Best Paint Competition - Nov 2005

[Piggy89373]

Best Paint Competition - November 2005

Please read this carefully and in its entirety!! (things have changed again)

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

Theme: Video Game/Movie inspired paint! The goal of this month is to paint bodies that were inspired by video games and/or movies. This includes replicas of Gran Turismo cars, Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine, or multitudes of Fast and Furious paint schemes.

Restrictions: None. Any body or paint scheme can be entered. However, paint schemes that fall within this month’s theme will receive an extra 3 points. Only those that meet the theme are eligible for these bonus points.

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. (see above for details).
7) A maximum of 3 entries per person.
8) Must include a minimum of 3 photos per entry.
9) Cars must be painted within the last 6 months.
10) Imagination is key and fun is a requirement.

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.

Winners from October’s Best Paint Competition will judge this month.

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. You will not judge photography skills but may penalize entries with photos that lack clarity and detail (only).

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

Next months Best Paint Competition will have no restrictions or themes.

Let's show off your talents and above all, have fun. Let the competition begin!!

[reynolds716]

RC10GT Pro line Ford body
Flaskolor paints
XXX Main picture glue
Hand cut paint mask
Class Amateur

http://webpages.charter.net/reynolds716/Ryan%20top.jpg http://webpages.charter.net/reynolds716/front%20ryan.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/reynolds716/Ryan%20Angle.jpg

[Divman]

Shell: Pro-Line Crowd Pleazer 2.0
Paint: Tamiya Polycarbonate (rattlers)
Masks: Stripes all hand cut, side decals pre-cut with some hand cutting on white.
Class: Amateur
Inspiration: MG touring car, which was in a video game once and also on the TV, and movies are on the TV :)
http://cerberus.gamershell.com/screenshots/2330/100491_full.jpg


http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~divman/misc/screenlogo.JPG

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~divman/misc/cp2mg1.JPG

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~divman/misc/cp2mg2.JPG

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~divman/misc/cp2mg3.JPG

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~divman/misc/cp2mg4.JPG

[RespirologyRC]

I wish I could enter but my photo editing program has shite the bed

[Piggy89373]

Divman, glad to see you got it finished. Looks great!!

To all, in case you haven't fully read the rules, any paint job can be entered this month. If your paint job falls within this month's theme, you'll get 3 extra points. If it does fall within the theme, please post the inspiration for your paint job to make it easier on the judges.

Let's see what you got!!

[Divman]

forgot my inspiration.... "or multitudes of Fast and Furious paint schemes" :) do i get 3 points?? :p

My inspiration was actually the MG touring car, which was in a video game once and also on the TV, and movies are on the TV.. so I really should get 3 points :D

At least, if for nothing else..trying hard :)

[FESTER2004]

Divman-i agree with piggy, that came out awesome!

reynolds- i like your truck too,the skulls on top r cool.....if u dont mind me asking,on the hood where is that robot from????

[FESTER2004]

heres my entry:

class-beginner
body parma vw beetle
paint-faskolor orange
misc- the flag n "01" were printed from my computer as well as the words "general lee",they were atached using xxx main picture glue
ispiration-they did make a dukes of hazzard movie & video game,lol

[FESTER2004]

sorry about the extra white space, i have to fix my compy!

another veiw:

[FESTER2004]

disregard!

[FESTER2004]

skip:

[FESTER2004]

note to judges:the general lee body was done like with in the last 2 months n i withdrew the resident evil truck-sorry n thanks!!

[desfjr1300]

I think only Fester would come up with a General Lee paint job on a bug. :D I like it-very creative.

[FESTER2004]

thanks-really lol!

[Piggy89373]

Fes, wasn't the Resident Evil paint job in another competition? (of course, it could just be me being lazy and not using the search function)

[FESTER2004]

it was,on this forum-is that against the rules????if it is i am sorry!

it was in septembers contest believe! :)

[Piggy89373]

Rules for the Best Paint Competition
2) Any body submitted may NOT appear in another competition.

Sorry Fester, but it cannot be admitted.

[FESTER2004]

ok i understand,its no problem,its my fault anyway!

so judges remember the resident evil truck doesnt count,i will try to whip up soemthing else ,weather permitting!thanks.

*** i just edited n withdrew the resident evil truck!,thanks n sorry!****

[Divman]

Nice one on the General Lee fest, but shudnt u cut out the side windows so Bo and Luke can get in and out :) :D and also did u fit some dixie horns? :D:D

Great job tho, I'll swing by the other thread to see the resident evil one :)

[FESTER2004]

thanks, i learned alot by doing the bug,i should have cut the "01" closer but when u drive the car far away ,it looks like 1,lol!

yeah i love the way my "resident evil truck" came out- it was my first time using the xxx main pic glue!-if u use it use finer sand paper liek 400 grit n dont go to crazy with it,lol!

