Lightning effect
 

I have seen some really good lightning effects and the only part that I can't work out how to do is the lighter part arround the streak when on a dark background. can someone help?
Thanks in advance! :)

lightly retrace teh solid part with a light color..that should do it. Haunted myst has a demo...look it up on this website.

thanks, do you have a link?
just on something different - I love looking through the 'Your custom Paint job' thread at all the cool body shells, as you are the moderator is there an easy way at jsut looking at the pictures as it goes back years! (or even start a new thread?)

Thanks again

im not a mod at this thread..only teh racing thread. Yes..this thread does go back years!! =)

oh :weird: :lol:

do you have a link?

Heres 1 I did

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/tmaxx003.jpg

Here, try this.
 

This site has some really good tips with images that show the process.

Ron's Paint Tips : Lightning

brilliant. thanks guys...I can now give it a go! :D

Does anyone esle have anying good ideas on how to paint lightning on rc bodies?

I guess what i was thinking of doing was, draw the lines of the lightning on the outside. Then with no masking at all (expect window masks) use my airbrush to paint the lightning lines first. Then a little over spary to make the glow affect.

The front of the body will be all white anyways. The lightning will go off the white ares on to the rest of the car. I will have SD Charger logos on the doors and one big one on the roof. Also the CHARGERS letters on the back. The body is a SUV type body, i think it's a Dodge Hemi Drago.

Please if you have any ideas let me know.

Thanks,
Nick

did you even look at my previous post?? check it out, it pretty much explains exactly what you're thinking of.

Yes I did, I am looking for other ideas, thoughts, anyone that has done it before.

Thanks,
Nick

That particular on-road Porsche top looked much better in person. The pictures are a bit deceiving because the camera brough out the faspearl glow around the white lines way to much...in the outdoors it was barely visible unless the sun hit it just right. The roof looks normal but the fender looks to bright in this pic...but they are the same at different lighting angles. Either way I hope that the page in some way helped you paint your lid.

http://www.rccars.com/rccp/PAINTfold...e/00_00009.JPG