Best Paint Comp - Jan 2006

[Piggy89373]

Best Paint Competition – January 2006

Please read this carefully and in its entirety!!

The Best Paint competition will be open for entries for the month of January and will close at Midnight (EST) on Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

Restrictions: None. This is an open paint contest.

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.

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) A maximum of 3 entries per person.
8) Recommended 3 photos per entry are submitted.
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.

Judging
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 or paint bleeds? 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 car’s chances of winning and lower its score. Keep in mind that a better picture will attract more attention for the People Choice.

Remarks from the judges are highly encouraged. Remarks help the individual painters see their shortcomings and help them overcome them. Judges of the Pro class are highly encouraged to be very critical in their judging. However, tact and an objective viewpoint are paramount when judging. Malicious or spiteful remarks will not be tolerated.

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.

If contestants have problems, discrepancies, or disagreements with the judges’ decisions, contact Piggy89373 via PM. The judges are just doing their jobs, so please leave them out of the argument.

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.

Mproy and Leadfoot will judge this month’s Amateur and Pro Classes (respectively).

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!!

[mes]

Shouldn't the first sentence say......

The Best Paint competition will be open for entries for the month of January and will close at Midnight (EST) on Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

Just being picky......

[TRF Drive Hard]

Fixed

[Piggy89373]

Ooops...thanks Ted for fixing it and for stickying this thread.

[R/C Kid]

I hope to have a XXX-T, Mayhem, and TC Body all painted up 'bout tha same to enter in this one, jsut have to lay the paint maskings almost done.

[MrCrash]

If I suddenly recieve a wad of cash and a roll of masking tape, I'll enter something this month.

I just bought a body last week, and when I found out I was out of masking tape, I got mad, laid down a three color fade (black to dark pearl purple to dark pearl blue), and called it a night. I think it looks nice, but it wasn't worth posting a thread about, so I certainly won't bother entering it.

[romuald31]

Hello from France, and HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Class: Pro
Body: Protoform Stratus3
Chassis: GPX4 pro
Colors: Only Tamiya
Hand cut masking Tamiya tape

http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/4118/redimensionnementdecarrosserie.jpg

[romuald31]

The second entry for the French man...

Class: pro
Body: Mazda6 Protoform
Chassis: GPX4 pro
colors: only Tamiya
hand cut masking tape Tamiya

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/4118/redimensionnementdecarrosserie.jpg

[romuald31]

My third Entry..

It's a buggy body, I'm not familiar with that!!!!

class: pro
Chassis/Body: Hyper8
colors: only Tamiya
hand cut masking Tamiya tape..

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1559/redimensionnementdecarrosserie1.jpg

[FESTER2004]

romuald31-awesome man!beutiful work!!!

on the pink/gray mazda body, b4 u sprayed the gray paint,did u splatter black paint?cuz it makes it look like stone which is pretty cool effect u pulled off!

[romuald31]

Yes , I bubbled black pearls with a toothbrush..

[FESTER2004]

cool,ok thanks- happy new year - i am working on a body myself for this month, just finished layn down my second coat of bob dively's l/m...i am using pactra rattle cans this time.

[1stGenCRXer]

Alright, let's see how mine stack up.

First off is a Crowd Pleazer 2.0 on a Traxxas Revo
Mask is Spaz-stix Seven Deadly Sins - Greed
Paint is Pactra rattle cans, colors metallic red, metallic blue, and sprint white
Cutting, trimming, and painting in under 2 hours [I'm impatient]
And the deeper red fading to brighter red effect was desired.
Class would definately be amatuer

http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/GreedF.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/GreedLF.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/GreedRF.JPG

Second is a Pro-line Nemesis on an Ofna CD3
Mask is XXX-Main Flames
Paint is Pactra rattle cans, colors metallic Red, sprint white, yellow and window tint.
Another sub 2-hour job
Class is again amatuer

http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/CD3FlameF.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/CD3FlameL.JPG
http://linus.highpoint.edu/~hleach/RCBodies/CD3FlameR.JPG

[FESTER2004]

niiiiccceeeeeee!not bad for 2 hrs each,lol...i hear ya about impatiant when it comes to painting.,lol

[1stGenCRXer]

niiiiccceeeeeee!not bad for 2 hrs each,lol...i hear ya about impatiant when it comes to painting.,lol
Thanks :)

Main reason for my impatience is that I don't yet have an airbrush, and I'm really not trying to do anything super fancy. All my vehicles get raced, and usually when I paint a body, it's to replace one that is beyond saving. I do take pictures when it's still shiny though, and sometimes when it's being retired.

[FESTER2004]

cool -yeah even though i airbrush i get anxiuos to finish it,lol

[Joost]

romuald31....

:eek:

[romuald31]

Thx Joost,
here's a link for some bodies I Painted.

http://www.automodelisme.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=11270

Bye

[Joost]

Omg man, your good! I love your work, really :)

Here is my body, but i dont participate the competition btw, i allready did it with Dirk Jan the competition of december :)

NeoGhosT (http://www.neoghost.tk)

Cya

[Divman]

Some very nice work here already guys, remauld i like your work too, some very detailed stuff, the designs are awesome, and well painted.

I have been AGAIN learning a new job, after my last new job only lasting 7 weeks, I should have time to get something up... I just bought a Baja bug shell, for my new ZK2 1/18th truck, so I may have a go at that, I got a 650 shell here to do as well, I doubt i will get close the MES last one, but i'll sure have a go :) :)

Good Luck all..

Dave

[the red dragon]

don't have a car body done yet, but i do have a boat. can i enter that?