[MT2 owns you]

reynolds- i like your truck too,the skulls on top r cool.....if u dont mind me asking,on the hood where is that robot from????
looks like a Halo themed body. very cool! :D

[reynolds716]

Yes I got the Master Chief from Halo.

[R/C Kid]

Love the halo body, but it looks like masterchief had a tough time on the lava level (melted rocketlauncher tubes)
But awesome body reynolds

[reynolds716]

Thanks alot I was kind on experimenting with that effect

[FESTER2004]

cool!

[Buggyracer28]

Halo RULES!!!! Nice body :D

[st_dragn_wagen]

waiting to see a pacman body yall. who's gona be the first to shoot it? lol

[VelvettFogg]

Body and chassis manufacturer and size. = Stock Revo Body
Paint used. = Auto-Air
Masks used (hand or precut) = Hand
Class entered = Beginner

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/VelvettFogg/P1010075.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/VelvettFogg/P1010073.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/VelvettFogg/P1010076.jpg

[FESTER2004]

IT 4 21 AM -EST-LOL!Anyway i just finished preppn' a body n i just layed down a coat of b/d liquad mask!-i hope to airbrush saturday,we suppsoed to have nice weather here in ny.we'lls ee!

[RCFX]

What did ya do a minute ago fes??? =P

[FESTER2004]

?????-lol

[Divman]

A small mention for the Admin/Mod that stickied this thread!

THANKS!!!

:D

Some nice work already guys!

p.s. VelvetFogg..Airbrush, hand-cut masks, CF paint, AWESOME man (shud be pro :D:D :p )

[RCFX]

lol! you're a funny guy!

[rcajsilva]

Body and Chassi - Serpent/Serpent 710
Paint used - Createx AutoAir and Fastcolor
Mask - Liquidmask and Hand
Class - Pro
http://img495.imageshack.us/img495/47/010800244dw.jpg
http://img495.imageshack.us/img495/6691/010800070rh.jpg

[rcajsilva]

Body - Protoform
Chassi - Serpent 950R
Paint used - Createx Auto Air
Mask- Liquid mask and Hand
Class - Pro

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/7841/010800055sd.jpg
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7937/010800028kk.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6655/010800012my.jpg

[FESTER2004]

rcajsilver- wow awesome work!love the taz!

[Racin Rev]

Poor girl, she's deformed! :D

Nice job on the taz :)

[Divman]

This thread has been unstickied?

[C-Hub]

Alright guys, I'll throw my hat in the ring. While these are not my most detailed work, and may score low on the difficulty scale, I thought it was a heck of a coincindence that the theme this month was video games/television. One of my favorite clients had just asked me to copy two cars from his son's favorite video game, Need For Speed Underground 2! So I thought I'd join in for fun :)

Bodies: HPI Eclipse and HPI Saleen Mustang, both 190mm.
Paints: Pactra Acryl, Parma Faskolor and Createx Pearls & Opaques.
Masks: Hand cut (yes, freehanded the angry eyes :) ) from liquid mask
Class: Pro

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL932/705918/8466237/118424085.jpg

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL932/705918/8466237/118424019.jpg

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL932/705918/8466237/118424057.jpg

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL932/705918/8466237/118424037.jpg

Although someone said something about a Pac Man body, and I must admit I got to thinking seriously about it :) Maybe if the work slows down before the end of the month. . .

-Chris Hults
LuxGraphics.com

[Divman]

Very nice, love the eyes :)

[FESTER2004]

c-hub-awesome work-love the eyes as well,lol

gang- i went away over the weekend last minute n had no acess to a computer!thats y i havent responded to any recent posts...ok-thanks!-hehehehe

[AirBoston]

PTI 200mm Mustang
Badger Crescendo
Createx Paints: Black, White, Gray, red, dark blue
liquid mask, freehand shields
inspired by anger and the darkside.

[AirBoston]

'nuther

[FESTER2004]

wow- airboston....may the force be with u,lol-that is mint-to good to use it,lol!

[misho]

Bodies:Protoform Mazda 6 190mm
Paints: Faskolors
Masks: Hand cut, 3M Blue Tape
Class: Pro

http://www.airbrushrc.com/gallery/data/media/1/100_2468.jpg

[tkcustoms]

AirBoston that is sweet! I love how you turned the light saber into the stripe on the side of the car. Any close ups of the hood?

