Best Paint Competition #12 (No restrictions)

[mab_man20]

Welcome everyone to the Twelfth Best Paint Competition!!

The best paint competition will be open for entrees for two weeks and will close at 12:00 AM February 15 at midnight CST.
Restrictions: NONE (April will be the first month with restrictions. I will post the restrictions during the march competitions).
The best paint competition is an opportunity for people to express their unbounded imaginations on a clear recycled 2 liter coke bottle. With the exception of restricted months, any body may be entered in this competition by any member of RCZone. Each body will be judged based on 3 criteria:

1) Design: How well does the design fit/flow on the body? Is it visually appealing? How are the color choices? Originality does not count, but naturally something that every painter has done will not score as high as something unique and new in skills used or design.
2) Execution: Regardless of how complex or difficult it is, how well is it executed? Are there paint bleeds? Are the lines straight (or correctly curved)? Are their obvious mistakes? Finger prints? How well executed are the fades and other basic painting techniques? etc.
3) Difficulty: How hard was this body to paint? Is it one color? Is the entire thing 5mm checkers with 4 different colors in each square? Are the mask lines through difficult areas of the body (ie, wing mounts or stadium truck beds). It may be 2 colors, but is one marbled? Is one color a candy that requires a special backing technique? This is where experience as a painter helps the most.
The photo and background will not be judged. All that is needed is a clean photo that clearly shows the body. A chassis is not required, the body is being judged.

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
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 Rahxephon will be judging the Best paint competition.


In the following two weeks (February 15th through February 29th) we will hold the Twelfth 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!!

GOOD LUCK

[mab_man20]

Ive left the ideas thread open so please make use of it if you feel i have missed something or would like to make any other comments.

[The King]

My GT
Body manufacturer and size: Proline 1/10 F-150
Paint used: Createx Auto Air
Masks used (hand or precut): Hand cut as always
Inspiration (could be another paint job) N/A

[budlightnmyhand]

King, I can't get enough of that leopard print. That is awesome. I hope you win so you can judge next months comp.

Mike

Edit: post another angle, if you can to show all the detail you did. Just a suggestion.

[trw]

yea....i know there are some bleeds in there (which is why im no longer using masking tape :mad: ) but it doesnt hurt to see what i get as a score on my latest street theme:

its an
HPI Honda Integra Type R 190mm body
with:
Metallic red backed with black
pearl white
silver
Pearl white again but backed with black

as masks i used regular masking tape
Inspiration was just my imagination except the pearl white on black part, that was inspried by another body that i saw a while back.

1st pic

http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=1308396

2nd pic

http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=1308398

3rd pic

http://www.radiocontrolzone.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=1308403

[Shady]

Body: McAllister 200mm Late Model
Paint: Grape Purple, Racing Red, Candy Blue, Indy Silver
Mask Used: Precut and Hand Masked
Inspration: nothing really just started masking

Pic 1

[Shady]

Pic 2

[nitroburner9248]

Ill throw mine in....
Maxx F-350 extended chassis body
Black w/white flame
Cut the masks myself...

Inspiration..i like to have a body that looks clean and simple...solid lines are best..and i like bold large flames. Love fords...this was a great combo for me.

Sorry..i know the pics are REALLY big!

http://www.nashuanitroclub.com/Images/body.JPG

[boomski]

I posted this body in my Inagural post, and since my next body won't be done this month I figured what the heck! I painted it about two months ago and it looks nothing like this pic anymore (its got about 5 serious bash sessions on it!!) anyway.....

-Pro-Line, MAXX crowd pleazer.
-Faskolor paints,
fascent green
fascent yellow
fascent razberry
fascent violet
fassilver
fasblack
and a custom mixed gun metal grey for the roll bar
-XXX main tribal flames mask
-inspiration: I suppose the MAXX crowd pleazer body in the Pro-line adds in RCCA mag.

[budlightnmyhand]

yay!!! more posts

[3115ultima]

Body- Orginal Kyosho Ultima Body
Paint- Brilliant Blue, Stop light red, gloss Black, gloss white
Mask- Masking tape on stripe only, person was hand painted with brush
Insiration- boring old white body looked bad and had holes in it.



http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/9/web/513000-513999/513229_1.jpg

[mab_man20]

Wow, talk about retro style bodies!!

I havent seen a mcallister body in years.

Looks good everyone....and im working on two bodies, hopefully they will both be done to enter this month.

[integra d12]

Body manufacturer and size _
Kyosho K3 buggy shell

Paint used_
Createx Autoair. transparent black,Transparent orange, FINE
silver base 1:2 w/ trans black and silver base.

