Best Paint Competition #11 (No restrictions)

[mab_man20]

Best Paint competition #11
Welcome everyone to the Eleventh Best Paint Competition!!

The best paint competition will be open for entrees for two weeks and will close at 12:00 AM December 15 at midnight central time.

Restrictions: None (I had previously said it would be christmas themed, but Matt Higgins says he cant have holiday or seasonal themes when he puts the winner in RCCA. I hope you can forgive me :D)

In the following two weeks (December 16 to December 30) we will hold the eleventh Street/Race Competition. Each month we will hold a Best Paint and Street/Race competition. If you can’t get your bodies done this month, don’t worry there will be plenty more to come!!

The winning bodies may appear in Radio Control Car Action!!

RULES for Best Paint:

1) Any body may be submitted to the competition (Truck, buggy, touring car, etc).
2) Any body submitted may NOT appear in another competition.
3) Photo editing the pictures (other than cropping and adjusting brightness/contrast) is highly looked down upon and may result in disqualification.
4) Anyone may enter a body (professional painters are welcome!)
5) Please refrain from insulting bodies in anyway.
6) Must fall within this month's restrictions (Restrictions: None)
7) Only 2 entrees per person.
8) Bodies should be painted within the last 4 months.

Each submission must include the following:
Body manufacturer and size.
Paint used.
Masks used (hand or precut)
Inspiration (could be another paint job).
And of course, a body.

This month JDAWG53 will be judging the Best paint competition.

Each body will be judged by the following criteria (1-bad, 10-excellent):

Difficulty (score 1-10)
Over all design (score 1-10)
Execution (score 1-10)

The photo and background will not be judged. All that is needed is a clean photo that clearly shows the body.

Each month we will place some restriction on all entrees.

January restrictions:
Best Paint- Drips. Lets see your best drips!
Street/Race- In honor of GT4's luming arrival, lets do your favorate GT3 cars.


GOOD LUCK

[budlightnmyhand]

Body - HPI Audi TT 200mm
Paint - Rattle cans Blue Streak, white
Masks- Printed off computer hand cut on masking tape
Inspiration - have never seen this before wanted to try it

Here is pic #1

[budlightnmyhand]

Pic #2

[ToxicSoup]

very interesting, and definitely unique!

[extremetmaxxer]

so i got two weeks to paint a body that might take me 4 months....... i think i can do it! ;) :D

[*Supreme Losi*]

Here's mine.

Body:Bolink Strato-cruiser
Paint:Pactra Candy Red and Lime green
Inspiration:Ummm.. I just felt like painting

[*Supreme Losi*]

Woops!190mm body
Masks:hand masked

[*Supreme Losi*]

BTW,that was my first ever body that i've painted.

[integra d12]

Body manufacturer and size. hpi 200mm rx7 w/tamiya mods
Paint used. Autoart electric blue,black, trans. red and yellow backed with gold.
Masks used."Sparx" custom masks.
Inspiration. Smooth flowing lines of the rx-7 with a edge

http://www.ratraceway.com/sparx/rx2.jpg
http://www.ratraceway.com/sparx/rx.jpg

[budlightnmyhand]

I wish i could paint like that Integra D12 :(

[KMac]

That paint job is perfect in all regards. Excellent job!

[FSU427P]

I like the use of the NSX wing from Tamiya, it gives your car that "in your face" attitude.

[microrcdude]

how come the pictures say "sparx" in the lower left corner?

[Yendor]

It's been awhile since I entered anything, but I've been painting a little more lately so here goes:

The body is a Protoform 190mm Alpha Romero 2.0

The paint is all water-based for a change, Fascolor or Createx Black, Silver and Red. The completed body was backed with Pactra Silver from a can. (OK I used some laquer!)

The mask is a tribal flame patern that is similar to one I liked in a custom car magazine. I scanned the picture into my computer and then made the mask using the picture as a guide.

Inspiration - I've always thought Red, Black and Silver look great together, simple yet stunning. I also wanted to try a silver with black marble. People always say this but it does look better in person.

[Yendor]

From other side:

[budlightnmyhand]

That is awesome, i was wondering if you could take the time and explain how you made that mask. Did you use liquid mask or masking tape? What do you mean when you said you scanned it into your computer and used that as a guide???? What program did you use to make your mask? I am trying to use photoshop but i can't seem to make curved lines and stuff. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[mab_man20]

Uh oh, integra entered that RX-7. You all better out do him now! lol

And the Yendor returns....welcome back and nice flames.

[1DVSRCR]

Integra not to be an "A" about this, but is that the only car you've painted. Don't get me wrong, it's a awesome ride but I've seen it about 10,000,000 times

[HauntedMyst]

hehehe He has painted lots of cars and his work is usually that good.

[integra d12]

First off thanks for all the Compliments! Your all great even though some don't agree with the way I judge. ;) To answer some questions first off Sparx is the name of the body painting company I started after I had already registered here. Most people know that on other boards that is my user name. I don't quite have a web site because I'm too picky and have designed 3-4 but not happy with any of them for my self. I have painted more then this body, (really who paints one body :D ) this body has appeared 3 times including this time None in a compitition. If you like to see some of my other work check this link out.

Sparx (http://ratraceway.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5)
Or just do a search for my posts....:D

Moderator please delete if posting this link is out of line.

[Yendor]

Bud Inhand; I use Signmate software for drawing my designs. I doubt it's the best or the newest software out there but it's the only thing I have right now. The design is then cut onto vinyl masking material using a Stika Plus cutter. Hope this helps.