[canison]

Here she is, my Associated T4 General Lee

All masks were hand designed and cut. The "01" and flag are completely paint. The only decals are the headlights/team associated sticker/ and the words General Lee, which were done on a label maker at work.

Paints used were All Spazstix: hard annodized orange, hard anno candy red, hard anno blue, black, and of course chrome. The flag, "01", and windows are chrome trimmed, not white. Was done about 2 months ago ready for our electric offroad state titles.

Entering the amateur class, as I have only painted 4 or 5 bodies for the T4 in the last couple of years. It has not been entered in any competition before. Sure did get some admiration at the track though.

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/80_the_general_lee_2.jpg

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/80_the_general_lee.jpg

http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_files/public/80_the_general_lee_3.jpg

[FESTER2004]

misho-i love the carbon fiber flames.sweet!


canison-welcome aboard!your truck is awesome looking.u took the phots too?cuz they r awesome too!

[canison]

Thanks Fester, yes I did take the photos too. Photography is my other hobby, so after racing was done for the day, I had one of the better drivers run my truck for a couple of laps so I could snap some shots of it in action.

I take pics at all our local RC events, recently the offroad EP states, EP onroad nats, and GP onroad nats.

Loads of galleries of pics here (http://www.teamadrenaline.net/e107_plugins/coppermine_menu/index.php?cat=10080). Including a few more of the general, regretably including being upside down :(

misho-i love the carbon fiber flames.sweet!


canison-welcome aboard!your truck is awesome looking.u took the phots too?cuz they r awesome too!

[FESTER2004]

u take awesome photos, i was into photography n i would like to get back into.

[Piggy89373]

AirBoston, wow!!! How bout a better pic of the hood to really take in the ghost Vader effect. The glare kinda overshadows the details a bit. Awesome work!!

[AirBoston]

Piggy, There is no detail to show. What you see is it. I just threw it in here for laughs. I'm not happy with the paint job at all. I was serious about being inspired by anger and the dark side. This is a 15 minute paintjob done while I was in a PO mood.

[Piggy89373]

Good grief, man!! If that's what you do in 15 minutes of anger, I'd love to see what you put up with 15 hours of happy time. :D:D

[FESTER2004]

my second entry:

body:vintage bolink datsun king cab-1/10th scale
paint: createx deep blue.faskolor yelloe,orange,red.black n custum mix of b& w to make silver for fuel cell n lug wrech.
mask:bob divelys l/m n 3m blue painters tape
note: tire ,fuel cell ,lug wrench n the letters "datsun" were hand painted with a brush.
also my airbrush was acting up today so it didnt really come out the way i wanted!

anyway:enjoy!

[FESTER2004]

second:

[FESTER2004]

third:

[Piggy89373]

Fes, you're getting better, but it looks like your brush might be due for a good cleaning. Since you spray outside, you may want to keep your paints in a bowl of warm water to keep them flowing better.

Great design and something that'll definitely get some good attention on the track.

[FESTER2004]

thanks, i was thinking it needs a good cleaning too, can i soak the airbrush in thinner ?overnight?and the cold air had somethign to do with it too,it was like in the 50's today in ny!

[misho]

looks good.

I never soak my brush in thinner. I disconnect the entire brush, remove all rubber seals, and soak it in hot water (from the kettle) and dishwashing detergent overnight. The next morning it smells so good, I use it to eat my cereal with lol

[reynolds716]

RC10GT Pro line Ford body
Flaskolor paints
XXX Main picture glue
Hand cut paint mask
Class Amateur

Sorry for the second post I had to move my pictures to a different sever and I could not edit my first post.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/RyanAngle.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/frontryan.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/Ryantop.jpg

[FESTER2004]

misho- thanks for the tip.yeah i am actually ant too crazy 4 the way it turned out, i think my 50's chevy p/u; i did in a simialer scheme & it came out better but then again thatt 1 was done with rattle cans n this 1 done with a airbrush.plus it was too cold for the paint to flow like piggy auggested.thanks!

[Legend_Car]

sweet entries so far. i cleaned my brush today, i got a VL and she works like a dream

[GeoRacer]

Hulk Silverado,

This is my first paint job, done with cans

[mes]

Geo,
The truck looks great.
Can you provide more info like what class you are entering in, etc? Thanks.

