Detailed Body Contest - Apr 06

[Piggy89373]

Detailed RC Body Contest – April 2006

Please read this carefully and in its entirety!!

The Detailed RC Body competition will be open for entries for the month of February and will close at Midnight (EST) on Sunday, 30 April, 2006.

Restrictions: Concourse Bodies.

This where the highly detailed cars compete. Paint is only a part of the contest, the rest lies in the details. The more detail a car shows, the better it will score. Bodies only showing off paint are permitted, however, they will not score as well as a detailed body.

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: see above.
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 (colors and brand).
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) Detail: How much detail is on the Car? Is it a Proline body with no effort to create scale detail beyond the paint scheme? Is it a Tamiya body with mirrors and all the usual Tamiya trimmings (yes a Tamiya body with nothing but what came in the box will score better than a Proline with nothing more than what came in the bag because the Tamiya body simply has more detail!). Points are given for the scale realism of the paint scheme and for the added detail (exhaust pipe, wing, mirrors, windshield wipers, intercooler, mesh grill, realistic LED’s for lights, brake calipers, do the wheels look good with the body, interior, engine bay, opening doors, opened windows, a driver, etc).

2) Design: Exactly like the best paint competition. How well does the design fit/flow on the body? Is it visually appealing? How are the color choices? How well do the details fit? Originality does NOT count.

3) Execution: Exactly like the best paint competition. Regardless of how complex or difficult it is, how well is it executed? Are there paint bleeds? Are the lines straight (or correctly curved)? Are their obvious mistakes? Finger prints? How well executed are the fades and other basic painting techniques? etc. Also Scale of the accessories should be the same as the body. A 1/10 scale body with 1/24 scale mirrors and wipers just won’t score as well.

I want to point out that difficulty is NOT being judged. The detail and realism achieved is enough of a judge of the difficulty, time and effort put into a body.

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.

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.

DaveG and BillyW will judge this month’s Amateur and Pro Classes (respectively).

Next months Best Paint Competition will be an open contest.

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

[RespirologyRC]

I'm goint to enter a micro Rs4 body :) it would be out of character if I did 1/10 scale

[howielong]

Here goes nothing:

Yokomo Body mounted on a Team Losi XXXS
Outlaw black, pearl white, sprint white, all by pactra
Hand cut mask
Amateur class I believe. (3rd body)

Has exhaust, wipers, mirrors, and ID plate. Never got around to making the light buckets and adding the lights.

More photos here: (http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=216909)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/StevenCole/FC%20Body/FC0022.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/StevenCole/FC%20Body/dsc023132.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/StevenCole/FC%20Body/FC0192.jpg

[FESTER2004]

howielong-sweeet!

resp-if u did a 1/5 scale or 1/100000th scale ,it would never be out of character cuz your work is amazing man no matter what size body u lay it on!

[Karadjas]

I want my 1/1 done by respo :D

[LongRat]

This is my first post in the painting forum, but this comp is ideal for my current favourite painting style which is doing race replicas.

G'Zox Hasemi Z SuperGT race car
Class: Pro
Body: Shell from Tamiya Nismo Z body kit
Chassis: Schumacher Mi2-EC
Paints: Pactra Racing Finish laquers/Alclad chrome silver
Mask: 100% Parma fasmask liquid (first time I have used, I like it a lot)

The smaller sponsor logos are decals, from the Xanavi Nismo Z body kit. The rest including everything unique to the Hasemi Z car is paint. I race this body so I left off the mirrors :)

http://pic16.picturetrail.com:80/VOL660/2777486/6270454/137868959.jpg
http://pic16.picturetrail.com:80/VOL660/2777486/6270454/137868963.jpg

The flourescent red is actually darker than it appears in the photos, more like the real car - a shot of it here:
http://press.nissan-global.com/COMMON/IMAGES/MOTORSPORTS/SUPER_GT_4TH/LOW/super_gt_4th_06.jpg

[FESTER2004]

longrat-awesome!

[FESTER2004]

Can a moderator please sticky this thread so its not bouncing all over the forum.

Thanx!

[Billy W]

keep them coming guys....


