Best Paint Competition - Sept 2005

[Piggy89373]

Here we go!!! The first time this has been done on the boards!!

Please read this carefully and in its entirety!!

The Best Paint competition will be open for entries for the month of September and will close at Midnight (EST) on Friday, 30 September 2005.

Restrictions: None.

The best paint competition is an opportunity for people to express their unbounded imaginations on an R/C car body. Realism is not required. Let your imagination loose on a piece of plastic to create a work of art.

Each of the following areas will be judged with a maximum of 10 points. After the points are tallied, the highest score wins.

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.

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? Fingerprints in the paint? 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 (i.e., 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 but a clean, well-lit photo that clearly shows the body is needed. Too often, muddy or poorly lit pictures limit the cars chances of winning. Please limit your entries to 3 photos per car. Keep in mind that a better picture will attract more attention for the People Choice.

RULES for Best Paint competitions:

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 and Modelers are welcome!)
5) Insulting entries or painters in any way will not be tolerated.
6) Restrictions: none.
7) 3 entries per person.
8) Cars must be painted within the last 6 months.
9) Imagination is key

Each submission must include the following:
Body and chassis manufacturer and size.
Paint used.
Masks used (hand or precut)
Class entered

Failure to follow the rules or failure to submit the required information will result in a disqualification.

Classes of entry
Pro - If you paint or have painted for money, you must enter into the Pro class. If you have won 2 contests in the amateur category, you are automatically moved up to the pro class. If you’ve been painting for years (not for money) and people look at your work and say, “how’d you do that” or "holy crap, that’s awesome! Do one for me”, then you belong in this category. This shouldn't be a guessing game.

Amateur – This class is designed for beginning to intermediate painters. If you have been painting RC bodies for several years and people ask you “how’d you do that” or “holy crap, that’s awesome! Do one for me”, then you don’t belong in this class. 90% of rattle can users qualify for this category. If you are confused, the masses will speak out and place you accordingly. If you enter this class and it’s discovered you have painted for money, your entry will be disqualified. Be honest with yourself and to your fellow painters.

This month, Spamcake will judge the Pro class and Contender will judge the amateur.

Rules for the Judge - You will have to judge within 5 days of the end of the contest. If you are unable to do so, please contact Piggy89373 via PM within 24 hours of the end of the contest.

Viewers of this competition are encouraged to keep their comments to a minimum. Negative, derogatory, or inflammatory comments will not be tolerated. If the aforementioned comments are made by a contestant, their entry will be disqualified. Additionally, they will not be permited to enter the contests for a period not to exceed three months.

Next months Best Paint Competition will be restricted to Halloween themed bodies only.

Let's show off your talents and above all, have fun. This competition will determine if we have enough participation to do this again. Let the competition begin!!

[^j!nx^]

So can bike bodys be submited?

[EvaderSTKid]

Well, this is a Pro Line Crowd Pleazer for an electric Rustler, and I mounted it on an Evader ST with custom mounts. I used Faskolor Fasorange and Faspearl Blue, and backed it with Charcoal. I used a slightly modified Parma paint mask, can't remember the name. I would like to be in the amatuer class, as this is my first body. I used a Bager Anthem 155 airbrush. Thanks for looking.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/EvaderSTKid/firstbody.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b382/EvaderSTKid/firstbody2.jpg

[FESTER2004]

heres my entry: resident evil theme body

body:pro line chevy suburban
scale-1/10th
paint-krylon fusion-color black
misc:i used xxx main glue for the pictures,the pictures were from my computer
class: beginner

[FESTER2004]

hood:

[FESTER2004]

roof/tailgate:

[FESTER2004]

heres my second entry:

body:proline ford quad cab f 350
paint: pactra blue streak,outlaw black,faskcolor white n the silver is testors spray enamal.
mask:flame masks required off ebay that i modified to fit.the name paint mask was made out of avery sticker paper as well as the crossbones on the tailgate.the skull mask was amde out of avery sticker paper too,the iamge was aquired from online!
scale:1/10th
class:beginner

[FESTER2004]

side:

[FESTER2004]

tailgate:

[SpamCake]

I will at this point (before there are any Pro entries) offer up my standard Fair Warning to all the Pro entrants.

Fair warning #1) Photography counts. More accurately, Bad Photography will count against you. Things like a cluttered setting, bad angle, bad focus, the use of a flash, are all going to drag your score down like a lead sinker. The same goes for pics that are too small to see. You don't have to submit studio-grade pictures, but it doesn't take much effort to create good clear images of your work. Don't insult your own work and your audience with lousy photographs.

Fair warning #2) When it comes to critique, I won't be sugar-coating or pulling any punches. I won't be intentionally nasty of course, but I'm not going to spend any time or effort agonizing over how anyone might be offended by a particular phrasing. I'm just gonna let fly, and let the crushed egos fall where they may.

Let the painting commence!

[ryanD]

body- proline stratus 3.1
paint- pactra black, pactra fluorescent yellow, pactra fluorescent blue, pactra white, pactra silver, pactra black
masking- Bob D liquid mask and pactra 1/8th masking tape.
scale- 1/10th
class: beginner




http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ryandalnogare/rccars066.jpg


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ryandalnogare/rccars061.jpg

[ryanD]

one more


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ryandalnogare/rccars062.jpg

[mikevillena]

I will at this point (before there are any Pro entries) offer up my standard Fair Warning to all the Pro entrants.

Fair warning #1) Photography counts. More accurately, Bad Photography will count against you. Things like a cluttered setting, bad angle, bad focus, the use of a flash, are all going to drag your score down like a lead sinker. The same goes for pics that are too small to see. You don't have to submit studio-grade pictures, but it doesn't take much effort to create good clear images of your work. Don't insult your own work and your audience with lousy photographs.

Fair warning #2) When it comes to critique, I won't be sugar-coating or pulling any punches. I won't be intentionally nasty of course, but I'm not going to spend any time or effort agonizing over how anyone might be offended by a particular phrasing. I'm just gonna let fly, and let the crushed egos fall where they may.

Let the painting commence!

Wow, I thought I was TOUGH!

[Buggyracer28]

Ryan, everytime I see that paintjob, I want to paint one just like that!!!! I love the design and the simplicity to the paintjob aswell! Im gonna try a similar design on my next body, thanks for the sweet design :D

[TRI-TURBO]

Here is my entry for the amature class

body- Yokomo S-15
paint- Tamiya Translusent Red, Silver, and Black
masking- Masking tape + kit supplied window masks
scale- 1/10
addational info - Side mirros, wing, and muffler are from the kit..the seat is the same cellphone seat i use for all my bodies, and the wheels are 2pices tamiya rims painted silver and gold
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/edguna1/S151.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/edguna1/S153.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a206/edguna1/S152.jpg

[misho]

Body and chassis manufacturer and size : Protoform Dodge 3.0 200mm
Paint used. Faskolor & Pactra
Masks used (hand or precut) :Hand
Class entered : PRO (But I don't think I am LOL!)

http://www.airbrushrc.com/gallery/data/media/1/11.jpg

[FESTER2004]

tri-turbo & misho- those are both awesome paintjobs!pretty sweet i must say!

[Mik]

Here's mine, more interested in comments than attempting to win anything.

Body: Lamborghini Diablo 200mm
Paint: Pactra Pearl Grape
Pactra Bright Yellow
Mask: Hand cut on body, Window masks in kit, Misc stickers in kit.
Custom made Repco logo on wing (vinyl).
Class: Definately Amateur

I got the paint scheme from a Countach replica drag car I saw on ebay. Loved the idea so I used it. :p

[Mik]

Pic 2

[Mik]

Pic 3

P.S. Chassis is a Schumacher Mission Pro

[Farwar]

Whoa, lots of great entries so far! Is it me or has the participation in the last few months gone up a lot more than before?

[FESTER2004]

heres my 3rd entry:
body:pro-line 50's chevy pick up
paint:faskcolor red,testors spray enamal-orange,yellow,& silver ,the black paint is krylon fusion.
mask: i used bob d's liquad mask to cover the whole truck,drew my design out with a sharpie maker.
decals:came with body
class: beginner

[FESTER2004]

1 more:

[Gizmo X]

These are all lookin good.
For the "manager" of the competition, 2 questions.
1)Does the body have to be for a car? I haven't painted any bodies yet, but I've seen some touring car bodies come out great and I think I'd like to paint one of them for practice. But all I have isa nitro rush so obviously not so fitting lol.
2)...noooo forgot the second question when I typed the first :mad: I'll edit when I remember it lol.

2 Contiuned, rememberd while typing that lol. Whens the dead line? Hope I didn't mis read it.

[MT2 owns you]

the dead line is Midnight (EST) on Friday, 30 September 2005. and yea, im pretty (99%) sure that you can enter truck bodies. i hope so because if i can get the money, im gonna try to do a body to enter :) i dont think theres any limitations

[FESTER2004]

gismo x- its a open contest for all bodies-cars,trucks,buggies n truggies,etc.

hey gang ,no more white xtra spaces, orbitron sent me a link to a paint program n it worked! yippee! thanks!