[Legend_Car]

im pretty sure its on an emaxx, but could you get a bigger pic so we can see the detail work

[Piggy89373]

GeoRacer, great looking truck. How about another pic or two to really show it off? Also, make sure you look through the rules again and include the following so you get judged:

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

[MT2 owns you]

georacer- nice job!

[LEADFOOT]

Body: JConcepts Xray Illuzion (in actual .060"!)
Paint: Createx white, black, pearl blue, red, Alclad II chrome
Mask: All hand cut
Chassis: Xray XB8
Class: um...PE was always my favorite!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/joshl/th_a106b383.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/joshl/a106b383.jpg)http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/joshl/th_e6439065.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/joshl/e6439065.jpg)http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/joshl/th_534ab030.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/joshl/534ab030.jpg)

[Legend_Car]

looks sweet leadfoot

[FESTER2004]

awesome job always leadfoot!

[mes]

Ok, only a few more days left. Is there anyone else planning on submitting? I was hoping for that Pac Man inspired paint job......... Are we all too tired from all the turkey?

[SpamCake]

G'morning all!
Well, no PacMan here, but it is from a video game. Virtual R/C Racing (imagine that!). Check it out at Virtual R/C. (http://www.virtualrc.com) (Internet Exploder only, as it doesn't quite work right with Netscrape). For expedience's sake, find attached a source image, one of a few from which I worked (albeit kinda small, but it's the clearest one I've got for posting purposes).

Entry details:
Body and chassis manufacturer and size.
HPI Alfa Romeo 190mm on Xray T1 chassis.
Paint used.
Createx (Standard and AutoAir)
Opaque Black
Opaque White
Tr. Orange
Tr. Yellow
Tr. Red
Pearl Black
Pearl Silver
Aluminum Basecoat (coarse)
Masks used (hand or precut)
Liquid Mask, hand-cut
Class entered
Pro

Actual photos of the finished work to follow. :p

[SpamCake]

Pic 1 of 4 attached.

[SpamCake]

Pic 2 of 4 attached.

[SpamCake]

Pic 3 of 4 attached.

[SpamCake]

Pic 4 of 4 attached.
I'd ramble on a bit, but I'm posting from work (sshhh!) so can't stick around too long.
C'mon you lot, let's have a few more entries before the month is out!

[mes]

Spamcake,
Awesome work man. I just love the color contrast between the white and orange. Nice detail on the lettering. Now I have to check out your link to the game. I haven't seen it yet.

[FESTER2004]

spamcake-i love the color combo too!mint job man!

[WheelNut]

I didn't want to enter this body because of the restriction on this months contest, but what the heck. Hope you guys enjoy the paint.

Body: Proline F150 RC10GT FT
Paints used: Hmmmm, lots of different ones, its all Pactra lacquer racing colours. Indy silver, White, blue pearl, flourescent orange and red, black, hmmmm, lots of other ones as well.
Masking: BD's liquid, hand cut
Class: Pro

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/WheelNut2/body4.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/WheelNut2/body2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/WheelNut2/body3.jpg

[MitsubishiMike]

Wow, some of those are amazing... I thought I was doing pretty good when I painted mine black lol

[Legend_Car]

nice work so far, spam like the vrc thats an awesome simulator

[Cesarjjc]

i used a airbrush from airbrushcity, the mode i used is GD102 gravity. i used candy red adn blue from Pactra and also spaz stix mirror chrome, multicolor change blue/purble/red and window tint. i am new to both painting and rc any advice is welcome. i think i did a pretty good job been my firth try on a multicolor body.Porche

[Cesarjjc]

here is another

[FESTER2004]

Wheelnut-awesome,very colorful!

cesarjjc-Welcome to the boards!pretty sweet job!

yeah there is alot of awesome entries this month!

[misho]

Nice Wheelnut.

Very Roly! :)

http://www.pro-lineracing.com/protoform/touring/1427-33/1427-r.jpg

[cabbynate]

take a look at this........... It's my buddy Kevin's work. :)

[Divman]

Cabby..is your brother entering the comp?? :p

If so, u need to put body make/paint make/inspiration and class entered :D

[cabbynate]

Here's another....

[cabbynate]

No, just showing off his work.......... :) .

[Divman]

Nice work it is too :)

[Serpent Bruc]

Hello!

I decidet that i must try this competition, its my 1st time so i think i am an amater! :) I think that this is some uncommon stuff there in USA!