Masks used_
Custom mask based on the logo I did for rat raceway machine

Inspiration_ Logo for the track and love for tribal.


http://www.ratraceway.com/ratbuggyLR.jpg

[HauntedMyst]

integra, that is just sick. beautiful work.

[Alfa_427ci]

this is my alfa 156 frewer body , 235mm , i posted it in another comp , i didnt no how to repost it

[trw]

i beleive it states in the rules...your body can not be posted or entered another competition....correct me if im wrong

[budlightnmyhand]

I think he just meant he posted it in another thread. I don't think i have seen that one in a comp before.

Mike

[The King]

Originally posted by budlightnmyhand
King, I can't get enough of that leopard print. That is awesome. I hope you win so you can judge next months comp.

Mike

Edit: post another angle, if you can to show all the detail you did. Just a suggestion.

I wish I could but I sold that body

[The King]

Hey budman lets see you masterpiece:D

[budlightnmyhand]

Its not completed yet. Its sitting in a bag on the floor waiting for my spaz stix surface prep. I already have the paints i just need the surface prep stuff. Might as well do it right i spent alot of time on the car already. :confused: I'll post pics of my latest creation in process here pretty soon. Its going to have something to do with a king in it ;) I'm still drawing on the body. I can't draw for crap so it takes me a while to get everything where i want it :) Mike

[kekekek]

integra, that is sooo sexy :)

[The King]

Body: OFNA Toyota Celica GTP
Paint: Createx auto air, Chrome and Chameleon
Mask: Hand cut 3-M masking tape - just think what I could do if I had a vinyl cutter:D
Inspiration: My faith in God
Picture doesn't do this paint job justice.

[The King]

Top View
You can't tell from this picture but I did a carbon fiber effect on the cross and fish that is on the back window. It turn out pretty well.

[extremetmaxxer]

dddaaaaammmnn king! that body turned out pretty friggen good!!!

i like your bodys they have a certain "the king" style to them

im a still workin on mine, just started painting but its gonna take a while

(now were in the hell did that wee lil brush go!! erg!!!)

[~Ziggo~]

King that is one of the best bodies I have seen paint, really, really awsome.

[budlightnmyhand]

King, you amazed me again!! I like it alot. I love the way that chrome looks! What color purple did you use on the rest of the body? Looks awesome.

Mike

[The King]

Originally posted by extremetmaxxer
dddaaaaammmnn king! that body turned out pretty friggen good!!!

i like your bodys they have a certain "the king" style to them

im a still workin on mine, just started painting but its gonna take a while

(now were in the hell did that wee lil brush go!! erg!!!)

That is great to hear that I have my own style. Thanks for the kind words

[3tc GraphX]

Body:Protoform stratus 2.0
Paint: Faskolor
Liquid Mask
I do those body for a agressive local driver, he ask me something wild!


http://www.360topchrono.com/pace10.JPG

http://www.360topchrono.com/pace7.JPG

http://www.360topchrono.com/pace6.JPG

[The King]

Originally posted by budlightnmyhand
King, you amazed me again!! I like it alot. I love the way that chrome looks! What color purple did you use on the rest of the body? Looks awesome.

Mike

It is a chameleon color ( purple blue and red) those are the colors that is changes to.

Thanks
D.King

[The King]

Originally posted by 3tc GraphX
Body:Protoform stratus 2.0
Paint: Faskolor
Liquid Mask
I do those body for a agressive local driver, he ask me something wild!



You know what they say, Evil never wins. Great job on the bodys


Mab_man edit: Got rid of pics in quote.

[budlightnmyhand]

Great job on both those 3tc GraphX. Now does that count for both your bodies you can enter in the comp or just one :confused: :D

How do you get those stickers on so strait, like on the grill. I have tried doing the windex thing but it seems to slide to much and i can never get the sticker to stay once i get it where i want it.

Mike

[3tc GraphX]

You know what they say, Evil never wins. Great job on the bodys

I will do some angel in the next comp! lol!!!:D

budlightnmyhand I dont dont know if they count for 2 :confused:
maybe Mab Man can tell if they count for 2 or 1, ( i,ve plan to do another one for the comp!?) the front grill are stick-on by hand with nothing,

André

[KMac]

These won't stand a chance, but oh well......

Protoform Alfa and Stratus both painted the same for the 2004 racing year:

Colors are: Indy Silver, Sprint White, True Blue Pearl and Metallic Black. All are Pactra polycarbonate lacquers.