[FESTER2004]

the red dragon-welcome to the boards,u have a good ?,i am sure piggy will answer this 1 soon since he runs the comps here.

[the red dragon]

thank you, i have afew good pics of the boat, all freehand air brushed. it's about 3.5ft long and kind of a continous mural. let me know if i can post it in the contest. if not i understand. just let me know what paint comp it can go in

[Piggy89373]

red drgon, I'd like to see the boat, but not in this competition. Sorry bud, but a quick view of the rules reveals this:

The best paint competition is an opportunity for people to express their unbounded imaginations on an R/C car body.
However, go ahead and post your boat in another thread. I'd like to see what you've done, and I'm sure others would too.

[the red dragon]

ok, thanks. i'll go post some pics right now. and i REALLY got to get me some car bodies then

[charlieB]

Hey Guys, here is one.
Class: PRO
Body: Protoform Interceptor
Chassis: Team Associated T4
Paint:Spazstix
Light Blue Candy
Blue Pearl
Mirror Chrome
Flourecent Orange
Flourecent Fireball Orange
Flourecent Yellow
Createx:
Pearl silver
Caribean Blue
Mask:CFX Paintmask:DunnFlamez
http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/Anthony%20Dunn.jpg

[FESTER2004]

heres my entry :

body: bolink 1/10th chevy s 10 pick up
paint: pactra spray paint: outlaw black,yellow,sprint white,comp orange
i used bob divley's liquad mask for the design
misc: various stickers
class: amature
note***:i used some dyna blaster rims n tires for mock up to dress up photo,what is whited out is a sticker of my last name, i painted the body for my sister's traxxas spirit truck.the paint job isnt exactly the way i wnated it but it came out pretty good n i am happy with it.thanks! :)

[FESTER2004]

1 more:

[FESTER2004]

last 1:the rear window is a paint mask from nitro graphics i winded up using as a decal- :cool:

[RCFX]

Looks like your bustin' flames thru water charlie!

Fester... you must have an endless supply of orange! That's ok though, it just reminds me of the dukes of hazzard. You're rc racin name should be "The Duke" :D

[FESTER2004]

lol-thanks ,i actauly it was supposed to turn out the oppisite ,i wanted to spray orange around the black then fade into the yellow n finislaly have white towards the ends but i messed up sprayn so i had to salvage it ,but tis pretty cool, i defintly prefer my airbrush over rattle can,sont get me wrong rattle cans r great but u defitly can do more with a air brush by far. i air brush outside in a storage trailer n here in NY its too cold to air brush so i had to spray in my basement real quick! my next body wont have any orange in it,lol

[Legend_Car]

My entry

Class: Amatuer
Body: Proline GMC Sierra
Chassis Traxxas E-Maxx
Paint: Pactra Sprint White, Outlaw Black, Rally Green

[Legend_Car]

My entry

Class: Amatuer
Body: Proline GMC Sierra
Chassis Traxxas E-Maxx
Paint: Pactra Sprint White, Outlaw Black, Rally Green

one more

[FESTER2004]

sweet legend!better looking than mine,lol!

[Legend_Car]

thanks fester i need better pics. thats where ill get docked points. im getting a digital camera soon though

[2ndGeneration]

Here's my first entry

Proline Dodge 1/10th
Associated RC10T
Createx Auto Air
Liquid Mask
Amature
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/2ndGeneration/1.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/2ndGeneration/2.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/2ndGeneration/3.jpg

[Legend_Car]

looks good 2nd gen

[2ndGeneration]

2nd entry

Team Losi Mini-T 1/18
Mini-T Pro
Createx Auto Air
Liquid Mask
Amature
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/2ndGeneration/1a.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/2ndGeneration/3a.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/2ndGeneration/2a.jpg

[FESTER2004]

2nd- they look great!i like the second 1's design ,defitnly different!

[Buggyracer28]

2nd Gen!!! I used those same flames for my CTS-V (step by step)!! LOL, they look good on both cars!

[MrCrash]

There are a lot of very nice entries so far. I think I might add in mine one for the heck of it.

[MrCrash]

Team Losi LST Racer body
Createx Auto-Air Iridescent blue & violet, and jet black.
Lazy Amatuer

The pictures suck. Either the coloring of the room was right, and the body was solid blue, or the body looked perfect, and the room was yellow or orange. The colors in the first image are almost perfect, and the others are kinda off.

http://mrcrash.250free.com/color1.jpg
http://mrcrash.250free.com/color2.jpg
http://mrcrash.250free.com/color3.jpg

[FESTER2004]

mrcrash-nice fad job

[MrCrash]

Thanks :D I'll try and get some better pics tomorrow. I think we might actually have some sunlight :eek:

[the red dragon]

nice colors and love the fade work, i would have brought the purple forwards a little bit more

[MrCrash]

Thanks :D Depending on the angle, the purple extends forward a little more, and the fade is more gradual. Like I said, it was hard to get a half-way decent photo of this body. I am hoping I can get some better results tomorrow.

[2ndGeneration]

looks good 2nd gen

2nd- they look great!i like the second 1's design ,defitnly different!
Thanks guys,
The first is for my son's truck. His old body was literally falling off :eek:

The second was pure improvisational, the side is from a wingdings font from the computer, and the top was traced directly on the outside with a set of French curves, no paper was involved :D

The next body will get painted with a new airbrush :p comes tomorrow :D

2nd Gen!!! I used those same flames for my CTS-V (step by step)!! LOL, they look good on both cars!
Hope you posted pic's, I'm gonna go look right now. :cool:

[LEADFOOT]

Hey Guys, here is one.
Class: PRO
Body: Protoform Interceptor
Chassis: Team Associated T4
Paint:Spazstix
Light Blue Candy
Blue Pearl
Mirror Chrome
Flourecent Orange
Flourecent Fireball Orange
Flourecent Yellow
Createx:
Pearl silver
Caribean Blue
Mask:CFX Paintmask:DunnFlamez
http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/Anthony%20Dunn.jpg

charlie, thank you for making my job as judge easy :D

[WheelNut]

The pictures suck. Either the coloring of the room was right, and the body was solid blue, or the body looked perfect, and the room was yellow or orange. The colors in the first image are almost perfect, and the others are kinda off.