[1DVSRCR]

:D :D :D
Just trying to get him to show something else.
I know you do excellent work INTEGRA, no offense intended

please accept my humblest apologies

[extremetmaxxer]

yendor nice body, i too always had a passion for red black and silver/white those colors just go soo nicely together.

anyway, going off to the hobby shop today to pick up some supplies, i hope you'll be sitting down when i post this body.

crap i dont even know if i can get it done in time....:(

[budlightnmyhand]

extrememaxxer, you know you already have that simple body you are working on done :D Just kidding, hope you can complete it. It looks awesome. You should do a touring body maybe a 200mm alfa 2.1 or dodge stratus 2.1???? and paint it then sell it when your done. Just some suggestions for next competition. :)

[*Supreme Losi*]

Did anyone like my body?

[mab_man20]

Originally posted by *Supreme Losi*
Did anyone like my body?

No.


J/k. It looks great and definately puts my first one to shame. One day i will post my first ever....yes i still have it.

[*Supreme Losi*]

Thanks mab_man,you made me proud.

[extremetmaxxer]

ill be picking up a few touring car bodys and painting them up and putting them up for sale in the next few weeks once i get the few other bodys i have planned done.

[Armor_Dan]

Here is one of mine I just recently completed:

http://diggastyle.net/images/11-3-03/DCP_0029.JPG

http://diggastyle.net/images/11-3-03/DCP_0030.JPG

http://diggastyle.net/images/11-3-03/DCP_0031.JPG

Carbon Fiber on the insides of the tears too. Hard to see. This is my first attempt at something like this. (but not my first paint job:D)

[budlightnmyhand]

i definately did not come close to winning this thing, never had a chance, haha. I just wanted everyone to see something different with my car. Never hurts to try right?? I still don't have an airbrush yet, wish i did. I like painting its fun, even though i am not the best.

[budlightnmyhand]

Extrememaxxer, paint me one of those new mazda 6 cars by proline. You can paint it however you want but try to do a race design. I want to use it for racing in the spring so something that looks fast and use bright colors . I would greatly appreciate it.

[budlightnmyhand]

actually they only make the mazda 6 in 190mm so could you please do an alfa 2.1 for me in the 200mm size. Thanks,
Mike

[3tc GraphX]

here my latest body:
finished just in time for the race,
team losi alfa 190mm
faskolor paint & aclad chrome paint
liquid paint mask
paint mask made by myself (not commercial)
I always look for the best racing paint sheme!

http://www.360topchrono.com/4AS1.JPG



http://www.360topchrono.com/DSC00310.JPG
http://www.360topchrono.com/4AS2.JPG

[3tc GraphX]

here my second body,
protoform altima 200mm
faskolor paint & aclad chrome
liquid paint mask
paint mask made by myself (not commercial)
my buddy ask me to do a replica from rc car action!

http://www.360topchrono.com/fondaltima3.jpg
http://www.360topchrono.com/fondaltima2.jpg

[budlightnmyhand]

Those headlights on that nissan look awesome, are they done by painting them with an airbrush?

[3tc GraphX]

yes they are painted with a airbrush, I use a Omni Matrix made by badger

[budlightnmyhand]

is that comparable to the Iwata HP-C?? I need an airbrush really bad. I hate paying so much for spray paint

[3tc GraphX]

yes it's comparable to the Iwata, double-action, gravity feed

[C5R-Racing]

car: tamiya rabrig nsx
paint:faskolor/aclad chrome
i try to make a REAL race car that would look like it belongs on the track

[KMac]

In that case I'd think a picture of it belongs on here. :D

[budlightnmyhand]

He's a new member, he probably forgot to attach his image.

[HauntedMyst]

Originally posted by C5R-Racing
car: tamiya rabrig nsx
paint:faskolor/aclad chrome
i try to make a REAL race car that would look like it belongs on the track

C5R, you forgot to attach the pic, which is ok because we have race/street paint competition in a weeks time that your car would be better suited to be in! This comp is for wilder paint schemes. The street/race is based on more realizm and things like wheel choices, lights, mirrors and true race schemes count for more points.

[C5R-Racing]

2 photos

[C5R-Racing]

1more

[C5R-Racing]

1more

[integra d12]

oooo thats nice! c5r great job. this comp is going to be hard!

[wing]

my puzzle 2.1....

[KMac]

Gotta love the subtle Maryjane leaf on the windshield. :D

[howielong]

i like the puzzle car for some reason or a other may be a leaf or something

[microrcdude]

3tc GraphX, those bodies look awsome! Can you show more pics of the altima??

[3tc GraphX]

there is other pic , I will poste another one tomorrow
http://www.360topchrono.com/fondaltima1.jpg

at first I put sticker on, but I remove them to let the paintjob talk :p

http://www.360topchrono.com/paint17.JPG

[nitrojunk]

3tc .. Do you have website or an e-mail? Id like a car painted for the spring races in edsion, NJ.. let me know..

Well first i should ask if you even paint for money.. LOL

[charlieB]

well.have not painted in a few months..her is my go at it.

Body manufacturer and size. Kyosho 1/8 Buggy
Paint used. Createx,Spazstix
Masks used (hand or precut) Hand/Precut
Inspiration (could be another paint job). Needed to paint something
http://socal.rcracing.com/Images//buggy.jpg

[smartdriver]

Hey Charlie,I would like to buy that body if it is for sale?

[charlieB]

Sorry Smart..already sold! I appreciate the offer though!:)

[The King]

Inspiration: CharlieB
Body: Proline Chevy Silverado
Mask: 3M hand drawn and hand cut
Paint: Createx

[banditdrifter]

WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DUUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEE! Those paint jobs are sick! When i get my Alfa Romeo Guilia GT from Tamiya painted up, I don't think it would even come close to on of those!!!!!!!