CAR: Serpent 705 1:10 200mm
BODY: Serpent LOLETA 1:10 200mm
COLORS: pactra rally green and sprint white and some outlaw black too :)
MASKING: Homemade designed hand cutted - 3M masking tape
CLASS: Amater

Sorry because of the mess in the "lab" but it wasnt meen to be bublished :D

[Serpent Bruc]

This is the final product! :D


Hello from Slovenia, Boštjan

[cabbynate]

Nice work it is too
Thanks divman!!!!!!!! ;)

[FESTER2004]

s.bruc-pretty sweet job

[WheelNut]

Nice Wheelnut.

Very Roly! :)

http://www.pro-lineracing.com/protoform/touring/1427-33/1427-r.jpg

Yeah :p I saw that body in a Pro-line ad and thought it was the coolest paint scheme I'd ever seen, so I decided to challenge myself to do it! I couldn't see the roof or hood though so I had to come up with my own design for that, some of which turned out pretty good, some of which didn't turn out so well, which is ok though since I'm going to be doing 2 more bodies in that same style. I can make the adjustments on those ones.

[Divman]

Greetings from Scotland to Slovenia :)

Nice work dude! And if u think your "lab" is a mess you should see mine :)

[Serpent Bruc]

SHEEPSHAGGERS :D :D :D Did u see the football match??? :mad:

Thenks for the compliments


Hi from slovenia, Boštjan

[misho]

Yeah :p I saw that body in a Pro-line ad and thought it was the coolest paint scheme I'd ever seen, so I decided to challenge myself to do it! I couldn't see the roof or hood though so I had to come up with my own design for that, some of which turned out pretty good, some of which didn't turn out so well, which is ok though since I'm going to be doing 2 more bodies in that same style. I can make the adjustments on those ones.

Check out Rolys work at rctech, im sure i saw more photos..

[mes]

Hey everyone, I am gearing up to do some judging once the contest closes. I should be able to post the results tomorrow evening after I get done with work. So far in the amature class I have.......

Reynolds 716
Divman
Fester2004 (2 entries)
Velvetfogg
Canison
Geo Racer
Serpent Bruc
Ceasarjjc

If I'm missing anyone, please let me know.

GeoRacer, If you could submit any more photos and some additional description so that you can be judged fairly that would be helpful. Look at the rules and you can find all the details in there.

[Buggyracer28]

Just gettin this in before the deadline :D Just to see how I do.

Body and chassis manufacturer and size: Proline Mazda 6 200mm
Paint used: Pactra - Metallic Black, Metallic Blue, Sprint White
Masks used (hand or precut): Hand cut
Class entered: Beginner

This is my fifth body, and the first time trying flames or fade (I think it came out pretty good :)) The first coat was a bleed fest, I think I sprayed too much. I cleaned most of it up with Goo Gone and q-tips :D worked awesome.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Buggyracer28/B4773.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Buggyracer28/B4778.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Buggyracer28/B4777.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y296/Buggyracer28/B4774.jpg

[Piggy89373]

This month's competition is officially closed. Congrats to all who entered and thanks for having the courage to paint something and display it for all to see. Best of luck!!

Judges, you have until midnight, Monday, 5 November 2005 to post your results. If you cannot fulfill your duties as judges, contact me within 24 hours so we don't have a repeat of last month.

As a reminder, this month's judges are Mes for the Amateur Class and CharlieB for the pro class.

[RCFX]

Hey buggy, what are you using as a mask? Liquid, Masking (white or blue) or freehand?

[FESTER2004]

piggy-its december 5th not november 5th,correct my friend?

yes good luck to all who enteried, i just ordered a bunch of bodies off of ebay,i got them cheap, (cough cough)---they r bolink bodies-(cough cough)-i must be gettn a cold,lol

[Piggy89373]

Thanks for the correction Fes.

Er....December 5th is the deadline. :cool:

[Buggyracer28]

Hey buggy, what are you using as a mask? Liquid, Masking (white or blue) or freehand?
I used 3M regular (tan colored) masking tape. I did 2-3 layers over laping eachother and I thought that would be good enough to not bleed, but I guess not. I had to paint it in the dark and I couldn't see very well because the night came so fast! I used a hobby knife to cut out the flames and the out lines.

[Divman]

I got caught out on masking with tape too, i put 2 layers over lapping and it too was a bleed-fest i dunno if putting the extra layer actually encourages the paint to collect at the edges and bleed in. I also put too much paint and I guess that didnt help.. I went and bought vinyl masking sheets, but I've also used tape again since, and i stuck to 1 layer, and my first 2 or 3 coats were ultra light.

[AirBoston]

I was just reading through a few of these posts. I guess I missed the part about Amature and pro class. I'm far from pro, but I sell bodies for profit. Does that mean I'm in the pro class?