Dude you gotta take that thing outside for some full spectrum light! The colours never show up right in a dimmly lit room in your basement. :p

[rcajsilva]

Body: Protoform
Chassis:Serpent
Paint:Createx
Mask: Liquid Mask
Pro

[rcajsilva]

another.

[FESTER2004]

wow thats is totally mint,my lil sister would be your best friend,she loves the patriots!lol!

[MrCrash]

Dude you gotta take that thing outside for some full spectrum light! The colours never show up right in a dimmly lit room in your basement. :p
I'm heading outside for some shots right now.

[MrCrash]

OK. I took some pics, but they still didn't turn out very good. My camera has a lot of trouble with purple. I'll put them up later, when I get home from the North American International Auto Show.

[Legend_Car]

entries look good so far

[KonArtist]

Im not all into flames n' Stuff. I like simple paint jobs.
I probally wont win anything, but here is my HPI body.
Few more pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/KonArtist/iwMTE2NzY0MzZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/KonArtist/iwMTE2NzY0NTZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/KonArtist/iwMTE2NzY0NzZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/KonArtist/iwMTE2NzY0OTZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/KonArtist/iwMTE2NzYyMzZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/KonArtist/iwMTE2NzYyNjZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/KonArtist/iwMTE2NzYyNDZzNDEzZGZkMzF5NTQx.jpg

[Silent Scope]

lookin good konartist

[Piggy89373]

konartist, don't forget to add in the required information. You've got the body covered, but waht about paint, masking, etc. Just want to make sure you get judged.

[hirme]

Ofna Hyper 7 body
Createx Pearl blue, opaque black and white
liquid mask hand cut
amateur

I received an Iwata airbrush for christmas so this is only my second body...but first with mask (the first was only a plain color body)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/hirme/hyper7/DSC01640.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/hirme/hyper7/DSC01641.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/hirme/hyper7/DSC01639.jpg

[Divman]

All nice work guys..

Konartist, even your simple design with no flames or anything fancy is really striking, its well executed as well, in fact a simple job well executed is sometimes more appealing than the "pimped" paint :)

[Aluma]

ummm...wouldnt Konartist's car be better saved for the concourse comp? just chop the smoke stacks and its a really good entry for that.

[LEADFOOT]

yep....this is a "paint" comp...no points for a 1 color job.

Hirme, add some pinstripes on the flames, maybe some drop shadows and a logo and you'll be painting for the pros! ;)

[hirme]

Hirme, add some pinstripes on the flames, maybe some drop shadows and a logo

that is my 3rd body objective ;)

[RespirologyRC]

Charlie what airbrush are you using? and after you use a color how often are you washing out your airbrush to prevent clogging? lastly with the spazstix paints do you thin them down at all and by how much?

[charlieB]

Charlie what airbrush are you using? and after you use a color how often are you washing out your airbrush to prevent clogging? lastly with the spazstix paints do you thin them down at all and by how much?
I use my HPC-H, Eclipse, and Revolution.

You should ALWAYS clean your brushes after use. No exceptions. Clogging is the enemy. Just like a mechanic, he cleans and puts away his tools after every sue or they wont last long. My Eclipse is 9 years old. Never had to replace any part. Well..just the Teflon bushing before they were putting teflon on the brushes.

Spazstix are great. Straight out of the bottle. No thinning needed. Makes it easier to switch from color to color. Also, USE YOUR RESPIRATOR!!! Most important of all.

[charlieB]

http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/AnthonyDunn1.jpg

[ZoneOfTheEnders]

sweet body charlie b, good work

[FESTER2004]

hirme-sweet lookn' body,i also love the snow affect

[charlieB]

yep....this is a "paint" comp...no points for a 1 color job.

Hirme, add some pinstripes on the flames, maybe some drop shadows and a logo and you'll be painting for the pros! ;)

here Lead. hehe

[LEADFOOT]

told ya :D

[JamminJay]

What do you guys use for shadows? Fasblack? I just got a better, more precise airbrush, so I hope to be trying some more detailed work.

[LEADFOOT]

shadows aren't necessarily always that dark. How many times have you seen a black shadow? Use the black to tint other colors. The pic up above your post is digitally produced. Look further back for the original. We were trying to make a point of ow much better it could look.

For shadows that would be a "black" color, I use Createx transparent grey. Charlie uses a reduced Createx black, and some use window tints of various brands.

[JamminJay]

so lead.. I seem to use faskolor paints. do you guys choose createx for any particular reason? how do they seem to hold up to the abuse? I knew that pic was supewr-imposed, (photoshop) or whatever, I was just curious if you guys use a light coat of black or what. Now I am curious about wether I should be using createx. I know I could get that a little cheaper than faskolor, and in sets as well. thanx.

[RCFX]

Createx and Faskolor are literally the same paint. The same company produces both paints and just branded them differently. Createx will work just fine for you.