[GT Freak]

love that puzzle body, but i cant figure it out :D must be a couple peices missing LOLOLand that leaf, must be a "sweet leaf" LOLOLOL

[jediwalker]

That's a really nice paint job "The King"....do you have any other angles or views of it?

[Rahxephon]

Body manufacturer and size. Proline 150mm
Paint used. Fasblack, Faswhite, fasred, fasfluorescent red, fasfluorescent orange, fasblue (3 shades), aclad II chrome
Masks used. hand
Inspiration the xray m18 box
And of course, a body.

[Rahxephon]

another angle

[Yendor]

Rahxephon; Nice job!

Another entry for me.

Body: Protoform Dodge Stratus 2.0 190mm

Paint: Combination of Pactra, Createx and Fascolor, some out of the bottle, some mixed.

Masks: Blue painters tape and custom computer cut vinyl.

Inspiration: You guys made me want to step up the difficulty level a notch.

[Yendor]

Mr. Stratus, "Please look over here." "Thank you."

[budlightnmyhand]

All i can say is "WOW" for those last 2 cars painted by Rahxephon and Yendor. Can someone please paste me a link on how to fade?? Thanks,
Mike

[illbreakit]

Here's my entry. Mught have to take a breake now tho, I busted my tip in my Iwata doing this one, had to finish it with the old brush :mad:

[Racin Rev]

Rahxephon,
I would love to see some detail shots of the hood, roof and sides.

It is just amazing how the quality of entries has risen since comp #1. Good work everybody!

[illbreakit]

My camera doesn't seem to make the blue the same. It's washed out kinda in the pics, That drives me nut's.

The other side

[Rahxephon]

budlightnmyhand and Yendor, thank you for the compliments!Yendor, I really like the look on yours too, you're definitely setting the difficulty level up a notch!

Racin Rev, thanks, I'll try to get some more shots by tonight, there are a few things I have to fix first.

[integra d12]

Maybe its me but HOLy HELL! thats a MICRO body if I'm not mistaken GREAT work RAHX.. INCREADABLE DETAIL.

[budlightnmyhand]

This competition keeps getting better everyday!! Hurry Extremmemaxxer get your body done, i wanna see it!!!!!!

[PitStops]

There some incerdible paint jobs this round, I am just amazed at the detail Rahxephon gets in those micro bodies. I think I would go insane trying to get that much detail in those little bodies.

Everybodies bodies look great, I would not want the seemingly impossible task of judging this round.

Great job everyone!!!
Bryan

[HauntedMyst]

Nice work guys!

Rahx, that one is outstanding! I don't know what to call it other then the Rahx style but it's killer. Kind of race, kind of street, but I'm really enjoying your last few bodies a lot.

[budlightnmyhand]

Who ever came up with this idea of this competition, i give them credit. It gives everybody that visits this thread a thought for a new idea which is hard to come by for me since i do not know anyone that drives rc cars except me. I am not the best at painting but it takes years to get good. I just like the idea of making my own and saying that "I" did it. I wouldn't mind still buying that one off you haunted mist. I don't know if you got my last PM message. I asked you how much you wanted me to send you if you picked up the crowd pleaser 200mm body and paint it like that that checked acura with flames except i told you different colors. Please PM me with how much you would want. Thanks
Mike

[unknown person]

sweet pics

the king, how do u do that kind of paint scheme , i wont mid doing summink like that on mi savage

[extremetmaxxer]

how much time is left???? i donthave access to my digicam and my body is half way done, its not comming out exactly how i wanted it but its lookin good.

[HauntedMyst]

I pity the poor bastard who has to judge this competition, because any way he chooses, there will be a bunch of people who disagree with him since so many are so good.

[The King]

Originally posted by unknown person
sweet pics

the king, how do u do that kind of paint scheme , i wont mid doing summink like that on mi savage

My design is hand drawn on the outside of the body w/ extra fine sharpie. The whole inside is masked off with 3M masking tape I then redraw my design from the inside. Then cut out the flames paint chrome, then the marble blue then the yellow. Something like that.

Let me see what you paint when its done.

[Rahxephon]

again, thank you for the compliments!

For some reason I like painting micro bodies more than the 1/10th scale, probably because I finish them with just half the time it would take me to paint a 1/10th. I like finishing a body in just one sitting, I'm the type that you can't pull away from his airbrush once I've started something. Problem with me is that I usually start these projects around 8:00 in the evening (I procrastinate a lot), by the time I'm about done with the body, I've got only one eye open and an airbrush mysteriously decorating the wall or table :p. therefore I never really attain perfect execution, the little mistakes that I make along the process are what really bugs me.

HauntedMyst, yeah I don't really know what to call it either, I just like to make schemes that are somewhat different from the rest, it is more challenging that way. Most of the time though, it doesn't always come out the way I've envisioned it to be. I've got a whole lot more learning to do. By the way I've read about your tip on thinning faskolor paint with windex, thanks for the suggestion bro, it helped a lot in the problem I've been having with my iwata. By the way, I was wondering if you knew what the screw top is for (the one that is directly behind the needle tip housing) that uses a Flat screwdriver? Would I be able to unscrew it for cleaning purposes??? Anyway thanks in advance!

As for the pictures, I'm having problems with uploading pictures, my connection hangs on me, I'll have to try again later.

[The King]

your tip on thinning faskolor paint with windex

What is the meaning behind the windex?

[integra d12]

Windex is watered down Ammonia. If you thin with just water your paint will beed up. If you thin with windex (or a clear counterpart) the paint will flow smoother and not beed up. Lastly its cheeper then reducer or thinner. I, like HauntedMyst clean up with a window cleaner solution.