[FESTER2004]

a big thanks to orbitron for the link for the paint program!

[Z-tuner]

Body Modded Proline MGT Crowd plazer

Paint used.
faskolor faspearl white.
faskolor black
faskolor faspearl black
faskolor fasescent yellow
custom mix of fasescent yellow and red to get the orange

Masks used hand cut vinyl mask

Class (PRO) not as good as other pro painters in this forum but I'm not a noob :rolleyes:

http://www.rctotal.com/cotxe/RCTOTAL/Fotos%20cotxe%202005-09-05/DSCF3736p.jpg

http://www.rctotal.com/cotxe/RCTOTAL/Fotos%20cotxe%202005-09-05/DSCF3737p.jpg

http://www.rctotal.com/cotxe/RCTOTAL/Fotos%20cotxe%202005-08-24/Foto3-petit.jpg

[cuchytil]

I really like those colors, nice job!

[Legend_Car]

those colors do flow looks awesome

[reynolds716]

Team Associatied RC10GT 1/10 scale proline crowdpleaser body
I used the Flaskolor paints on this with the translucent yellow backed with silver. The paint mask I used for the flag design was the XXX main mask also used on the rear spoiler.
I am a amateur painter.
http://webpages.charter.net/reynolds716/DSCN0920.jpg

[HRDforever]

thought that this would look like a good wall paper
...
tri-turbo's ride

[HRDforever]

sorry about the pix, they got messed up in the upload, well tri, how do you like it?

[HRDforever]

accually heres a good one...
http://img322.imageshack.us/img322/3232/drifter36bs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Hobson]

Body: HPI Dodge Charger.
Paint: Tamiya Metallic Grey (paint pen), Tamiya Rattle Can Black.
Mask: Freehand.
Scale: 1/10th
Class: Amateur

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/3797/dodgeresized1jb.jpg

More pics: http://gazdesigns.fpic.co.uk/c680534.html

The colours are Tamiya Metallic Grey (paint pen, thats why the edges of the flames look bad :D ), and Tamiya Black.

I didn't want to spend too long on the body as its only going to be trashed in a couple of weeks, but I also didn't want a 1 colour design.

[Legend_Car]

looks pretty nice i like the stripe on the back

[TRI-TURBO]

haha nice wall paper, I like it!!

[Brian Metz]

Here are a few I've done recently. There are alot of great jobs in this thread, folks. Very nice!

Body and chassis manufacturer and size : Traxxas REVO stock clear body
Paint used. Faskolor and Createx
Masks used (hand or precut) :Hand
Class entered : Amateur

[Brian Metz]

One more...

Body and chassis manufacturer and size : Mugen MBX-5 stock clear body
Paint used. Faskolor and Spaz Stix
Masks used (hand or precut) :Hand
Class entered : Amateur

[HRDforever]

haha nice wall paper, I like it!!
thanx

[FESTER2004]

holy smokes! its only sept. 6th n so many entries,wow!

hobson-that is a awesome paintjob on the charger!wow,thats a first using a paint pen i heard doing a rc body but hey it works.

brian metz- awesome work has well, i was gonna do devil tales on my last paint job but i didnt, u pulled it off using them!,excellent job as well!

yeah i notice particpation in the paint contests has grown,also!

wow,i cant wait to see what else is entered!

[C0NTENDER]

holy smokes! its only sept. 6th n so many entries,wow!

hobson-that is a awesome paintjob on the charger!wow,thats a first using a paint pen i heard doing a rc body but hey it works.

brian metz- awesome work has well, i was gonna do devil tales on my last paint job but i didnt, u pulled it off using them!,excellent job as well!

yeah i notice particpation in the paint contests has grown,also!

wow,i cant wait to see what else is entered!


Man, I was thinking the same thing. We are not even through a week yet and the entries are rolling in. It's going to be a tough contest.

[Brian Metz]

Thanks for the complements, Fester. I wish I could get a better picture, but there's too much contrast between the colors and it never comes out right. Looks much flatter in the photos than in person.

Brian

[Mel*E*Mel]

Paint-Pactra Racing finish
Body-Losi AD2
Mask- hand cut tape
Class-Pro
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/cats004080.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/cats004079.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/cats004081.jpg

Paint-Pactra Racing finish
Body-Mayhem 1/8th scale
Mask-Hand cut tape
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/rtttrrttr.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/Rons_1_8th006.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/Rons_1_8th007.jpg

Paint-Pactra Racing finish
Body-Losi MF2
Mask-Bob D. LM
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/Rons_1_8th026.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/Rons_1_8th043.jpg

[Aluma]

proline F350... for dominator (I think)
paint... brilliant blue, sprint white, black
masking tape and hand cut...except for the front/rear stickers

pro level...I did it yesterday for a customer...had to talk him into the white/black stripe cuz he just wanted a BIG Ford logo on either side.

[Aluma]

I'd of done more, but thats all he wanted...not much competition for the other entries this month, but its all I've got for now. :P

y'all doing some NICE work guys, keep it up.

[FESTER2004]

mel & aluma- i am blown away! can soemone help me pick up my jaw!!!!!i think this months is gonna be the best since i jioned the boards!i am at a loss for words.!awesome job everyone!!!!!!

[Legend_Car]

mel e mel i like your shells :D they look awesome. all the entries are looking good this month

[Piggy89373]

Mel, awesome work. Glad you entered into the pro category where you skills belong.

There's some fantastic work in here. It's quite amazing that all of these paint jobs come out of the woodwork like this!! This is awesome and the kind of participation I had hoped for.

[mikevillena]

Super job to all thus far!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:
HEY PIGGY!!!!!!!!! Aren't you glad that you split up the entries into "levels"? I wonder whose brilliant idea that was? Psst..., if I enter my clapped out mini cooper, can I resubmit it should we ever get a "beater" concours competition? How about the "Country Gentleman" theme for Halloween? Perhaps even a "Weenie" for Halloweenie? :D I think everyone will have a great deal of fun just trying to build them. I know that I've been laughling at my own "beater" as I work on it!!! :D :D :D

[Mel*E*Mel]

Thanks Guys for the kind words!!
And Piggy .. I like to follow the forum rules .. I've been paid for the bodies so i went in that class...not that i consider myself a pro but rules are rules..lol
Thanks again..Just wish i could enter more .. i have a few more i have done in the last two weeks plus the ones for me i've been working on...hehehe

[Scomp87]

Body: Some unknown 1/8th buggy (super thick)
Paint: Pactra
Masks: Handcut (took forever)
Class: Amatuer

[Scomp87]

skull

[Scomp87]

the simple side

[FESTER2004]

WOW!Is that skull a mask to????that is a aweosme job,tahts like one of the best skulls i have seen.awesome job scomp87!

love the xtra? side windows,thats cool!

i think this months compition is gonna be xtremely hard to judge.i think this month,the judges got their hands full!

[WheelNut]

Body: Jammin X1
Paint: Pactra racing colours
masking: Blue tape, ripped
Class: Pro, I suppose I dont consider my self a professional by any stretch, but I fit the requirements.

Unfortunately these pictures dont show the 3 different reds in the back and I hadnt switched my white wheels/wing on yet, oh well, I'll probably enter another body later in the month. Turned out good for a sub 3.5hour job though.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/WheelNut2/Jammin1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/WheelNut2/Jammin4.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/WheelNut2/Jammin5.jpg

[FESTER2004]

nice job!not bad for 3 and 1/2 hours worth of work.i wish i could paint that fast n they came out that good,lol

[Legend_Car]

both bodies are looking good

[Piggy89373]

Scomp, great work! The skulls and green fade look great! Glad to see you getting into this with both feet!

Nut, nice paint! You may not consider yourself to fall into the pro category based on skill, but that paint is proof you do!

[romuald31]

Hello from France,
The Body: Hong Nor Stratus 2
Paint: Tamiya
Mask: Tamiya hand cut tape
Class: custom painting addict beginner !!!!

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/7554/redimensionnementdedscn09128kg.jpg


http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/3291/redimensionnementdedscn09104os.jpg

[^j!nx^]

Hello from France,
The Body: Hong Nor Stratus 2
Paint: Tamiya
Mask: Tamiya hand cut tape
Class: custom painting addict beginner !!!!



good photography, but try adjusting camera settings so you dont have to use a flash

[Scomp87]

romuald i wish i had colors like those. nice.

[Farwar]

Whoa 20 entries so far and it's only been 8 days into the month! All of the entires look awesome. I need to go to the hobby shop to get a body and enter it.

[FESTER2004]

come on farwar, buy a body n paint n enter,lol

by the way,what was the highest number of entries of a paint contest here?????any body know?

well come on gang,lets beat that number,i feel we can,i know we can!!!!!!!!!!keep those entries coming!

[misho]

The Body: Protoform Mazad 6 190mm
Paint: Spazstik, Pactra, Faskolor
Mask: Hand cut
Class: Pro



http://www.airbrushrc.com/gallery/data/media/1/100_2187.jpg
http://www.airbrushrc.com/gallery/data/media/1/100_2191.jpg

Other pictures on my site..

