tiger

[eugene albert]

i don't know if any one can help me
i'm want to paint my firehammer tiger strip. so far i've 4 coats of burnt orange paint on the body. now comes the fun part, the black strips. i don't know how large to make the strips or how far to space them? i've been asking around hoping to find a web site that i could down load a pattern, but no sutch luck... :( i'm taking my time on this one i realy don't want to botch
this up..does anyone out there have any good ideas??? comments, and or helpfull hints.....thanks
the wazoo

[McKB]

Are you painting the inside of the body? If so you would have had to paint the stripes first.

[JamminJay]

PM a gentleman on this forum named "Extreme Duty" ask him for a pic of his 1/8 scale buggy. He painted it like a tiger and it looks awesome.

[Vato Loco]

I tried to paint an albino tiger strip but it didn't turn out so hot! i used pearl silver and pearl white for the strips. I made the stripes vering widths and lengths. the mask bled on me on several strips and it was my first paint job! This pic is hard to see the stripes! but look close you can make them out! The cool thing about this paint job is when the light hits it on way the white stands out and others it looks silver!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/cmhanson/CT11-000.jpg

[eugene albert]

the firehammer is a 1/5 scail and the body is ABS not lexand, itis'nt clear but white
so putting 4 coats of base orange is a must. thanks McKB

[eugene albert]

To JamminJay thanks for the info i'll see if i can look him up
to Vato Loco . see what u mean about not being able to see the stripes very well but it still looks good

[LEADFOOT]

here's a MBX5 body I did about a year ago. It's 1/8 scale, but you can get an idea...

http://home.earthlink.net/~blangness/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/x5tiger5.jpg

[eugene albert]

ledfoot , looks sweet. did u do the strips free hand with an air brush? what size needle did u use? did u have any pattern to work with? if not how did u space the strips?

[eugene albert]

leadfoot, looks sweet... need to know how u did it? did u use a pattern? did u use an air brush, and what size needle? how did u space the strips???
not that i will copy yours. mine will be all tiger stripe. and on the wing i want to put dur tiger with a leaping cat... well thats what i would like...
don't know if i'll pull it off... hope to hear from u soon and thanks
the wazoo

[JamminJay]

Eugene, here is a link to Extreme's buggy. follow the link, then scroll down to post 867 & 868. Enjoy!

http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=170270&page=35&pp=25

[Cosmo]

Here's one I did a while back. I cut the stripes and face out of vinyl mask.

http://www.cosmo-graphics.com/oldpage/tiger.jpg

[LEADFOOT]

leadfoot, looks sweet... need to know how u did it? did u use a pattern? did u use an air brush, and what size needle? how did u space the strips???

eugene,

I drew the stripes on the outside of the body where I thought they should be (remember, that is lexan and painted in reverse) then I cut out the stripes from the liquid mask and painted them with createx black and a badger 150 w/ medium tip. There really was no technique invloved in painting it since it was a solid stripe. Any brush or can, for that matter, would work. I did try to do the fade w/ white like Cosmo, but the white I did got trimmed off of the bottom >:(

[Cosmo]

For my next body, I'm going to do a liger. It's pretty much my favorite animal...

[PitStops]

good job Napoleon. lol

[eugene albert]

leadfoot, as i told McKB the firehammer doesn't come in a clear lexand body but a white ABS. so any stripping will be put over the orange base paint. the fire hammer is also 1/5 or 1/6 scail. i'm also planing to put lights on it. i've got 6 1/2'' ABS end caps that are about the same size. i'll be fitting them with white LEDs.. i'm going to mount
4 on the roof and 2 on the hood....
Sorry to hear that u lost your fade to white after u trimed the body, it still looks sweet, i just hope i can do as good a job.. i'm not too good in the art dept. i also don't use my air brush all that offten, so i'm learning how to use it all over again..
thanks again wazoo

[eugene albert]

cosmo, thats more what i had in mind less the tiger face. looks like another sweet paint job by the pros.. thanks for the insperation i hope i make mine look as good as yours... i never thought i would get as much help as i have on this site...
thanks again wazoo

[Vato Loco]

Here's one I did a while back. I cut the stripes and face out of vinyl mask.

http://www.cosmo-graphics.com/oldpage/tiger.jpg
Hey Cosmo:
Do you have any more pic's of this shell? The paint scheme is cool! with exception of the tiger.... the Orange, white, and black paint job looks simple to do? Is it? Please discribe how you did it. also what shade of orange did you you use ..... :D

[Cosmo]

I don't have any more pics. I did that for a customer a few years back.

But, it's pretty easy.

The colors are Faskolor orange and white.
I cut the stripes by hand out of vinyl mask material, then placed them randomly on the body.
I sprayed white along the bottom of the body and around the eyes in the tiger.
I then sprayed the whole body with orange, backed with white then silver.
I removed the stripe masks and painted the black.

[eugene albert]

thank, that does help... but i think i'm going to wing it. i just hope it comes out okey.... u guys have been soooo helpfull... can't say thanks enough
eaven if i botch the paint job i'll post a picture to let u all see how it comes out. it might take a wile , as i said i'm taking my time.... i work nights and i only have the weekends to play
e.albert aka wazoo