[Piggy89373]

I'm far from pro, but I sell bodies for profit. Does that mean I'm in the pro class?
Don't worry, Dave, we have a special class for you....just hop on the short bus. :D:D:D

[canison]

This months contest theme is meant to be Video Game/Movie inspired paint right?

Or am I thinking of another forum?

[mes]

Yep thats the theme intended for this month. There is 3 bonus points awarded if the theme is designed into the paint job. There are submissions that don't apply the theme so they won't get the 3 bonus points when being judged.

[canison]

Phew, thought i'd entered the wrong one!

[AirBoston]

Don't worry, Dave, we have a special class for you....just hop on the short bus. :D:D:D

The story of my life :)

[mes]

Alright I have completed my judging of the Amature class for November. The bonus points in this competition were for video game theme paintjobs. Counting backwards.........

10th_GeoRacer. The picture you provided was extremely small and hard to judge so I did my best to determine what your design was. It seems as though the color contrast between the green and the black would be nice.

Design: 2
Execution: 2
Difficulty: 2
Bonus Points: 3
Total: 9

9th_Fester2004. I liked the color contrast between the yellow and the blue with the fade of orange/red. I had to take off points for the large almost stipple affect of your fade color. I think others have commented on cleaning your brush. That will help a lot. Try masking off your lettering. It looked like it was freehanded. One tip from me would be to practice on clear sheets of acetate that you can pick up at any office store. I usually practice on these sheets until I get the right affect. It is cheaper than praciticing on the actual bodies and running the risk of ruining them.

Design: 4
Execution: 4
Difficulty: 5
Bonus: 0
Total: 13

8th_Ceasarjjc. Nicely done design. The chrome paint would be striking outside. The pics were pretty small and it would have helped to show a side view. From what I could see, the design was simple and effective.

Design: 3
Execution: 5
Difficulty: 4
Bonus: 0
Total: 12

7th_SerpentBruc. The fact that you did custom made masks was very nice. The pinstriping was a good touch to frame the tribal flames. You could experiment with drop shadows to give the paintjob more depth or even add another overlapping flame pattern. I think you're ready to take your difficulty up a notch.

Design: 6
Execution 4
Difficulty: 4
Bonus: 0
Total : 14

6th_ Fester2004. Wow the General Lee sure is a hot car this month. But on a VW Beetle. Who would a thunk it......The body color could have been color matched to the decal a little better. Try experimenting with mixing up some custom paint. You'd be surprised at how easy and effective custom colors can be to tweak a design. The bonus points really helped the design move up in the standings. Nice Job!

Design: 6
Execution: 3
Difficulty: 3
Bonus: 3
Total: 15

5th_Buggyracer28. Extremely striking design! The contrast between the hard lines and the flames is really nice and enhances the style. Two things to work on in the execution department..... your masking and your fades. Try using liquid mask. It really cuts down on the bleeds. Use Bob Dively's brand and I bet once you try it you'll never go back to tape again. Your spray pattern seemed a little too big at the fade. Experiment with air pressure and paint thinning a bit to perfect the paint flow. Great choice of colors.

Design: 7
Execution: 4
Difficulty: 8
Bonus: 0
Total: 19

4th_VelvetFogg. Very clean design. The fade in your flames is really nice and smooth. You seem to have the carbon fiber technique down pat. Looks good. You may want to try using a pinstripe or drop shadows to make your tribal or flames pop out more. They appear to be flat without any shadows. Keep up the good work.

Design: 7
Execution: 8
Difficulty 7
Bonus: 0
Total: 22

3rd_Divman. I just love the colors. They work awesomely together. Your lines are really straight and clean with only a few bleads or underspray marks. Simple designs with great paint color choices are sometimes the most effective schemes created. I would have opted for vinyl numbers rather than handwriting them on because they are not symetrical. The fact that the 8's don't look the same took off an execution point. I'd love to see this one out on the track!

Design: 8
Execution:8
Difficulty: 8
Bonus: 3
Total: 27

2nd_Canison. Beautiful just Beautiful! The color is perfect and one of my personal favorites. I'm sure it got some admiration at the track like you mentioned. You really pulled off the classic General Lee scheme. The flag and the '01' look clean with straight, consistent lines with little or no errors that I could make out. Bo and Luke's ride has nothin' on you!

Design: 9
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 8
Bonus: 3
Total: 29

And Finally the moment we've all been waiting for...........Your Winner......