[hirme]

hirme-sweet lookn' body,i also love the snow affect

thanks...hahaha
lot of photoshop hours went thru :rolleyes:
would rather be the summer to ride this sucker :mad:

And charlieb: nice work on my body :p you are giving me ideas ;)

[RespirologyRC]

Charlie thank you for answer my question, but you missed one: I ALWAYS clean my airbrush, but when I'm using Faskolors I find that after 2-3 colors it starts to clog so I have to stop what I'm doing and clean it. I have also found that Spaz paints, although easier to control, also clog my airbrush and is much harder to clean out. My question is: How many colors can you use through one of your brushes consecutively before you feel that it's getting clogged? For example; while using my HP-CS, I can run Red, Yellow, and White all one after eachother but then I have to clean the airbrush or it just doesn't spray as clean or smoothly.

Thank You
Respirologyrc

[charlieB]

Well..i use as many colors i can till the paintjobs is done. Do you clean the brush after everycolor? You definitely should. I really can not see why the brush would clog other than leaving the paint inside to dry. I guess ill write out my steps in aother thread so i don't invade this one. See new thread.

[VelvettFogg]

The body is by Parma, and it fits the 777
Paint is Auto-Air. Pearl Black, Transparent Red, Orange and Yellow.
Mask is hand cut Liquid Mask (I use Parma's)
Class is Amature

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/VelvettFogg/january06017.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/VelvettFogg/january06016.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/VelvettFogg/january06015.jpg

[Cesarjjc]

That is a nice painting. Very well accomplish :) :) :D

[FESTER2004]

velvettfrog-awesome,i truley like the effect of the "cracks" in the flame work

[mes]

velvet,
This may be your best one yet. Really nice fade work. It is pretty original. Good job!

[VelvettFogg]

velvet,
This may be your best one yet. Really nice fade work. It is pretty original. Good job!



I have to admit that the design is not mine. I saw a very similar one on a website some place, and I was so impressed that I had to try it my self.

The biggest lesson I learned from this one is the difference between transparent colors and opaques.

[MilwaukeesBest]

Fogg,
Man that is some pretty nice fading. It really brings some depth to the front of the body. And would you mind sharing what you learned about the difference between transparent and opaque colors. Is that how you made the fades so nice and smooth??

Steve

[WheelNut]

VelvettFog- How do you like the parma masking? Does it peel up nicely?

[mes]

I use parma masking and have no problems with it. I have not been able to find Bob Dively's so I've been using Parma. You just have to put it on really thick and do four coats. It peels up just fine with that amount of thick coats. I brush it on rather than spray it on. I've even been able to reapply some of it if it pulled up by accident if I didn't close my cuts at the ends of my pins or flames. It dries rather fast too. I can put four coats on in a day using a hair dryer to dry between coats. I'd recommend it if you cant find any Bob Dively's at your LHS. Just my two cents.

[VelvettFogg]

WheelNut -- I agree with Mes's statement about the Parma LM. Im not sure that I put it on as thick as Mes suggests. I use a foam brush and put on 4 to 5 coats. It does peal up nicely, and as Mes said, I am able to press it back down if I pull some up by accident.

MilwaukeesBest (Steve) -- With the transparent paint, I felt that I had more control of where the colors blended (faded). If I got the yellow too far up the body, I just backed it with the orange and I was able to adjust where the fades started and stopped that way. With opaques, if I had sprayed too much yellow .. I was stuck and there was no way to adjust where the fades started and stopped.

I'm still very much a beginner, and I learn with each body I paint. I will continue to use the transparent colors for my flames, as I felt that it gave me more flexibility.

[FESTER2004]

velvettfogg- i apologize for misspelling your name in my last post,sorry!

[VelvettFogg]

Fester, thanks for the appology, but it was totally unnecessary .. I didnt even notice :) And, you are not the only to have ever spelled it that way!

[FESTER2004]

Oh ok thanks, i felt bad i mispelled it n it was tooo late to edit it.

[reynolds716]

Parma 12L4 Body
Flaskolor paints
Graphics were hand cut except for Primal Graphics which was cut with a plotter
Class Amateur
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/top.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/side.jpg

[FESTER2004]

ok gang, my compuer burnt up n i wont be able to be on the site 4 a while, i dont have $$$ for a new computer right now plus i am going out 4 surgery soon so its like i am batting a 1,000! i will try to get some painting in since i have no compy! as soon as i get 1 i will coem back on or if my situation changes!ok i will talk to everyone soon!take car of yourselves n have fun!i'll be back on soon-i wont be able to email,pm anybody back 4 a while sorry!talk to everyone soon!sincelry,fester

[Legend_Car]

nice paint reynolds

[reynolds716]

Thanks alot. I like how the marblized blue turned out.

[Piggy89373]

Reynolds, awesome looking work! I'm curious about the Primal Graphics though. Planning on turning pro and selling the body? Or was it just a title to put on the body? Your work is great, but (there's always a but) I think you'd really benefit from moving into the pro category. It's ultimately up to you (unless you plan on turning pro).

[reynolds716]

Hey Piggy that's fine, I can move up to the pro class. I haven't started selling any bodies yet but I plan on trying to start soon.
Thanks

[designt1]

First time entering and posting a picture. Hopefully it shows up alright.

EDIT: BETTER PICS

Class
Pro

Body
Pro-Line Corvette C-6 (190mm)

Paints
Parma Faskolors
Faspearl White, Faspearl Red, Fascescent Yellow, Fasescent Purple, Fasblack, Faswhite

Alclad II Chrome

Masking
Liquid Masking
Spray Applied
Hand Cut

Pics were taken inside, colors are much brighter. If I get a chance, I'll take some new ones outside.

http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/sidefront4_small.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/sidefront5_small.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/rearside_small2.jpg

[designt1]

Class
Pro

Body
Protoform MG ZS Touring Car (190mm)

Paints
Parma: Faspearl Red, Fasescent Yellow, Faspearl White, Faspearl Blue, Fasblack, Faswhite

Masking
Liquid Mask
Spray Applied
Hand Cut

http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/mgoutsidefront_small.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/mgoutsiderear_small.jpg

[Buggyracer28]

Wow that C6 is sharp!!!