Inspiration: similar to a HPI body I liked.

http://www.knology.net/~boiler88/RC_Cars/MVC-010F.JPG

http://www.knology.net/~boiler88/RC_Cars/MVC-002F.JPG

http://www.knology.net/~boiler88/RC_Cars/MVC-006F.JPG

[KMac]

Protoform Mazda 6

Colors: Faskolor Red, Faskolor White, Faskolor Graphite Metallic & Faskolor Black

Inspiration: Got this body for my son's TC3 for XMAS but they weren't in stock so I gave him a print of the picture. He ended up wanting the car painted like the pic so here it is:


http://www.knology.net/~boiler88/RC_Cars/Mazda6-1.JPG

http://www.knology.net/~boiler88/RC_Cars/Mazda6-2.JPG

http://www.knology.net/~boiler88/RC_Cars/Mazda6-3.JPG

[budlightnmyhand]

Here's mine:

HPI Lexus Ls430
Masks: Hand Cut
Paints: Createx, 3 diff blues 2 diff greens yellow, 2 different grey, pearl silver, pearl gold browns, anodized orange backed with chrome
Inspiration: Magazine Picture

http://home.comcast.net/~mikeharmych/GS430/lsfin1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~mikeharmych/GS430/lsfin2.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~mikeharmych/GS430/lsfin3.jpg

Mike

[extremetmaxxer]

mike that came out awsome! every single body you have done has impressed me b/c of the skill you have gained, i hope i can get my body done but its taking a while!!

[budlightnmyhand]

Thanks, thats not really the color i wanted but i guess its going to have to do. I rushed because i got my paints today and i was so excited but had to take the g/f out for dinner for her birthday so i rushed through it. Still turned out pretty good though. Thanks for the compliments.

Mike

[trw]

Mike...how can i put this..... ..... ..... .... THATS AWSOME!!

[budlightnmyhand]

Thanks TRW i appreciate the compliments. Makes me smile :)

Mike

[budlightnmyhand]

one more pic...
http://home.comcast.net/~mikeharmych/GS430/lsfin4.jpg

[Rahxephon]

oh boy... this is going to be a toughie...

why are you guys makin' my life sooo miserable??? :(

hehe, nice work guys!!!

[rs43evo]

its one thing to judge a comp and make a decision easy, but the talent of the painters on this site has finally been shown in a comp, that buggy is amazing and i dont think anyone thought budlight would improve this much so quickly! the mazda six seems to amaze me eevery time he shows it, and the other bodies as well! your gunna have a hard decision, my pick is budlight, but its not my decision

[AceCoolie]

Wow! Great bodies so far.

[HauntedMyst]

Ace,

The pics aren't showing up. Also, since it looks like a real race car, it's probably better entered in the best street/race comp in a week or so.

[extremetmaxxer]

heres a small sample of what ive done so far

[trust1053]

heres the front

[rs43evo]

tmaxxer and trust, both great bodys, i like the idea of the fangs and spider webs on trust's body, but i must say tmaxxer, ive been waiting for this body and you have set the standard once again for us painters, great lookin body so far

[extremetmaxxer]

i have bad news, apperntly i wont be able to enter this body in the competion b/c of the work of art that is on the hood, in that picture you cant see it but the one that i posted it has been updated and more has been painted you can see the left breast of the goddess aphridtite, but some on this board see it as vulger and inapropriate and pornography.

im really starting to get sick of all this PC BS this is a family board i know but who wouldnt want there children to see the staue of david?

my post has been deleted a twice now and this one probally will too, hence the reason this body wont be entered this month or possibly ever........

im really pissed off at the mods at rc car action right now... i just hope its not mabman or haunted thats doing this b/c ihave alot of respect for them and i was hoping they would be able to look past a peice of skin, mabey they can help me out but im not going to censor art to please the few that might possibly offended by a friggen nipple :mad:

[Cosmo]

Just paint a picture of Justin Timberlake with his hand over it...

[extremetmaxxer]

ugh!! i dont want to fugly up the body with a nast tweed (my new derogatory word for pop start wannabe cool beee atches, you can use it freely as you want to come one say it tweeeeed, now isnt that fun!? *tilts head slightly to side*) like that

[rs43evo]

tmaxxer, i cant believe someone finds ART derogitory, its one thing to have a car with the ******* hood from the tom green car, but this was supposed to be a beatiful girl that was an art piece not a porn show, i sure hop its not haunted or mab man cuz they are both great painters themselves, and whats the loss of a couple people cuz there narrow minded.......get over it people, weve all seen it b4, and if its a parent of a kid, dont worry me being a kid myself i have seen a nipple, and your kid probably has too,its no biggy when it comes to ART

[electric130]

Originally posted by rs43evo
.......get over it people, weve all seen it b4, and if its a parent of a kid, dont worry me being a kid myself i have seen a nipple, and your kid probably has too,its no biggy when it comes to ART i was 10 when i saw my first porn video. most of my friends were about the same age too, give or take a year or 2. so i doubt that there are many kids that are going to be into RC, surfing this board and haven't seen some form of nudity. i don't personally see how it could be seen as indecent since there are statues and pictures of naked people portrayed in the same fasion all over the world and they are seen as art and not porn. extremetmaxxer, i think you should be able to post the pics and if you can't, email them to people like us and we'll judge them for the indecent people.