[The King]

You guys/gals rock. Never to old to learn new tricks

[calvin3]

HPI: 200mm Dodge Ram
Paint: Bright Red - Sprint White - Flat Black
Masks: Parma Flames and supplied window masks

I ain't gonna win but oh well.

http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/bloodflame.jpg

[HauntedMyst]

Originally posted by Rahxephon
By the way, I was wondering if you knew what the screw top is for (the one that is directly behind the needle tip housing) that uses a Flat screwdriver? Would I be able to unscrew it for cleaning purposes???

Unfortunately, no, I haven't a clue. This winter, I have to take a couple of nights and disect an airbrush or two and study then so it's not such a pain in the butt to put them back together after cleaning them. I'm usually in a hurry and don't pay attention.

[mab_man20]

Originally posted by budlightnmyhand
Who ever came up with this idea of this competition, i give them credit. It gives everybody that visits this thread a thought for a new idea which is hard to come by for me since i do not know anyone that drives rc cars except me. I am not the best at painting but it takes years to get good. I just like the idea of making my own and saying that "I" did it. I wouldn't mind still buying that one off you haunted mist. I don't know if you got my last PM message. I asked you how much you wanted me to send you if you picked up the crowd pleaser 200mm body and paint it like that that checked acura with flames except i told you different colors. Please PM me with how much you would want. Thanks
Mike

Thanks.

However I cant take credit for the idea. Acid Burn and another guy back on the old HPI forums started doing them. About a year ago I thought it would be a cool to take their idea and bring it over here and try to get the winners in the Mag. Unfortunately Bob's departure slowed that down, but we should see the first winners next March or April.


To quote Mr. T " I pitty the foo" who has to judge this month.

[budlightnmyhand]

Your welcome Mab_Man20. I'm glad there is this type of community of people. The internet can offer bad things, such as identity theft, false identities, and people taking advantage of other people and ripping them off but it also brings people together from across the world to share idea's and thoughts. I'm very new to this sport and do not paint very well but i enjoy painting and looking at what other come up with. It gives me inspiration and ideas to try myself. It is very great that everyone on here only says nice things about other peoples work. Some people do not know what it might mean to someone, or make someone's day when some one says "hey that body is awesome, or i wish i could paint like that". To haunted myst, extremmemaxxer, yendor, raphxenon, adrrcacing, KMAC, and everyone else who does extremely nice work, keep it up!!! You guys give me idea's and inspiration to try new things and to offer ecceptional help to any questions i have asked. I can't wait to see who wins this comp. It is going to be soooooooo close. I can't wait to enter my next body to see if i improve over this comp!!! I get my airbrush tomorrow, hopefully. Just need some paint now :) Keep entering more pics, makes it harder on the judges to judge this!!!!! Thanks for listening and allowing me to participate in this.

Michael Harmych

[extremetmaxxer]

hey calvin! you hit a mouse with that thing? or what! lol

my body is almost done, waiting for my comp to get fixed to put pics up.

[Kden46]

Rahx that Micro F360 looks sweet!!!:eek: :cool:

Yendor your stratus is Killahz :eek: :cool:

And calvin3 I just dig your style!!!:cool:

And I agree this is probably going to be the tuffest comp to judge yet!!!

[Rahxephon]

Thanks Kden46:)

Might as well add this one too, something I finished lastnight :D

[Rahxephon]

manufacture and size: RAD microsport, 140 or 150mm
colors used: fasblack, faswhite, fasfluorescent blue, fas blue (at least 3 shades).
Mask: Hand and computer-aided.
Inspiration: uhm... I guess I wanted to somewhat repeat my old 140 mm HPI nsx water scheme.

another shot.

[Rahxephon]

here are two more outdoor pics with the finishing touches in place.

[Rahxephon]

final pic.

[1stPlaceRace]

Here is entry #1 Protoform Chrystler 300 M, 190mm.
Paints used in order they went on.
Faspearl silver.
Blue fasglitter w/faskoat
Createx midnight blue
Custom mix of fascent blue and fascent turquoise (flame color)
Faswhite
Alclad 2 chrome
Masking hand cut on SmarTape (9 pieces) and designs connected with liquid masking
Inspiration was a customer who wanted a body similar to 1/10 truck #56 on my website
Thanks for looking:) Stan @1stplacerace

[1stPlaceRace]

This is a mugen MBX 5 body
Paints in the order they went on
Fascent teal
Fascent turquoise
Fas black
Createx lemon yellow
Faswhite
Masking was hand cut on SmarTape, pattern was connected in 6 places with liquid mask after it was applied
Inspiration. I just had this body here and wanted to paint it.Drips are my most asked for design and I am always trying them with new color combinations to have good examples.

[budlightnmyhand]

1st place race,
What part did you paint first, the flames or the rest of the body and where did you use the faspearl silver, the window trims? It looks like you used the chrome their though. let me know. Thanks i'm new to painting

[mab_man20]

COMPETITION CLOSED!!

JDAWG53 Should be along shortly to judge (poor Jdawg :p )

[Racin Rev]

Haunted,
where are people reading about the windex in the paint? have you updated your article in rc tech? at what level do you dilute the paint? do you dilute the windex? at what pressure do you then spray it?

[budlightnmyhand]

Good question Racing Rev!!!!! I just got home from Michaels Craft store and got myself a circle cutter some hobby blades and 14 bottles of createx paint!!!!! I need to know what percentage of paint and water/windshield washer fluid i should mix it and what psi i should spray it out of my Iwata HP-c airbrush. Thanks,

Mike

[KMac]

Start off without cutting the Createx at all and see how it sprays. If you're doing large areas I doubt you will need to cut it at all; maybe very little (10% max).