[Legend_Car]

misho that body is sweet i like the painted head lights and grill very nice work this month

[FESTER2004]

misho-awesome!

yeah i agree ,there is alot of awesome entries this month!

[McKB]

Here's my second airbrushed body, but since i've had people as me if i'l paint one for them i'll enter the pro class.

Body: Proline F150 EXT
Paint: Pactra Racing Finish, Faskolor, Alclad Chrome II
Mask: Hand Cut vinyl tape
Class: Pro

http://members.shaw.ca/frosty85/f150.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/frosty85/f150(2).jpg

[gerok]

Sorry I forgot to add specs.

Body: ABC Toyota Levin 185mm on TT01 chassis
Paint: Parma Faskolor and Tamiya
Masks: Hand with 3M and Tamiya masking tape
Class: Amateur

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/gerok/rcstuff/levin/levin7.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/gerok/rcstuff/levin/levin4.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/gerok/rcstuff/levin/levin5.jpg

[cuchytil]

4-20 :D

[FESTER2004]

gerok- cool!ok u added yr specs!sweet!yeah awesome job!i try to help a fellow rc'er out when i can :)

[gerok]

Thanks for the heads up. I corrected the problem :)

[FESTER2004]

no problem!your welcome!

[Legend_Car]

awesome ford ext

[McKB]

Thank you :)

[Aluma]

hey gerok, thats one SWEET haichi roku! On another note...hey guys, I finally had a chance to try out the ABS "tires" and drift for the first time. WOW, i can see why everyones drifting now. its so much fun... I didn't even do a drift setup on the car, I just changed the tires and went at it. The battery lasts so much longer now. LOL. I had a crowd of kids from the neighborhood that were playing football come over and sit and just watch me drift around the driveway/street. Wish I had a camera and towels cuz they were drooling. oh yeah...and the body looks just like geroks, but on a mazda 6.

[jcnalley]

This is a Proline F-650 body for a E-Maxx.The mask was hand cut from Parma Fasmask.Colors used were Spaz Stix Mirror Chrome,Spaz Stix Gold/Green/Orange/Purple color changing paint,and Pactra Outlaw Black.This will be in the amateur class (since this is my first paintjob).

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/jcnalley/leftfront.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/jcnalley/leftrear.jpg
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a394/jcnalley/top.jpg

[Piggy89373]

edited: Jc, much better pic.

[Legend_Car]

looks sweet i just did a f650 for my tnx pro it looks pretty sweet.

[^j!nx^]

This is a Proline F-650 body for a E-Maxx.The mask was hand cut from Parma Fasmask.Colors used were Spaz Stix Mirror Chrome,Spaz Stix Gold/Green/Orange/Purple color changing paint,and Pactra Outlaw Black.This will be in the amateur class (since this is my first paintjob).



I touched up that first pic for you a little(ok maybe alot). Help bring out the colors, and detail. I helped out with the autowhite balancing, and exposure you camera tossed into the photo. Also Saturated it a hair to draw the colors out more.

http://rs-scooby.com/albums/R-C/leftfront_new.jpg

[FESTER2004]

wow, we hauled to a stop with the entries...................i figure over the weekend ,somebody would pounded out something,lolcoem on people,lets keep the entries coming!lol!

[misho]

wow, we hauled to a stop with the entries...................i figure over the weekend ,somebody would pounded out something,lolcoem on people,lets keep the entries coming!lol!

I have just about completed another body but have already posted two for this month :(

[FESTER2004]

u can post 3 bodies per month

[PitStops]

I think I may have a couple to post before the months end, will have lots of painting to do after this weekend.

[TRF Drive Hard]

Sorry I forgot to add specs.

Body: ABC Toyota Levin 185mm on TT01 chassis
Paint: Parma Faskolor and Tamiya
Masks: Hand with 3M and Tamiya masking tape
Class: Amateur

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/gerok/rcstuff/levin/levin7.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/gerok/rcstuff/levin/levin4.jpg

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/gerok/rcstuff/levin/levin5.jpg

Lovin the Levin gerok! nice to see some dirfters here ;)

[Nutter]

Body: MBX-5 Prospec stock body
Paint: Parma Faskolor (Fasfluorescent Yellow, Fasfluorescent Flaming Orange, Fascent Blue, Fasperl Blue, Faswhite, Fastint, Fasperl Silver, Faskoat)
Masks: Custom handcut (Bob Dively liquid mask)
Class: Amateur (first body in nearly 4 years, and probably 3rd total)

The blue has a nice marbled look that matches the metalic blue of the engine head perfectly, unfortunately it doesn't come out at all in these pics (done using the blowing paint drops around & backing with similar colour technique), and neither did the fluro orange in the middle of the first pic.

http://devras.com/rc/mbx5_01.jpg

http://devras.com/rc/mbx5_02.jpg

http://devras.com/rc/mbx5_03.jpg

[misho]

The Body: Protoform Mazad 6 200mm
Paint: Faskolor
Mask: Hand cut
Class: Pro

Here is one I did for a friend. Nothing special, he wanted this scheme. The photos don't do it any justice, its got purple streaks through it in daylight...

http://www.airbrushrc.com/gallery/data/media/1/100_2243.jpg

http://www.airbrushrc.com/gallery/data/media/1/100_2242.jpg

More photos at www.airbrushrc.com

[FESTER2004]

nutter-awesome job espically since u havent done a body in 4 yrs.colors work great together!

mishmo- i also like the way those colors work too!mint!

[JDAWG53]

Body-ProLine Crowd Pleazer T4
Paint-SpazStix Candy Apple Red, Parma FasRed, Fasblack, Fasyellow, Faswhite, Fasgrey and the orange is a mix of Parma colors.
Masks-All hand cut
Class-Pro
The pics dont do it justice. The colors are much more vibrant and there is a grey to white to grey fade down the middle.
Hope you like them.

[JDAWG53]

antoher view

[JDAWG53]

and another

[JDAWG53]

The Body-ProLine 777 body
The Paint-Parma FasRed, Fasescent Blue, Light blue is a mix, Fasyellow,
The Faswhite, Faschrome
The Masks-All hand cut
The Class-Pro

Here is the second entry

[JDAWG53]

another angle

[JDAWG53]

last one

later

[JDAWG53]

Here was the inspiration for the second body.

[LEADFOOT]

Wow... very nice Jason ;)

What did ya'll back the Candy apple red on the T4 with? Every time I use that color it comes out VERY dark....not like any candy apple red I have seen :(

[Seb]

Seb from www.SebAirbrush.com entry:
- Proline Chevy Silvarado
- painted with laquer paints only.
- All hand masked, cut & painted.

http://www3.telus.net/seb/sebs_custom/paintjobs/sep_01_2005/01092005_1.jpg

http://www3.telus.net/seb/sebs_custom/paintjobs/sep_01_2005/01092005_5.jpg


Thank you,
-Seb

[JDAWG53]

Leadfoot
I used the candy apple red to spray the lines of the bed (corners/angles) and around the designs then sprayed the fasred. The candy apple red gives it a nice suttle shade. Unfortunately, it is suttle enough that it didn't show up well in the pics. Looks good in person.
Later
Jason

[Legend_Car]

bodys are looking good this month nice chevy seb, i like that patriot buggy JDAWG

[Aluma]

MAN, halfway through the month and LOTS of incredible designs/paint skill! I'd hate to be a judge this month...:D

[FESTER2004]

yeah the last 3 entries are mint also!i love the silverado too!

[Farwar]

Damn seb! That looks killer! You work is always top notch and I like them all. Do you airbrush other stuff besides r/c bodies?

[pupmeister]

The Body: HPI Lamborghini Gallardo
Paint: Tamiya
Mask: Windows - HPI, Hand cut and printed and cut out from a downloaded
Class: Definitely Beginner



http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/pupmeister/100_4475.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/pupmeister/100_4472.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/pupmeister/100_4471.jpg

[RespirologyRC]

nice pics soo far

[Legend_Car]

whats that logo on the hood of the lambo? handpainted or sticker

[FESTER2004]

nice lambo!

[pupmeister]

whats that logo on the hood of the lambo? handpainted or sticker

The lambo symbol is a sticker and skull in the yellow is hand painted. I made the stencil from a graphic that I downloaded and prionted

[Kain44]

C:\Documents and Settings\Jacob\My Documents\My Pictures\MVC-003F

[Scomp87]

kain, there is a box waay below where you type. "Manage Attachments" thats how we upload pictures.

[urbangangsta101]

The Body: HPI Nissan Skyline GTR R34/Yokomo Mirrors/HPI Moulded Wing Set
Paint: Tamiya Red, Bright Silver, Black
Mask: Windows, Front Splitter and Rear trim, also masked small vent on right of front bumper.
Class: Beginner

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/2351/finishedwithspoiler7ng.jpg
http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6381/finishedfront7uq.jpg
http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/1408/finishedrearchangedstickers5ct.jpg

[FESTER2004]

very nice nissan!very clean!cool!

[FESTER2004]

urban,u need to list your specs to have it qualify for the contest.ok!just tryn to help!