[rs43evo]

or i can go in photo shop and put a black dot on the nipple.......or blur it and post it for u

[electric130]

Originally posted by rs43evo
or i can go in photo shop and put a black dot on the nipple.......or blur it and post it for u we could also photoshop in a little silver pastie like janet jackson had on...:D

[trw]

is this comp gonna go down the tube also?:confused:

[illbreakit]

Back to the comp.

Body, HPI Elcamino
Mask, Bob Dively Liquid mask
Paint, Pactra; silver, black, white
Alclad II; Chrome #114
Faskolor; Faspearl Charchoal, Pearl Siver
Createx Auto Air; Red, Irridescent red, White, Pearl White, Midnight Blue, Pearl Blue, Black

Inspration; Different take on the US flag color's

[illbreakit]

Doesn't seem to be uploading, I'll try later.

[budlightnmyhand]

since everyone wants to see the body on the car i took a picture with it on my car with my hotwork blue chrome rims. I think it looks nice.

http://home.comcast.net/~mikeharmych/GS430/lsfin5.jpg
Mike

[illbreakit]

.ftp://dkp_design:kamloops@www.publish.shaw.ca/dkp_design/ebay_014.jpg
OK, Now I'm getting miffed

[extremetmaxxer]

thank you all for your wondefull responces, it looks like i'll have to finish this one intime just so you all can see it.

and as for photoshop, id rather not post the body than have to photoshop it, call it principles call it morals call it what ever you want, i'm not going to edit my art for some PC ________ (put in what ever you want)

[budlightnmyhand]

I'm sorry everyone is giving you such a hard time. The painting looks great. I don't think it should not be allowed in this comp. Just enter it when your finished and see what happens. Great work.

Mike

[illbreakit]

OK, Here we go
Body, HPI Elcamino
Mask, Bob Dively Liquid mask
Paint, Pactra; silver, black, white
Alclad II; Chrome #114
Faskolor; Faspearl Charchoal, Pearl Siver
Createx Auto Air; Red, Irridescent red, White, Pearl White, Midnight Blue, Pearl Blue, Black

Inspration; Different take on the US flag color's
http://members.shaw.ca/dkp_design/images/ebay_014.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/dkp_design/images/ebay_015.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/dkp_design/images/ebay_016.jpg

[offroader]

Hey illbreakit...that looks really good. I love the broken glass look on the front windshield. How did you do that?

[illbreakit]

I just drew it on the front, then after the whole thing was painted, paint liquid mask on the widshield after removing it's vinyl mask. Then I just cut it out of the mask, then lightly fogged it wiht white.

[illbreakit]

Sorry about all the post's, but can't go back and edit 60 min after posting.


Here's one I finished this morning. My web service seem's to be down so here's a link

******.net/view_single.php?medid=23728


What RC pics . net is a bad word here now???? what give's?


Well, I guess I'll have to wait till my web is back up then, or you can manually rc pics . net/view_single.php?medid=23728 without any spaces

[electric130]

Originally posted by illbreakit
Here's one I finished this morning. My web service seem's to be down so here's a link

******.net/view_single.php?medid=23728 don't see the pics, just a thing about increasing bandwidth costs.

[Racin Rev]

illbreakit,

truly awesome job, outstanding detail! :)

I could truly love the hpi el camino body but for the grossly out of scale blower on it.

but that is no reflection on the hugely wonderful job.

[illbreakit]

ok, Here's the one I finished this morning.

http://members.shaw.ca/dkp_design/images/DKP_LX.jpg

I kinda like the blower on it:D The Elky does come with a 'patch panel' so you can remove the blower if you want, but I feel that that is just plain wrong:p

Ohh, and as you can tell, I finally figured out Photoshop

[illbreakit]

oops, almost forgot the ingredient's:

OFNA Ultra body
Mask; Bob Dively Liquid mask
Paint,
Pactra; silver, black, white (shading and metal rips)
Alclad II; Chrome #114 (Metal rips and window trim)
Createx Auto Air; Flame Red, Flame Orange, Flame Yellow, White, Midnight Blue, Deep Purple, Black

Simmer and season to taste LOL:cool:

[mharmych22]

nice job on the flames over the window! I think that looks awesome.
$$Pete$$

[mab_man20]

WOW :eek: :eek:

There is some great work on here. Im despirately trying to find enough time between classes and homework to paint, but its not looking good (stupid engineering!)