If you're doing fine lines, etc..... see how it is working and then begin reducing in 5% increments until you get it the way you want it. You can use a baby medicine dispenser (a plastic syringe with mL or cc graduations on it) to keep track of exactly how much you are using and then be able to repeat it every time you need to spray.

As far as pressure, that varies quite a bit, but the water-based paints generally take more pressure to atomize (about 10 psi more) as well as solvent based paints.

Hint: the less pressure you can use to spray properly the better off you'll be as far as maintaining thin lines and not getting a lot of overspray in the body. Just don't go too far with the thinning of the paint (I wouldn't go over 20 to 25%) or you risk having too little binder to cure the paint properly to the surface.

It's all about trial and error (because a LOT of things out of your control can affect how well the paint sprays: temp, humidity, paint batch, airbrush efficiency, etc....), just start practicing with the paint and airbrush and find out what works for you.

[extremetmaxxer]

mab man, can i post up a late entry? i need to get pics of it but its done.

[budlightnmyhand]

What is something common around the house i can scuff the inside of my body with ( besides sandpaper) to make the paint stick better?

[extremetmaxxer]

gottem up! with 8 min before 12 i think i just squeaked in under the deadline i hope :)

[extremetmaxxer]

mods theres a few pics, so delete them if neccesary or if the judge dosnt need them

[extremetmaxxer]

3

[extremetmaxxer]

2

[extremetmaxxer]

details of the body

body: proline dodge ram
mask: hand cut bob divley
insperation: biomechanical tattos
paint used, pactra racing acrylic, smoke, black white, red, createx auto air colors, spaz stix color change,alclad II chrome and aluminum.

time put into it, 2-3 days of painting on and off apprx 16-20 hours

[1stPlaceRace]

Extrememaxxer.....FYI.... you are a bad A$$. Budlignt. The silver was lightly spray'd to shade the hatchet flames

[mab_man20]

Im sorry extremetmaxxer your body was late and therefore will never be allowed in any competition EVER!!!


LOL, just kidding. I allow it because you beat the judge. Nobody should make a habit of getting bodies in late though, i may become a real pain in the arse and not allowing them. :p

[The King]

Holy Crap, Extremetmaxxer talk about coming in strong!!!! That is some awesome detail. If you are not in the top three something is missed.

[JDAWG53]

WOW! This comp was unreal. This will be really hard to judge.
Results will be posted later today.

[charlieB]

well..i guess this means i am going to have to work on another mural-type body. have not done one in years, but since finals will be over this week, i have 3 weeks break to get something going. Good Job Extreme!

[JDAWG53]

OK Guys here it is. First let me say congrats to everyone who entered. This was extremely hard to judge. I don't think I have seen this much good work in any other comp in the past. So my hat is off to you. I would also like to add that there are several bodies in this comp that could have won previous competitions. Please don't blast me too hard if you disagree with my choices.
Thanks.

#19
Supreme Losi
Difficulty-4
Design-4
Execution-4
Total=12

#18
budlightnmyhand
Difficulty-4
Design-4
Execution-5
Total=13

#17
calvin3
Difficulty-4
Design-5
Execution-5
Total=14

#16
wing
Difficulty-4
Design-4
Execution-7
Total=15

#15
1stPlaceRace (1/8th buggy)
Difficulty-4
Design-5
Execution-7
Total=16

#14
Armor-Dan
Difficulty-6
Design-5
Execution-6
Total=17

#13
1stPlaceRace (Touring Car)
Difficulty-5
Design-6
Execution-7
Total=18

#12
illbreakit
Difficulty-6
Design-7
Execution-6
Total=19

#11
CSR-Racing
Difficulty-7
Design-8
Execution-5
Total=20

#10
Yendor (Stratus)
Difficulty-8
Design-7
Execution-6
Total=21

#9
3tc GraphX (black tc)
Difficulty-8
Design-6
Execution8
Total=22

#8
Yendor (Alpha)
Difficulty-7
Design-7
Execution-9
Total=23

#7
The King
Difficulty-8
Design-8
Execution-8
Total=24

#6
3tc GraphX (green TC)
Difficulty-9
Design-8
Execution-8
Total=25

#5
Integra d12
Difficulty-7
Design-9
Execution-10
Total=26

#4
Rahxephon (blue/second entry)
Difficulty-10
Design-8
Execution-9
Total=27

#3
extremetmaxxer
Difficulty-10
Design-10
Execution-8
Total=28

#2
charlieB
Difficulty-10
Design-9
Execution-10
Total=29

And the Winner is
#1
Rahxephon (XRAY)
Difficulty-10
Design-10
Execution-10

[*Supreme Losi*]

I knew I wouldn't win.:(

[extremetmaxxer]

well, looks like i'll have to one up my self again for the next comp....

how? i have noooo idea!!!!!!:D :confused:

[integra d12]

There is some HOT looking bodies in this comp congrats to all that entered. can't wait to see the next session its going to be even better then this.

[Rahxephon]

wohOOo!!! first time winning best paint comp, it feels good!! hehe.

It must've been very difficult for Jdawg to decide especially with all the nice bodies coming from talented rookies all the way to the experienced heavy sluggers.

Congrats to all!!! I'm sure the next comp will be even more difficult to judge-- with Charlie B having a 3 week airbrushing vacation, Extremetmaxxer already planning his next killer scheme, Yendor and Integra d12 back in the game under full effect, and definitely some new talents-- it'll be some sort of battle royal!!!

I can't wait:D

[acidburn]

DAAaaaaaaaammmnnnn:eek: :eek: :eek: !!!