Billy

[encore75]

Here goes my Amateur entry... :)

http://home.earthlink.net/~encore75/misc/e-maxx/e-maxx1.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~encore75/misc/e-maxx/e-maxx5.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~encore75/misc/e-maxx/e-maxx6.jpg

Body: Pro-Line Nissan Titan body for T/E-Maxx (painted in 03/06)
Paints: Pactra CheZoom Teal (rattle can) for the main body, Pactra Indy Silver (rattle can) for the front grille/bumper and rear bumper, Pactra Metallic Black (rattle can) for the bed, B-pillars, and to back the teal to darken it...I was trying to copy the full-scale Nissan "Deep Water Blue" color.
Masks: Included window masks were used for the windows, hand masks used for the grille, bed, and bumper areas (good 'ol 3M blue masking tape). Decals are a mix of leftover Traxxas decals from the E-Maxx kit and Nissan decals from my HPI Nismo 350Z.
Class: Amateur

[encore75]

2nd Amateur Entry...

http://home.earthlink.net/~encore75/misc/e-maxx/nismo1.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~encore75/misc/e-maxx/nismo2.jpg

Body: HPI Nissan 350Z body on a Tamiya TT-01D chassis (painted in 02/06)
Paints: Pactra Racing Red and Indy Silver (rattle cans) for the main body, Pactra Metallic Black used for the light buckets and wing
Masks: Included window masks were used for the windows and headlights, hand masks used for the paint separation (good 'ol 3M blue masking tape). Decals are those included with the body.
Class: Amateur

HPI black 6-spoke wheels with V-Groove Radials were used to better approximate the black wheels of the full scale race car.

[FESTER2004]

Encore: awesome! Your titan body reminds me of my old traxxas sledgehammer!You did a subereb job painting it!i also like your 350z,awesome paintjob from rattle cans!

[hirme]

Like he said...those red "strikes" are decals...the car is painted half red, half silver ;)

looks good anyways :D

[AirBoston]

I'll try to get a pic of it mounted, but for now this is it,
Shell: Carson VW Porsche 914GT
Paint: AutoAir Pearl Silver/ Black mix, Spaz Stix Chrome (all chrome trim & Bumpers)
Mask: freehand cut BDLM
Class: Pro
Detail: The top, sail panels and bumper tops have had the gloss removed to creat a vinyl/rubber look/ textured look.

edit: Mounted to a hoped up M04L chassis and with the proper 914 owner stance...

http://www.914club.com/bbs2/uploads/post-248-1145306157.jpg
http://www.914club.com/bbs2/uploads/post-248-1145306131.jpg
http://www.914club.com/bbs2/uploads/post-248-1145312229.jpg
http://www.914club.com/bbs2/uploads/post-248-1145312249.jpg

Many thanks to MikeVillena for these great jack stands!!!

[FESTER2004]

Nice!Did mike make the jack stands,they look awesome!

[mikevillena]

Hey AirBoss - I'm glad you got them!!! I hope none broke in shipping. Return them for repairs as needed. Super job on the simulated "vinyl"!!! :eek: The 914GT looks "killer" in a dark colour! It's still early days and I'm hoping to finish a couple of things to toss in here too.
FES - Quit posting and get to WORK, you slacker!!! I expect you to have something to post in this contest too...well, besides your gracious comments. You'd better be working on a detailed bodyshell or else!!! ;) :D
lol!

[FESTER2004]

mike,no detailed shell for me but i hope to have something for mays open paint contest!i didnt get to fool around with the compressor yet with the airbrush, busy with work n all,i am gonna try this weekend! thanx!

[Paul Songas]

Car: Bandit Pro Stock Body, Team Walbern Pro Mod Chassis --- Painted to look like Jay Paynes real life pro mod car.

Paints: Pactra rattle cans, Sprint White, Bright Red, Outlaw Black, Blue Streak

Masks: Regular 3M masking tape, and I used the little gold stars elementry school teachers use on papers when you do good as masks too LOL ;)

Class: Amateur

http://competitionplus.com/albums/album583/DSA_6087.jpg
http://competitionplus.com/albums/album583/DSA_6082.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/SongasRacing/paynefront.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v439/SongasRacing/PayneSide.jpg

[Cesarjjc]

Very nice. I like it :) :)

[FESTER2004]

sweet!

[mr.rc]

HPI 1/10 rs4 rally w/ Subaru impreza WRC shell
white tamiya paint/ revell paint for the inner shell
precut masks
pro class ( 1st submission ever but I do get some "howd you do that!!! )

detail work thats hard to see- On the inner body everthing was cut out except the drivers and support material and a custom center consol was made w/ dashbord

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8001/10028720hj.jpg

http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/8108/10028769go.jpg

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9281/10028808yj.jpg

[LongRat]

Wicked roll cage. Soldered brass tube?