As for the editing...ive been gone so im in the dark. Send me some pics when its done, id love to see it.

[rs43evo]

i have a question, is budlightinmyhand still in this comp or is he not able to compete because of his situation of being banned for a website that he posted up??? i feel he should still be acknowledged.......he will be truly missed

[HauntedMyst]

I disagree. My opinion is, if you aren't active on the board, your car should be pulled from the comp. The competition exists to reward active members. If you miss him, email him. It's not like he's dead.

[Yendor]

It's been so long between posts, I forget what I supposed to do. But here goes:

The body is a protoporn (Protoform) Stratus 190 mm.

I used fascolor and createx paint. Faschange blue in the front.

The masks for the drips and checks are custom cut vinyl.

Inspired by the fact that checks always look great but are a real pain to do. I always swear it's the last checker paint job I'll do!

[Yendor]

The flip -

[boomski]

AWESOME JOB GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All these bodies look great, some are even extrordinary. I'm working on my next body and I've really had to dig deep to improve my "game"!!!!! I would not want to be in the judges shoes!!!!

On a more somber note what happen to Mr Light Beer??????? I know his last post as mharmy was.......well, Angry!!!! rs made mention of a web site he posted, is that bad? I see all kinds of websites posted on the board!!! and one other thing, if his entry stands (it was entered before his untimely banning) and he actually wins the comp, does that mean he'll be reinstated so he can judge the next comp??????????? (that is how it works right winner judges next comp???) just a thought!!

Phil

[pumpkinfish]

Body manufacturer: Yokomo Super Dogfighter 2

Paint used Pactra Fasesecent Yellow, black, white and Createx Nail Ease Pearl Blue. Rit Dye for the wheels.

Handcut latex mask was used (and a lot of patience!)

Inspiration: Any checkered paint scheme ;)

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/sdf2side.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~johnwl/sdf2front.jpg

[Yosh]

It's been awhile since i've chimed in. At any rate, here's my latest work.

190mm ProtoForm Mazda 6

Pactra Racing Cans: Rally Green backed w/ Sprint White, Metallic Green backed w/ Indy Silver, Window trim was painted with Indy Silver to illustrate chrome trim on the side windows and Outlaw Black.

Digitally custom designed, transfered to "Con-Tact" kitchen drawer liners, and hand-cut masks.

My interpretation of Marvel Comic's Scorpion in Spiderman Series Theme or "Sting" prior to his, "Crow"-esque, Black days. Only decals used are the limited ones that came with the body: lights, grills, door handles, and lettering.

-Yosh :cool:

1st view:

[Yosh]

2nd view:

-Yosh :cool:

[Yosh]

3rd and last view:

Good luck to all. G'day.

-Yosh :cool:

[MaxxThrasher]

Too many excellent paint jobs!

pumpkinfish, I like the way you wraped the flag around the bodies contours.

Yosh, good to see your work again. Great job and love the colors.


rs43evo, Let it rest!! Stop venting here. Make a new thread or better yet, Email HM and those involved. You want answers, go to the source.

[Yosh]

Oooops...

Forgot about these pics which shows the hood and trunk better.

4th view:

:cool:

[Yosh]

Last view.. really ;)

I purposely left the spoiler unpainted to easily see the "Stinger" on the trunk. Since i race this body, i had no choice but to mount it to make the car handle well.

4th view:

Later,

-Yosh :cool:

[pumpkinfish]

Yosh, what did you do to the wheels? Are they stickers you printed off of your computer or someother method? I have been thinking of what the best solution would be for the plain aero wheel look.

Thanks MaxxThrasher!!!

[Kden46]

Nice work everyone!:cool:

Budlight that LS430 looks sweet!!!

[mab_man20]

Everyones bodies are looking great. My painting is feeling rather bland. lol


The budlight issue: The rules state that anyone may enter a body in the competition. However, because the winner must have access to post the results I have no choice but you disqualify his amazing work. I do not have the power to reinstate him, and banning members is not something taken lightly by moderators so i am sure it was for a very good reason.

Im cleaning up the thread a little. I got rid of some unnessesary arguing and will be getting rid of inelligable bodies shortly.