[urbangangsta101]

Sorry Dude, changed it, but here it is again...


The Body: HPI Nissan Skyline GTR R34/Yokomo Mirrors/HPI Moulded Wing Set
Paint: Tamiya Red, Bright Silver, Black
Mask: Windows, Front Splitter and Rear trim, also masked small vent on right of front bumper.
Class: Beginner

[FESTER2004]

no prob!just tryn to help! very nice ride!

[Aluma]

that lambo looks like one that ran the gumball 3000 race. I saw an article on TopGear and it said that the lambo was painted up like a police vehicle and that they were haulin and didn't get stopped. The police would just wave. :D

[pupmeister]

that lambo looks like one that ran the gumball 3000 race. I saw an article on TopGear and it said that the lambo was painted up like a police vehicle and that they were haulin and didn't get stopped. The police would just wave. :D

I think you may be right. I was looking for ideas on the net on how to paint the body and I found the following pictures

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/pupmeister/LamborghiniGallardo.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/pupmeister/1505009-Travel_Picture-Manara.jpg

However I decided to change from white to yellow because of the colour of the wheels that I had

[wing]

my latest body...very simple paint job..yellow spary can paint...
with jaccs stickers....

body is kawahara accord
chassis: serpent 710

enjoy it...


http://www.rcstudy.com/forum/download.php?id=1114

[Aluma]

Is that little guy from SpeedRacer?

[NotWalkinBlind]

Looks like a Power Ranger... but I don't think it is... the one with the yellow jumpsuit didn't have red stripes.

[mikevillena]

Bodyshell - Tamiya Ford Focus RS WRC 03 (P/N 51037) Chassis - Tamiya TT-01
Scale - 1/10th
Paints used - Dupli-Color Auto Spray Light Blue Metallic (DSGM348), Viper Graphite (EDSCC4140), Pactra Racing Finish Outlaw Black, external details: Plasti-Kote Bumper Black (616), Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black (TS-29), Tamiya Clear Red (X-27), other details: Plasti-Kote SUV Black (1599), Alclad II Chrome (ALD 107)
Masks - All hand cut. Internal window screen - Hand cut black mylar Tint - cheapo Limo tint film (20% VLT)
Class - This is my first attempt at a multi-color paintjob and cutting / applying masks (spoiled by Tamiya). I'll let the judges place me in the appropriate class.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/mikevillena/Focus/Focus085.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/mikevillena/Focus/Focus089.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/mikevillena/Focus/Focus081.jpg

Notes: I made a lot of newbie mistakes and I also tried some new things like tinting with film, building custom light buckets and painting "facets" on the rear tailight lenses.
This was a very fun but immensely frustrating project. I learned a lot! Thanks gang.
Peace...P.B.

[Aluma]

Okay I did it! Info: proline oldschool stratus 190mm.
Colors all spray cans: Window tint, black, white, silver, red, gold, dark yellow, light yellow, candy red, gunmetal...I think thats it...10colors. :P
Masking: brown masking tape hand cut.
Class: Pro

I was really trying to get nice pics but the lighting doesnt want to work with me and the wife was looking at me funny cuz I was on the floor taking pics of my "little toy". :D

[Aluma]

wish I would of seen that can of pearl white I had at the back of my closet... It would have made this car really nice in the sun. :P
Tribals have 4 color marble...candy red, bright yellow, daytona yellow, then white.
Carbon is tint, gold, then black...it looks so nice outside.
Hey guys, how much would you charge to do something like this?
My wife gets mad at me cuz I take hours doing this and then I go to the track and get hacked by the newbies, so I might sell it. :P

[Aluma]

another angle I guess...oh its a TC4 team with upgrades.

[FESTER2004]

thats hot man!

[FESTER2004]

mikev-whats up with yr pics, my online service wont let me veiw them,anyone else notice this too?

[Scomp87]

Body: Team Losi Mini-T
Paint: Pactra and Aclad
Masks: Bob Dively's
Class: Amatuer
Wing: Handmade From some carbon fiber scraps.

[Scomp87]

(The pink things are body clips, so as they are easy to spot on the track)

[Scomp87]

Eh. A little crooked.

[rcajsilva]

Body - Protoform Chassi - Kyosho RRR 1/10 200
Paint - Createx
Mask - Liquid mask (Bod Divel's)
Class - Pro
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3258/racerpark3ze.jpg
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/751/racerpark17tr.jpg

[Legend_Car]

last two entrees are looking good i especially like the carbon fiber wing and the scheme on that mazda 6. that would look good in a blue black and purple too

[rcajsilva]

Body - Protoform
chassi - serpent 950 1/8
Paint - Createx
Mask - Liquid mask (Bod Divel's)
Class - Pro
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1407/dsc00640yz.jpg
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8809/dsc00628rm.jpg

[integra d12]

Hey guys there are some sweet looking works of art in here.

Body - Grand Motorsports 05 Funny Car
chassis - GMS 14 Kit
Paint - Autoair/createx
Mask - Liquid mask (Bod Divel's)
Class - Pro


http://www.generate-d.com/sparx/1l.jpg
http://www.generate-d.com/sparx/2l.jpg
http://www.generate-d.com/sparx/4l.jpg
http://www.generate-d.com/sparx/6l.jpg
http://www.generate-d.com/sparx/5l.jpg

[FESTER2004]

integra d12-i thought u said u werent gonna enter,lol

the last couple of entries r mint!!!!

[xaM]

whats up with the losi body on a 18T?!?!?!?!?!?

[integra d12]

I got convinced ;)

[FESTER2004]

lol!

[RespirologyRC]

Mazda 787 Micro body
made by Homer ( a friend of mine who has his own machine that can make custom shells) -- yes he's rich!

Hpi Micro Rs4

[Aluma]

hey resp, can he make a 1/10 lancer evo 8 body? :D

I've been waiting for tamiya to make one, but they and everyone else concentrates on scoobies.

[RespirologyRC]

He will make anyone a custom shell as long as they are willing to shell out $400.00, it takes him about 30+ hrs to make a mold then stick it in the kiln and drop lexan on it.

Here is another pic of my 787

[RespirologyRC]

and a rear shot of the body, I bumped the body this is why the rear tire looks a little funny.

[Legend_Car]

i like the serpent epecially the detail on the driver and the headlights goodwork. And resp you like painting the mini bodies dont you that looks sweet also

[winning edge designs]

Here is one I just finished for a soldier stationed in Iraq who will return soon....Jim

[winning edge designs]

Note that the headlights and grill are the only stickers....:), Jim, W.E.D., J concepts

[Dan-o]

Jim, that is incredible. If I wasn't suck a pinko commie bastard, I'd salute!

[Blacktiger]

Here is one I just finished. No fancy stuff on this one. Just good ol clean painting. Bit of a break from my normal style.

Body - HPI Stratus 200mm
Paint used - Parma Fascolor and Createx
Masks - Hand Cut Liquid Mask
Class - Pro

http://www.shadowdonkey.com/bt/HPIstratus_1.jpg
http://www.shadowdonkey.com/bt/HPIstratus_2.jpg
http://www.shadowdonkey.com/bt/HPIstratus_3.jpg

[FESTER2004]

w.e.d---that is a sweet body!

resp- that is also aweosme unique body!u are soo lucky to have a feind who has a mold amchine like that!i envey u!,lol!

[savagepicco26]

Here's my first attempt at fading colors together with an airbrush. only my second body with an airbrush, but the first one was just solid colors. i'll never use parma paint again either!!! after i sprayed the black, i was peeling part of the masking off and the black paint was peeling off the body with it. it didn't stick to the body. i even washed the body with soap and a scotch brite pad. never had the problem with pactra, so i'll only be using pactra from now on. if the parma didn't peel, this would have been a sweet body :mad:

Body: HPI Corvette
Chassis: Associated TC4
Size: 200mm (found out i acutally need 190mm :cool: )
Paint used: pactra (good) and parma (never again :mad: )
Masks used (hand or precut): XXX Main Pro Flames precut
Class entered: amateur

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/speed_bump/vette1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/speed_bump/vette2.jpg

[cuchytil]

blacktiger.... that is awesome!! nice job

[winning edge designs]

Finished this J concepts Monster Illuzion today too...simple flame job, more like what's done on motorcycles rather then R/C bodies, :)....Jim,

[winning edge designs]

Close up of the flame work too.......Jim

[FESTER2004]

i tallied 43 entries so far!(i mite be off a couple) if the judges want a copy of the table i have,im me ok! i suggets everyone double check there entries n make sure there specs are lsited ok!as,wellas your photos! i not tryn to nit pick but i am tryn to help! just wanna make sure everyone gets a fair shot!ok gang!

[2ndGeneration]

Body: Mini-T
Chassis: None
Scale: 1/18
Class: Amature
Mask: Bob Dively LM, Hand Cut, Windows Supplied
Paint: Pactra: Candy Red, Outlaw Black, Daytona Yellow, Competion Yellow
Indy Silver Backer

[2ndGeneration]

Another pic different angle

[2ndGeneration]

Finished this less than an hour ago, paints still wet

[2ndGeneration]

And one in the sun.
Good thing I did'nt look thru this thread before I posted this entry, so many great paint jobs I never woulda entered :eek:

[RespirologyRC]

That's pretty good considering that the mini-t body is the smallest body I every painted. I like the cololrs man!