1st_reynolds716. This is a paint job that makes me want to play video games......or wait drive my rc truck. Either way this is a very nice design that pushed the limits of all of the judging catagories. The design is difficult yet it was executed very nicely. The image on the front looks good and with the orange background and ripping metal it really comes to life. Using a slightly lighter green for the flames than the body is a really nice look and with the outline pops off of the body. Your drop shadows are consistent and very well done and help to give the paint job depth. Adding the phantom skulls in the roof was a nice touch that added difficulty points. You could work on making your lines a little straighter like on the window trim and some areas of the flames look a little edgy rather than flowing. Overall this design is a winner all around.

Well, there you have it. The results for the November paint contest. Everyone did an excellent job and I was glad to see that the amature entries outnumbered the pro class. You should all be proud of the fact that you are taking your hobby to the next level and not settling for standard 'stock' body designs. Keep up the good work!!!!!!

reynolds716 congrats on the win. You did a nice job. I am handing off the judging responsibility to you for next month. After my hand heals from all of this typing, I'm gonna start on the submission for the December
contest.

[Divman]

w000t 3rd :D

Nice comp guys, and Congrats to reynolds, Great Job!, also Congrats to all who entered, and to those who didnt .. GET IN FOR DECEMBER!!

[Buggyracer28]

Cool!!! 5th place aint to bad for a bleedfest lol. I just bought a Cadillac CTS-VR for my christmas project. Ill see if I can pick up some Bob Divelys. Congrats Reynolds!

[FESTER2004]

mes- u did a excellent job judging!yes i agree my airbrush needs to be cleaned! i cant wait till the nicer weather comes so i can airbrush!i am tryn to profect my "flame" design.thanks!congrats to everyone n congrats to reynolds716 4 winning this months comp!

[mes]

Thanks Fester. It was fun judging all of the entries. Give a try to the clear acetate sheets for practice. I use them all the time. I actually want to make a portfolio with them of all of my designs. Although I don't have many at this point. We all need to keep practicing. Happy painting.

[Piggy89373]

Thanks Mes!! Excellent judging.

Congrats to all who entered, especially Reynolds716!! Glad to see that inspiration can still be found in many sources. Everyone who entered should take great pride in your ever growing abilities. Congratulations!

Reynolds716, since you've won this competition, you have the honor of judging December's contest. If you are unable, let me know as soon as possible so a suitable replacement can be found.

All we need now are the results from the pros. CharlieB...helloooooo!!

[WheelNut]

Congrats Reynold on the win, now you get to judge next months comp as your punishment! :p

Eagerly awaiting Charlie's judging!

[canison]

Wahoo! second! Works for me!!!

Should have taken a few more pics of it before I raced it. Maybe if i'd posted a good clean pic of the flag and some closeups I might have made 1st :P

Well done to everyone!

[Piggy89373]

I got word from Charlie, he's a bit behind the power curve but he'll judge. He'll post it up pretty soon.

[charlieB]

RESULTS Finally!!!


misho Mazda-18 points Yellow Mazda 6. The Tribal/scallop looks seem to be the trend now. This is no exception. I would have wanted to see cleaner white highlights
behind the scallops over the carbon fibre scallops as well as the orange window trim to be more pronounced making it look like it fades away into the basecoat. Lastly, I also liked the black shadow under the pinstriped CF effect, but the shadow was too thick for my liking. A complimentary shadow such as a violet would have made for a cleaner transition. Too much black fade over a yellow contaminates the yellow and results in making it look "dirty".
1) Design: 5
2) Execution 6
3) Difficulty: 7
4) Bonus 0
total 18
6th Place

Chub Stang-23 Themed Mustang. Very Simple design, not quiet easy to execute. Although the body type is an older model, it is a good replica nonetheless. I would have scored higher if there were a black pinstripe about the checkers as in the game.
1) Design: 5
2) Execution 9
3) Difficulty: 6
4) Bonus 3
total 23
5th Place

silva serpent-27points Themed Tazmanian Devil. Definitely an eye catcher. Cool sheet metal BG behind Taz but that is it. No drop shadows for Taz or the crunched metal he is coming out of. Although the overall paintsheme is unique, I would have liked it to be filled with other elements. Maybe more rip marks from the inside by Taz having one of his episodes, or even Bugs being chased somewhere or shown hiding inside the paintjob. Paintjob is well executed.
1) Design: 6
2) Execution 9
3) Difficulty: 9
4) Bonus 3
total 27
4th Place

silva playboy-27 points Themed Playboy. Another eye catcher, Good skin tones on the girly. Would have wanted to see more girls to fill the theme. Maybe have more playboy elements like pink hearts, or even a silhouette of Hef somewhere. The Paint scheme doesn't really go with the theme, but executed well nontheless.
1) Design: 8
2) Execution 8
3) Difficulty: 8
4) Bonus 3
total 27
4th Place