Im still hoping to get something done by this saturday (its been way to long since ive posted my work).

[TRF Drive Hard]

Hey Yosh, thats awesome looking!!! if i had something like that i go with something blue and charcoal... but i love that scheme!!! great job dude!!!

[Yosh]

Thanks for the comments. Keep 'em comin'. It's the only way to better myself and geared up for the next shell.

TRF... I'd have to try those colors one of these days. Although charcaol maybe a little too close to the carpet color i race on at my LHS. Parts of my car might blend into it, talk about "camo". lol I'll just have to paint an empty 2liter bottle and see. :)

pumpkinfish... I've tried so many things to freshen up aero dish wheels.

-Those are stickers that i printed on avery- full sheet, white labels and laminated with 3" wide clear packing tape to protect it from tire traction compound. Disadvantage, they can peel off after awhile and if you don't premount the paper label onto an extra piece of some sort of vinyl mask, the sticker will not peel off cleanly. It will leave some residue on the rims that can easily be rubbed off, and that's one debris you don't want to have to pick out by hand off an ozite carpet track.

-I've also drawn on them with a sharpie marker and dremeled out the "positive space" i drew - leaving the "negative space" which would be the spokes. Problem i came across with that is you have to be sure not to dremel out the supporting structural spines of the wheel, thus limiting your spoke design and number, and ofcourse structurally weaker than leaving it whole.

-I've also dremeled it partially to have more choices over the spoke design and number. Then i would spray the scratched surface after maticulously masking the foam/rubber- if they have been mounted already- of the wheel with black to make it look like it was cutout all the way through. Again, even though they are not dremeled all the way through, they are still structurally weaker then the ones not dremeled.

-For aerodish wheels, like those on your buggy i see on this post, i would suggest cutting extra pieces of lexan with an Olfa circle cutter and match the size of your rims, mask and paint the design on the inside like you would normally, and mount it directly on your wheel- painted side in. Your axle mount sticks out further than most sedan foam aerodish wheels because most sedan wheels have the wheelnuts recessed inside the rims. Disadvantage, you'll be limited to the brands of wheels/rims that have the rims almost flat or with minimal concavity and the wheelnuts not recessed in.

Hope this helps. Sorry for the mini-tutorial and the lengthy read.

Laters.

-Yosh :cool:

[SpamCake]

Greetings all,

I figure it's time I throw something into the ring;

Body manufacturer and size:
ProLine Chevy Silverado for T/EMaxx & Savage

Paint used:
Createx throughout;
Opaque Black
Opaque White
Coarse Aluminum Basecoat
Fluorescent Yellow
Transparent Fire Red
Hot-Rod Sparkle Blue
Iridescent Electric Blue

Masks used:
Liquid, hand-cut
Handheld cardboard

Inspiration:
The stage decoration in a rerun of a televised segment of the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. I don't recall what year it was used.

Not my best set of headlights but otherwise I'm pretty pleased with the end result. Hopefully y'all like it too. :)

Pic one of three;

[SpamCake]

Pic two of three;

[SpamCake]

Pic three of three;

Thanks for looking!

[trust1053]

Originally posted by trust1053
heres the front





back side

[biker dude 666]

yosh not trying ot be mean but get rid of those ridiculous rim things. it makes it look whats the word i,m lookiing for oh yes FAKE. trust what is the make of the car that is in the above post it looks like either a 30's or 50's coupe. wish i could paint but i cant so you know. i can come up with killer paint skeems but i cant paint them.

JON

[wing]

my pac-man
body: protoform mazda6 200mm
color: blk base, yellow,green,bronze,bllue,red,silver, white

[The King]

Originally posted by Shady
Body: McAllister 200mm Late Model
Paint: Grape Purple, Racing Red, Candy Blue, Indy Silver
Mask Used: Precut and Hand Masked
Inspration: nothing really just started masking

Pic 1

Nice

[HauntedMyst]

Spam,

That is just beautiful as always. I love the flawless execution on the harliquin section.

[modular_mustang]

Here is my first entry in the paint comp.
The scheme consist of:
Protoform 190mm Stratus
XXX Main mask
Pactra Fluorescent Blue
Pactra Fluorescent Green
Pactra Fluorescent Backing
Pactra Sprint White

I haven't trimmed the body yet or added all the stickers, but you should get the general idea. I took these pics in different light to try to show of the fading of the gren and blue. It is something you have to see in person under the sun to fully appreciate.