[RespirologyRC]

Here is another 1/18 lid I did
PTi body with faskolor paints. insane clown possy design also airbrushed but outlined in black with a 4x0 brush

[RespirologyRC]

here are pics of the side with carbon hood

[RespirologyRC]

Here is a Crowd Pleazer 2.0 RC18T body
faskolor paints red, yellow, spaz chrome, black

[RespirologyRC]

This is 1/18 scale my own style flames !

[Legend_Car]

nice work resp

[2ndGeneration]

Thanks RespirologyRC, I can see from the comparison that I have plenty of practice ahead of me.

Those are very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Legend_Car]

that mini-t looks awesome 2ndG

[2ndGeneration]

Thanks Legend, I've got 4 more of them to practice on before I start on the 2 1/10 ST bodies I picked up. Ended up cutting my X-Acto off to get better control inside the bodies, they are small for sure.

Gonna try and get another mini body finished before the deadline on Friday.

[savagepicco26]

Ended up cutting my X-Acto off to get better control inside the bodies, they are small for sure.
i use this for all my bodies:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXENH9&P=7

[2ndGeneration]

Yup, mine is just a bit shorter than that now. ;)

Gonna have to get a full size one again. :D

[FESTER2004]

resp-wow thats amazing detail on a mini body like that!u have talent n paitance my friend!

[misho]

This one is ineligible, but I just finished it anyway...

http://www.airbrushrc.com/gallery/data/media/1/100_2254.jpg

[FESTER2004]

y-misho?

[misho]

I thought the limit was 3, I guess not?

[FESTER2004]

i think it is.the limit is three.u have 3 already for the month??????

[FESTER2004]

u cna enter it in novembers contest-taht 1 is open,next month is strictley for halloween i believe

[tc3plus18]

hey gerok, that Levin is awesome and so are the pics. you've got some style, that thing is sexy!

[Farwar]

Body: HPI Dodge Ram
Chassis: Savage SS
Paint: Faskolor, Createx and Auto Air
Masks: Liquid mask
Class: Amateur

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN0635.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN0639.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/Farwar/DSCN0643.jpg

[2ndGeneration]

Farwar, that is fine work you got there.

Very nice

[FESTER2004]

yes i agree that is awesome,pretty sweet paint job!

[Legend_Car]

that thing got a HEMI? sweet work on the body

[2ndGeneration]

Body: Mini-T
Chassis: Mini-T Pro
Mask: B.D. Hand Cut; Ruler, Penny, Dime
Paint: Pactra; Rally Green, Outlaw Black, Pearl White ( with a drop of green in it ) backed with Sprint White
Class: Amature

[2ndGeneration]

Here is another angle

[2ndGeneration]

Last pic. Picked up a respirator today, got a headache painting this one

[mdewitt71]

Here is one I just finished for a soldier stationed in Iraq who will return soon....Jim

Speaking from a fellow RC'r that just got back (3rd time) from Iraq... THAT IS SO COOL.....Nice Scheme!!!!!!!

[Legend_Car]

another sweet mini shell nice detail work

[2ndGeneration]

Thanks Legend,
I'm happy with it
:D

[desfjr1300]

After seeing this month's entries I can tell you that the only time you guys are EVER going to see anything I've painted is when monkey's fly outta my butt! Compared to the masterpiece's here, mine are, well, let's just say they're great basher bodies.

If I only had a FRACTION of your talent........ :eek:

[RespirologyRC]

LMAO---that was a very nice compliment you gave all of us
Thank you

[FESTER2004]

the way i paint compered to everyone else here,mine looks like they were done by a 1st grader,lol

2ndgen-nice body,i dont hve the paitance to work with the little bodies,lol

[Aluma]

I dont think its so much talent, but experience. Like anything else, it seems hard at first cuz you dont know whats going on, but with time, experimentation and knowledge of techniques...BOOM, you got "talent". :D

[2ndGeneration]

Hey desfjr1300, Aluma pegged it.

It's practice, there truly are some "pros" around this site ( for sure not me ) and when they offer up constructive critique its worth trying to do things the way they explain. At least once ;)

Big problem is, they can't critique or offer up any help if they never see any of your work. Look back on my earlier bodies, this spring. Wasn't looking too good :eek:


Fester, I was intimidated at first when I started to open them up and look at them. The window masks are tiny etc. but when I got to the point of using the liquid mask things looking up, takes alot less materials.
Just think when I start working on my 1/10 st bodys it'll be like seeing a football game @ A Super Dome vrs High School field. Lots o room

[desfjr1300]

I'm sure you guys are right-I most definitely need more practice! Would you happen to know of a site that might cover the "techniques" ? I'm afraid I'll need a little more than a "painting tips" type site, but something along the lines of a "complete step by step illustrated guide for incompetent boobs who can't even draw a straight line".
Stormer's giving away mini t bodies right now for $1.99, and at that price I can certainly afford to mangle a few with my artistic genius!

Back to the original thread-It's the end of the month......
So who won? :rolleyes:

[winning edge designs]

Mdewitt71...Thank you for your service!......And the compliments, :).....Jim

[mdewitt71]

winning edge designs- no prob!!!
with a user name like that...you own a RC business?

[2ndGeneration]

Stormer's giving away mini t bodies right now for $1.99, and at that price I can certainly afford to mangle a few with my artistic genius!

Exactly what I did.

Here look around this site (http://www.airbrushtechnique.com/airbrushforum/forumdisplay.php?f=169) a bit, might help some.

Hope it helps

[RespirologyRC]

just remember when painting those little ones: Always keep a hair dryer handy. Because they are soo small it is very easy to spray too much paint and end up with a little puddle. The hair dryer will dry it in place before it ruins any surrounding colors.

[2ndGeneration]

This competition will determine if we have enough participation to do this again.

I'm thinking participation is up this month, definitly do not envy the judges on this one.

Good Luck To All Who Entered
Tough Call

[FESTER2004]

yeah good luck to everyone.u all should should be proud of yourselfs!everyone did a awesome job!

[desfjr1300]

2ndGeneration, thank you! I've spent a couple hours at that site this morning and am trying to absorb all the info-good find!

[2ndGeneration]

Its not a problem, I bookmarked that site when I stumbled onto it. I refer to it often. There is alot of usefull information there, especially for us new painters. :cool:

[Piggy89373]

Holy flaming butt monkeys!! I didn't think it would spark this much interest! This has been a record month for entries. Each class alone has exceeded the average amount of entries. Wow, awesome stuff people!! Thank you for all your participation and hard work! Best of luck to everyone!

Spamcake and Contender, you two are the first judges in this new contest format. It's up to you to set the standards for everyone else to follow in judging. There's a lot of great entries, and I don't envy your for this task. Thanks for judging.

Here's the breakdown by class:

Pro Class (23 Entries)

Misho (3 entries) (but the third pic doesn’t show anymore so judges choice on use of 4th entry)
Z-Tuner (but the pics no longer show)
Mel-E-Mel (3 entries)
Aluma (2 entries)
WheelNut
McKB
JDAWG53 (2 entries)
Seb
rcajsilva (2 entries)
Integra D12
RespirologyRC (3 entries)
Winning Edge Designs (2 entries)
BlackTiger

Amateur Class (24 Entries)

EvaderSTkid
Fester2004 (3 entries)
RyanD
Tri-Turbo
Mik
Reynolds716
Hobson
Brian Metz (2 entries)
Scomp87 (2 entries)
Romuald31
gerock
jcnalley
Nutter
pupmeister
urbangangsta101
MikeVillena
savagepicco26
2ndGeneration (2 entries)
Farwar

[mikevillena]

A message from the (ehem) DON.....
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/mikevillena/godfather.jpg
"It has been brought to my attention that yous guys are having a little contest here......and I see that my godson is one of the competitors..hmmm. What a nice little "Forum" yous gots here. Would be a shame if say "something" happens to it...capish?

JUST KIDDING GANG!!!! Best of luck to all of the competitors! It's an honor to be in amongst you! :)

[FESTER2004]

thats funny,mike v,lol

[winning edge designs]

Mdewitt71, yes, between the painting we do at W.E.D. and the Body manufacturing at J concepts I stay quite busy........Jim, jconcepts.net

[RespirologyRC]

Hey Piggy

Maybe you should do a micro contest at some point or make a micro contest next month. I'm starting to feel a little discrimination against these little beauties. LOL

Just give it some thought man---Respiro

[cuchytil]

I kinda like that idea Resp...

[cuchytil]

100 for fun! :D

[Piggy89373]

W.E.D. Jim, I thought that was you from RCTech. Good to see you on here, your work is fantastic and an inspiration. You've helped countless folks on the other site, and I see you've continued the trend here. Thanks Jim, Welcome to Boards.