[Seb]

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ahhh...ok

[Seb]

Class: P

Paint: Pactra laquer

Body: Proline Hyper7

Masking:
Tape from Home Depot,
hand cut.

Good pictures coming tomorrow:

http://www3.telus.net/seb/sebs_custom/paintjobs/jan_18_2006/18012006_2.jpg

Thanks,
-Seb

[designt1]

Wow that C6 is sharp!!!

Thanks! I have to get better pics though! It's doesn't have the "pop" in the pic like it does when you see it in person.

[designt1]

Seb-

That's awesome work with the clown!!!!

[designt1]

updated pics of the C-6 on page 4

[LEADFOOT]

nice one Seb! That Klown is AWESOME!

[Blacktiger]

Gotta love the Killer Clown!!! Well done Seb.

[Legend_Car]

Nice paint seb

some better pics of my entry http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f64/Gumby70/ema.jpg

[Legend_Car]

last one

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f64/Gumby70/Emax.jpg

[yeeehaw]

Seb do you custom paint????? lol
awsome tru-flames
matt

[Blacktiger]

Here is my entry for this month for Myself and Team CFXpaintworks.

Body: Ofna Hyper 7
Paint used:
Createx - Black, white, and fluorescent green.
Faskolor - FasYellow and FasGreen
Alclad II Chrome
Masks: 3m Blue tape, all hand cut.
Class: Pro

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/NBbody1-1.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/NBbody1-2.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/NBbody1-3.jpg

[WheelNut]

Damn Seb you got that true fire down wicked!

Those white fades on the black background look really cool Blacktiger.

Designt1 I've got to say that the colours you used on those flames rock dude! The shape of the flames are really, really good as well.

[Legend_Car]

i know my body looks crappy, but im gonna paint a cuda for next months comp

[Aluma]

Hummer H2, all cans...yellow, white, pearl, black, red, tint...hand mask/cut with tape. Design..."Hey, can you make a body with the caterpiller theme by tomorrow?" This is what I came up with. :D

[Aluma]

other side...

[Aluma]

its got a light carbon pattern, but only visible by light so as not to overwhelm the CAT logo.

[Buggyracer28]

BlackTiger......... whoa.

[LEADFOOT]

c'mon guys...I only have like 6 bodies to judge. We need more competition than that! :D

[Aluma]

I'm sorry leadfoot, but its not our fault business is slow at the moment. :D
I guess people are just being more careful with their toys right now. :(

[LEADFOOT]

yeah, I know...it's winter and most seasons haven't started up yet. There will be a surge in the next few months ;)

[reynolds716]

2nd entry
12L4 Speed 8 Body
Paint was Flaskolor
Paint mask I cut with a plotter Charlie's Arrow mask(thanks Charlie)
Class Pro
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/12side.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/12top.jpg

[yeeehaw]

that is sweet and origional. Ill have to do one for Feb's contest.
matt

[Stalker911]

Well I just finished the one last night... I tried a few new things with it... The idea came from someone else's body which I'm pretty sure I saw on here but I loved it and had to use it for "inspiration"

Info

Body: Mugen MBX-5 ProSpec 1/8th Buggy Body (lightweight)
Paints Used: FasGrey, FasRed, FasFlip Gold, Fascescent Copper Mixed with Createx Opaque White, Createx UltraMarine Blue and lastly Pearl Silver then all backed with FasKoat (I think that all I used)
Masks Used: Coated with LM then totally hand drawn and cut.
Class:I consider myself an amature but since someone asked me to do a body for them at the track and gave me $20 for doing it do I have to go Pro?

Here's a few pictures:

http://ca.geocities.com/stalker911%40rogers.com/images/painting/marblfame/500/marbflame5.jpg
http://ca.geocities.com/stalker911%40rogers.com/images/painting/marblfame/500/marbflame6.jpg
http://ca.geocities.com/stalker911%40rogers.com/images/painting/marblfame/500/marbflame7.jpg
http://ca.geocities.com/stalker911%40rogers.com/images/painting/marblfame/500/marbflame3.jpg

[designt1]

looks very nice!

[yeeehaw]

pics arent working
matt

[Stalker911]

Thanks Designt1!

yeeehaw: pics are hosted with crappy geocities and the don't give much bandwidth... they should be back shortly though...

[LEADFOOT]

looks awesome stalker.....(bonus points for using one of my designs ;) )

[yeeehaw]

I see them now that is sweet.
matt

[Stalker911]

heh I knew it was someone's design but I couldn't remember who! Thanks for not minding leadfoot!

Thanks yeeehaw! I'm pretty proud of that one.

[Cesarjjc]

Here is my entry it is a Ford F150 from Proline 1/8
I use Faskolor Red,blu orange and black and a made up gray also mirror crome by spazstix.i used liquid mask. By the way this is a use body that i repainted as you can see from the decals. Amateur

[Cesarjjc]

here is the2nd

[Cesarjjc]

and here is the 3rd

[Cesarjjc]

and my last. by the way how do i upload all pictures at once. thanks

[Piggy89373]

Cesar, nice looking work! To upload all your pics at once, use a photo hosting site like photobucket.com to load all your pics. Using a hosting site will also let you use higher resolution pics for better clarity. Once on a hosting site, just link us to the pic using the following code: http:\\the web address for your pic (or use the magic buttons in the advanced reply window).