Great bodies on this one. Congrats to all participants, specially the top 3:
Rahxephon - awesome entries.
extremetmaxxer - jawdropping
charlieb - inpiring

[The King]

Not to bad, I made the top 7:D With all the awesome paint jobs I guess I can be happy with that:cool:

[charlieB]

Congrats Rahx! It was well deserved!

[calvin3]

Cool I made the top 17..... :confused:



:D

Congrats Rahxephon nice work!

[budlightnmyhand]

Awesome I didn't get last!!!! I got my airbrush today also!!!!!!!! hopefully i can do better next time. I just ordered 4 bodies :D

[microrcdude]

I shold have something for the next contest, too! Great job, Rahxephon

[PitStops]

Congrats Rahx!!! killer 360 body

Extrememaxxer That is some of the sickest paint I have ever seen
I only aspire to be as good as some of you guys!

Bryan

[mab_man20]

Congrats to everyone! Any of the top 7 or 8 bodies could have walked away with the win in past months.


With the level of painting rising maybe its time to get rid of the restrictions every other month. What are your thoughts? Do the restrictions allow more beginner to medium level painters a chance because they dont have to compete with complex schemes like Rex's and extreme's?


Also after the January competition I will dig up all the winners, post them, and we will vote for an overall winner for 2003!

[Rahxephon]

Thank you on all the congratulations and compliments!!!:D

Mab_man20, in my own opinion, if you don't have any restrictions (just like the way it was in the old hpi forum) I think more people will be inclined to enter the competition and make things a whole lot more interesting. Plus people are more driven if they're painting a theme that they want to execute. For me, I have to be in the mood to paint something nice and the only way I can get in that mood is if I'm painting something that is to my liking.
well, that is my say on that. :)

[budlightnmyhand]

Rahxepon i didn't think there was any restrictions on this competition.

[The King]

I have to agree, Let the painters enter what they wish with no restrictions. Not ever body can paint with the top painters here. But to me self satisfaction comes from with in. As some of you have noticed I am not always happy with what I enter but some members think it is the bomb. That is just my opinion. But the way I am working on a body for the next comp.

See you then

[extremetmaxxer]

rotflmao!!!!!!

wow, so our bodys have become so good that we need to restrict the better bodys out there and give the little guys a chance??? ehh i would be cool with that.

mabey we should have two sperate compitions, one novice one pro, and if you win in the novice class then that gives you access to the pro class. but the deal is you cant go back to the novice/intermediate class.

i think that will give these people something to strive for in each class of paintjobs. becuase without this intense level of compition i dont think i could have ever created the bodys i have so fast, i mean i've only really been airbrushing for about 2-3 years but with the help of this board it looks like ive been painting for longer than that.

i actaully hope that dividing up the classes will provoke more people to enter and challenge themselfs and give them a chance.

like look at buflights puzzle body, thats pretty good if you ask me and he just got his airbrush.

but we would have to determine a way to figure out who gets to compete in the pro ranks. mabey top 3 or 4 artists from each comp gets entered in. that way we have a very competative class that will provoke even more inspiring paintjobs and will light a fire under my patoot to painting more and better bodys.

and thanks for all the compliments on my body, it took me a while but i'm glad i pulled it off with some success
:D

[budlightnmyhand]

I did my puzzle body with rattle cans, i just got my airbrush today in the mail!!!!! havent even sprayed paint through it yet just cleaner. I am working on a new body, its kinda going to be a street body so i don't know if i'm going to use any fades in it but i think i might be kinda good with an airbrush, i have a steady hand.

[KMac]

Even though it didn't win, I think integra d12's car is the quality that belongs on the cover of a magazine.

[Rahxephon]

Budlightinmyhand, I'm pretty aware of that but thank you for pointing that out again :) .
Now I'm somewhat confuse though with the term "restriction," being used in this context.

Are we talking about restrictions such as,"halloween theme restriction, or rock n' roll restriction etc," or are we talking bout restricting certain people from joining competitions, Mab_man20 can you please clarify?

Thanks!

[budlightnmyhand]

My body sucks either way you look at it. Haha, i can only get better (hopefully). I'm just waiting for liquid mask.

As far as the competition, i think that sounds fair, the new painters and itermediates first have to win a competition to get into the next level. Give us newbies a chance. How do you pick and choose who gets into what competition though??

[mab_man20]

Rahxephon: Im talking about the "themes" i have placed on the competitions every other month.

The novice/pro sounds like a good idea, but it will take a lot of thinking and ironing out before we get something that works. Plus id like to keep the board as uncluttered as possible. That doesnt mean im ruling it out (the gears are already churning :) ), but id like more opinions/ideas before i commit to something.

The issues that need to be addressed with the 2 competitions: Should anyone be able to enter either competition (except winners of the novice must enter the higher level)?
What happens if some one enters the novice class, but is clearly above the rest? (before you say move it to the "pro" level, where do we draw the line between too good, and deserving of the win?) Doesnt the phrase "clearly above the rest" define a winner? I dont want the novice class to become a flood of medium to medium/high level painters who are determined to win a competition.
My biggest problem however is my time. I will be heading back to school next month with a big course load. I know I can handle 2 competitions each month, but getting the judges to judge and other time consuming things may become too much with 4 competitions each month. I also believe that the better painters make better judges because they understand the difficulty associated with various paint schemes and are less likely to pick there favorate body then someone who has only painted 3-4 bodies. That raises the question of whether the winner of the novice class will then judge the next novice competition and will that cause disagreement, leading to arguing, leading to bashing, leading to the end of the paint competitions? (which is kinda what happened to the hpi forums.)


Keep your comments on the Themes (restrictions) coming!

