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Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 1:37 pm
by markbt73
It's one thing when the box-art is just one color and a bunch of decals, but something like this, when you know how much time and effort has to go in to even coming close... wow. Looks fantastic.
The cleanliness of that chassis is intimidating to someone who's just starting an Optima restoration, too. Good thing I'm not going for shelf-queen perfection.
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:01 pm
by Jirka
Really amazing looking and very very well masked How many hours/days did it took to do this body? But add the black line to bottom of the sidepods. This line is missing from almost all box art paint jobs.
Jirka
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 2:03 pm
by Coelacanth
That's gorgeous work there, Jason. I suspect the original car for the box art used pinstripe tape instead of all paint, so your achievement is all the more incredible. I'd never attempt that myself, I get annoyed and frustrated to hell with paint bleed and overspray on far simpler paint schemes. This is one of the best I've seen, I think you did Kyosho proud.
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:10 pm
by RedScampi
Truly magnificent, Jason! Like Marc said, I doubt I'd have the patience for that paint scheme. I do love Optimas of all kinds but the original is the best in my humble opinion.
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:58 pm
by Bormac
Yeah even though it aint perfect it was a real butt load of work getting the shell painted to this standard. I was sick of not having a good box art scheme to sit on this new chassis so it was well worth the effort.
Perhaps I'll buy an air brush one of these days and do it all over again.
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:44 pm
by RedScampi
J.M. wrote:Perhaps I'll buy an air brush one of these days and do it all over again.
I have the airbrush...just no balls!
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:45 pm
by Bormac
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:45 pm
by Coelacanth
Airbrush or no, you still have to deal with the masking job, and that's the worst part of the job.
Spraying paint is the easy part.
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:57 pm
by keithrc
Oops, double post.
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:58 pm
by keithrc
Jason, I just went and something a little bit silly and it's partly your fault.
One NIB Optima on the way!
Keith
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:59 pm
by Bormac
Holy jeepers! Keith what kind of money does a nib sell for now?
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:02 pm
by keithrc
Oh man, do I have to say?
Here I am tryin to save some coin for my full scale project car and I blow it on another RC, not just any old RC though.
No doubt someone on here will have seen the one I'm talking about.
Keith
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:41 pm
by Bormac
I did see one for about $1500
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:33 am
by keithrc
Double post... again.
Re: Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:34 am
by keithrc
That'll be the one. I figured that with so many parts being so hard to find and not cheap if/when you do find them, it'd just be more convenient to buy the NIB kit. That convenience however doesn't come cheap. It will be a shelfer and not driven.
Heh, 100th post, yay me
Keith