Originally Posted by
slashdriver
Is there an online primer/tutorial on the basics of painting a VTA body? not looking to go all out, but things like the chrome molding around the windows or chrome trim in the grill, or the thin line edge stripe that surrounds the main stripes on a Camaro, how do you get those into the paint with just masking or is there some tricks?
If you buy an HPI Camaro body, it will come with very detailed pre-cut decals and window masks. The HPI '68 Camaro has silver molding decals that go around the windows, SS decals side decals, head light, tail light, etc. It also has all the decals to make your car look like this one pictured on the HPI website (
http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/7494.html ).
The HPI '68 Camaro is probably the easiest to paint/detail of all the current VTA bodies. I probably could paint a mono-color scheme, apply all the decals, and have it mounted to a body in about 3 hours.
As to more advanced painting like chrome bumpers/trim, hopefully Dodgeboy will respond and let us know some of his tricks/tips.
I need to paint up another '68 Camaro with hood/truck stripes. I will try to take a photo of the body before I paint it. Basically I bought some thin pin stripe decals from a local hobby shop and used it to mask the inside of the body to create the thin space between the hood/trunk decal. When I didn't feel like spending that much time, I have just used tape on the inside to mask off a solid decal.