rattle cans. I make sure to paint in light coats, especially the first coat of paint. Between coats I use a hair dryer to speed up drying.
As far as body prep, I always clean out the inside of my lexan bodies with warm water and dish soap. In the case of the 'Cuda I scuffed up the inside of the body with the Scotch Pad side of a dish sponge. Make sure to not scuff up the clear areas like windows.
I always paint with rattle cans. I make sure to paint in light coats, especially the first coat of paint. Between coats I use a hair dryer to speed up drying.
02-06-2009 | 06:16 AM
#738
This is one I did for a fellow racer for the HPI Challenge
02-15-2009 | 06:20 AM
#747
Would love to see a convertible Indy 500 Camaro pace car. I've been scouring the internet for a decent complete inner body, but not having any luck. Anyone have a link or part number?
Wouldn't it be cool to see a rolling start with an R/C pace car? It wouldn't have to be vintage pace car, but it could be modern HPI Mustang, Corvette, Camaro or Firebird. With the light control kit that Tamiya makes (http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=53937) you could make a fairly realistic pace car.
Wouldn't it be cool to see a rolling start with an R/C pace car? It wouldn't have to be vintage pace car, but it could be modern HPI Mustang, Corvette, Camaro or Firebird. With the light control kit that Tamiya makes (http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=53937) you could make a fairly realistic pace car.
02-15-2009 | 07:12 AM
#748
Would love to see a convertible Indy 500 Camaro pace car. I've been scouring the internet for a decent complete inner body, but not having any luck. Anyone have a link or part number?
Wouldn't it be cool to see a rolling start with an R/C pace car? It wouldn't have to be vintage pace car, but it could be modern HPI Mustang, Corvette, Camaro or Firebird. With the light control kit that Tamiya makes (http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=53937) you could make a fairly realistic pace car.
Wouldn't it be cool to see a rolling start with an R/C pace car? It wouldn't have to be vintage pace car, but it could be modern HPI Mustang, Corvette, Camaro or Firebird. With the light control kit that Tamiya makes (http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=53937) you could make a fairly realistic pace car.
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