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/516000-516999/516282_21_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/516000-516999/516282_22_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/516000-516999/516282_25_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/516000-516999/516282_24_full.jpg
http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/516000-516999/516282_23_full.jpg

[PitStops]

good looking paint job. I like the blue/ green fade.

Bryan

[Rahxephon]

I don't think I want to judge this one...too #$%& hard, lol.

trust1053 and Wing, did you guys airbrush those characters in or was it accomplished through another route???

I think I'll be giving out a lot of 10/10 in this comp.:D

[PitStops]

Rahxephon,

I will e-mail you some excedrin and a bottle of whiskey... you will need the first to get through the juding and the second for afterwards! lol!


I pitty you!

Bryan

[Yendor]

Number Two

The body is the new Stratus 190mm form HPI

The paint is fascolor black, silver, white and yellow. Createx transparent blue and Alclad chrome.

The mask are custom cut vinyl.

The inspiration came from a body I found in the trash after the on-road nationals that were held a couple years ago in Roseville, CA.

[MaxxThrasher]

Yendor, cool!:cool: That definately catches the eye, but for some reason it makes me think SouthWestern.
Maybe its the jagged edges and the green flames that kinda reminds me of cactus....or maybe I'm just craving Taco Bell?

[Yendor]

From the top:

[Yendor]

Let's try that again.

From the top:

[extremetmaxxer]

it does remind me of soemthing western as well!

[dyslexic]

ok here's my entry
body HPI Tuscan speed 6
masks hand made custom
Insperation Airbrush magazine
paints Spaz-stix red/purple/blue color change, createx black, white, pearl blue, pearl yellow, pearl copper, pearl charcoal, pearl gold, pearl green, opaque yellow, flourescent green, flour. orange, flour. sunburst, flour. hot violet.
NO Stickers used only paint in these pics
http://home.nyc.rr.com/regg151//tuscan1.jpg
http://home.nyc.rr.com/regg151//tuscan6.jpg
http://home.nyc.rr.com/regg151//tuscan5.jpg
more pics can be found here MORE PICS HERE (http://home.nyc.rr.com/regg151/tuscan.htm)

[HauntedMyst]

Originally posted by Yendor
Number Two

The body is the new Stratus 190mm form HPI

The paint is fascolor black, silver, white and yellow. Createx transparent blue and Alclad chrome.

The mask are custom cut vinyl.

The inspiration came from a body I found in the trash after the on-road nationals that were held a couple years ago in Roseville, CA.

Wow! That's beautiful!

[boostspike]

Something simple:

Proline Mini

Pactra Met. Blk, Indy Silver, Candy red

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/groups/g_4877856/more+PITA/DSC00807.jpg?bc9llLABxeOOk_8k

Hey, pic not workky...

[mab_man20]

Competition closed!!!!!!!

Good luck rahx.....you need it more than any of the painters. lol

[calvin3]

Originally posted by boostspike
Hey, pic not workky...

Link no worky either. :D

[Rahxephon]

I'll try to have the results in by tomorrow afternoon. this will take me awhile to judge since a lot of the entries are very close in skills. See you guys then, great work everybody!

[boostspike]

Originally posted by calvin3
Link no worky either. :D


ohh well, there's always next competition!! :D
good luck everyone!!

[corby1988]

when will the next competition be cause i am getting a new body soon and would like 2 show my car to you guys

[The King]

Originally posted by Rahxephon
I'll try to have the results in by tomorrow afternoon. this will take me awhile to judge since a lot of the entries are very close in skills. See you guys then, great work everybody!

It is now tomorrow night and no results:(

[Rahxephon]

please be a lil more patient, I've almost wrapped things up:)

[integra d12]

Have as much time as you need THIS is a Tough one!

[Rahxephon]

I finally have the results in, please bear in mind that this competition was really difficult to judge because of all the great entries from painters who I feel are in close level with each other. I've spent on average roughly about 20-25 minutes meticulously looking and judging each of the cars entered. Please note that it would help a lot in the judge's part if atleast 2-4 pics were provided for each car showing two different angles. I had to score some of the cars slightly lower than what might've been expected simply because the pictures did not do the body justice--it did not show all the hardwork that has been put into the body.

I would also like to remind the participants that the scores I assigned to your car bodies may not necessarily be an agreeable one but nonetheless one that has been made by the judge; if you disagree, that is your opinion which I'm totally fine with. Just please disagree respectfully. Besides, we are doing this just for the fun we get from it.

Congratulation to all the participants for making this a very difficult time to judge, you all did a really good job.