[integra d12]

I have to say this has to be one of the most productive contests yet some new people entered and some vet's too. I personal saw quite the increase in time taken on painting which increases the design quality and exicution quality. I love the comps. the thing that I love most about it is... I see all these bodies done by people that started out good and are becoming GREAT and It pushes me to try even harder to maintain my spot ;) so its just great for every one (I do this at work too I always hire a designer that is better then I to push me more and prevent me from getting lazy) I will post my comments on the judgeing aspect on the other thread. THANKS KMAC for the support that is one of my FAV. bods.

[The King]

I don't know what I am considered yet (Newbie or Pro) but I too like seeing what can be done so I can try harder. Once I get my new body done today I will give you a sample of my first body and the new one. You will see the improvement.

[jediwalker]

integra d12.....what other thread are you refering to when you mentioned,

"I will post my comments on the judgeing aspect on the other thread."

thanks

[integra d12]

"Keep your comments on the Themes (restrictions) coming!"

bottom of mab_man20 's last post.

[budlightnmyhand]

From reading over the past few posts, i think we will run into some problems here in the future if we split this into 2 competitions. Entering my cars into the competition with extremely great artists and getting higher ranks will let me know im progressing. I'm not worried about winning, and no one should. This hobby is supposed to be fun, it would be nice to win but it is not that big of a deal.

[mab_man20]

Originally posted by integra d12
"Keep your comments on the Themes (restrictions) coming!"

bottom of mab_man20 's last post.

:confused:

Even im confused....keep posting the comments about the themes and splitting the competitions in this thread. Once we get some solid ideas ill start a new thread and get some input from the rest of the population.

[acidburn]

mab_man20,

Keep "restrictions/theme" to a minimum (not a fan of it) and more "open" comps.

Don't split the comps, you'll end up limiting the no. of participants. Let the newbies battle it out with the pros, it will encourage them to push their talents and vets will try not to get beat. It's a win-win situation, besides... you will never know what anyone will be painting so, it's fair game.

My biggest mistake in the HPI comps was to extablish a point system for judging and having 3 comps running consecutively each week which cluttered the board. You have addressed those issues here and doing a good job.

[Shady]

little to no restrions, don't split it...hopefully i will have a body ready for the next one :)

[extremetmaxxer]

hmmm, interesting point mabman, i forgot about our human nature and our desire to win...

hmmm this is a toughy..... but see if a good painter enters the lesser class and wins then he or she (haha politically correct is some funny ****) will not be able to enter the class again and will have to compete with the big guys next time.

i figure the ultimate desire is to place well in the pro comp right? so winning the lesser one establishes that you can procede into the higher level. also winning the lesser one is not like winning a comp it is more of a battle against everyone to see who can get into the pro ranks? so youll have one main competion for the average painters then for the really good guys you have a smaller comp were we can really focus on expanding our ideas and pushing the limits of creativity and airbrushing.

one big one, one small one hows that sound?

[integra d12]

Sorry:D it sounded like you were going to start a new thread for these comments. DUH on my part.

Even though I got hit with debate on the one I judged, I like the way the judgeing is going now. If you did have seperate say novice/pro comps I would think that the guys that enter the novice Guys would want to win the pro one a some point... then also what you could do is Prevent the winners of more the say 2-3 novice comps from entering in the novice comp's forcing them to enter in the pro comps... wow that seams complex now that I wrote it out!:D

[extremetmaxxer]

integra you got the same idea as me, although i think that once a painter wins the novice comp he cant enter it again and is forced/given the privlige of competeing with the big guys.

[racenit]

Honestly I don't like the seperate contest thing. I think that you are sending a message to those with less painting skills that they are not worthy. There will be people who are good painters that will not enter the lower level comp due to ego. I think the contest is working great as is. Leave it alone. If I loose to a professional painter then so be it. At least I can say I competed with him. If I took second, third even forth when competing with the likes of Charlie B, Integra, and Rahxephon then go me. Its the same in racing, would you rather say I placed high in the sportsman class or say I got smoked but Kinwald and Francis were dialed. Personally, I would get more pride out of competing with pro's than winning the sportsman class.

[Racin Rev]

from my point of view this is mostly for fun, that is, to show off what you have done, so why bother with pro or amature.

I like the restrictions, it forces people to think outside of the box.

just my opinion.

while i haven't posted any pictures yet (no digi cam yet.) i have been following these threads since comp #1

[JDAWG53]

I don't think we should split it up. Sounds complicated. The only thing at stake is pride, so I see no reason for everyone not to compete against eachother. I don't like the theme idea. Themes cause you to paint something that you might not want to. I want to paint bodies that I will use or be able to sell. A body with a huge pumkin on the front would not fall into either category for me. In my opinion not having a theme also allows more creativity to show.
JDAWG

[HauntedMyst]

As far as Pro vs Non Pro competitions, I think that is silly. The whole point of competing against a charlie b, Rahx, Yendor, Kmac or any number of other excellent painters on the board is to push your skills. If you can beat a guy with a two color can paint job, what is the victory? You haven't really accomplished anything yet. I do like the idea of another 15 yr olds and under competition though.

I think the restrictions should stay with open competitions included regularly. While you may not like that particular month, if you participate, it forces you to think outside the box and push your skills further. When we ran the Halloween contest, even though there were not as many entries as this month, what people came up with was cool and it forced the painters to work within a boundry. Granted, the boundries for the contests are as narrow as you can possibly get but it does force some effort.


I would like to suggest a contest, one for art. By that, it means the painter has to have the specific task of creating a piece of artwork out of the body they are painting, not just "craft." It means going way beyond your usual design and asking yourself, "Is there any chance in hell someone from a museum would see this and qualify it as art." It also means every part of the body has to be the best you can do, from designing to masking to execution. I've seen some work that qualifies as art and if this last competition is any indication, all of the top ten or so people could produce an art body if they put their minds to it. Any thoughts?

