thanks guys. all the logos are stickers, as well as the POW / MIA sticker on the hood, the rest is paint. I'm painting & stickering the wing today, adding bolt on lexan window nets, finishing the decals, then off to feeBay.
UltraHIVE wrote:thanks guys. all the logos are stickers, as well as the POW / MIA sticker on the hood, the rest is paint. I'm painting & stickering the wing today, adding bolt on lexan window nets, finishing the decals, then off to feeBay.
UltraHIVE, you're the sticker guru here...do you have a recommendation on a good vinyl sticker paper that comes in 8.5 x 11" sheets and can print with an inkjet printer? I know of two paper brands that offer this (waterproof inkjet-printable vinyl sticker paper), but I haven't tried either yet...Papilio and PhotoPaperDirect.
UltraHIVE wrote:thanks guys. all the logos are stickers, as well as the POW / MIA sticker on the hood, the rest is paint. I'm painting & stickering the wing today, adding bolt on lexan window nets, finishing the decals, then off to feeBay.
UltraHIVE, you're the sticker guru here...do you have a recommendation on a good vinyl sticker paper that comes in 8.5 x 11" sheets and can print with an inkjet printer? I know of two paper brands that offer this (waterproof inkjet-printable vinyl sticker paper), but I haven't tried either yet...Papilio and PhotoPaperDirect.
Thanks man, but I really have no idea. Believe it or not, I never worked a day in a sign shop, just took a loan out 6 years ago and jumped into the fire. Whatever I know is based on what I taught myself, and I've only worked with vinyl and polyesters.
I would love to see a thread with everyone's driver figure and how they painted them and mount them. I have only painted one and I was miserable. I used the Fascolor paint and a small paint brush and it just didn't want to stick. It kept going on then "fisheyeing" and leaving a clear spot. Spraying that same paint through an airbrush covers the body well and takes two coats. I guess brushing it on isn't the preferred method.
I will document the next one with progress pics. I use thin vinyl sticker strips to section off areas. Washing the lexan is important, and you want to scuff the gloss off from the inside with a coarse sponge. I use Testors and Tamiya model paints, a few coats until you cant see light through it. Then seal the underside with a backing spray when its done. Alot of the details are external decals, and the seat cushioning & gloves are external flat Tamiya paint. After each section, after removing the vinyl strip, I clean excess paint off using paint thinner with tight woven qtips, and flat wooden toothpics. Then I scratch away the rest right up to the line using sharp wooden topthpics and both a sharp and dulled xacto knife.
Hey all, here are some progress pics of a Masami tribute build. It started as a gold pan, now with an Andys truck chassis, was on Ebay for sale as a roller for a little bit, didnt sell so I'll just keep tinkering :)
I've decided to attempt the build of Gene Husting's First RC10. Since I do not have the skills to hand form a chassis, the basis of the build will be a Classic RC10 Re-Release. My goal is to use as many Classic parts as possible, while staying true...
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No, those are 2-56 which is correct for the prototype but production was 4-40. They are basically the same as the front anti roll bar hardware though
I thought he was building the prototype. Which would require the 2-56 hardware.
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Thank you for your service...Thank you for your sacrifice...Thank you for my freedom.
Have a safe holiday.
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A bit late. I have not been on the RC10Talk the last few days, but yes! Thank you all that have served and are serving! Many have given the ultimate sacrifice! We will never forget! :(
You didn't think I tracked down the manual just for the fun if it, did you?
Here is the goal:
This will be a slow process, the rear was pretty simple so I knocked it out today. Just a different order of build from stock with a unique...
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Ahh ok, that’s cool. Ken is fairly chatty on Facebook so when I saw that name I got excited. In my mind it could had been possible as the car came with delta shocks as well.
Couple more screenshots that don’t apply here but I don’t have a place for...