[LEADFOOT]

T-7 hours and counting

[Legend_Car]

My Last Entry

Body Pro-line CP 2.0
Chassis Mini-t
Paint Pactra Transparent Red and Yellow backed in white
Hand cut bob divleyhttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f64/Gumby70/Mini-t1.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f64/Gumby70/tmini.jpg

[Mel*E*Mel]

OK let me get in here ..
Body .. Team Losi AD2
Paint.. Pactra and Spazstix
Mask ..LM hand cut
Class ...Pro
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/joshs-04.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/joshs-07.jpg
Body.. Team Losi MF2 FXT
Paint..Pactra
Mask..LM hand cut
Class..pro
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/joshs-02.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/joshs-01.jpg
Body...Venom B4
Paint Pactra and spaxstix
Mask..LM hand cut
Class ..Pro
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01021.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01018.jpg
Sorry for the bad pics of that last one

[Stalker911]

AWESOME pinstripes Mel!!

[Mel*E*Mel]

Thanks!

[Windsorguy99]

Here is my second ever attempt with an Airbrush....and first attempt with Liquid mask...decided to keep it simple...I purchased a group of water based acrylics on a local forum, so figured i'd experiment wtih them a bit...


Body/Chassis : Parma Alfa / Xray T2
Paint used : Parma Faskolor- Fluorescent green, Yellow orange, Fashchange Blue; Createx - Blue pearl, Opaque Whie, Opaque Black; Createx AutoAir - Chameleon gold, Flame Red, Flame Orange, Gold Pearl Metallic, Opaque red, Pearl Silver
Mask : Bob Dively liquid mask
Class : Amateur

[Piggy89373]

Lidz, please put Stalker in the pro category. As per the rules and given his level of work, I think his entry belongs to your keen eye.

For all others, make sure you have included all the necessary information:

Body
Paint
Mask (unless it's painfully obvious that a mask was not used or needed)
Class

If you have no provided the necessary information, your entry will NOT be judged and will be ruled as DNQ. This is your last minute warning to read the rules on the first page and ensure you've put the required info.

NOTE: Stalker provided information placing his entry into the Pro category, so he's covered. Make sure you are!!!

KonArtist, need you to add your information!! Last chance!

Cesarjjc, what type of masking was used? Add your info, you have two hours!!!

[2ndGeneration]

Good luck to all of the entrants this month, some nice paint being posted.

[designt1]

good luck everyone!

[LEADFOOT]

Lidz, please put Stalker in the pro category. As per the rules and given his level of work, I think his entry belongs to your keen eye.


what about reynolds????

there is one sumbission for amateur and another for pro???!?!?!? :confused:

[reynolds716]

go a head and put me in pro, although I have alot to learn.
Thanks

[mproy]

There are some very talented people out there and I had never imagined how difficult it is to judge a paint-off. This is my first time, so please be gentle.

A bit of house keeping, Stalker911 and Reynolds716 are to be judged in the pro class. Oh and since I need to judge this, I am going to share my critiques without sugar coating!


LegendCar (red and yellow entry) – The yellow and red match really well, but frankly I wasn’t sure what you were going for. Flame job? Also, some fades or pinstipping would have given dimension and pushed the design.

Design: 2
Execution: 5
Difficulty: 2
Total: 9

FESTER2004 a.k.a. “The Duke” – Good job on your color fade from orange to white, the transition well executed. I saw your post about salvaging your paint sequence mistake… I guess it doesn’t help the design speak by itself. One looking at the body without the explanation doesn’t really know what you were shooting for. For some reason, when I look at the the design and the color selection I am reminded of a cow skin/under belly. ;)

Design: 4
Execution: 6
Difficulty: 5
Total: 16

Cesarjjc – Definitely potential on your color scheme. A graphic or a race car number on the doors where the red/orange is laid on the side of the truck would have complemented well the design. The lack of it makes the doors look naked or “empty”. The quality of the pictures prevents me from seeing if you did any special finish on the hood (carbon fiber?). The orange striping appears to be well executed.

Design: 6
Execution: 6
Diffculty: 6
Total: 18

MrCrash - Good job on fading from blue, to violet to black. Building some dimension into the design would have improved your score.

Design: 7
Execution: 6
Difficulty: 7
Total: 20

LegendCar (black, green and white truck) – Good color selection and fade. Lacks a bit of graphics between the rear shocks and the door pillars.

Design: 7
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 7
Total: 21

Windsorguy99 – For a second airbrush body you did very very good. The blending fades on the sides of the body are very well executed. The spoiler and hood graphics don’t seem to match the rest of the scheme so you lost a couple points on the design because of this. Job well done.

Design: 8
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 8
Total: 24

2ndgeneration (teal and brown tribal truck) – Good color selection. Tribals are busy up front but the rear looks empty.

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

VelvettFogg – Very original design. Great fade execution

Design: 9
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 9
Total: 26

Hirme – Flow of the flame follow the coutour very well. Colors could have benefited from drop shadows or pin stipe.

Design: 9
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 9
Total: 26

2ndgeneration (green and brown truck) – The green, brown and black colors work well together. Well executed, drop shadows add to the look and give dimension to the flames. Here also, the rear of the track is “naked”.

Design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 9
Total: 26

1stgencrxer (Red, yellow and white Nemesis) – in less than 2 hours? WOW. Two things I would have liked different: the hood flames are “squished”… less and a bit spaced out and thicker I think would have given a more proportional look. The flames on the side end aligned… like if there was a ruler or a wall. Doesn’t look right, plus it makes the door (right above the protoform) verrrrrry long.