[KMac]

WHOA.....now..........that's a huge stretch to include me in with the likes of charlie b, Rahx, and yendor. Those guys are pros......I'd barely qualify as an amateur. I'm fortunate to have lucked my way into a win recently, but that car was only the 4th R/C car I've ever painted!

15 years ago I used to paint a lot of models with my airbrush, but hadn't picked it up until this past summer when I started getting into R/C cars. I love painting, and have done it in factories on production lines, etc.....and my profession is creating and installing robotic paint systems for aerospace and military companys, but painting these lexan bodies is an art all it's own, and I'm a hack.........at BEST!

He11, it takes me weeks just to come up with a simple design, and then follow it up with days of masking, etc....and finally a rushed paint job in the end so I can get it done quickly and see what it looks like.

I've got 2 bodies coming for Christmas, and I'm so pathetic that my new paint scheme is a cheap ripoff of a HPI scheme straight from one of their ad's. Oh, the shame of it all!:D

As far as contests, I'd just as soon see it stay the way it is now, a good mix of theme competitions and open competitions. What I'd really like to see is a thread dedicated to defining what should go into the judging. List the 3 areas: Design, Difficulty, and Execution and start adding good definition as to what each of these areas entails, possibly along with some examples using pics off the recent contests. There are some simple "looking" paint jobs that have a high degree of difficulty, and further look simple because they were executed flawlessly, but may not get the appropriate score because of not understanding what is difficult and what is not.

Haunted Myst, or mab man_20, just start that thread so it stays at the top and I'd be willing to add a lot of commentary to it and would be even more interested to see what other people are thinking when they are judging. Hopefully, the discussions will stay constructive and not flow into the contest threads.

[HauntedMyst]

That just proves my point. On only your 4th body, you worked hard enough and focused enough to take home a win.

To me the fun part of being a part of this forum is watching people grow as painters. Two people I will point out as examples, mab_man and extremetmaxxer. First mab man, since I race with him and have watched him grow as a painter Up until about a year and a half ago, frankly, mab's paint jobs weren't that great, but then again, he wasn't focused on it. Then about the beginning of the 2002 race season, he decided to get serious about his painting. Now just a year and a half later, he's sensational and teaching me new things!

Another person is extremetmaxxer. I think it was only 6 or 8 months ago I first saw one of this cars and thought "it's ok, but needs a lot of work." Now you've seen what he can do when he's focused. He's very very good, but can you imagine in a year what his work will be like? If he stays focused, he'll be extraordinary and I for one am excited to see how this guy is going to inspire people and take painting to new places!

Look at how far The King has come since his first post! Is this guy on target to bust through the ceiling or what? Rahxephon has always been interesting, but man, talk about hitting your stride and finding your style and knocking it out of the ball park! Simply amazing stuff! integra d12 in the time I've been watching him submit has gone from average to a pro amoung pros. Every body looks like it belongs on a pedestal. The exciting thing is there are probably a dozen other people in this forum ready for greatness. Imagine 12 months from now when nearly every entry is in the 27 points plus range!

If trying to equal these guys doesn't get the "amatuer" jazzed about painting, nothing will!

[illbreakit]

That's exactly what made me pick up the brush again Haunted. I agree, ther is alot of aspiring painter's here, and I hope that me myself can excell to such greatness one day. It's getting there, but I need more paitentce LOL Getting the shadowing figured out is my Achillie's heel. Either I shadow too much, as in the case of the latest 2 bodies, or not enough. Guess it's all practice. :D

To Everyone, Keep up the awesome work

[extremetmaxxer]

awwhhh thanks haunted, but if it wasnt for the help of people like you and charlie b and motion graphics and torn creations i dont know were i would be, i think my bodys would just be one color flames

[The King]

Originally posted by extremetmaxxer
awwhhh thanks haunted, but if it wasnt for the help of people like you and charlie b and motion graphics and torn creations i dont know were i would be, i think my bodys would just be one color flames

Can you post an example of a motion graphic?

[illbreakit]

Originally posted by The King
Can you post an example of a motion graphic?

Motion graphics is the persons name not a acctual painting technique

[Racin Rev]

isn't it time to get the next contest going? :)

[The King]

Originally posted by illbreakit
Motion graphics is the persons name not a acctual painting technique

ic LOL

[illbreakit]

Originally posted by Racin Rev
isn't it time to get the next contest going? :)

Not yet, I'm not quite finished lol

[cretin]

newbie/pro? no, leave that part alone. trying to define them and classifying the painters would be too aggravating. and to win a "newbie" contest? "woo hoo! i'm the best of the guys that suck."

this is how i would split the contest:
1)airbrush
2)rattle-can

[extremetmaxxer]

king motion graphics painted rc car action's bodys a while back im not sure if he still does or not, they really didnt help my painting skills they just gave me a reason to start painting

[HauntedMyst]

Here is Motion Graphics (http://www.motiongraphicsweb.com/mainframe.htm). He's the great grand daddy of r/c car painters.

[The King]

Thanks for clearing things up for me Hauntedmyst

[budlightnmyhand]

Shouldn't the street race comp be starting. Mab man should make a new thread that stays at the top about the discussion of changing the contests, i think we will get imput from everyone on the board if we do that. Most people think this comp is over so they dont' check back here :)

[mab_man20]

New contest has been posted....finally.


I also started a new thread to discuss the direction/changes in the competitions. It can be found here (http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=151300). Lets move all discussions to that thread.


Thanks to everyone who has given their input, please keep doing so as i formulate some ideas.

[budlightnmyhand]

I got the last post, just ask yourself what would jarod do?