Resp, at first, I was a bit reluctant because not too many people paint micro bodies so I wasn't sure about participation. But, after the bulk sale not long ago and the fact I have an 18T unpainted 18T body waiting, I might have to take you up on it. However, it's been a while since I've competed against you...should be a good match up. On a different note, I've been noticing some similarities with most of the bodies you've been painting...both on theme and time required. It's been said before, so I'll say it again anyway as purely constructive criticism....spend more time painting the body instead of rushing it. You're skills have improved dramatically over the past year but you've been rushing yourself and it seems your work isn't what it could be because of it. Take your time, focus more effort into it and show us what you're really capable of without time constraint...not what you can do in 45 minutes.


Spamcake and Contender, post up your results right after one another. Don't wait on me. (And the suspense continues to grow.)

[RespirologyRC]

Piggy sounds like a challenge to me dude :)

I'll take you up on that "positive" criticism, and make more of an effort. Piggy as always you are a good moderator!

[2ndGeneration]

I'll take a piece of that competition, maybe a sidebar to this months halloween comp. :D

[Piggy89373]

2ndGen, jump on in, bud.

Resp, I'm no moderator, never have been, not sure I'd want to be. I make a better instigator than moderator. :D

[C0NTENDER]

W.E.D.


Spamcake and Contender, post up your results right after one another. Don't wait on me. (And the suspense continues to grow.)

Piggy,

Both I and Spam have started to trade emails, I'm sure we will have the ranking out by the end of tomorrow making the 5 day cushion :). Just alot of entires this month.

[winning edge designs]

I just wish we got more the 59K for pics....I can't get mine small enough, LOL......:), Jim

[Piggy89373]

Jim, yeah, it's a bit of an annoyance. You can host your pics on some of the free sites like Photobucket.com so you can have higher resolution pics and just link them here. If you need help doing this, let me know and I'll help out anyway I can (unless everyone else jumps in and beats me to the punch.)

[FESTER2004]

jim,try paint.net,its free,someone else on the boards hooked me up with it!

[Blacktiger]

So whats the word on the results?

[RespirologyRC]

Blacktiger you came in first in all the categories--LOL

[Piggy89373]

And the tension continues to mount....you can almost feel the tension in this thread waiting for the decision. Cool! :D

Spam and Contender, I know you both had a lot of great entries to judge, but...come on guys! Everyone's waiting and you can cut the tension with a knife!

[C0NTENDER]

And the tension continues to mount....you can almost feel the tension in this thread waiting for the decision. Cool! :D

Spam and Contender, I know you both had a lot of great entries to judge, but...come on guys! Everyone's waiting and you can cut the tension with a knife!


:), Spam and I have been trading info and we are going to release the results this evening.

[Blacktiger]

LOL @ Resp

[Aluma]

oh the suspenSE!!

[jcnalley]

Do the winners get anything,or is it just bragging rights?

[adrcracing]

Do the winners get anything,or is it just bragging rights?


The winners get a headache when it come time to judge the next comp. :confused: Lol

[LEADFOOT]

lol, no joke!

[jcnalley]

Thanks adr and leadfoot,I'm new to this board and was just curious.

[mikevillena]

The following is a public message from.......


"HELLO CHUMPS AND CHUMPETTES, IT'S ALL OVER SO YOU CAN STOP AGONIZING OVER THE RESULTS.........THE ROBOT HAS WON."

BENDER
"Bite my shiny metal...."
PS. If any of the judges are reading this, the "ZUBAN cigars and the dancing girls are on the way......" (to the off-camera assistant: "Hey loser! How many more of these stupid Public Service Announcements did my Parole Officer say I had to do?" "Eh...what do you mean "the microphone is still on?")


LOL :D

[C0NTENDER]

Folks,

It's that time you all have been waiting for, THE RESULTS of this months competition. I'm going to first say that is was very tough process and everyone did a tremendous job with their paint jobs. There are no losers in this contest, just those that need some work on their craft. I just want to explain what I did in my process. First, I used a 10 point max for each catagory. A max of 10 was awarded for design, execution, and difficulty, meaning the most that any one person could get is 10 pts. Second, I know that some people entered more than one bodies. What I did in this case was took what I thought was your better entry, and judged that body. I placed the top ten in order, and those that did not place in the top ten received honorable mention. Now this system I used will probably differ from Spammy, but it's my first crack at judging and I did the best that I could, so I hope I don't offend anyone and again, there are no losers, you all did a great job. So with that being said, let me list the guys that didn't quite make the top ten, but still put in some great work nonetheless.

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Honors go to:

EvanderSTKid – Crowd Pleazer has a nice paint job on it with very well cut out flames. The only problem with flames in a contest like this is that it’s hard to stand out. Good work

FESTER2004 - 50's chevy pick up with a nice paint job showing off a decent fade. I would say watch your color choices and as time goes on, your fades will improve

Hobson - HPI Dodge Charger with a great color choice. I really like it, but you well into the situation where it’s hard to make flames stand out. Good job

Scomp87 - with his unknown 1/8th buggy with a great scheme, but the execution brought you down some. Still a good looking paint job.

Gerok – with his ABC Toyota Levin. This was a nicely done car. Normally pictures don’t really play a part in the judging, but this is one example that caused some problems with my review of this car. I didn’t have the angles that I wanted or any shots of the entire car to do a thou rough inspection of the body. These points cost dearly in my judging. It’s a very nice looking body from what I can tell, I just didn’t get an overall picture of what the car looked like.

Jcnalley – with his Proline F-650. Another good looking body that fell into the flame game. Nice color choice but it’s very hard to get noticed with flames without being extra creative.

Urbangansta101 – with his HPI Nissan Skyline GTR R34. Clean paint job, more of a concours car, just couldn’t squeeze you in with some of the details that the other like cars had with their paint jobs. Good work.

Savagepicco26 – with his HPI Corvette. Nice design, just need to work on your color choices and some more execution. Still a nice body that I looked at several times.


Great job guys

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10. Breaking into the top ten is 2nd Generation – with his Mini-T Pro. I liked the color choice and how the scheme flows with the body, I would say work on your execution next go around. Nice body.

Design 4
Execution 3
Difficulty 4

Total 11

9. Breaking in at the 9 spot was Reynolds716 with his RC10GT. Nice selection on color. Might want to incorporate more colors next go around. Good job

Design 4
Execution 5
Difficulty 3

Total 12

8. At the number 8 spot is the car entered by Mik with his Lamborghini Diablo 200mm. I like the design and the color choice. I would have preferred not to see so much purple as I believe it’s a bit heavy on the top, but besides that, it’s a well done body.

Design 4
Execution 5
Difficulty 4

Total 13

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7. The seventh running up is Tri-Turbo with his Yokomo S-15. He shows how you can do a simple paint scheme and produce a very clean body. Nice work. More of a concours body, but it still looks nice.

Design 4
Execution 6
Difficulty 4

Total 14


6. The six runner up is Pupmeister with his HPI Lamborghini Gallardo. I like the colors that you used and the scheme. Very nice solid combination. Would have scored higher with some fades, or other paint techniques, but I like the paint job a lot.

Design 4
Execution 7
Difficulty 4

Total 15

5. Running at number 5, I gave the node to Mikevillena with his Tamiya Ford Focus RS WRC 03. We all know mikevillena as one of the all time best show bodies developers. In this case, he shows he can paint a bit too. I like the color choice and he did a very good job with his masking and placement. Nice ride mikevillena.

Design 5
Execution 6
Difficulty 6

Total 17



4. Rounding out for the forth spot is a very well done paint job by RyanD. RyanD shows just another example of great color selection. The scheme also flows well with the body. From looking at this car, I only expect better things to come from this guy as this is a VERY nice paint job. Good work RyanD.

Design 7
Execution 7
Difficulty 7

Total 21

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As for the top three, your going to have to wait until I get home from work to announce the winners. Sorry, for the suspense. (btw, I'm tired as heck, so please forgive any typos. I should be home in aobut 1hr 15 min.

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Well what the heck:

3. For Third place, I chose Romuald31 with his Hong Nor Stratus 2. This is another great looking body. Good fade work and good example of masking. Romuald31 did a very good job with selecting his colors, which really stand out and grab your attention. Not because they are bright, but because the color combination he chose blends well together. Good work Romuald31

Design 8
Execution 8
Difficulty 8

Total 24

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2. Second place proved to be the hardest decision in this competition. With two guys basically going head to head with like body styles, but different paint schemes. Both bodies look down right mean. Both utilizing some excellent choices in colors and layout. Both showing superb detail to masking. I can go one and one about both of these paint jobs. The one thing that really stood out about Brian Metz body is the color choice and how even the body looks. Just one amazing paint job for this class. Then you have Nutter who put in what looks like the same effort, and the same detail to the layout and execution. Also showing off his marble technique. Man, what a touch decision. In all it came down to the following:

Nutter MBX-5 Prospec stock body
Design 9
Execution 10
Difficulty 9

Total 28

Brian Metz Mugen MBX-5 stock
Design 9
Execution 10
Difficulty 9

Total 28


Yes that is correct, we have a tie for second place. I'm sorry, these bodies were so well done that they deserved to share 2nd place. Good work guys.