Design: 8
Execution: 9
Diffculty: 9
Total: 26

Aluma – Nice truck and good adaptation of the CAT colors scheme. A little more attention to your cuts (jagged edges) would have made this score a lot more. The CF is very hard to see in the picture but looks to have been well executed.

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

1stgencrxer (red, white and blue truck) – Still amazed you pump these out in less than two hours. The flames/tribal overlapping is a great concept. While the fade was planned, the pictures don’t really help appreciate it.

Design: 10
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 9
Total: 29

Congratulations to all that participated. Amazing talent out there. Special congrats to the top scores (including the 4 way tie for 3rd place) and more specifically 1stgencrxer for his win and happing judging the February contest.

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/500/medium/Radiocontrolzone_-_mproy_judge_-_overview_pic.jpg

[Mel*E*Mel]

wow thats some fast judging...
congrats guys!!
Velvett.. sweet fades .. not easy at all .. big thumbs up to all you guys

[Stalker911]

No kidding! That was an amazingly quick judging

Lidz, please put Stalker in the pro category. As per the rules and given his level of work, I think his entry belongs to your keen eye.

Wow that made my whole week!!! Thanks for the kind words and the vote of confidance Piggy! Even though I can't spell confidance! LOL :D

Looking forward to the critique of it Lidz!

[1stGenCRXer]

Congratulations to all that participated. Amazing talent out there. Special congrats to the top scores (including the 4 way tie for 3rd place) and more specifically 1stgencrxer for his win and happing judging the February contest.
Say what? :confused: I didn't see anything anywhere about winners judging the next month, but then again I didn't expect to win my first go either.

As for my 2 hour paint jobs, I may have to do a time-lapse video one of these days :D

[designt1]

wow, good job guys!

[Piggy89373]

1stGen, Congrats on your well deserved win. Your prize here is you get to judge next month's competition. If you are unable to do this, let me know no later than 24 hours prior to the end of the February contest. If you can do this, post up and let everyone know. Again, congratulations!!

Thank you and congratulations to all who entered. Regardless of your placement, take pride in your work. It takes courage to paint something and post it on a public forum for all to see and have your work judged by your peers. Congratulations!!

Thanks again for everyone who participated and commented in making the paint competitions in 2006 start with a bang!

[LEADFOOT]

I got in late last night.....I'll finish up the judging tonight :D

[Legend_Car]

Wow 8th place, ill have to step it up next month, i get my paasche out

[2ndGeneration]

Congrats to the winners, good job to all that painted. Gonna have to step it up next month, those 2 hour wonder paint jobs are tough.


:cool: :p :rolleyes: :cool: ;) :D

[1stGenCRXer]

I really didn't expect to win, but I'll take it.

As for my 2 hour jobs, I guess I've just gotten proficient in my impatience. After seeing the pro entries though, I may have to invest in an airbrush and start playing with LM.

Thanks for the compliments everybody.

I'm going to be travelling for work next month, but I should be able to judge, looking forward to it.

[hirme]

wow, if I read this correctly, I'm tied at 3rd position :eek:
(But to me, the yellow/orange fading buggy is wayyyy better then mine ;) )

you just made my day! :D

[Aluma]

hey, why am I in the amat. division? Did I forget to put PRO on there? ooops. :P
oh, and the lines are sharp...hummers have LOTS of bumps/valleys which distort straight lines when seen at an angle. but thank you for the critique. :D

[LEADFOOT]

Here are the results of the January Pro Paint Competition...

romuald31

stratus
http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/4118/redimensionnementdecarrosserie.jpg

Design: 8
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 7
Total: 23

Romuald started this comp off with a BANG! This TC is awesome. I love the clean lines and the precision involved with the headlights/ grill area.

mazda
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/4118/redimensionnementdecarrosserie.jpg

Design: 5
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 5
Total: 17

This one I’m not so crazy about. If that’s what the customer wants, then cool…but it’s just not going to win any paint comps…in the current state (plenty of room to ad some BAM! :D )

hyper8!
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/1559/redimensionnementdecarrosserie1.jpg

Design: 8
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 8
Total: 24

I LOVE this body. It looks so “racy” and is perfect for any 1/8 buggy. Nice job!!!

[LEADFOOT]

charlie
http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/Anthony%20Dunn.jpg

http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules/coppermine/albums/userpics/10002/AnthonyDunn1.jpg

Design: 10
Execution: 10
Difficulty: 9
Total: 29

What more can anybody want out of a paint job? There are flames, shadows, streaks, marbling, and text. The only reason I didn’t give it a perfect score is because I know he can do more difficult things….but this is a perfect body.

rcajsilva
http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=62167&stc=1

http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=62168&stc=1

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

This is a design that is done very nicely, but has a lot of room to upgrade. I would like to see some color shading not only in the flag, but in the text and Patriot designs as well…..and some pinstripes to set it off.

designt1

C6
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/sidefront4_small.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/sidefront5_small.jpg

Design: 6
Execution: 7
Difficulty: 6
Total: 19

This Vette is very clean and the purple is like glass. The design is fairly simple, though the included pinstripe is very well done. Instead of simply tracing the black around the flames, try adding some drop shadow to give it some more depth.

MG ZS.
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/mgoutsidefront_small.jpg
http://www.xacdesigns.com/paintpics/mgoutsiderear_small.jpg

Design: 5
Execution: 6
Difficulty: 5

Total:16
On this entry, I couldn’t tell what you were going for. Is it a rip?…lava type thing??? The paint in all areas seemed a bit heavy “fingered”.