RESULTS:
The King (GT)

design: 7
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 7
Total: 22

TRW (integra)

design: 6.5
Execution: 5
Difficulty: 4.5
Total: 16 (this body would better compete in the street/ race competition)

Shady McAllister

design: 6
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 6.5
Total: 20.5

Nitroburner9248

design: 4
Execution: 5
Difficulty: 4
Total: 13

Boomski

design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 7
Total: 24

3115ultima

design: 4
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 4
Total: 16 (more pictures would've helped so I can see what you wrote on your description)

Integrad12

design: 10
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 9.5
Total: 29.5

Alfa427ci

design: 4.5
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 5
Total: 17.5 (this body would better compete in a street/race competition)

The King (celica)

design: 8.5
Execution: 8.5
Difficulty: 10
Total: 27

3tc graphx

design: 9
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 8
Total: 27

Kmac (alfa and stratus)

design: 7
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 7
Total: 23

budlightinmyhand

design: 9
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 10
Total: 27

Trust 1053

design: 9
Execution: 8.5
Difficulty: 9
Total: 26.5 (more pictures would've helped more in the overall judging of your body)

Illbreakit (el camino)

design: 7.5
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 8.5
Total: 24

Illbreakit (2nd body)

design: 8
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 9.5
Total: 27.5

Yendor (1st body)

design: 8
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 9
Total: 27

Pumpkin fish

design: 7
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 8
Total: 22

Yosh

design: 8.5
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 8
Total: 24.5

Spamcake

design: 8.5
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 9
Total: 27.5

Wing

design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 8
Total: 25

Modular Mustang

design: 7
Execution: 8.5
Difficulty: 7
Total: 22.5

Yendor (2nd body)

design: 9
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 8
Total: 27

Dyslexic

design: 8
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 8
Total: 24

Overall winner is Integra D12

:) :) CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL THEIR HARDWORK!!!

[HauntedMyst]

Very nice job judging Rahx!

And congratulations to Integra! A hard earned win and very deserving!

[TSR6]

Originally posted by HauntedMyst
Very nice job judging Rahx!

And congratulations to Integra! A hard earned win and very deserving!

Yup..

[trw]

well done everyone! and congrats integra:D

[illbreakit]

Darn it, second place. atleast I won't have to worry about judging right integra. Oh Congrats too :D Nice to see buggy's gettin some attention too.

[SpamCake]

That's tied for second place, my friend. ;)
Indeed though, congrats everyone and thanks Rahxephon for your efforts and timeliness, 'twas truly a stiff competition this time around.
I commend Rahxephon's photo comments, it's about time someone mentioned it :) it's sometimes difficult to analyze a completed car because the image is too small, out of focus, severely backlit, or some combination of those or other flaws.

Right, it's back to the painting table for me!

[The King]

at least I didn't finish last:D

[dyslexic]

WOOHOOO!!! I finally got a mention not to mention Not in last place except on the list. Congrats to the winner and my condolences with next months judgeing

[mab_man20]

Congrats to everyone for an amazing show of talent!

[The King]

Originally posted by mab_man20
Congrats to everyone for an amazing show of talent!

Let me be the first to say "Thank You"

[boomski]

My first comp and I'm in the middle of the field, Im very encouraged by this espesially with how tuff the competition looked. Thank you rahx I know it could not have been easy to judge that comp. you did it pretty quickly too!!! well back to the dog house to start on the next body


Phil

[The King]

Great Job Boomski

[Rahxephon]

thank you for all the encouraging words.

This competition was definitely a very difficult one not only because of the volume of entries but the high quality involved in each of these bodies.

Once again congratulations to everybody that entered!

[integra d12]

:D :D :D WOW:D :D :D Is there more to say... There was a AMAZING show of bodies in this comp. Some of the best work I have ever seen. Thanks to all for the compliments and Congrats to everyone that posted a body. Thanks to RAX for judging this comp in a timely fashion and picking the body I did for the win.

I can only imagine what we might see for the comp I judge.

[illbreakit]

I can only imagine what we might see for the comp I judge
hehe, I'm workin on a couple more. Hopefully I'll be done in time.

[Yosh]

Cool, I scored higher this time than the last competition i entered and the critisms were great, thanks all and congrats to everyone. Thanks Rax for judging and getting results posted as quickly as you could.

biker dude 6.. ---Thanks for noticing. I wasn't going for realism, i was just experimenting on how less boring i can make aerodish wheels to look and i wanted the rims to coincide with the theme of the body. Though after racing the body and finally peeling off the stickers, the flourecent dishes actually highlighted the body even more. But it still looked bland with just the plain-nonspoked dish.

Laters,

-Yosh :cool:

[yellafella321]

integra what brush do you use?