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CongraTs to Farwar, the winner of this class Farwar

This is the one of the best bodies that I have seen in a while. The design is impeccable and the color choice couldn’t be any better. I really like how the paint scheme flows from the layered hood effects to how the orange fades into the yellow. This is a well designed paint job with very good execution. This body almost received a perfect 10 across the board. The only .5 deduction was caused by the fading of the orange in the rear. Not as even as the side of the truck bed so I had to take points away for that. Even though I am not judging on the pictures taken, that first shot is just nasty. Makes me want to say, “can you paint one for me”. With that being said, I would like to announce Farwar with his entry of “Sav Nasty” the winner of the Amateur class. (I do however have some bad news for Farwar, and that is I have to bump you up to the pros for any future contest) With skills like this, there is no way you should be in the Amateur class any longer. Great job and keep up the good work!!!


Design 10
Execution 9.5
Difficulty 10

Total 29.5

[SpamCake]

Greetings all! Sorry this is so far behind Contender's post, I'm pulling some
overtime at work and it was a matter of juggling a bit to get some time to
get this all posted.
So, heeeere we go! I quote from post #10:

I will at this point (before there are any Pro entries)
offer up my standard Fair Warning to all the Pro entrants.

Fair warning #1) Photography counts. More accurately, Bad Photography
will count against you. Things like a cluttered setting, bad angle, bad
focus, the use of a flash, are all going to drag your score down like a
lead sinker. The same goes for pics that are too small to see. You don't
have to submit studio-grade pictures, but it doesn't take much effort to
create good clear images of your work. Don't insult your own work and
your audience with lousy photographs.

Fair warning #2) When it comes to critique, I won't be sugar-coating or
pulling any punches. I won't be intentionally nasty of course, but I'm
not going to spend any time or effort agonizing over how anyone might be
offended by a particular phrasing. I'm just gonna let fly, and let the
crushed egos fall where they may.



You can't say I didn't warn you!

Please find attached an assembled picture of postage-stamp thumbnails,
as a visual reminder of each entry's general appearance.

I've done the standard 30-point grade for each entry, along with a short
critique - in most cases I've pointed out the element or elements that
stuck out the most to pull the score down in a given category from a top
score of 10. In some cases I've even mentioned the positive. I'm not a
total meanie. Just mostly.

Something else I've added to this competition's score calculation is the
Photo Factor. As mentioned in Fair Warning #1, photography counts. This
isn't anything new for any competition that I've judged; the significant
difference here is that I'm putting it, as part of the process, on the
front side of the curtain. Each entry gets a score between 0.00 and
1.00. A score of 1.00 is pretty broad, anywhere from 'Good' to
'Spectacular'. Anything below that has a flaw significant enough to
warrant a score reduction. The 3-part score total is then multiplied by
the Photo Factor to get the final result. This may be controversial, but
given that it takes a certain effort to take a picture to begin with,
and so little more effort to make that picture not be bad, I felt that
it was about time it was considered. There are far too many repeat
offenders when it comes to lousy pictures.
They certainly don't have to be studio grade, but if you can hardly see
the subject, then what's the point of posting it to begin with?

Anyway... on with the results:

Off-list:
Z-Tuner, as the pictures were not present.
misho's 3rd entry. There were no pics for the original 3rd, and to be
honest I totally flaked on spotting your fourth until now. Sorry about that.
Just so you know, it would have placed extremely close to
your blue/pink sedan. It's a bit less noisy with the number of colours, but
some of the colour application is unsure and splotchy.

21st
RespirologyRC - GT car with up-force wing.
Design 6 -Flame elements look very out of place, and are badly
designed - lines, curves, and weights are repeatedly out of sync.
Execution 3.75 -Flame fades are misdirected. Carbon fibre execution is
heavy and clumsy.
Difficulty 5
Photo Factor 0.4 - Flash and related glare, and yet the body is still in
darkness. Dark and distracting background.
5.9

20th
RespirologyRC - Truck with jack-in-the-box mural on bed cover.
Design 9 -Well arranged, with the pattern (although too much of it)
on the sides and mural on the bed cover.
Execution 3.5 -Too much stuff on the sides, and the freehand work is
extremely bulky. The line quality in the mural is atrocious. Slow down;
some practice with your bristle brush wouldn't hurt.
Difficulty 8
Photo Factor 0.3 - Flash, dark to the point of obscurity, and an
extremely cluttered background.
6.15

19th
RespirologyRC - Chrome truck with flames.
Design 7 -The flames still have many of the same issues as the GT
entry, and they are a bit repetitive.
Execution 5 -The flame fades are bulky, and the topside dropshadow is
oddly placed.
Difficulty 4.5
Photo Factor 0.5 - Again with the superfluous background... if you had
cut away the excess, it would've resulted in a much better image of the
work itself. Also the flash comes into play, although it's not as
problematic as in the other entries.
8.25

18th
misho - Black/White/Yellow sedan.
Design 7.5 - Good colour combination, and the pattern fits together
well. The window trim is a bit overpowering though.
Execution 9 - The freehanded orange is a bit heavyhanded.
Difficulty 6
Photo Factor 0.5 - Flash, small size, edges cut off.
11.25

17th
Aluma - Blue truck with Ford logo and white linear pointed scallop.
Design 8 -A very nice, clean design incorporating the logo and
adding a touch of 'speed'. The lettering may or may not be accurate or
sloppy, but it's hard to tell with no straight-on closeups.
Execution 7.8 -Slight waver in the long white stretch. Lettering..?
Uncertain.
Difficulty 5
Photo Factor 0.6 - Flash, distracting background and desk, small size.
12.48

16th
misho - Blue/Pink/White/Silver/Red/Black sedan.
Design 7 -Several angles are awkward together, especially on the
sides. Maybe one too many colours, tough to call.
Execution 6 -The freehanded black is heavier than it should be, and
the pink is severely overblown. Lots of unsure cut lines - look at grill
and headlight.
Difficulty 6
Photo Factor 0.8 - Flash, extreme image contrast.
15.2

15th
Mel*E*Mel - Mounted truck, silver chequerboard with flames.
Design 8 -A staple in r/c racing. The flames' heads are a bit
repetitive though.
Execution 7.5 -There are a couple unsure cut lines, and the
dropshadows are a bit bulkier than they ought to be.
Difficulty 6.5
Photo Factor .79 - Better light than the other truck entry, but small
size and not the optimal angles. There's that pesky background again.
17.38

14th
Mel*E*Mel - Truck shell, dark blue with chevrons and flames.
Design 8.5 -Well-designed combination, but the window trim should've
matched the line edging the chequerboard rather than the brighter
fluorescent orange.
Execution 9 -There are more than a few wavers in what are supposed to
be smooth and/or straight lines - check the window trim and the red stripe.
Difficulty 8
Photo Factor .7 - Flash, messy desk, and 2 of 3 photos are out of focus.
17.85

13th
Mel*E*Mel - 1/8th buggy, dark blue with chevrons and flames.
Design 9 -Same as the truck, but the chevrons just sit that much
better on the buggy shell.
Execution 8.5 - The window trim is a bit worse off on this iteration.
Difficulty 8
Photo Factor 0.75 - Great setup, but far too much glare involved. The
background needs to be lit too, not just the subject. Again, check your
focus.
19.125

12th
WheelNut - White/Blue/Red 1/8th buggy.
Design 7 -Fairly simple, but perfectly viable for a 1/8 buggy.
Execution 8 -The dropshadows are alternately bulky, uncertain,
misplaced for the body's contour, or just not present. Practice your
freehand painting.
Difficulty 5
Photo Factor 0.98 - Good angle and light but a bit too far away and/or
out of focus.
19.6

11th
Aluma - Tribalist/Carbon Sedan
Design 9.9 -Really quite good, from what I can see. The transition
from hood to roof though is just a little bit questionable. If it were
me I'd have isolated them, rather than trying to bridge the windshield
like that.
Execution 9 -The carbon fibre is in a square grid format, not the
usual offset woven pattern. It's also lacking in subtlety. Otherwise a very
good execution; from what I can tell.
Difficulty 9.2
Photo Factor 0.75 - Small size, and except for the outdoor shot (which
appears to be out of focus) the lighting is awful and could use better
angles
21.075

10th
JDAWG53 - Red truck with yellow pattern.
Design 9.2 -Cool design; line weights feel right, symmetry holds
together well. It's a bit tight on the roof though, and I would have
liked to see painted-in window trim. It looks incomplete without...I
think...it's tough to tell.
Execution 9 -There seems to be a couple wavy lines and a ragged edge.
Difficulty 9.5
Photo Factor 0.82 - Very well arranged and lit, but far too small. You
yourself said that the pictures don't do it justice - well, take some
that do. You've put a lot of time and effort into your work, why not
take those few extra minutes to show it off properly.
22.714

9th
rcajsilva - 1/8 onroad, fluorescent pink/green and white.
Design 8 -Extremely bright design for outdoor, especially befitting a
1/8-scale onroad car.
Execution 9 -Clean, with sharp lines.
Difficulty 6.5
Photo Factor 0.98 - In this photo, again one side is in shadow, and
darker this time than the other entry. If you had turned this car about
90 degrees clockwise before taking the picture, it would've gotten a
score of 1.
23.03