[LEADFOOT]

Seb
http://www3.telus.net/seb/sebs_custom/paintjobs/jan_18_2006/18012006_2.jpg

Design: 9
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 10
Total: 28

I don’t like this body. But, I think it’s because it scares me! :eek:
The paint on it is unbelievable! That Klown is jaw-dropping. Well done!

Shadowdonkey
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/NBbody1-1.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e377/Blacktiger355/NBbody1-2.jpg

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

Very clean lines, nice open design. I’d love to have it on my Hyper7!

reynolds716
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/12side.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c223/reynolds716/12top.jpg

Design: 7
Execution: 6
Difficulty: 6
Total: 19

This is an example of a CFX free mask. (http://www.cfxpaintworks.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=28) For just moving up into the pro ranks, it is a nice entry. Watch your backing colors to make sure they don’t bleed through. Also, try getting some finer fades in the arrows

[LEADFOOT]

stalker
http://ca.geocities.com/stalker911%40rogers.com/images/painting/marblfame/500/marbflame6.jpg
http://ca.geocities.com/stalker911%40rogers.com/images/painting/marblfame/500/marbflame7.jpg

Design: ( ;) ) 7
Execution: 6
Difficulty: 6
Total: 19

Another new entry into the pro ranks! :cool: Stalker entered this very cool buggy body. The flame and pinstripe could have a more refined shape. I do like the addition of marble. More time with the blade will serve you well in the future. It just takes practice getting smooth consistent lines.

Mel*e*Mel
AD2
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/joshs-04.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/joshs-07.jpg

Design: 8
Execution: 8
Difficulty: 7
Total: 23

Pink! :D It takes a man to run a pink truck. I love it! There are some visible blemishes in the window trim and some inconsistencies in the blue pinstripe. However, the green pinstripe is off the hook! I love the vibrant colors. Next time, try some Auto-air sparklescent “Porn Star Pink”….(then let me know how it looks—I want some :D )

[LEADFOOT]

MF2
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/joshs-02.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/joshs-01.jpg

Design: 8
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 8
Total: 25

There are many pros across the country that would love to have this one! It is completely clean. I will never grow tired of the traditional orange flames and blue contrast. :cool:

Venom B4
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01021.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/sideshowmel/DSC01018.jpg

When my co-host (my 6 year old boy) saw this he said “NICE!!!”. Although the McDonald’s cup and mouse didn’t gain any photo points :D The shading on this body is unreal. It looks like you can reach down there and grab any of the layers and pick them right off. Again…super vibrant color! J

Design: 9
Execution: 9
Difficulty: 9
Total: 27

Summary: I was very pleasantly surprised with the caliber of paint slinging going on these days. My hat is off to ALL entries. Keep it up!

The tallied results are as follows:

1st: Charlie 29 points
2nd: Seb 28 points
3rd: Mel*E*Mel 27 points

[Piggy89373]

Once again, Leadfoot, thanks for Judging. You provide a great insight into this past time of ours.

Congrats to all who entered the pro ranks. We had a number of folks move up into the pro rank this month, and it's obviously a good place for them to be.

Special congrats to:

CharlieB for another perfect work!! You have talent like no other.

Seb for the hairy hand and a great looking clown.

Mel for the man-pink and off the hook green pinstriping.

[Stalker911]

Thanks for the feedback Leadfoot! The pictures turned out okay, but I'd say you still miss 20% of the bodies highlights from seeing it in person :D

Looking forward to pushing myself more and more running with you Pros! :D

[designt1]

got to try out some new stuff on next months paint! Good job to the winners!!!

[yeeehaw]

looks like I am going to have to enter next months comp.

[Cesarjjc]

Thanks, I guess I got to get better pictures next time. I will work on the side of the truck I appreciate the help. Cogrants to all

[Mel*E*Mel]

Thanks for the kind words Leadfoot and Piggy..
I'll take third place behind Charlie anyday!!
Man I gotta pick up some of that Porn Star Pink.. sounds hot!!...lol

[LEADFOOT]

lol

you got a pm on CFX! :D

[charlieB]

Congrats to all the winners! it is an honor to be in teh company of many great artists!
This Paintjob was for an 8 year old boy who has been racing at my track for 4 years.
EVERY MONTH, his father pits for him along with a wonderful group of cheerleaders called his family. His grandparents, aunts, uncles, and counsins all camp out under their canopy and watch him race his T4 and his TC3 around the track. They have done this and supported him for 4 years! He will definitley be very excited knowing his truck actually won a contest! His family supported him for so many years, it was only justified i painted him a body in thanks for supporting my track since he was 4 years old. His father never hesitated to lend a hand with helpijng set up and putting away the track. I dedicate this body to litle Anthony Dunn for having a great attitude on the track and his family for showing such great support.

[adrcracing]

Your a good man Charlie.

[romuald31]

Hello from France,
and congratulation to every competitors...

A special pic for Leadfoot..
My Body at the Nuremberg Toy Show

http://img492.imageshack.us/img492/1227/nurnberg020206382ov.jpg

And in the rear another one I made for the french distributor of hong-nor, hobao, OS and Tamiya...(I'm sponsored by them !!!)

this one for X1 CF FT

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4118/redimensionnementdecarrosserie.jpg

Bye and see you next concours.....

[LEADFOOT]

Awesome! thanks for the extra pics :D

[Piggy89373]

Charlie, your actions will continue with that lucky boy for the rest of his life. Your support to Anthony and his family is what keeps and will continue to keep your group of racers such a tight knit and friendly group. I can only echo Adrc's comments, you're a good man, Charlie.

[LEADFOOT]

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[FESTER2004]

awesome judging as always!as soon as i get a compy i will post pics ,i have to finsih a/b'n it. thanks!