[FESTER2004]

looks like my friends real suburu minus the roll cage,awesome job!

[mr.rc]

yeah, its soldered brass tube. I was going for a factory looking sleeper look, and my favorite car color is white so there you go.

[^j!nx^]

Nothign great, just thoguht I would toss it up to add somethign to the comp.

Tamiya M03 mini
Dont remember what mm the cooper body is :rolleyes:
Tamiya anthrecite out of a rattle can
Masked where from the body, but hand trimmed to fit better
and amature would be the class
Enjoy!!

http://photos.rs-scooby.com/albums/R-C/untitled_001.sized.jpg

[FESTER2004]

come on guys 1 more day left lets keep those entries coming!

As for May's open paint contest! lets make it the biggest n baddest contest ever. lets have the most entries for a single paint contest ever. anybody up to the challenge!i am!
to qoute piggy " think u can paint,prove it!"

hope to see a ton of work in may's contest! i hope my litle sppeech gets some airbrushs n rattle cans motavated!,hehe!

[desfjr1300]

My vote is for AirB's immaculate 914!

Here's something you don't see everyday....
Car: Parma Hemi Coupe 2
Paints: Pactra Outlaw Black rattle can, Pactra airbrush Daytona Yellow & Comp. Orange, various Testor's enamels for engine
Mask: My first attempt at shading flames courtesy of a Parma paint mask
Class: What's below amateur?

http://www.picturepuppy.com/images/desfjr1300/ed3.jpg
http://www.picturepuppy.com/images/desfjr1300/ed2.jpg
http://www.picturepuppy.com/images/desfjr1300/ed1.jpg

[FESTER2004]

that is mint! hows does the car run?is it a decent runner?

[Buggyracer28]

Dude! That is so sweet! Did you make the engine yourself?

[desfjr1300]

Thanks guys! The hemi engine comes with the kit and can be built with either carb's or fuel injection-the pics don't do it justice but it's a fairly accurate model right down to the braided fuel lines. I just finished it so it hasn't been run yet, but it's equipped with a 6t drag motor that I'm hoping will finally put me somewhere near the top in my club's weekly drags. (I've been getting stomped on pretty severely by the nitro guys!)
For as detailed as the engine is, there's really nothing to the chassis at all and very limited suspension, so while it's perfect for drag racing it may not be good for anything other than the smoothest carpet tracks!

[Piggy89373]

Still waiting on the results from the judges. Hopefully, they'll post up soon so I can get the next one started.

[FESTER2004]

cool,i already 1 entry done for may's contest!cant wait!i am proud of it!

[Stalker911]

Can't wait to see it Fester!!

[FESTER2004]

thanks,its actually a simple paint job but i have a lot of time into it n its all paint,hehehe!

[FESTER2004]

any word from the judges??????????

[DaveG]

OK, First let me say that in no way do I feel qualified to judge this contest. Every amateur entry is better than my humble skills permit. I have tried to do my best and hope no one takes offence because, as I said, you're all better painters than I.

Ok, Now for the hard part. And believe me, it's harder than I thought it would be.

howielong - Losi XXXS

Detail - 7
Design - 5
Execution - 6
Total = 18
My thoughts, The detail is good and more than most of the amateur entries. The design is pretty simple and nice, black and white always looks good together. The execution looks pretty good too but there's something with the lines between the black and white (that I can’t quite put my finger on) that looks "off" somehow. It could be just the pictures, idk.

encore75 - Titan E-Maxx

Detail - 4
Design - 4
Execution - 7
Total = 15
My thoughts, The detail is pretty lacking, it's really just a basic truck body. The design is a basic Titan truck, nothing real special but it does look like it's 1:1 counterpart. Execution, I did not see any flaws.

encore75 - Nismo 350Z

Detail - 6
Design - 6
Execution - 8
Total = 20
My thoughts, The wing and lights give this one more detail. Design, the car looks fast just sitting there. The execution on this is as good as the Titan but the paint scheme is much more detailed.

Paul Songas - Bandit Pro Stock

Detail - 6
Design - 7
Execution - 9
Total = 22
My thoughts, This one is one of my favorites. You put a lot of work into the paint. It really looks very much like the real one (and pictures of the real one were a nice touch). Unfortunately, other than the paint, wing and hood scoop there was not a lot of detail items. To make it slightly worse the original has a blower, not a scoop. The design was good and since it was based on a real car it flows well. Your execution was really good especially for such a complicated paint design. You may have been better served to hold this body for the July contest.