8th
JDAWG53 - 1/8 buggy with grid and stars.
Design 9.7 -A very nice combination of grid, scallops, and line
weight. Could've stood to use another 1/2" of grid at the front of the
roof though.
Execution 9 -A couple ragged edges, and some slight line weight issues
in the grid.
Difficulty 9.5
Photo Factor 0.82 - Very well arranged and lit, but far too small.
23.124

7th
winning edge designs - Operation Iraq sedan.
Design 7.5 -There's no real waviness where you've obviously intended
it to be. The logo would be better-placed about 1/2" closer to the
windshield. The stars are a bit too stiffly arranged to be fitting on a
flowing fabric.
Execution 7 -The shading on the flag/ribbon is too linear. The
dropshadow around the logo and ribbon isn't so much a shadow as it is a
line - check the separation under the logo, and above the right-side
blue field. Weathering on the window trim is also too sharp and linear.
Difficulty 9
Photo Factor .099 -Clean display area for the photo. A bit more cropped
than necessary. Could've used one more angle, and perhaps a closeup of
the logo you put so much time into.
23.265

6th
rcajsilva - Fluorescent orange/yellow with black chequerboard sedan.
Design 8.9 -A nice bright design for outdoor. The chequerboard flows
nicely for the most part, and leaves room for the lettering.
Execution 7.75 - There are several ragged lines all through the
chequerboard, and a few awkward lines and curves. Nicely done fade though.
Difficulty 7.5
Photo Factor 0.99 - You've photographed the shadow side - not only does
it darken that side, but we're getting chassis shadows projecting onto
it as well. Everything else though, angle, light, focus, is very well done.
23.9085

5th
winning edge designs - Blue truck with pinstriped overlapping flames.
Design 9 -Well-proportioned and well-placed flames, in an attractive
colour combination.
Execution 7.5 -The drop-shadows are nice and light in a couple spots,
but otherwise are heavy and end in rounded rather than pointed tips.
Looking carefully at the pinstriping, the shadowing there is
inconsistent and often doesn't match up with the shadowing wthin the
flames' field.
Difficulty 8
Photo Factor 1.00 -Clean, good light, fair angle.
24.5

4th
Blacktiger - White/Blue/Orange sedan.
Design 9.5 -Very racy, with a bright contrasting colour combination.
Execution 8 -The freehand work, while straight and smooth, is quite
bulky, and perhaps a bit too evenly weighted along its lengths. It looks
as though it needs to thin out toward the back of the car.
Difficulty 7.2
Photo Factor 1 - Well lit, nice clean photo area, but if you were to
do it again, you could smooth out the bedsheet, and crop the photos in
closer; you're showing a lot of (wrinkled) white space there.
24.7

3rd
Seb - Flames, rips on monster truck shell.
Design 9.2 -Some of the interaction between flame licks is a bit
awkward and unbalanced.
Execution 8.2 -Too much black involved between the orange field and
the white rips. Would've especially liked to have seen the white without
any black fogging on it.
Difficulty 8.5
Photo Factor 1.00 - A bit of shadow and glare, but not enough to
warrant a flawed score.
25.9

2nd
McKB - Ford Monster Truck, with chevrons and marbled panels.
Design 9 -A nice sharp design, well balanced.
Execution 8.5 -There are a few unsure cut lines, and the orange
element to the jagged edge is quite bulky. Practice your freehand painting.
Difficulty 8.75
Photo Factor 0.99 - Excellent effort with the rock background, but that
glare is a bit overwhelming and an unfortunate flaw with an otherwise
good picture. Neither the angle nor the background in the first shot are
helpful in any way.
25.9875

1st
integra d12 - Dragster with rat-face logo.
Design 10 -Now that is a dragster. Speed just waiting to be uncorked.
Execution 9.7 -The freehand work is a bit bulky in spots.
Difficulty 9.5
Photo Factor 0.98 - Very well arranged and lit, with the exception of
the one posted closeup. Unfortunately the photos are pretty small. For
the file size involved, you could certainly have posted something larger.
28.616

And there you have it. Congratulations all on an extremely
well-populated contest, and all best to integra D12 - he'll be judging
the Pro section of next month I believe; a tough job at the best of times.
:D

[mikevillena]

Wow! Now THAT is JUDGING! My thanks to both of the judges on a superb job of scoring. Thanks and congratulations to all of the other participants. I was (and am) honored to hang with you all! See you in the next comp! :)

Mike V.
PS. "Bender" says "thanks!"

[desfjr1300]

Congrats guys! Unbelievable work, and I think even those that didn't win should be proud!

[VelvettFogg]

Hell, Im proud and I didnt even enter !

[2ndGeneration]

Congrats to those that took the time to paint and enter this contest. :cool:

To the winners, Good Job it was tough competition in both classes. To the judges " tipping hat " you guys both did a good job, I would'ent have wanted your jobs for this comp. :eek:

Farwar, congrats on the bump up, oh and bummer sucks to be you hehehe the big kids play rough :D :D ;)

[misho]

Well done everyone, this makes me want to go out and start spraying even more! My photography skills need improving but :(

[FESTER2004]

i wish contender did the breakdown like spamcake did.i had 3 entries but he threw the whole judgement into one statement??????


congrats to the winners!!!!!everyone did a awesome job!

[Piggy89373]

Great job and a hearty congrats to Farwar and Integra d12!! If you're up for it, you'll judge Octobers Contest (Farwar the amateur and Integra the pro group).

Congrats to all who entered, as you can see from the scores, it was a close and touch competition! Thank you all for putting your hard work and effort into this and making this first run at a new format fruitful.

Integra, YGPM.

[griz11]

Some very nice bods I must say. Every one a winner I think. This is the first time I've followed this contest and I must say it will be something I'll be doing from now on. Integra way to go man I can't believe my funny car is a winner before it even hits the track.

Griz

[WheelNut]

Great judging Spam! I agree with all the points you made about my body, so it must have been good. Hmmmm, for October now I think I'm going to have to do something really good for once! Mabye I can crack the top 5. I sure do wish I could afford a Iwata revolution though, this whole Paasche VL thing just isnt working out that great for me, so hard to get the consistency I need out of it.

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i wish contender did the breakdown like spamcake did.i had 3 entries but he threw the whole judgement into one statement??????


congrats to the winners!!!!!everyone did a awesome job!

Sorry Fester, I wish I had the resources to do so, but I just didn't this time around, plus this was my first time judging any event, I'm use to just having my stuff judged :). Spam did an excellent job with judging and his format may
modeled by others in the future.

[Blacktiger]

Wow, awesome judging guys. And Congrats to everyone. I am shocked I placed that high with that being my first time doing that style of a paint job. And yes I know I need a better way of taking the pics. Just all I have right now. I think I will pick up some white poster board and see if that helps. Thank You!

[Aluma]

man this bites...I coulda had 2nd! :P and thats cuz I even took half my digicamera's memory card trying to get a good pic in those light conditions. Oh well, maybe next time. :D

oh yeah, and the comment about subtlety on the carbon, well, you really cant even see it unless you're in the sunlight, thats why I took pics outside. with dark tint, then gold, then black its pretty subtle...but maybe you meant I used too much carbon...? I do know what you meant by spanning the windshield though...I just didnt want to cut into the window frame incase I wanted to use a banner there. Nothing like honest comments to bring out the better quality next time.

[winning edge designs]

Excellent job with the judging! Usually an unenviable task that is taken too heavily by the competitors, :).

I have to say I agree 100% with the winner.....would have been my pick as well. Alot of good work posted. Maybe i'll put in some of my concours level work next time, rather then my middle of the road "race" stage paint...haha..;).....Thanks, Jim, W.E.D.

[integra d12]

Man o man I am floored. First off I would like to thank a couple guys for getting me restarted, Griz he is a great guy, and Piggy89373 for telling me that I should enter. I did'nt really expect to win with all the great looking works of art in this contest. The judging in this contest was SUPERB and It should be used as a benchmark for judging contest of this caliber. GREAT job guys. thanks Again I look forward to judging the October contest!

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Just wanted to say CongraTs to both winners and to everyone who joined in on the fun. This was a really fun contest.

[FESTER2004]

contender-ok, u did do a excellent job of judgn as well as spamcake did.it was tough n mond boggling!,with so mant entries in sept.

everyone is a winner here!congrats!

[SNEEZER]

Congrats to The Winners!!!
I Didnt have Time to Enter, My job is Taking away too much Time right now! :mad:
Im Painting a Few Bodys For The Outlaw Nationals in Florida next Month.
Lets see if i have the Time for this month contest.

[Farwar]

CongraTs to Farwar, the winner of this class Farwar

That made me smile ear to ear. :D I didn't think that I would win the competition. It's the first time i've won one before. Great job to everyone who entered. All the paintjobs were awesome and everyone should be proud of them. I'll be happy to judge the October contest. Thanks to everyone!