Leadfootbuggy-27 points Red White Blue Buggy. Love the look and did it well! A little mistake on the shadowing in front, but great paintjob regardless. Use of shadows helped the overall design.
1) Design: 10
2) Execution 9
3) Difficulty: 8
4) Bonus 3
total 27
4th Place

Chub Eclipse-27 Themed Eclipse. Very Cool replica! Looks like the rear wing was even cut out to match. I would have wanted the headlights and grill painted to match as well though. Still, well executed!
1) Design: 6
2) Execution 10
3) Difficulty: 8
4) Bonus 3
total 27
4th Place


Wheelnut Truck-28 Points Multi Colored truck. Yes Very Roly inspired. Multi layered, multi colored with pin striping all over the body makes it a very difficult paintjob indeed. High scores in all categories gave him his well deserved pointage.
1) Design: 9
2) Execution 10
3) Difficulty: 9
4) Bonus 0
total 28
3rd Place

Air Boston Vader-30 points Darth Vader. Well Done! Only 15 Min? Showing only the highlights gives the dark feeling that something evil lurks deep inside the mask. Also because
only the highlights were shown, it gave a more realistic look rather the cartoony feeling you get what you actually draw/paint the whole image. I did however want to see more of the dark side of the theme. Maybe on the roof having him hold up his light saber with the red glow reflecting on his mask...or even have that on the sides have him in battle with Luke or Obi-Wan. A picture of his tie-figherwould have made it superb! Great paintjob nontheless.
1) Design: 8
2) Execution 10
3) Difficulty: 9
4) Bonus 3
total 30
2nd Place


Spamcake Alpha-31 points Yellow Alpha Body. Replica of game car. A nice added touch with the drop shadows on the logos as well an extra touch on the sides. Adding the marble helped
with the overall paintjob. Painting the Grills and Headlights put in that much extra work giving it
my thumbs up!
1) Design: 9
2) Execution 10
3) Difficulty: 9
4) Bonus 3
total 31
1st Place

Congrats to the winners! I appologise again for the delay..i did not even know i was supposed to judge until Piggy PMed me. Judging these paintjobs are never easy but fun regardles!

[Piggy89373]

Congrats Spamcake!! As penance er...reward, you're on to judge December's contest. If you can't do it, please let me know by PM as soon as possible.

[WheelNut]

Damn! I knew those 3 bonus points would be my demise! I wonder if December has a restriction......hmmm....

[reynolds716]

Thanks alot guys. I will try to do a good job of judging for next month.

[AirBoston]

well that's the best I've done in a contest. Maybe I should be upset with my paint more often.

Thanks CharlieB.

[SpamCake]

well that's the best I've done in a contest. Maybe I should be upset with my paint more often.

Ah! Indeed, sometimes the most potent inspiration can be that which arises from extreme emotion. Passion comes in all flavours!

Thanks for the stellar judge work, CharlieB -- and I'm not just saying that! ;)
I'll try to be as on the ball as possible for December's round.
Cheers!

[charlieB]

Ah! Indeed, sometimes the most potent inspiration can be that which arises from extreme emotion. Passion comes in all flavours!

Thanks for the stellar judge work, CharlieB -- and I'm not just saying that! ;)
I'll try to be as on the ball as possible for December's round.
Cheers!


;) NP Bro! You earned it!

[LEADFOOT]

where did I mess up on the shading? lol :P

[LEADFOOT]

BTW, your site is the BOMB! I love it. Now I have something to show the webmaster ;)

You need to link up more of your past jobs. I don't think they're all there.

[charlieB]

BTW, your site is the BOMB! I love it. Now I have something to show the webmaster ;)

You need to link up more of your past jobs. I don't think they're all there.'

Man....that part is killing me cuz im not just uploaded teh pix..im actually cropping and editing them. Too much work!

[Serpent Bruc]

7th! not bad for the first time... :)

congratulations to all of you, from Slovenija!

I am getting down whit the Stratos for the next month.... :cool: I hope it will do better!!!




Hi from Slovenia, Boštjan

[pilotwings119]

MY FAVORITES:

the 2nd place one in amateur - absolutely fantastic job there

&

the 5th place Saleen Mustang in the next class - thats swweett dude!!

[rcajsilva]

Thanks CharlieB.