^j!nx^ - Mini Cooper

Detail - 4
Design - 5
Execution - 7
Total = 16
My thoughts, I really could have used more than one picture. I think that this one probably deserves a higher score but w/o pictures I could not justify going higher. There looks like a windshield wiper and a carbon fiber hood and it looks well done but the one photo does not really show a lot.

desfjr1300 - Hemi coupe

Detail - 10
Design - 10
Execution - 8
Total = 28
My thoughts, Compared to the others this has tons of detail and it's well done too. The design, well, it's just a classic look. How can you go wrong? The execution is really nice too. The only thing I could really say is that you need to practice some more on the fade. It's not bad, it could just be better I think.


Well, there you go.
First place goes to desfjr1300
Second to Paul Songas
Third to encore75 for the 350Z.

[FESTER2004]

congrats desfjr1300!

DaveG-u defintly had your work cut out 4 u!awesome job judgn!

[desfjr1300]

Wow! I think that's the first time I've ever won anything in my life! Thanks DaveG-It's got to be tough to chose a winner without offending everyone else, but you handled it very well.
(BTW, you were FAR too kind about the fade-It really turned out pretty awful! Hopefully my second attempt will come out better :o )

[encore75]

Woohoo!!! I made it to the podium! hehe :D

Congrats to the guys ahead of me...great jobs!

[Paul Songas]

Thanks Dave, 2nd ain't bad...

[Piggy89373]

Thanks Dave for judging, excellently done!!

Congrats to Desfjr!! A well earned win!!

If any of the contestants have issues with the judging, take them up with me, not the judge.

Billy W, waiting on you to post up the results. As soon as we have those results in, I'll put up May's competition.

[bobf24]

nice job guys,

[Billy W]

OK.. SORRY guys.. have had some things that have kept me tied up....

And the same as Dave stated it is realy hard to judge others work.... but here goes....


Longrat Hasemi Z Super GT
detail - 8
design - 7
execution - 8.5
total - 23.5

Most have a problem using decals for kits well. but to add a few extras to finish a look and do it good is also something that many miss on... Longrat did a great reprsentaion of the larger version (not real version) and blended it all together well.. very good reproduction.


AirBoston Porsche 914
Detail - 8
design - 6
execution - 8
total - 22

One of the better representations of a street car. Design was pretty simple. but well exacuted. great detail. and one of the better versions of carbon fiber i have seen lately.. realy uniformed and consistant. the roof was a nice touch for the realism.


Mr.RC Subaru Impreza
detail - 7
design - 7
exacution - 7
total - 21

OK before i am ripped a new on on this.. i the body is nice and clean. the interioir is a nice addition for realisim. But while i can appreciate the work done on the cage and the interior. i think that the cage would have made even more of an impression if it had been painted for a better effect. (And i realy like and am impressed with the skill used to build it.) And with all the detail layed into the drivers and dash .. I realy would have liked for some of the same detail would have been paid to the body it would have walked away hands down. i look forward to seeing it with a more detailed body and a little paint on the cage for the over all effect. it's almost an preview of something great to come.

Pro Class
1st Longrat
2nd AirBoston
3rd Mr.Rc

[Piggy89373]

Longrat, congratulations!!!

Billy W, thanks for taking the time to judge this. Well done!!

To all who entered, congratulations. This was not an easy contest and each of the judges' scoring proves this fact. Thank you for stepping up and making this a worthy competition!! Regardless of how you placed, be proud of what you accomplished. Painting and detailing is not easy, and everyone's entries were very well done. Congratulations!

As always, if there are disputes in the scoring, do NOT take them up with the judges, they were doing what was asked of them. If you have disputes, PM me and leave the judges out of this.

[LongRat]

Wow, thanks for your compliments guys! Glad you liked it.

[Billy W]

Just to clarify some thing.. tons refer to R/C cars as toys and Bigger cars as the "real" cars.. R/C cars are real ..just smaller....lol....

And sorry once again for the delay in posting. i actualy went and judged all the entries....lol... not just the Pros.... i was realy impressed with everyones work.. and got a few ideas for things to try in the future myself. Everyones work was fanstastic. and hopefully it will get a few others thinking on different ways to finish out a body or car.

Got to give an "that a boy" to Paul Songas for taking an everyday item and getting creative and using the school stars as a way to finish out a design. seen them many times and never thought to use them for a paint mask... now i am looking at other items differently.....

BIlly