RC10Talk - The Net's Largest Vintage R/C Community

A few more

I thought I would share a few of my paint jobs from last year

This is a couple examples on how I paint the headlights on my trucks.

.

few more

These are a few of the paint jobs I did for me and a few of my friends.

Why do you want to lay a clear primer coat and what paint are you going to spray on top of it? The reason I ask, is if you're spraying Tamiya rattle cans, you don't want or need a "primer". Lacquer based paints bond very well to polycarbonate. You definitely do not want a water based paint...

Painted this one for my sc6.1 for a big local race a couple weeks ago. Always working to try to increase my skills. I was proud to take "Best in Show" in the Concours.

Thanks guys.

Thanks guys!

Picked this up at a swap meet at my local racetrack yesterday. Wheels look like maybe gold anodized See's? Green endbell Revtech motor and Tekin esc. Couldn't pass up this Pumpkin.

RC10 NPRC drag car

I remember that paint job. There was a drag car back in the day with a similar paint scheme.

Tamiya tape works great. Use the white plastic stuff for curves. If you're mostly doing straight lines, the yellow paper stuff does great. Sanding the inside of the body is not necessary. There are two rules to applying tape inside a body. Cleanliness is the first and most important. Clean the insid...

My vintage rc habits have been put on hold all summer as I got more involved with the drag racing side of the hobby. I decided to combine the two, and this is the result.